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Paul Rofe (barrister)
Paul John Lawrence Rofe (1948–2013) was a prominent South Australian criminal barrister and the former South Australian Director of Public Prosecutions, a position he held from 1992 to 2004. Education and Career Rofe was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide. He was School Captain in 1965 and completed his Leaving Honours in the same year. He graduated from the Law School of the University of Adelaide with an LL.B. and was admitted to practice in 1973. In 1974, he was a judge's associate to Justice Walters and then to The Honourable Dr John Bray Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia. Early in his career, Rofe worked as a counsel assisting the Coroner before he joined the Crown Prosecutor's Office in 1977. He was appointed a QC in 1991, and assumed office in 1992. He was well known for his involvement in football, both as a player and administrator. He was a Director of the Adelaide Crows Football Club from 1999 to 2003. During his career as a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bannon
John Charles Bannon (7 May 1943 – 13 December 2015) was an Australian politician and academic. He was the 39th Premier of South Australia, leading the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party from a single term in opposition back to government at the 1982 election. At the 1985 election Bannon's government was re-elected with an increased majority, but it was reduced to minority government status at the 1989 election. In 1992 Bannon became Labor's longest-serving and South Australia's second longest-serving Premier. As a result of the State Bank collapse, he resigned as Premier in 1992, and from parliament at the 1993 election landslide. He was also an academic and the Head of St Mark's College. Early life Bannon was born in Bendigo, and attended East Adelaide Primary School and St Peter's College in Adelaide. He completed degrees in Arts and Law at the University of Adelaide. While at university, he was co-editor of the student newspaper ''On Dit'' alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide University Football Club
The Adelaide University Football Club Inc. (AUFC) is a South Australian based amateur Australian rules football club. It is an affiliate of the Adelaide University Sports Assoc. and plays in the Adelaide Footy League (former "South Australian Amateur Football League").The South Australian Amateur Football League Inc. , History The club promotes itself as the largest amateur football club in . The club trains on University Oval located across the |
