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William Joseph Denny [B 6233] • Photograph

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Summary

William Joseph Denny, born Adelaide, army officer, labour politician, local government councillor, soldier and solicitor. His 1911 Women's Lawyers Act enabled women to practice law. A member of the Light Horse Regiment and later 1st Divisional Artillery he was awarded the Military Cross while leading a convoy of bombs to the front at Ypres, although severely wounded. He resigned his commission and published "The Diggers". Upon return to Adelaide he resumed his legal and parliamentarian work.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.3 cm x 9.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1910

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Denny, W. J. (William Joseph), 1872-1946
Politicians -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

12/07/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,188 x 3,198 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

21.02 MB

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