History was made at the Supreme Court in Auckland on Monday morning when a lady barrister, Miss Marion Hollway, appeared in an action for the first time. Miss Ilollway was the first of her sex to be admitted as a barrister in the Supreme Court in Auckland, and recently Miss Nelson, Samoa, was also admitted. Several other women have been admitted as solicitors. Miss Hollway’s task was a formal one, for she merely appeared for a party when an application was mado for the adjournment of a probate matter before Mr Justice Callan. Women rvear the conventional wig and" gown that males don in the Supreme Court, and the collar of their blouse forms a cravat.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 190, 13 August 1936, Page 10
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