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John Howard Lidgett Cumpston

Webonline in 2006. John Howard Lidgett Cumpston (1880-1954), first director-general of the Australian Department of Health, was born on 19 June 1880 at South Yarra, Melbourne, …

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John Simeon Colebrook Elkington

WebJohn Simeon Colebrook Elkington (1871-1955), advocate of public health, was born on 29 September 1871 at Castlemaine, Victoria, son of John Simeon Elkington and his wife …

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John Frederick Joseph Cade

WebJohn Frederick Joseph Cade (1912-1980), medical scientist, was born on 18 January 1912 at Horsham, Victoria, son of David Duncan Cade, medical practitioner, and his wife Ellen, …

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Dorothy Jean Hailes

WebDorothy Jean Hailes (1926-1988), medical practitioner, was born on 22 June 1926, at Ascot Vale, Melbourne, second of three daughters of Victorian-born parents William Allan …

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William Henry Paling

WebWilliam Henry Paling (1825-1895), musician, merchant and philanthropist, was born on 1 September 1825 at Woerden, Netherlands, son of John Paling, pianoforte manufacturer. …

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Harry Richard Bailey

WebHarry Richard Bailey (1922-1985), psychiatrist, was born on 29 October 1922 at Picton, New South Wales, eldest child of Jack Nelson Bailey, railway night officer and later …

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Harrie Walter Wade

WebHarrie Walter Wade (1905-1964), farmer and politician, was born on 10 January 1905 at Clear Lake, Victoria, second child of Harrie Walter Wade, farmer, and his wife Ada …

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Sir Neville Reginald Howse

WebHe was educated at Fullard's House School, Taunton, and studied medicine at London Hospital (M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 1886). Howse was a demonstrator in anatomy at the …

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Frederick Cossom (Fred) Hollows

WebFred Hollows, 1991. National Library of Australia, 22839744. Frederick Cossom Hollows (1929–1993), ophthalmologist, was born on 9 April 1929 at Dunedin, New Zealand, …

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Allan Cunningham

WebNational Library of Australia, nla.pic-an2287723. Allan Cunningham (1791-1839), botanist and explorer, was born on 13 July 1791 at Wimbledon, Surrey, England, elder son of …

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Nathaniel Burnett (Bertie) Ham

WebNathaniel Burnett (Bertie) Ham (1865-1954), physician and public health administrator, was born on 13 June 1865 at Smythesdale, Victoria, fifth of nine children of David Ham, an …

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Sir Raphael West (Ray) Cilento

Webonline in 2007. Sir Raphael West (Ray) Cilento (1893-1985), medical practitioner and public servant, was born on 2 December 1893 at Jamestown, South Australia, second of five …

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Joseph Waterhouse

WebWATERHOUSE BROTHERS: Jabez Bunting (1821-1891), Joseph (1828-1881), and Samuel (1830-1918), Wesleyan ministers, were the fifth, ninth and tenth children of Rev. …

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Frank Sandland Hone

WebFrank Sandland Hone (1871-1951), medical practitioner, was born on 7 January 1871 at Mount Gambier, South Australia, son of Nathaniel Johnson Hone, Baptist clergyman, …

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Kathleen Elizabeth Fitzpatrick

WebKathleen Elizabeth Fitzpatrick (1905-1990), historian, was born on 7 September 1905 at Omeo, Victoria, second of four children of Victorian-born parents Henry Arthur Pitt, civil …

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Walter Balls-Headley

WebWalter Balls-Headley (1841-1918), gynaecologist, was born on 27 August 1841 at Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, England, son of William Balls and his wife Rebecca, née …

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Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith

WebNational Library of Australia, nla.pic-an2291463. Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (1897-1935), aviator, was born on 9 February 1897 in Brisbane, fifth son and seventh child of …

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