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Henry Mortimer Muirhead [B 6856] • Photograph

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Summary

Henry Mortimer Muirhead, Police Magistrate. An Advertiser December 8, 1933 newspaper clipping on the back of the photograph states: Appointed Police Magistrate. Mr HM Muirhead to succeed Mr Sabine. In Executive Council yesterday Mr HM Muirhead SM was appointed to succeed Mr EM Sabine as police magistrate for Adelaide. Mr Sabine who has reached the retiring age will begin his leave next week and Mr Muirhead will start his official duties about January 9. Mr Muirhead was appointed a stipendiary magistrate in 1923, before which he was registrar of the State Industrial Court. For some time he was at Mount Gambier and was later transferred to Port Adelaide. He has been assisting Mr Sabine at the Adelaide Police Court for several years. He was born at Glenelg and is the son of Mr CM Muirhead, who was a prominent solicitor in Adelaide. He was educated at St Peter's College and admitted to the Bar in 1909. He became managing clerk to Messrs. McLachlan and Napier. Two years later he was appointed clerk of arraigns and third associate at the Supreme Court. He was appointed Registrar of the Court of Industrial Appeals and on the constitution of the Industrial Court in 1913 he became Industrial Registrar. Mr Muirhead enlisted in the AIF in 1917 and served in France and Belgium with the 10th Battalion.

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Physical description

Photograph

Dates / Publication details

1933

Photographer

Dickinson-Monteath

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Muirhead, Henry Mortimer
Judges -- South Australia

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Date

10/10/2007

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2,211 x 3,353 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

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