Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that the Chinese man was not an employee of the laundry but instead a boarder at the laundry and that he had simply been ironing his own shirt! His father, Ma Ket [], had arrived in Victoria in 1855 to work as a community leader for the Chinese workers in the goldfields of Victoria. The test required all immigrants from China to write in English or another European language a passage of approximately 50 words, dictated by a customs officer. AUSTRALIA View their profile including current address, phone number 801-571-XXXX, background check reports, and property record on Whitepages, the most trusted online directory. For example, in addition to a busy life at the bar, William Ah Ket spent time as a diplomat, serving as acting consul-general for China in 1913-1914 and in 1917. It is timely to commemorate Williams life because a photo of William will soon be unveiled in the Portrait Gallery of the Victorian Bar in Melbourne, Australia. he signed the Bar Roll in 1904 and became the first Chinese [4], Despite, or perhaps because of, having himself been discriminated against, Mr Ah Ket devoted his life to fighting against unfair discrimination. of Commerce to represent Victoria at the Conference of Overseas We will never satisfy our ambitions. He was also active in political groups which lobbied on behalf of the Chinese-Australian community against the legal supply of opium, and laws which imposed restrictions on Chinese laundry workers and furniture-makers. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/william-ah-ket-the-first-chinese-australian-barrister/10160198. Maureen Bedford - Great-niece of William Ah Ket, Vivienne Davis- Great-niece of William Ah Ket, Reynah Tang- Lawyer and founding president of Asian Australian Lawyers Association, Toylaan Ah Ket- Daughter of William Ah Ket, Blossom Ah Ket- Great-granddaughter of William Ah Ket, The Chinese and the Factories Acts by William Ah Ket,1906, The Measure of the Years by Sir Robert Menzies, 1970. and friendship between the West and the East led him to accept In its decision, the High Court found that if the immigration legislation had intended to remove the rights of citizenship, it should have expressed its intention clearly. migrated from Canton in the 1850s, and when the Gold Rush Mr Tang says it shows that, despite his talents, he suffered from a level of discrimination. of 'building bridges between the East and West.'. William Shakespeare Romeo s Jlia 5. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. I because I am Chinese. Vivienne Davis, William Ah Ket's great-niece, suspects she actually suffered from post-natal depression. With paternal ancestry from Taishan, southern China, Ah Ket was Australia's first barrister of Asian heritage or ethnicity. 2Helen Penrose,To Build a Firm: The Maddocks Story (Maddocks, 2010), 11. landing at Tarakan. that he could maintain his enthusiasm for cricket as a ball-to-ball This included a number of cases, Bishop v Chung Brothers, Potter v Minahan and Ingham v Hie Lee, that involved challenges to legislation that discriminated against those of Chinese origin. Andrew and MLS would be delighted if any readers have information about William that they would like to share. Ah Ket appeared in another High Court case called Potter v Minahan.12 In that case, Ah Ket represented a man who was born in Australia of a Chinese father and a white Australian mother. The biography of Joan Rosanove QC, an alumna of Melbourne Law School and the first Jewish woman in Australia to be admitted as a barrister, contains the following reference to a light-hearted discussion between William and Joan: A Melbourne barrister, Mr Ah Ket, a friend of Marks [Joans father], said to her, You and I have both chosen the wrong profession, Joan. I because I am Chinese. Prior to completing his tertiary studies at Melbourne University, William received a full primary and secondary education in Wangaratta's public schools. respect, not only within his legal fraternity, but within N. Less is known about another person - Wu Ting Fang. times, William Ah Ket was affectionately regarded as the Chinese Occasionally their William Ah Ket Australias first lawyer of Chinese descent, practise as a barrister at the independent bar in Victoria, his personal philosophy of building bridges between the East and West, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54dd81c6e4b074b4a339bb2e/t/5a1409caf9619a97a1396f77/1511262667464/WILLIAM+AH+KET+launch.pdf, https://arrow.latrobe.edu.au/store/3/4/5/5/1/public/stories/wahket.htm, https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/145813/2/Morrison%20Oration%2002.pdf. That includes our servers. Sir Robert Menzies practised with William in Selbourne Chambers. In a High Court case called Ingham v Hie Lee,[8] Ah Ket represented a Chinese laundry owner who was charged with an offence under the Factories and Shops Act 1905 in Victoria. If you have any further information about Williams life that you would like to share, I would warmly welcome your contributions. to an end the legal career of a truly remarkable Chinese gentleman He advocated and promoted peaceful coexistence.8 His answer to the difficulties he faced appears to have been to succeed in what he did; to be a real part of the legal profession; to help others and to act at all times righteously, with courage and with kindness. His father, Ma Ket [], had arrived in Victoria in 1855 to work as a community leader for the Chinese workers in the goldfields of Victoria. Masonic Lodge No.123 and held life-membership of the MCG so In addition to lobbying against discriminatory legislation, such as the Immigration Restriction Bill of 1901, William appeared in many cases that we would describe today as public interest cases. William's client, James Minahan, was born in Australia to an Anglo-Australian mother and Chinese father. In his more-than 30-year career, William was never promoted to the rank of senior barrister or appointed judge. [14] Karin Derkley, above n 6. live, learn and work. Neither of us will ever be made a judge, you because you are a woman. William Ah Ket as a young man Source: by kind permission of the Ah Ket family, William Ah Ket (1876-1936), barrister, was born on 20 June 1876 at Wangaratta, Victoria, only son and fifth child of Ah Ket, storekeeper and grower and buyer of tobacco, and his wife Hing Ung, who were married in Melbourne in 1864. AALA celebrates and shares in the respect for elders, land and community and continues to advocate for intersectional diversity and the empowerment of all first nations peoples worldwide. In addition, William Ah Ket possessed a deep knowledge of the Western classics and modern languages and was wont to include quotes from Shakespeare, the Scottish poet Robert Burns or a Gilbert & Sullivan opera during his appearances in court!17. After reading with (Sir) Stewart McArthur, 5 Law Students Society Dinner to Sir Harrison Moore, Farrago 5(5), April 23, 1929. Associate Professor Andrew Godwin is researching the life and times of MLS alum William Ah Ket and is working with the descendants of the Ah Ket family for this purpose. of Germany's fascism and Japan's expanding military aggression William was born in 1876, in the north-east Victorian town of Wangaratta one of eight children. William Ah Ket became a leading figure in the Chinese Australian community during the early years of Federation. 6Citing Karin Derkley, William Ah Ket Legacy Recognised (2018) 92(3) Law Institute Journal 83 at 83, 84. community during the early years of Federation. Williamhad 3 siblings: Toylaan Margaret ALLEN (born AH-KET)and 2 other siblings. In addition to lobbying against discriminatory legislation, such as the Immigration Restriction Bill of 1901, William appeared in many cases that we would describe today as public interest cases. as one of Melbourne's most talented and adroit barristers. The story of William Ah Ket is a significant one in the history of the Australian legal profession. La Trobe University 5 Law Students Society Dinner to Sir Harrison Moore, Farrago 5(5), April 23, 1929. of growing up in a traditional Chinese household where his The biography of Joan Rosanove QC, an alumna of Melbourne Law School and the first Jewish woman in Australia to be admitted as a barrister, contains the following reference to a light-hearted discussion between William and Joan: A Melbourne barrister, Mr Ah Ket, a friend of Marks [Joans father], said to her, You and I have both chosen the wrong profession, Joan. One case he was involved in successfully challenged the Immigration Restriction Act better known as the White Australia policy in 1908. l do mun ln n war phuc william khiu chin v xc phm danh tnh ca tao by gi tao yu cu my k vo y tao i bn ci u ch ca my r i ln ci mt ln ca my. of the massive petitions raised by the Anti-Opium League of Williams, founder of the Spanish Guitar Centre in London, That in itself was an "impressive feat", says Reynah Tang, the founding president of the Asian-Australian Lawyers' Association. In the past we have borne all the costs associated with maintaining the website but we are now having difficulties in paying the monthly expenses. Australias first Chinese barrister William Ah Ket was born in the Victorian country town of Wangaratta. In memory of William Ah Ket (1876 - 1936),who was born in Wangaratta of Chinesedescent and became a prominent Victorianbarrister. a keen if not always successful punter. William was a member of the Chinese Empire Reform Association of 1904 and the Anti-Opium League of Victoria, organisations which supported modernisation and social reform among Chinese at home and abroad. Their youngest The toast was proposed by Charles Lowe (later Sir Charles Lowe), then a justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and subsequently Chancellor of Melbourne University between 1941 and 1954, and was also supported by Justice Owen Dixon of the High Court and Professor Kenneth Bailey, then Dean of Melbourne Law School.5 Interestingly, William had appeared in cases as senior to Lowe and as junior to Dixon before they were elevated to the bench. My research into William Ah commencedKet in October 2019. Williamwas born on June 20 1876, in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. kind of lectures at the Australian National University that William was particularly active in the fight against racial discrimination and appeared in many 'public interest' cases. The reason why the Chinese laundry owner had been charged was that a Chinese man had been found in the laundry between 9 and 10 pm at night ironing a shirt, apparently in breach of the after-hours work prohibition. "Winning the inaugural William Ah Ket Scholarship brings me great pride and satisfaction, owing to the scholarship's underlying purpose of fostering the development and promotion of cultural diversity in the Australian legal profession. 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William had 4 sisters: Alberta Young (born Ah Ket) and 3 other siblings. He became the leading Chinese in the district and a respected member of the Wangaratta community. He was a sound lawyer and a good advocate". Fulfilling his fathers wishes, William studied law at the University of Melbourne. Indeed, as his daughter Toylaan noted in a paper on her father, this was an issue that he was passionate about, having been involved in forming a committee to agitate against the Immigration Restriction Act 1901 and the unreasonable conditions imposed, such as the infamous dictation test. William was survived by his wife Gertrude Victoria (nee Bullock) and four children Dr. William, Stanley, Melaan and Toylaan. Their father said "the boys were teasing her and boys tend to do that". or a night of comedy at the Tivoli with Stiffy & Mo. Mantova, utca. His father Mah Ket had arrived in Australia in the 1850s, during the gold rush era, and his mother in the 1860s. C. F. Yong, The Chinese in New South Wales and Victoria, 1901-1921 (Ph.D. thesis, Australian National University, 1966). His father had arrived in Victoria in 1855 and after some years on the goldfields established one of the earliest tobacco-farms on the King River. "Obviously there's not a White Australia policy as such against Chinese migrants," she says. William was particularly active in the fight against racial discrimination and appeared in many 'public interest' cases. 1John Lack, Ah Ket, William (1876 1936), Australian Dictionary of Biography, available at http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ah-ket-william-4979. including Carole Hinchcliff, helping me with my researchfor into William Ah Ket and also for promoting William's legacy and story generally. Each August since 2017, the William Ah Ket Scholarship committee has accepted applications for the most outstanding research paper on a topic dealing with equality, diversity, and the legal profession or the law from legal trainees, graduates, final year students and lawyers with less than five years of practice. Association in Australia held at Macquarie University on 5 July 1995. It also discusses the importance of cultural diversity in the workplace and within the community, particularly during a time when racism has become more prominent since COVID-19. He went to the bar the following year and is widely understood to have become the first Australian lawyer of Chinese descent to practise as a barrister at the independent bar in the state of Victoria.3. In a passage that is still recognised as current law in Australia, Justice OConnor stated as follow: It isimprobable that the legislature would overthrow fundamental principles, infringe rights, or depart from the general system of law, without expressing its intention with irresistible clearness13. William was well regarded as a barrister. William was born in 1876, in the north-east Victorian town of Wangaratta one of eight children. He supported the creation of a committee to In the 1930s world peace began to waver under the threat Burns or Gilbert & Sullivan. [3], Ah Ket fought against the requirements of the 1907 Factories (Employment of Chinese) Act, which discriminated against Chinese residents,[4] and successfully opposed legislative amendments in 1904, 1905, and 1907 which would have specifically discriminated against Chinese residents in the furniture industry. William Ah Ket (1876-1936), barrister, was born on 20 June 1876 at Wangaratta, Victoria, only son and fifth child of Ah Ket, storekeeper and grower and buyer of tobacco, and his wife Hing Ung, who were married in Melbourne in 1864. . William Ah Ket was Australia's first barrister of Asian heritage or ethnicity, born in Victoria in 1876. his tertiary studies at Melbourne University, William received His father, Ah Ket, and mother, Hing Ung, had established one of the first tobacco farms on the King River. to win the reluctant approval of the bench with his propensity Church to a young Australian woman, Gertrude Bullock, whose "He probably would've seen people that were junior to him progress past him in that career and of course that would've been disappointing to see that, and not be afforded the same opportunities as everyone else," he says. Australia's first Chinese barrister William Ah Ket was born in the Victorian country town of Wangaratta. He was also co-founder and practice in Selbourne Chambers alongside such famous neighbours Supplied: William Ah Ket's descendants Topics: history , laws , melbourne-3000 Top Stories 'Total deviousness': Witnesses recount 'suspicious' inferno in the Luna Park Ghost Train 'If you're offered it, take it': Government backs AstraZeneca despite blood clot concerns He went to the bar the following year and is widely understood to have become the first Australian lawyer of Chinese descent to practise as a barrister at the independent bar in Victoria. Special thanks to Jennifer Wood, Kate Bagnall, Pauline Rule and the National Library of Australia for helping with research. Source: MA,VMR View William Webb's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Victoria 3086 Sir Robert Menzies wrote that he and Mr Ah Ket "were great friends". See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover William's . Noting that music had a peculiar charm for Confucius, he mused that had Confucius lived then, it is quite likely that he would have found in the music of the bagpipes something particularly stirring and satisfying to the soul.15 William would have had an affinity with bagpipes as his wife, Gertrude Bullock, was of Scottish descent. "William Ah Ket is in his teens at this time and he's being brought up to be a smart, educated young man, so he would've seen all this going on.". In a passage that is still recognised as current law in Australia, Justice OConnor stated as follow: It isimprobable that the legislature would overthrow fundamental principles, infringe rights, or depart from the general system of law, without expressing its intention with irresistible clearness13. "That's why his story's so important to us.". Despite his high profile and achievements, it would seem that others were advanced while he was not.6 He was neither appointed Silk nor a judge. Fast forward 90 years to 9 October 2019 when an audience of some 50 persons are gathered in the Great Hall of the High Court of Australia to attend the third award ceremony for the William Ah Ket Scholarship a scholarship established by the Asian Australian Lawyers Association in 2017 and supported by Maddocks. 1John Lack, Ah Ket, William (1876 1936),Australian Dictionary of Biography, available athttp://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ah-ket-william-4979. arts, sciences, and history of the Chinese people. Following his youthful introduction to country horse-racing In its decision, the High Court found that if the immigration legislation had intended to remove the rights of citizenship, it should have expressed its intention clearly. '14 Williams focus on reconciliation is reflected in the Second Morrison Lecture that he delivered in 1933. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. . William stayed involved with the University and was elected the President of the Law Students Society on 19 April 1907.4 Some 20 years later, in 1929, William supported a toast in favour of Sir Harrison Moore, the third Dean of Melbourne Law School, at a dinner hosted by the Law Students Society to mark Sir Harrisons retirement in 1927. Gertrudewas born on July 11 1887, in Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia. to learn the cultural traditions of ancient China, and to at Saturday's race-meetings in Melbourne, never missing his Chinese language. The younger son The Asian Australian Lawyers ROMEO Ha az lom hzelked emnek Hinnem lehet, mindjrt rm knt rm. for China in Melbourne in 1913-14 and again in 1917. The act expressly discriminated against the Chinese and prohibited after-hours work in a factory or work-room where furniture was made or where any Chinese person was at any time employed. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Menzies, Owen Dixon, James Tait, and As the first #ChineseAustralian to join the Victorian Bar, William was born. I am proud to have been part of this fantastic initiative. Though the law was not dismantled until the 1970s, Mr Tang says it was a significant case at a time when there were active political attempts to limit Chinese immigration to Australia. Ah Kets colleagues remembered him with warmth and affection as an amiable and gregarious man, greatly respected for his ability and integrity. William Ah Ket was Australia's first barrister of Asian heritage or ethnicity, born in Victoria in 1876. [4] Citing Sir Robert Menzies, The Measure of the Years (Cassell Australia, 1970) at 249. Asian Studies Program eyewitness of the Test matches between England and Australia. they raised a family of two sons and two daughters. His father had arrived in Victoria in 1855 and after some years on the goldfields established one of the earliest tobacco-farms on the King River. NOTE: The author, Toylaan Ah Ket, is the daughter of William Ah Ket. A Paper on the Chinese and the Factories Acts, published in 1906, defended the rights of Chinese workers and factory owners against unfair legislation. The rise of China has everyone talking. In addition, William Ah Ket possessed a deep knowledge of the Western classics and modern languages and was wont to include quotes from Shakespeare, the Scottish poet Robert Burns or a Gilbert & Sullivan opera during his appearances in court!17. 4The Melbourne University Magazine, Volume 1, Number 1, 1907, 20. James_Michael, Hm qua, lc 22:28. Please contact us. For example, in addition to a busy life at the bar, William Ah Ket spent time as a diplomat, serving as acting consul-general for China in 1913-1914 and in 1917. Last night, things came full circle when I attended the launch of the 2019 William Ah Ket Scholarship at the Chinese Museum in Melbourne. for its foundation. It is named after William Ah Ket who became the first Australian barrister of Chinese origin in 1904. In a passage that is still recognised as current law in Australia, Justice OConnor stated as follows: It is improbable that the legislature would overthrow fundamental principles, infringe rights, or depart from the general system of law, without expressing its intention with irresistible clearness [10], Despite the bamboo ceiling that William must have encountered during his life and career, it appears that his mission was to remove barriers and, as his daughter Toylaan Ah Ket wrote, to implement his personal philosophy of building bridges between the East and West.'[11]. Three years later, the untimely death of William Ah Ket brought "If you think about someone who's a first-generation Australian trying to break into a white, Anglo-Saxon dominated legal profession, it would've taken a fair bit of work to build up his reputation, get to be known and respected," he says. However, as Sir Robert Menzies, who was a friend and practised with Mr Ah Ket in Selbourne Chambers, observed [a] certain prejudice among clients against having a Chinese barrister to an extent limited his practice. He His father had arrived in Victoria in 1855 and after some years on the goldfields established one of the earliest . William was born in the Victorian country town of Wangaratta in 1876, the son of Mah Ket, who arrived from Canton during the gold rush, and his wife Hing Ung. Fax: +61 3 9479 1880 established their home at No.1 Dandenong Road, Malvern where "The borders of Australia have always been closed to people who aren't white Australians. In the 1900s William Ah Ket along with other leaders of the We should have done Medicine.16, There are many more interesting stories and facts that one could relate about William and his legacy. Fulfilling his father's wishes, William studied law at the University of Melbourne. of his time who could mix with ease, and enjoy widespread Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that the Chinese man was not an employee of the laundry but instead a boarder at the laundry and that he had simply been ironing his own shirt! Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that he was not a prohibited immigrant. William Ah Ket was chosen as delegate by the Chinese Chamber [1] Completing this course in 1899, William won the Supreme Court Judges Prize in 1902 and was admitted to practice in 1903. He sold opium, among other supplies. For example, in addition to a busy life at the bar, William Ah Ket spent time as a diplomat, serving as acting consul-general for China in 1913-1914 and in 1917. Ah Ket appeared in another High Court case calledPotter v Minahan.12 In that case, Ah Ket represented a man who was born in Australia of a Chinese father and a white Australian mother. Felvons 1. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the William Ah Ket (1876-1936), barrister, was born on 20 June 1876 at Wangaratta, Victoria, only son and fifth child of Ah Ket, storekeeper and grower and buyer of tobacco, and his wife Hing Ung, who were married in Melbourne in 1864. in Australia ended, he settled in Wangaratta to raise his [5] Citing Toylaan Ah Ket, William Ah KetBuilding Bridges between Occident and Orient in Australia, 1900-1936 (Chinese Studies Association of Australia, Macquarie University, July 1995) at 9.6] The Hon Susan Kiefel AC, Chief Justice of Australia, William Ah Kets contribution to diversity in the legal profession (Asian Australian Lawyers Association, William Ah Ket Scholarship Presentation, Great Hall, High Court of Australia, Canberra, 9 October 2019, 5:30pm). Celebrating Asian Australian Lawyers: From William Ah Ket to Today, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ah-ket-william-4979, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54dd81c6e4b074b4a339bb2e/t/, https://arrow.latrobe.edu.au/store/3/4/5/5/1/public/stories/wahket.htm, https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/145813/2/Morrison%20Oration%2002.pdf. Chinese people. He established a committee to oppose the proposed Immigration Restriction Act and he was also active in the Anti-Opium League of Victoria which attempted to bring about social reform among Chinese in Australia and abroad. Jamieson in 1903. [1][2] His daughter Melaan was the mother of the guitarist John Williams. Andrews new book is a compilation of China Business Law Journals popular Lexicon series, entitled China Lexicon: Defining and translating legal terms. 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