Their youngest The couple had four children William, Stanley, Melaan and Toylaan. William Ah Ket became a leading figure in the Chinese Australian community during the early years of Federation. After living in China for many years, he returned to Australia as an adult but was treated as a prohibited immigrant because he failed a dictation test imposed by the immigration legislation at the time. in 1982 and is currently writing the biography of her father. 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. William later married English-Australian typist Gertrude Bullock, courting her for four years before her father would accept him. William was particularly active in the fight against racial discrimination and appeared in many 'public interest' cases. Williamhad 3 siblings: Toylaan Margaret ALLEN (born AH-KET)and 2 other siblings. [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). practice in Selbourne Chambers alongside such famous neighbours Sir Robert Menzies practised with William in Selbourne Chambers. '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. He added, "A certain prejudice among clients against having a Chinese barrister to an extent limited his practice, though instructing solicitors thought very well of him".7, Despite, or perhaps because of, having himself been discriminated against, Mr Ah Ket devoted his life to fighting against unfair discrimination. He believed his objective Special thanks to Jennifer Wood, Kate Bagnall, Pauline Rule and the National Library of Australia for helping with research. 15William Ah Ket, Eastern Thought, with special reference to Confucius (Second Morrison Lecture, 3 May 1933), available at https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/145813/2/Morrison%20Oration%2002.pdf. by Sir Colin MacKenzie and were brought to fruition through He was a leading activist in the campaigns for equal rights for Chinese-Australians at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment ran deep. William was well regarded as a barrister. Andrew and MLS would be delighted if any readers have information about William that they would like to share. Your information is being handled in accordance with the. Even though the laws he fought against no longer exist, she says Australia continues to treat new migrant groups with suspicion. Please contact us. community, such as Quong Tart in Sydney and Cheok Hong. Captain Stanley Ket (LLB) served with the Intelligence Unit in the furniture-making trade. would provide all Australians with a better knowledge of the Guidelines for the Lectureship had been initially proposed After completing his training as a lawyer in 1899, William won the Supreme Court Judges Prize in 1902, and was admitted to practice in 1903. a keen if not always successful punter. Make a life-giving gesture "William Ah Ket's contribution to diversity in the legal profession" The Hon Susan Kiefel AC Chief Justice of Australia I am pleased to speak this evening and honoured to present the William Ah Ket Scholarship for 2019. 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. Defend yourself nobly but always in a dignified fashion.". He said that "William Ah Ket did not ever sit on the Bench, though he would have been a very competent judge. which he moved. He was born on 20 June 1876 at Wangaratta, Victoria, the only son and fifth child of Mah Ket and Hing Ung. The first barrister of Chinese descent practising at the Victorian Bar was William Ah Ket. Each data center building is the size of a modern day aircraft carrier, nearly four football fields long. Andrew can be contacted on a.godwin@unimelb.edu.au. He was a phenomenon at the Victorian Bar, a full-blooded Chinese born in the north-east of Victoria. and Cambridge respectively. joint Trusteeship with Sir Colin MacKenzie in the founding He was a sound lawyer and a good advocate". For the next twenty years he worked tirelessly for the One time, boys chased Toylaan and her sister home from Sunday school, throwing stones and calling them "Ching-chong Chinamen". kind of lectures at the Australian National University that family. 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. N. or the editors of the website. William has 1 job listed on their profile. Contact Us, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7. The eldest daughter, Melaan, married Len Williamwas born on June 20 1876, in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. He was an alumnus of the University of Melbourne. and their only son, John Williams, has been acclaimed as one He was also the acting consul-general for China in 1913-14 and in 1917. NOTE: The author, Toylaan Ah Ket, is the daughter of William Ah Ket. He specialised in civil law and acquired a considerable reputation as a negotiator of settlements. Menzies, Owen Dixon, James Tait, and Fulfilling his fathers wishes, William studied law at the University of Melbourne. Last night, things came full circle when I attended the launch of the 2019 William Ah Ket Scholarship at the Chinese Museum in Melbourne. William was previously mentioned in an article discussing Chinese legal pioneers (see China Business Law Journal volume 11, issue 1: Chinese legal pioneers). Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that he was not a prohibited immigrant. "Remembering William Ah Ket is about remembering these rights were fought for they weren't just given by the benevolent government," she says. In 191314 and 1917, he acted as Consul-General for China in Melbourne.[1][5]. Cheong He acquired a considerable reputation as a negotiator of settlements. Occasionally their Over time the costs of maintaining this website have risen substantially (in fact they are probably larger than those of many companies who exist for profit). 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. of their happy marriage with a small party at a Chinese banquet Sir Robert Menzies wrote that he and Mr Ah Ket "were great friends". A report in the Victorian Bar News of Winter 1984 records that he enjoyed an excellent general practice and was recognised as an able cross-examiner with a superb command of language. He added, "A certain prejudice among clients against having a Chinese barrister to an extent limited his practice, though instructing solicitors thought very well of him".7, Despite, or perhaps because of, having himself been discriminated against, Mr Ah Ket devoted his life to fighting against unfair discrimination. [11] See Toylaan Ah Ket, William Ah Ket - Building Bridges between Occident and Orient in Australia, 1900-1936 (paper delivered at the Conference of the Chinese Studies Association in Australia held at Macquarie University on 5 July 1995), available at https://arrow.latrobe.edu.au/store/3/4/5/5/1/public/stories/wahket.htm. William Ah Ket made history when he signed the bar roll. We will never satisfy our ambitions. He was also co-founder and The younger son View their profile including current address, phone number 801-571-XXXX, background check reports, and property record on Whitepages, the most trusted online directory. "And if nobody had stood up, like William Ah Ket, to protest against them then they might've passed.". 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. Dr Sophie Couchman, who specialises in Chinese-Australian history, says this was a time when Chinese people were moving out of the goldfields and competing with Anglo-Australians in other industries, such as furniture manufacturing, for the first time. In an interview with the National Library of Australia in 1993, she remembered her affluent childhood. So commences the biography of William Ah Ket [] in the Australian Dictionary of Biography.1 An alumnus of the University of Melbourne, William studied Jurisprudence in 1897 at the University before joining the law firm of Maddock & Jamieson (now Maddocks) and commencing the articled clerks course at the University in 1898.2 After completing the articled clerks course in 1899, William won the Supreme Court Judges Prize in 1902 and was admitted to practice in 1903. 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. He sold opium, among other supplies. well as a tobacco-grower, store-keeper, and property owner. 8Citing 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. The keynote address is delivered by the Honourable Susan Kiefel AC, Chief Justice of The High Court of Australia, who makes the following comments: By all accounts, Mr Ah Ket was a remarkable man. in Chisholm Street. paper is based on a paper she gave at the Conference of the Chinese Studies of Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital. Tune in as The History Listen explores his story. The Inaugural G.E. [4], Despite, or perhaps because of, having himself been discriminated against, Mr Ah Ket devoted his life to fighting against unfair discrimination. William Ah Ket - A Life of Diversity and Service, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ah-ket-william-4979, 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. in China and towards the Pacific nations including Australia. Fulfilling his father's wishes, William studied law at the University of Melbourne. 7Citing Sir Robert Menzies, The Measure of the Years (Cassell Australia, 1970) at 249. Andrew Godwin is researching the life and times of William Ah Ket and is working with the descendants of the Ah Ket family for this purpose. William Ah Ket [] was born in Wangaratta in the state of Victoria, Australia, in 1876. 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. schools. of the George Ernest Morrison Memorial Lectureship in Ethnology 14See Toylaan Ah Ket, William Ah Ket - Building Bridges between Occident and Orient in Australia, 1900-1936 (paper delivered at the Conference of the Chinese Studies Association in Australia held at Macquarie University on 5 July 1995), available athttps://arrow.latrobe.edu.au/store/3/4/5/5/1/public/stories/wahket.htm. Masonic Lodge No.123 and held life-membership of the MCG so That includes our servers. member of Melbourne's See Yup Society. 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. Gertrudewas born on July 11 1887, in Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia. AALA acknowledges the past and continuing trauma caused by mistreatment and displacement. [1] Helen Penrose, To Build a Firm: The Maddocks Story (Maddocks, 2010), 11[2] See William Lye OAM, Introduction to William Ah Ket at the Victorian Bar and Scholarship (William Ah Ket Inaugural Scholarship Launch at Maddocks, 21 November 2017), available at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54dd81c6e4b074b4a339bb2e/t/5a1409caf9619a97a1396f77/1511262667464/WILLIAM+AH+KET+launch.pdf. Toylaan remembered his final words: "Unity is strength.". of the Supreme Court and knights of the realm. 7Citing Sir Robert Menzies,The Measure of the Years (Cassell Australia, 1970) at 249. On top of that work, William also had to deal with racism. opinions expressed in these stories do not necessarily reflect those of La Trobe University Sir Robert Menzies practised with William in Selborne Chambers. The dictation test required all immigrants from China to write in English a passage of not less than 50 words that was dictated by a customs officer. His father Mah Ket had arrived in Australia in the 1850s, during the gold rush era, and his mother in the 1860s. [5], 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. of the massive petitions raised by the Anti-Opium League of Tel: +61 3 9479 1315 Educated in both English andChinese cultures, he agitated against racialintolerance in Victoria and defended the rightsof Victoria`s Chinese community. Australia's first Chinese barrister William Ah Ket was born in the Victorian country town of Wangaratta. [2] William stayed involved with the University and was elected the President of the Law Students Society on 19 April 1907. 2Helen Penrose, To Build a Firm: The Maddocks Story (Maddocks, 2010), 11. 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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. 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. His father had taken him to China when he was about five years old. barrister to practice in Melbourne. Maddocks CEO named judge for 2021 William Ah Ket Scholarship. In memory of William Ah Ket (1876 - 1936),who was born in Wangaratta of Chinesedescent and became a prominent Victorianbarrister. After the formalities conclude, enthusiastic discussion ensues among the guests about William and his legacy and includes a combination of questions and observations: How is it that William Ah Ket is not more widely known?; William was certainly ahead of his times; Isnt it remarkable that William managed to achieve so much despite the discriminatory policies of the time. The reason why the Chinese laundry owner had been charged was that a Chinese man had been found in the laundry between 9 and 10pm at night ironing a shirt, apparently in breach of the after-hours work prohibition. [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. 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. William Shakespeare Romeo s Jlia 5. So begins the biography of William Ah Ket [] in the Australian Dictionary of Biography. 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]. could well be achieved if the Morrison Lectureship Foundation West enabled him to become one of the few Chinese Australians Wu was born in the Straits Settlement in 1842. In addition, he had the advantage After completing his secondary education, he studied law at the University of Melbourne, and joined the law firm of Maddock & Jamieson (now Maddocks). James_Michael, Hm qua, lc 22:28. Following his youthful introduction to country horse-racing 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. This article contains content that is not available. From this summary of his early achievements, it is clear that William was a gifted student and lawyer, who succeeded in a time rife with racial discrimination. 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. Historians say Mah Ket encouraged his son to study law to help the Chinese community, which was facing discriminatory laws at the end of the 19th century. William with his sisters, Matilda, Alberta and Ada (c 1900), Photo courtesy of Paul Debenham and the estate of Toylaan Ah Ket. Association in Australia held at Macquarie University on 5 July 1995. in Little Bourke Street or attending one of the city theatres We will never satisfy our ambitions. He died on 6 August 1936 of arteriosclerosis and renal failure at Malvern, Victoria. 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. As the first #ChineseAustralian to join the Victorian Bar, William was born. Keblem kirja ken l a trnjn S eg nap oj okatlan, jti jkedv Emelget a fldrl, vg rzetekkel. William Penrod Davis, age 80+, lives in Eagle Mountain, UT. Fast forward 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 and supported by Maddocks. His father had William Ah Ket also wrote articles and gave lectures in support master the Confucian skills of reading and writing in the William also represented Chinese-Australians challenging discriminatory legislation in the High Court. live, learn and work. all born in Australia to his Chinese parents. William had 4 sisters: Alberta Young (born Ah Ket) and 3 other siblings. Ah Kets colleagues remembered him with warmth and affection as an amiable and gregarious man, greatly respected for his ability and integrity. 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. He also appeared before Justice Lowe after he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria. for China in Melbourne in 1913-14 and again in 1917. "There was definitely a fresh wave of discrimination that was being put in place," she says. Toylaan Margaret Allen,his last surviving child, passed away in New South Wales on 16th July 2015. William's personal interests were widely diversified. 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. 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. At that time, people born in Australia were British citizens by right, regardless of their parents origins. 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 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. 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. 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. This Australian law-related biographical article is a stub. The story of William Ah Ket, the first Chinese-Australian barrister. With paternal ancestry from Taishan, southern China, Ah Ket was Australia's first barrister of Asian heritage or ethnicity. Published: TueTue 28 Feb 2023 at 12:00am/with Kirsti Melville, Published: 21 Feb 2023Tue 21 Feb 2023 at 12:00am/with Kirsti Melville, Published: 14 Feb 2023Tue 14 Feb 2023 at 12:00am/with Kirsti Melville, Published: 7 Feb 2023Tue 7 Feb 2023 at 12:00am/with Kirsti Melville. He went on to live in China for several years. Prior to completing 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. Church to a young Australian woman, Gertrude Bullock, whose Felvons 1. community during the early years of Federation. 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.[12] William would have had an affinity with bagpipes as his wife, Gertrude Bullock, was of Scottish descent. Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that he was not a prohibited immigrant. During his career Ah Ket battled the harsh effects of the White Australia Policy in 1908. His father, Ah Ket, and mother, Hing Ung, had established one of the first tobacco farms on the King River. level and not merely through trade. 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. 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. While there he won a prize of 40 pounds from the Supreme Court in 1902. "The borders of Australia have always been closed to people who aren't white Australians. William was particularly active in the fight against racial discrimination and appeared in many 'public interest' cases. I am proud to have been part of this fantastic initiative. William Ah Ket was educated at Wangaratta High School and was also taught at home by a Chinese tutor. 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. 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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. 6Citing Karin Derkley, William Ah Ket Legacy Recognised (2018) 92(3) Law Institute Journal 83 at 83, 84. president of the Australian-Chinese Association, co-founder ways of thinking, with particular reference to Confucius'. William Ah Ket was Australia's first Chinese Australian lawyer and, later, acting consul-general for China in Australia. Jamieson in 1903. He was born in Victoria in 1876, the only son among six daughters But he added: "But do not ever be intimidated or pushed down or give into people who would harass you or tease you and laugh at you. Despite his high profile and achievements, it would seem that others were advanced while he was not. respect, not only within his legal fraternity, but within Neither of us will ever be made a judge, you because you are a woman. We will never satisfy our ambitions. In the 1930s world peace began to waver under the threat [1][2] His daughter Melaan was the mother of the guitarist John Williams. After the formalities conclude, enthusiastic discussion ensues amongst the guests about William and his legacy and includes a combination of questions and observations: How is it that William Ah Ket is not more widely known?; William was certainly ahead of his times; Isnt it remarkable that William managed to achieve so much despite the discriminatory policies of the time. Sir Robert Menzies wrote that he and Mr Ah Ket "were great friends". 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