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 SIR HARRY TALBOT GIBBS GCMG AC KBE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sir Harry Gibbs, who passed away on 25 June, was one of Australia's most respected and capable judges for many years.
The judgements were controversial, and Sir Harry was often in dissent as he argued for the traditional view of the constitution.
Sir Harry was knighted in 1970 and became a Privy Councillor in 1972.
www.ministers.dotars.gov.au /ja/releases/2005/June/A83_2005.htm   (254 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Style Live: Showcase
Gibbs spent two years in the belly of the Love Canal uproar – the fears that swept the country, the conflicting health studies, the state's confusion about a plan of action, the Hooker Co.'s denials of wrongdoing.
Harry had a job at the Goodyear plant, monitoring vats of chemicals, and Gibbs stayed at home with their son, Michael, and soon enough, daughter Melissa.
Gibbs and her second husband, Stephen Lester, a toxicologist she first met when he was hired by the state to work on Love Canal, have two sons, 7 and 12.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/daily/loisgibbs.htm   (2545 words)

  
 Harry Gibbs - Moviefone
The Crown and the High Court - Celebrating the 100th birthday of the High Court of Australia; a speech by Sir Harry Gibbs give at the New South Wales...
The late Sir Harry Gibbs, former Chief Justice of the High Court...
The late Right Honorable Sir Harry Gibbs, GCMG, AC, KBE, was a former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and one of the most respected legal...
movies.aol.com /celebrity/harry-gibbs/138749/main   (136 words)

  
 NFTE - Teaching Entrepreneurship to Youth - Our Impact   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Harry Gibbs became involved with NFTE in an after school program at the Dr. Roland N. Patterson Sr.
Harry’s mother saw what was happening and came back, but his goods were gone.
Harry says the most important needs of his community are to get drug dealers off the streets, rehab abandoned homes, educate and train people living in the community, and improve schools and safety in the community.
www.nfte.com /impact/alumniprofiles/harryegibbsiii.asp   (365 words)

  
 ABC Radio National - The Law Report Transcript - 17 February 1998
Harry Gibbs: I thought it was great theatre, and there were some very good speeches, and the Chairmanship was superlative, but I don't think it added much to our knowledge of Constitutional doctrine, and I don't think it advanced the cause of the Republic, because the model that resulted in my opinion, is most unsatisfactory.
Harry Gibbs: Well this is one of the problems that I don't think the frames of this model have considered adequately.
Harry Gibbs: Well the first point is that by the Constitution Act, which is not the Constitution, the Constitution is part of the Constitution Act.
www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/lstories/lr980217.htm   (3408 words)

  
 The Samuel Griffith Society: Volume 17: Tribute to the late Sir Harry Gibbs
Century judge, who became a friend of Sir Harry's after sitting with him in the Privy Council, described him as 'essentially the professional Judge, patient, receptive,....', and said that he (Wilberforce) 'was personally the better---and the happier---for having known him'.
Lord Denning, often regarded as a radical, paid Sir Harry the supreme professional compliment of saying not only that 'his work as Chief Justice was of the first quality', but also that 'I would rank him as one of the greatest of your Chief Justices, rivaling even......
It resolved that, at the Society's next Conference in 2006, arrangements should be made for the delivery of a lecture in his honour, to be known as The Sir Harry Gibbs Memorial Oration, and that this Oration should be given on a regular basis (annually or biannually) at Society Conferences thereafter.
www.samuelgriffith.org.au /papers/html/volume17/v17appendix1.html   (1856 words)

  
 The Centenary of the Bar Association of Queensland, 1903 - 2003
The first Bachelor of Laws graduates were admitted in the late 1930s, amongst them, Harry Gibbs (as he was in 1939), Una Bick (1938), Lex Dunn (1938) and Patrick Tully (1939).
Sir Harry Gibbs was one of the first two students to graduate from the University of Queensland Law School with First Class Honours.
Gibbs still regards this as the best apprenticeship a barrister can receive, although he acknowledges that increasing numbers of law graduates necessitate postgraduate training courses to cope with the demand.
www.courts.qld.gov.au /library/exhibition/QLDbar/admission/text1.htm   (445 words)

  
 Harry Gibbs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gibbs found that the allegations were not correct.
Gibbs' first significant case was Strictland v Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd in 1971, a landmark trade practices case which significantly expanded the powers of the Commonwealth under the corporations power.
Sir Harry's death was announced only after his cremation had taken place, in Sydney on 28 June, 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harry_Gibbs   (1719 words)

  
 Gibbs Chambers - Brisbane, Australia
The diversity of barristers practising in Gibbs Chambers allows members to draw on the depth of experience of fellow members in the range of specialities practised in Chambers.
As well as being admitted to practice in the State of Queensland as barristers, members of Gibbs Chambers are entitled to practise in all Australian jurisdictions.
The late the Right Honorable Sir Harry Gibbs, GCMG, AC, KBE, was a former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and one of the most respected legal authorities in the country.
www.gibbschambers.com /index.htm   (176 words)

  
 Tribute to Sir Harry Gibbs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
On the bench, Sir Harry was a judge with a strong sense of respect for previous decisions of the Court and the stability this brought.
In the First Territory Senators Case (1975), Sir Harry had sided with the minority in holding that the Commonwealth did not have the power to provide representation in the Senate for the Northern Territory and ACT.
He expressed his strongly held view that 'No Justice is entitled to ignore the decisions and reasoning of his predecessors, and to arrive at his own decisions as though the pages of the law reports are blank, or as the authority of a decision did not survive beyond the rising of the court'.
www.alp.org.au /media/0605/msag300.php?print=on   (385 words)

  
 Title of the Document Goes Here
Dr. Buja introduced Dr. Harry Gibbs, Vice President of Institutional Diversity at M. Anderson Cancer Center, who agreed to come and present the process he has gone through in establishing, by all accounts, a very active and vigorous diversity program at M. Anderson.
Dr. Gibbs said he would give a few definitions of diversity to indicate his and M. Anderson’s views on diversity, talk a little about his office and what they do, and then spend time talking about their Diversity Council, i.e.
Gibbs noted that the OID is the repository for all demographic data within the institution.
www.uth.tmc.edu /council/diversity/divnotes0904.htm   (1235 words)

  
 Welcome to Texas Diversity Council
Dr. Gibbs is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease and is the Vice President for Institutional Diversity at The University of Texas M. Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Gibbs received his Bachelor's degree in biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Gibbs is someone who has impacted the outlook of diversity, not only in the workplace but also in the community.
ws07.ipowerweb.com /texasdiv/HarryGibbsmd.htm   (272 words)

  
 The Right Honourable Sir Harry Gibbs - obituary - On Line Opinion - 1/7/2005
Sir Harry played a leading role in the referendum campaign, speaking with that degree of authority which could only come from his well documented contribution to the law and its development.
Born in 1917, Sir Harry was educated at the Ipswich Grammar School and later attended Emmanuel College at The University of Queensland.
Sir Harry is survived by his dear wife of 60 years, Muriel, as well as three daughters, a son and seven grandchildren.
www.onlineopinion.com.au /view.asp?article=3623   (962 words)

  
 M. D. Anderson Cancer Center aims to look like the people it serves   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Dr Harry Gibbs, MD is VP for institutional diversity at M. D Anderson.
Gibbs went to work, but "It was a very labor-intensive process," he says.
Another of Gibbs' functions is to oversee M. Anderson's research into cancer disparities.
www.diversitycareers.com /articles/pro/augsept02/dia_anderson.htm   (1282 words)

  
 FBL: School of Law and Justice - Competitions - Sir Harry Gibbs National Mooting Competition (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Sir Harry Gibbs National Mooting Competition is an annual event that is based in the T.C. Berne School of Law, University of Queensland.
Sir Harry Gibbs was a former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and one of the nation's most respected legal authorities.
Sir Harry had close ties with the University of Queensland, and the Moot Court was previously run by it.
www.law.ecu.edu.au.cob-web.org:8888 /competitions/gibbsmoot.htm   (633 words)

  
 The Samuel Griffith Society: Volume 15: Appendix 1: Presentation to Sir Harry Gibbs
It will be sufficient to recall that after service as Major Gibbs in the Australian Imperial Force in the Second World War, he was called to the Queensland Bar, and found time to lecture at the TC Beirne Law School in the University of Queensland.
To mark this occasion, the Board thought it appropriate to make a presentation to Sir Harry as a testament to the respect and affection in which he and Lady Gibbs are held, not only by the Board but by our membership in general.
These letters, first published in 1951, were written by Rachael Henning between 1853 and 1882, and describe for her relatives "back home" the life of an English gentlewoman who, at a second try, took with enthusiasm to life on a north Queensland sheep property.
www.samuelgriffith.org.au /papers/html/volume15/v15appendix1.html   (1029 words)

  
 The late Sir Harry Gibbs, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia - Alumni at The University of Queensland ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
He was later appointed, successively, a Judge of the Queensland Supreme Court (1961?67); a Judge of the Federal Court of Bankruptcy (1967?70); a Justice of the High Court of Australia (1970?81); and Chief Justice of the High Court (1981?87).
During his years at the Queensland Bar and on the Queensland bench, Sir Harry maintained close ties with the UQ Law School, and was part-time lecturer from 1948 to 1959 and a member of the board of the Faculty of Law until 1967.
Sir Harry died in June, 2005, aged 88, and is survived by his wife of 60 years, Muriel, their children and grandchildren.
www.alumni.uq.edu.au.cob-web.org:8888 /?page=284&pid=273   (343 words)

  
 Sir Harry Gibbs dies, 88 - National - theage.com.au
Sir Harry, who celebrated his 88th birthday in February, joined the High Court in 1970 and was chief justice from 1981-87.
Sir Harry was admitted to the Queensland bar in 1939 and was made a QC in 1957.
Before joining the High Court, he was a Queensland Supreme Court judge from 1961-67 and the a judge of Federal Court of Bankruptcy and ACT Supreme Court from 1967-70.
www.theage.com.au /news/national/sir-harry-gibbs-dies-88/2005/06/28/1119724634863.html   (220 words)

  
 Xanja (Spider-Man foe)
The alien continued to pose as Gibbs until the Cosmultigizer arrived on Earth, at which point he shed Gibbs form.
Presumably Gibbs' dead body was found and presumed to have been killed in the struggle, though apparently Spider-Man was not blamed for this one.
Healing Gibbs, Vaalu took over his form, became a law officer, and prepared himself for the arrival of Xanja and the Cosmultigizer.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/xanjaspd.htm   (1388 words)

  
 riverfronttimes.com - Arts & Entertainment - "A Walking Tragedy"
Gibbs, now 85, reminisces about that debut production during a conversation in his Kirkwood home.
But so, too, did Gibbs, who became an icon of early St. Louis television.
But when, in June 1973, Gibbs learned that the playwright had committed suicide in Los Angeles, he was "stunned, probably, but not surprised.
www.riverfronttimes.com /Issues/2003-01-22/culture/stage2.html   (577 words)

  
 duffy - pafg13.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Kelvin Roy Cockman (Ruth Berthfield Gibbs, Henry William ("Harry") Gibbs, Margaret (Jane ?) Duffy, Bernard ("Barney"))
Beryl B. Cockman (Ruth Berthfield Gibbs, Henry William ("Harry") Gibbs, Margaret (Jane ?) Duffy, Bernard ("Barney"))
Isabel Nicholls Gibbs (Hilton Bernard Gibbs, George Burnett Gibbs, Margaret (Jane ?) Duffy, Bernard ("Barney"))
www.angelfire.com /folk/buff/paf_duffy/pafg13.htm   (268 words)

  
 Diversity Leadership Forum (DLF) - DLF (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Harry R. Gibbs, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease and is the Vice President for Institutional Diversity at The University of Texas M. Anderson Cancer Center.
Gibbs received his Bachelor’s degree in biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School.
Gibbs is someone who has impacted the outlook of diversity, not only in the workplace but also in the community.
www.diversityleadershipforum.org.cob-web.org:8888 /bios.asp   (3984 words)

  
 The Sir Harry Gibbs Scholarship - TC Beirne School of Law at The University of Queensland
The Sir Harry Gibbs Scholarship - TC Beirne School of Law at The University of Queensland
The TC Beirne School of Law has a proud tradition of providing undergraduate and postgraduate legal education of the highest quality.
As part of this commitment, the School is offering students the opportunity to apply for The Sir Harry Gibbs Scholarship.
www.law.uq.edu.au /the-sir-harry-gibbs-scholarship   (256 words)

  
 SpiderFan.org - Comics : Reviews : Web of Spider-Man #25
Detective Harry Gibbs, who's been tipped off by some observatory is also after it though and hopes to find Spider-Man back in Manhattan.
Gibbs has been in a car accident so Spider-Man can't find him.
Gibbs then turns up and shoots it before materialising into alien no.2, whose name is apparently Vaalu.
www.spiderfan.org /comics/reviews/spiderman_web/025.html   (586 words)

  
 Sir Harry Gibbs Moot Court - TC Beirne School of Law at The University of Queensland (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The current moot court is comprised of furniture taken from the former Queensland Supreme Court building that was constructed in 1879 and severely damaged by fire in 1968.
The Moot Court was installed in the Law Library in 1973, and after a refurbishment in 2000 the Court now utilises the latest in recording and playback technology to enhance the advocacy education of students.
The Moot Court was named after the Right Honourable Sir Harry Gibbs GCMG, AC, KBE and graduate of the Law School (LLB 1939; LLM 1946).
www.law.uq.edu.au.cob-web.org:8888 /sir-harry-gibbs-moot-court   (266 words)

  
 Address by the Rt Hon Sir Harry Gibbs
Let us hope that in another hundred years time, the present predictions of inevitability will still have not been fulfilled.
Sir Harry Gibbs was born in 1917 and was educated at the Ipswich Grammar School and the University of Queensland.
He was admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1939 and immediately served in the army from 1939 to 1945, rising to the rank of Major.
www.monarchist.org.au /hgibbs1.htm   (3470 words)

  
 Record Unit 7095 - Joseph Ashmead Clay and John Randolph Clay Papers, 1841, 1859-1866 and undated
In 1861 he moved to England where he remained until his death in 1885; in 1865 he returned to Philadelphia for a visit.
Randolph was married twice, first to Frances Ann Gibbs, and second to Jane Crawfurd; he had two sons, Harry Gibbs Clay and Randolph Clay, and a daughter, Mary Frances Clay.
They include letters between Joseph and Randolph, and his son, Harry Gibbs Clay, concerning specimens sent or received; detailed specimen lists; and accounts of specimens bought, sold, and exchanged.
siarchives.si.edu /findingaids/FARU7095.htm   (622 words)

  
 Harry Gibbs a wealth of wisdom | Features | The Australian
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www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,15782482-28737,00.html   (136 words)

  
 UNSW Handbook Course - Sir Harry Gibbs National Moot Competition - LAWS2148
UNSW Handbook Course - Sir Harry Gibbs National Moot Competition - LAWS2148
Sir Harry Gibbs National Moot Competition - LAWS2148
The Sir Harry Gibbs National Moot Competition is the only national mooting competition in Federal Constitutional Law.
www.handbook.unsw.edu.au /undergraduate/courses/2007/LAWS2148.html   (200 words)

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