Richard Ward (judge)

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Richard Charles Ward

QC
(28 July 1916 – 24 November 1977), generally known as Dick Ward, was an Australian jurist and politician.

Ward was born in

Country Party. He returned to the Legislative Council, winning the seat of Ludmilla, which he held until 1974.[1]

In 1974 Ward was appointed to the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. He died in Sydney in 1977 after a kidney collapse.[1]

Recognition

Dick Ward Drive, which runs between Parap and Nightcliff. was named for him,[2] as were Ward Crescent, Darwin,

(Ward Street in the Victoria/Daly shire was named for Ebenezer Ward, who served under Finniss in the 1864 NT Survey expedition. then Minister for Agriculture and Education in the Boucaut Government.[3] Ward Road in the Litchfield area was named for Mary Alice Ward, teacher and pastoralist who, with her husband, developed Banka Banka cattle station, north of Tennant Creek.[4])

References

  1. ^ a b "The Hon. Richard Charles Ward". Former Judges. Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ "NT Place Names Register". NT Government. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ "NT Place Names Register". NT Government. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. ^ "NT Place Names Register". NT Government. Retrieved 19 January 2018.