120 years for Queensland firm

QUEENSLAND LAW firm MacDonnells Solicitors this month celebrated 120 years of practice.The grandson of S F Milford, Queensland’s first Supreme Court judge, 24-year-old Ernest Alexander Milford…

Lawyers Weekly • 21 May 2004 • NewLaw

QUEENSLAND LAW firm MacDonnells Solicitors this month celebrated 120 years of practice.

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The grandson of S F Milford, Queensland’s first Supreme Court judge, 24-year-old Ernest Alexander Milford opened the firm in 1884.

Early clients included the Hop Wah Syndicate, a group of Chinese farmers who established the area’s first sugar plantation and mill, chairman of partners Russell Beer said.

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Other early clients included Alfred Street, one of the city’s first storekeepers, and the Municipal Borough of Cairns, which became a client in 1885 for an annual retainer of five guineas.

The firm has continued its association with the Queensland sugar industry, retailers and local councils, it stated.

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