John Qualtrough
18 Nov 1907 - 16 Aug 1992
married 4 Nov 1935
GWENDOLINE WILSON
children of John and Gwendoline are private
John Qualtrough Ewens, CBE, attended St Peter’s College in Adelaide from 1920 - 1925 where he immediately showed a proficiency in languages. He went on to study law at the University of Adelaide where he graduated with a LLB in 1929, winning the Roby Fletcher for Logic and Psychology and a Stow prize in Law.
During his first year of study, John had become articled to Charles Hargrave, a partner in the firm Knox and Hargrave, Solicitors of Adelaide.
John completed his studies and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia in December 1929.
He continued to work for Knox and Hargrave, and was involved in a wide variety of work, principally in the field of commercial law. Although a brilliant career in private practice in Adelaide could have been his choice, he instead was advised to apply for a vacancy in the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department in Canberra (Australia’s Capital) left vacant by the retirement of Sir Robert Garran. It proved a wise choice as it offered him many more opportunities to further his strong interest in constitutional law. He was accepted for the position in 1933 and he said at the time: "I succeeded Garran. He went out at the top; I came in at the bottom."
Commonwealth Parliamentary draughtsman since 1949. (from Who's Who 1962)
Barrister & Solicitor S Aust 1929
Legal Asst, Attorney-Generals Dept Canberra 1933,
Senior Legal Officer 1939,
Asst. Parlm draughtsman 1945, Principal Asst. 1948.
Acting Solicitor General several times 1953-61,
Cr Cambridge University College 1948-60 .
A.N.U since 1960
Member Board of Examiners of Patent Attorneys 1947.
Leader Aust Delegation to conference International Union for protection of Industrial Property in Lisbon 1958.
Also see http://www.qualtrough.org/jqe.htm