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The coffin of former Victorian governor Sir James Gobbo at the state funeral on Tuesday.

‘A great and good man’: Victoria farewells Sir James Gobbo

Victoria’s political leaders and sharpest legal minds gathered to commemorate the life and prodigious achievements of the state’s former governor.

  • Chip Le Grand

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Sir James in 1998.

Sir James Gobbo’s rise from humble beginnings to state governor

He spoke not a word of English when, aged seven, he moved to Australia from Italy with his family. Yet he became a Supreme Court judge and Victoria’s governor.

  • Tony Wright

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