Groves And Clark

Groves and Clark was established in 1934 by two enterprising young lawyers, Charles Groves and Frank Clark, who left Brisbane and travelled north in search of a town where they could “hang their shingle” and establish their own legal practice. They identified Ayr as that town and opened their doors in an old wooden building in Queen Street, Ayr on 10 May 1934. Frank Clark had been admitted as a Solicitor only nine days previously. They knew no-one in the town but quickly established themselves as reputable and good Solicitors and acquired a number of substantial farming clients among the local community. Unfortunately, Charles Groves was killed on 6 October 1942 at Milne Bay, New Guinea on active service with the Australian Army in World War II.