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Old Court House Law Museum > Records

WIG TIN, FRANK STONE

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Overview

Wig tin, oval metal box with catch.
Lid handle and loop for catch to secure over missing.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-46-1982.75

Material

Width

238 mm

Height or length

275 mm

Depth

224 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Marked 'F Stone Esq'

Contextual information

Frank Mends Stone (19 April 1857 – 10 September 1942) was an Australian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1894 to 1906, representing North Province. He was an associate to Sir Archibald Burt (the Chief Justice) from 1876 to 1878, and was called to the bar in 1882. Joined with the legal firm established by brother, Sir Edward Stone and Septimus Burt and remained with the firm for 50 years.

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Historic significance

Links to additional resources

https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Looku…

Parliament of Western Australia, Members Biographical Register: Frank Stone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Mends_Stone

Wikipedia entry: Frank Mends Stone

Last modified

Tuesday, 2 September, 2025

Completeness

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