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Dear Barbara
I am as keen on accuracy as anyone else but I am far from certain that you are right to seek to correct my posting.
I am fully aware of the status of Victoria as one of the states of Australia. Whatever might be the present constitutional arrangements, there appear to be good grounds for stating that Victoria had a Premier or Prime Minister in the latter part of the nineteenth century and for a time the post was filled by Gavan Duffy. The following extract is taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia in relation to Charles Gavan Duffy,
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05187a.htm
"...Duffy in despair resigned his seat and left for Melbourne, Australia, where he arrived early in 1856. Though determined to avoid politics, he was induced to enter the Victorian Parliament, where his great abilities made him at once a prominent figure. He filled in succession the position of minister of public works and minister of public lands, and for a brief period was prime minister. Ultimately he became speaker, receiving also the honour of knighthood."
There is a full website devoted to the life of Charles Gavin Duffy at
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6019/cgduffy.html
This also states that he was Prime Minister, as shown by the following extract,
"James McCulloch was the eighth, tenth and twelfth Victorian minister. It was during the dissolution of his twelfth administration, 9 April 1870 to 19 June 1871 that the Governor sent for Gavan Duffy and authorized him to form a new Cabinet. He became the thirteenth Victorian minister beginning on 19 June 1871 and Chief Secretary."
Although this passage does not mention the words Prime Minister, it is found by clicking on the link 'Prime Minister' on the site's main page.
In general terms, two independent sources that corroborate a fact should be regarded as sufficient to establish its truth.
There is no mention that Duffy was ever the Chief Justice but of course I cannot guarantee that those who compiled these websites were sufficiently diligent in their research to be able to exclude the possibility that you are correct in your assertion that he held that post.
That said, I am pleased that you took the time and trouble to respond to my message and I wish you good luck with your other researches.
Very best wishes, Bernard Duffy
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