Facsimiles of correspondence sent to Justice Ted Sommers., 1972 - 1979

Series 1 contains some of Mahon's records created in his role as a Judge.

Included are a selection of his Judge's notebooks and Judge's correspondence which provide a personal record of court hearings rather than the official court record. They are arranged chronologically by hearing, are dated and include the names of the witnesses and accused, notes on evidence and the judgement given. Item 1/1 relates solely to the Royal Commission of Inquiry hearings heard by Judge Mahon during 1980 and they continue into the first half of the second Judge's Notebook, item 1/2.

Items 1/3 and 1/4, consist of outwards correspondence written by Mahon in his capacity as a Judge, whereas item 1/5 consists of drafts and facsimiles of correspondence sent to Justice Ted Sommers.

Finally item 1/6 is a bound notebook consisting of notes, correspondence and memoranda put together by Mahon to record his thinking on a Proposed Judicial Commission.