1947 High Court of Australia Decisions

March 1947

• Grosglik v Grant (No 2) [1947] HCA 1; (1947) 74 CLR 355 (6 March 1947)
• Printing Industry Employees Union of Australia v Victorian Chamber of Manufactures [1947] HCA 2; (1947) 73 CLR 259 (14 March 1947)
• Burns Philp & Co Ltd v Gillespie Brothers Pty Ltd [1947] HCA 3; (1947) 74 CLR 148 (17 March 1947)
• Reid v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1947] HCA 4; (1947) 73 CLR 282 (19 March 1947)

April 1947

• Lawry v West [1947] HCA 5; (1947) 73 CLR 289 (2 April 1947)
• Clements & Marshall Pty Ltd v Field Peas Marketing Board (Tas) [1947] HCA 61; (1947) 76 CLR 401 (11 April 1947)
• Morgan v Commonwealth [1947] HCA 6; (1947) 74 CLR 421 (14 April 1947)

May 1947

• Ford v Ford [1947] HCA 7; (1947) 73 CLR 524 (5 May 1947)
• Carlton Brewery Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1947] HCA 8; (1947) 73 CLR 446 (5 May 1947)
• Amad v Grant [1947] HCA 9; (1947) 74 CLR 327 (8 May 1947)
• Commissioner of Succession Duties (SA) v Executor Trustee & Agency Company of South Australia Ltd [1947] HCA 10; (1947) 74 CLR 358 (8 May 1947)
• Consolidated Press Ltd v Australian Journalists' Association [1947] HCA 11; (1947) 73 CLR 549 (8 May 1947)
• De Vos v Daly [1947] HCA 12; (1947) 73 CLR 509 (8 May 1947)
• Guise v Kouvelis [1947] HCA 13; (1947) 74 CLR 102 (8 May 1947)
• Commonwealth v Welsh [1947] HCA 14; (1947) 74 CLR 245 (8 May 1947)

June 1947

• Essendon v Criterion Theatres Ltd [1947] HCA 15; (1947) 74 CLR 1 (2 June 1947)
• Cocks v Juncken [1947] HCA 16; (1947) 74 CLR 277 (9 June 1947)
• Cody v J H Nelson Pty Ltd [1947] HCA 17; (1947) 74 CLR 629 (9 June 1947)
• Commonwealth v Owner of the Motor Vessel Armadale [1947] HCA 18; (1947) 75 CLR 628 (9 June 1947)
• R v Regos & Morgan [1947] HCA 19; (1947) 74 CLR 613 (9 June 1947)
• Chaff & Hay Acquisition Committee v J A Hemphill & Sons Pty Ltd [1947] HCA 20; (1947) 74 CLR 375 (12 June 1947)
• Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission (NSW) v Browning [1947] HCA 21; (1947) 74 CLR 492 (12 June 1947)
• Hurley v Hurley [1947] HCA 22; (1947) 75 CLR 289 (20 June 1947)
• Registrar of Titles v Crowle [1947] HCA 23; (1947) 75 CLR 191 (23 June 1947)

July 1947

• Nelungaloo Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [1947] HCA 58; (1947) 75 CLR 495 (2 July 1947)
• Little v Commonwealth [1947] HCA 24; (1947) 75 CLR 94 (11 July 1947)

August 1947

• Bennett v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1947] HCA 25; (1947) 75 CLR 480 (12 August 1947)
• Melbourne v Commonwealth ("State Banking case") [1947] HCA 26; (1947) 74 CLR 31 (13 August 1947)
• Re Hodgkinson [1947] HCA 27; (1947) 75 CLR 276 (18 August 1947)
• Rural Bank of NSW v Council of the Shire of Bland [1947] HCA 28; (1947) 74 CLR 408 (18 August 1947)
• Brady v Thornton [1947] HCA 29; (1947) 75 CLR 140 (19 August 1947)
• Seven Up Company v OT Ltd [1947] HCA 59; (1947) 75 CLR 203 (19 August 1947)

September 1947

• Maslen v Official Receiver [1947] HCA 30; (1947) 74 CLR 602 (11 September 1947)
• Re Public Service Association of NSW & the Industrial Union of Employees (Commissioned Police Officers) Award [1947] HCA 31; (1947) 75 CLR 430 (15 September 1947)
• R v Commonwealth Rent Controller [1947] HCA 32; (1947) 75 CLR 361 (17 September 1947)
• Wise Bros Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1947] HCA 33; (1947) 75 CLR 59 (17 September 1947)
• Hume Steel Ltd v Peart [1947] HCA 34; (1947) 75 CLR 242 (30 September 1947)

October 1947

• Peters American Delicacy Co Ltd v Patricia's Chocolates & Candies Pty Ltd [1947] HCA 62; (1947) 77 CLR 574 (1 October 1947)
• Moss v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1947] HCA 63; (1947) 77 CLR 184 (3 October 1947)
• Gibb-Maitland v Perpetual Executors Trustees & Agency Company (WA) Ltd & Flintoff [1947] HCA 35; (1947) 74 CLR 579 (6 October 1947)
• Sumpton v Downing [1947] HCA 36; (1947) 75 CLR 76 (6 October 1947)
• Poole v Wah Min Chan [1947] HCA 37; (1947) 75 CLR 218 (14 October 1947)
• Jackson v Magrath [1947] HCA 38; (1947) 75 CLR 293 (23 October 1947)
• McClintock v Commonwealth [1947] HCA 39; (1947) 75 CLR 1 (23 October 1947)
• Oertel v Crocker [1947] HCA 40; (1947) 75 CLR 261 (23 October 1947)
• Jenkins v Commonwealth [1947] HCA 41; (1947) 74 CLR 400 (29 October 1947)
• Partridge v Equity Trustees Executors & Agency Co Ltd [1947] HCA 42; (1947) 75 CLR 149 (29 October 1947)

November 1947

• Hedges v Halliday [1947] HCA 43; (1947) 75 CLR 42 (14 November 1947)
• Unger v Mason [1947] HCA 44; (1947) 74 CLR 557 (14 November 1947)

December 1947

• Re Richard Foreman & Sons Pty Ltd; Uther v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1947] HCA 45; (1947) 74 CLR 508 (2 December 1947)
• Tobin v Broadbent [1947] HCA 46; (1947) 75 CLR 378 (2 December 1947)
• Bressington v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1947] HCA 47; (1947) 75 CLR 339 (12 December 1947)
• Nicholas v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1947] HCA 48; (1947) 75 CLR 283 (12 December 1947)
• Otzen v Beabout [1947] HCA 49; (1947) 75 CLR 116 (12 December 1947)
• Phillips v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1947] HCA 50; (1947) 75 CLR 332 (12 December 1947)
• Sloan v Pollard [1947] HCA 51; (1947) 75 CLR 445 (12 December 1947)
• Dawkins v Metropolitan Coal Co Ltd [1947] HCA 52; (1947) 75 CLR 169 (15 December 1947)
• Re Davis [1947] HCA 53; (1947) 75 CLR 409 (15 December 1947)
• Australian Red Cross Society v Beaver Trading Company Pty Ltd [1947] HCA 60; (1947) 75 CLR 320 (19 December 1947)