three-person committee to consider the establishment of a law school at the University of Western Australia. He became a lecturer at the new law school in 1928 and in 1929 was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court. On 1 January 1946, Dwyer was appointed Chief Justice of Western Australia. He was knighted in the same year and further honoured with a in 1949. Retirement Dwyer retired from the Court on 28 February 1959 at the age of 79. He continued his support and active involvement in the cultural and sporting life of his community. He died on 25 August 1966 at his home in Shenton Park. After a state funeral he was buried with his wife, in the Karrakatta Cemetery. Many of his personal papers and photographs were donated to the Old Court House Law Museumn in Perth by Caroline ELizabeth Pummer, a journalist and Dwyer's wife's niece. References See also Judiciary of Australia 1879 births 1966 deaths Australian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Chief Justices of Western Australia Judges of the Supreme Court of Western Australia People educated at Geelong College People from Morwell, Victoria Burials at Karrakatta Cemetery