This timeline was created to celebrate the 175 anniversary of the law firm Harwood Andrews.
Sir Charles Sladen was born, the second son of John Baker Sladen.
Thomas Charles Harwood born, the son of Charles Harwood.
Squatters arrive in the Geelong area, including Thomas Armitage, previously an articled clerk to Joseph Tice Gellibrand. Gellibrand was a former attourney-general of Tasmania and the author of the Treaty Deeds Batman reportedly agreed to after he arrived at Indented Head in 1835.
Captain Foster Fyans arrives to be Geelong's first Magistrate.
First land sale in the settlement of Geelong took place in February 1839.
Genesis of Harwood Andrews - Henry Tyssen "hangs his shingle" and opens business as first solicitor in Geelong.
First Sitting of Supreme Court in Geelong
Charles Sladen arrives in Geelong from England. Henry Tyssen dies three weeks after Sladen's arrival and Sladen administers his estate. This is the genesis of the firm that would ultimately become Harwood and Pincott in the late 1800's.
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Harwood is admitted to practice in England.
Stephen Vine Buckland enters into articles of clerkship with Sladen.
Harwood begins practice for himself in Ryrie Street, Geelong.
Thomas Charles Harwood, an English solicitor, arrives in Geelong from England.
Harwood is admitted to legal practice in the District of Port Phillip.
Harwood and Edward Sandford enter into partnership trading as Sandford and Harwood.
Sanford and Harwood appointed by Town Council as solicitors for the Geelong Corporation (City of Geelong). Sandford resigns as solicitor for the Corporation on 21 May 1956. From this time onwards, Harwood and his firm, under various names, continue to act for Geelong and other councils in the Geelong region.
Sanford leaves Geelong to take up partnership in Melbourne. Harwood continues practice under his own name.
Charles Alfred Wooley arrives from England and joins TC Harwood as a partner. The firm is known as Wooley and Harwood.
Fredrick Rupert Pincott is taken on as an articled clerk by Wooley.
Charles Wooley leaves Geelong to return to England, and Harwood continues to practice on his own.
Pincott is admitted to practice.
Pincott marries one of Harwood's daughters, Amelia.
Now Harwood's son in law, Pincott is admitted as a partner, with the firm practicing as Harwood and Pincott.
Sir Charles Sladen dies at his home on the Barwon at Chilwell, aged 68.
Two of the first 30 subscribers were solicitors.
TC Harwoods' son, Harold Alexander Harwood, is admitted as a partner and the firm is known as Harwood, Son and Pincott.
Harwood & Pincott purchase the firm of Taylor Buckland and Gates on 19 April 1899. Partnership with Harold Harwood is dissolved and the firm name reverts to Harwood & Pincott on 31 July 1899.
Arthur Orlando Hall started practice as a solicitor in Geelong in 1902. He practiced for more than 60 years as a sole practitioner, much admired by a large coterie of Geelong and rural clients.
TC Harwood retires from active practice (but not from the partnership), aged 77.
TC Harwood dies.
Vautin Hilary Andrews born, the son of Arthur Tremayne Andrews.
The firm of J.L. Price is incorporated into the business of Price, Higgins and Speed.
Frederic Rupert Pincott dies.
Vautin Andrews takes up articled clerkship with the Geelong firm of Whyte Just and Moore.
Vautin Andrews sets up his own practice in part of his family's Non-pariel Stove Company premises at 47 Gheringhap Street, Geelong.
Vautin Andrews takes on a new partner, John Backhouse.
Arthur's son Henry Hodges Hall succeeded to the practice to be known as Hodges Hall. Henry was charming, witty and a very able commercial lawyer, who had a wide range of passions: for his wife Anne, for sailing at Metung and for the Geelong Cats.
Gordon Ley joined Hodges Hall in 1966 and became a partner soon after.
Vautin's son Kenneth Tremayne Andrews is admitted as a partner at Andrews and Backhouse.
Allana Goldsworthy, Linton Drever and Gerald Miller became partners with Gordon Ley in Hodges Hall: the firm moved to new offices and embarked on a period of growth and innovation.
Harwood and Pincott join with Andrews and Backhouse to trade as Harwood Andrews.
Harwood Andrews open a visiting office in Melbourne.
The law firm Hodges Hall merges with Harwood Andrews.
Harwood Andrews acquires Melbourne firm of Patrick Sweeney & Co.
Merger of three Geelong law firms, Harwood Andrews, Price Higgins and Doyle Considine, to trade under the Harwood Andrews banner.
Harwood Andrews opened a visiting office in Ballarat.
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