1. First sitting of the High Court

    · Banco Court, Supreme Court of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    First sitting of the High Court
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    As a founding justice, Barton sat at the High Court's ceremonial first sitting in Melbourne the day after the inaugural justices were appointed. The High Court identifies the inaugural sitting as occurring in the Banco Court of the Supreme Court building.

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