His Honour Judge James Henry Moore

Jim Moore and Elsie Simpson at Deer Park - October 1917 James Moore (centre) - captain of Melbourne High Old Boys Football Team 1912 James Moore at Deer Park December 1917 James Moore 1917 James Moore 1916 James and Elsie before Jim went to France 1916 James and Elsie after Jim's return from France 1917 poc14 - 2nd home of Jim and Elsie Moore at Wallace Gove, Middle Brighton 1924 with Gee and Dick o poc16 - 1st home of James and Elsie at The Esplanade, Brighton Beach 1921 poc18 - Lorne December 1918. poc17 - Lorne December 1918 poc21 - Lorne December 1918 - moonlight poc22 - Lorne December 1918... poc23 - Lorne December 1918.... poc24 - Lorne December 1918..... poc25 - Lorne January 1925, Erskine House poc26 - Lorne January 1925, Erskine House poc27 - Lorne January 1925, Erskine House poc28 - Lorne January 1925, Erskine House - L.L. Simpson bowling on the right poc43 - Marysville 1926 poc42 - At Lorne, December 1918 poc44 - Marysville 1926 - Taggerty River poc45 - Marysville 1926. poc46 - Marysville 1926.. poc47 - Marysville 1926... poc48 - Marysville 1926.... poc49 - Marysville 1926 - Mt. Kitchener Guest House poc50 - Marysville 1926 with Gee and Dick poc51 - Marysville 1926..... poc52 - Marysville 1926..... poc53 - Marysville 1926...... poc54 - Lakes Entrance 1929 - Guest House poc55 - Lakes Entrance 1929 poc56 - Lakes Entrance 1929 poc57 - Snowy River, Orbost poc58 - Road to Marlow, along the Snowy River poc59 - Party at Lakes Entrance 1929 poc66 - Gee, James and Dick at Wallace Grove, Middle Brighton poc67 - James, Gee and Dick Moore at Wallace Grove, Middle Brighton poc74 - Jim and Elsie's home at 15 Power Avenue 1935 poc75 - Jim and Elsie's home at 15 Power Avenue 1935. poc77 - Jim and Elsie's home at 15 Power Avenue 1935... poc78 - Jim and Elsie's home at 15 Power Avenue 1935.... poc76 - Jim and Elsie's home at 15 Power Avenue 1935.. poc79 - Jim and Elsie's home at 15 Power Avenue 1935 - rear view poc81 - Oakland car at Wallace Grove, Middle Brighton 1930 poc85 - At Erskine House, Lorne 1925 - Elsie, Jim, Nan, L.L. Simpson, Mrs and Mr Wilkinson, with e - james moore and friend at luna park e - james moore graduation e - jim moore and mother annie leach e - jim moore e - jim moore.. Judge James Henry Moore 1946 - small

His Honour Judge James was born on June 3rd, 1891.  His Honour Judge James' father was Thomas Fraunceis Moore and his mother was Anne Wrightson Leach.  His paternal grandparents were Thomas Webber Moore and Louisa Matilda Percy; his maternal grandparents were Thomas Askew Leach and Emma Joynes. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named "Edwin"  Thomas Edwin, William Charles, Stanley Claude, Richard James, Alfred, Walter John, Arthur, Edith Alice, Louisa Emma and Annie Mary.  He died due to natural causes or old age at the age of 96 in 1987.

• General Notes

  9th child.
  County Court judge.
  VFL footballer - he played with Richmond then later Melbourne.
  
  Born in Elmhurst at the family property "Deer Park".
  Educated at Melbourne High School - soon after it was established.
  His name is first on the school honours board - for gaining an external scholastic distinction in 1908.
  He became head prefect there - School Captain in 1909.
  1910 - played in the Old Boys football team.  Captained the football team in 1911.
  1912 to 1915 played VFL football - initially with the Richmond Seconds (becoming captain), then in the Melbourne First XVIII.
  
  In 1915 he enlisted with the Australian army and in 1916 was sent to France as a lieutenant in the AIF.  He joined his older brothers Edwin and Billy in England in the AIF.  In 1916 they all embarked to fight in the trenches in France under the command of General John Monash.  Jim rose to the rank of captain but was seriously wounded in 1917 and was invalided home.  Later brother Richard who had risen to the rank of sergeant, was killed in 1918.
  
  According to Ted and Bev Moore, 5 brothers went to war - Jim, Edwin, Walter, Richard and Billy (William).  They quite often got together while overseas and "got up to lots of hi-jinks".
  Wounded in WWI - survived his wounds and returned to Melbourne to marry his fiance Elsie.
  The story goes that at Ypres in 1917 he served as an infantry officer (captain) and was leading a column of troops across "no man's land" during a night attack, when a grenade went off between his legs.  This removed a substantial part of the muscle, soft tissue and blood vessels in his legs.  A bullet also lodged near his heart and spine.  He was taken to a field hospital, and surprisingly survived.  He told the story that the only thing that kept him going was the vision of his sweetheart Elsie waiting for him back home.
  He did return home and married Elsie in October 1918 at Ballarat.  They honey-mooned in Lorne, Victoria - in later years they often returned here for holidays (staying at Erskine House).
   
  He also recovered sufficiently to father 3 children, and to later play tennis (winning many trophies at the Kooyoong lawn tennis club), and then lawn bowls in his old age.
  Over the years he did require further surgery for the effects of his war wounds, including for a bullet which was permanently wedged near his spine and so could never be removed - too dangerous to attempt surgery.
  
  From 1911 he studied law at Melbourne University.
  He completed a Bachelor Of Arts and Master Of Laws degrees (B.A., LL.M.) at Melbourne University and graduated with first class honours.
  The embarkation records from the Australian War Memorial show he had enisted on 24 June 1915 aged 24, and his occupation at the time was Clerk - presumably a legal clerk.
  On 20 June 1916 he embarked from Melbourne on the troopship HMAT Runic with the rank of Lieutenant.
  He returned home from the war in 1917 - wounded in action.
  In 1919 he was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor.  He signed the roll of Counsel in 1920, and practised as a barrister at the Victorian Bar.  He was a forceful advocate and developed a solid general practice.
  In 1921 he went to Rabaul, New Guinea, as Administrator.
  During WWII he enlisted in the Army Legal Department, and was legal officer for the 4th Division 2nd A.I.F. with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel 1939 - 1945.
  In 1943 he was appointed a Judge of the County Court of Victoria, and stayed there until 1963 when he reached the statutory retiring age of 72.
  When the position of Chairman of the County Court was first created in 1956 he was appointed to this, and remained in the Chair until 1960.
  He was a significant legal figure in Victoria, and played a major part in introducing proper legislation into Victoria with regard to drink-driving and for workplace safety.
  Tutor in Law at Melbourne University.
  He was appointed as the First Chairman of the County Court of Victoria 1958 - 1960.
  
  The first home of James and Elsie was at The Esplanade, Brighton Beach, circa 1921.  Their second home was at Middle Brighton, circa 1924.
  For many years he and his wife and children lived at 15 Power Street, Hawthorn in Melbourne - the property was called "Alnwyck".  Jim commissioned the same  architect who had designed the "Deer Park" and "Huntingdon" properties, to build his Power Street house.
  In his later years he moved to Burwood in Melbourne.
  
  His beloved wife Elsie died in 1966.
  
  In his old age he married for the second time at age 91 to a childhood schoolfriend from Elmhurst - Phillis Wise.  Phillis had grown up on the property next to Jim at Deer Park.
  
  Known to his children and grand-children as "Poc".

Details of His Honour Judge James' family with Elsie Rebecca Hopeton Simpson

Details of His Honour Judge James' family with Phillis Margaret Wise