This item was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill According to Berry, her mother Gladys made a lot of their clothes. She was very talented and did some lovely embroidery including lingerie for her trousseau and beautifully handmade baby clothes. Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928. Its first station was in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital (a 2 bed ward at the Nelson Street Practice) from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what previously once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr Tom and his brother had worked as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He had been House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan had gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. When Dr Angus took up practice in the Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan’s old premises he obtained their extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926. A large part of this collection is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station and an ALDI sore is on the land that was once their tennis court). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served with the Australian Department of Defence as a Surgeon Captain during WWII 1942-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. He had an interest in people and the community. They were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine, administration, household equipment and clothing from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. First Aid At A Glance Author: William London Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1939Dr W R Angus The front pastedown paper has the name "Claire Skirron" hand written in lead pencilflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, first aid at a glance, book, william london, w.r. angus

Mrs Dickins' Horible Children: Anecdotes in the Life of a Growing Family / by Joy Stewart. Whitfield, 2004. Qld. : Marie-Claire Nemel, 2004. 91 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 29 cm. non-fictionjoy stewart, dickins family -- kew (vic.)

LAMINATED BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF NURSING STAFF AT OLD CLUNES HOSPITAL. SISTER DULCIE MASON, SISTER AMY COTTRELL, MATRON CLAIRE STEWART, (UNKNOWN FRIEND OF MATRON), NURSE PAT MURRAY.local history, photographs, hospital [old]

Used in article by Claire Pitts in 1989/1990?Colour photograph. View Along Drive Towards Administration Building. Looking south. E.citriodora was taken down in 2011. Number at bottom of photograph, "1981(891-2)."administration building, claire pitts, e. citriodora, drive, main building

Photograph used in an article by Claire Pitts in 1989/1990?.Colour photograph. View of Ponds and Summer House in Autumn. The willow (which has since been replaced) in golden foliage.willow tree, claire pitts, summer house, ponds, garden view, shelter shed, lily ponds, luffmann ponds

Article about Diamond Valley Learning Centre Creche written by Claire MillerBlack and white textdiamond valley learning centre, childcare centre

Claire BLAKE (1977- ) Born Ballarat Claire Blake is a ceramicist who lives and works in Ballarat. She commenced studies at the University of Ballarat in 1996, completing an Honours year in 2002. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.A group of various sized hand thrown bottles, with one large bottle in orange. art, artwork, ceramics, claire blake, available, available ceramics, alumni

Arthur William Preston was born in 1912. Following his ordination into the Methodist Church he was stationed in Mareeba and Townsville in North Queensland. From 1944 to 1948 he was Field Secretary for the Queensland Methodist Centenary Celebrations, conducting evangelistic missions throughout Queensland and assisting in raising the sum of 100,000 pounds for development work within the Queensland Methodist Church. From 1948 to 1963 he was superintendent of the West End Methodist Mission in Brisbane. In 1963 he was awarded the O.B.E. From 1963 - 1966 he was Associated Minister at the Adelaide Central Mission. During his ministry in Adelaide he established and directed the Life Line Telephone Counselling Service. During 1966 and 1968 he was Associate Minister in the Glen Iris Circuit, Victoria. From 1968 until his retirement at the end of 1981, Arthur Preston was the Superintendent of what is now Wesley Central Parish Mission (Central Methodist Mission prior to Church Union in 1977. In 1982 he was awarded the Order of Australia. Arthur Preston died on 19 March 1985.Informal gloss coloured photograph of the Rev Arthur Preston standing in the grounds of Government House, Melbourne with his wife Mrs Claire Preston and his daughter Miss Adel Preston. He is wearing his Order of Australia Award medallion.arthur preston, methodist, minister, wesley church, life line, order of australia, claire preston, adele preston

Claire BLAKE (1977- ) Born Ballarat Claire Blake is a ceramicist who lives and works in Ballarat. She commenced studies at the University of Ballarat (now Federation University Australia) in 1996, completing an Honours year in 2002. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Two ceramics sculptural forms. Federation University School of Business Collectionart, artwork, ceramics, claire blake, available, available ceramics, alumni

Claire BLAKE (1977- ) Born Ballarat Claire Blake is a ceramicist who lives and works in Ballarat. She commenced studies at the University of Ballarat (now Federation University Australia) in 1996, completing an Honours year in 2002. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Two glazed ceramic forms. art, artwork, claire blake, ceramics, alumni

3 Digital photographs of shops with residences above them that are about to be demolished Photographer Claire Barton 30/07/2010hawthorn road, caulfield south, shops, houses, residential development

Soft cover book. Khaki colour. Photograph on front cover of the head of a sleeping puppy. Photograph on back cover of the author holding a puppy. Pages 196 Author - Lieutenant Colonel JAY KOPLEMAN with MELINDA ROTH"Donated by Bgo Y Mens Club" on the title page. Sticker on the title page "Rob and Claire Hallisey, Maiden Gully Rd, Maiden Gully 3551, Victoria, Australia.books, military history, middle east

Ron 'Bluey' Welch was a fisherman in Queenscliffe from 1938 to 1987 using a 24 foot Couta boat called 'Claire Sans'One of a series of 10 pencil drawings entitles 'The Old Salts' of prominent Queenscliffe fishermen Framed pencil drawing of prominent Queenscliff fisherman Ron 'Bluey' Welch signed by artist Dr Mike Birrell 1996. One of a series of 10 drawings entitled 'The Old Salts'dr mike birrell, ron 'bluey' welch, 'claire sans

Proudfoots’ Boathouse was built in 1885 by Thomas Proudfoot and has remained an important historic building in Warrnambool to this day. In the late 20th century the original buildings were lifted and renovated and a new building constructed in front. This material on Proudfoot’s boathouse will be of considerable use for researchers on the buildings, especially the detail on the 1990s renovations and additions.This is a Warrnambool Secondary College school assignment (Claire Isaac) about Proudfoot’s Boathouse in Warrnambool. There are twelve unnumbered typed papers on white paper (A4 size) and five loose newspaper cuttings. The typed pages are outlined in red. Included are black and white photographs (copies) and colour photographs.proudfoot’s boathouse, claire isaac

Coloured photograph of the GSPS Grade 4 Basketball Team 1993. The girls are wearing white t shirts with Kentucky Fried Chicken printed in red. Their names are:- Jade Reardon, Nicky Hercus, Krystle Hanley (holding a blue and white striped basketball) Kristy Harrington and Claire Connaughton.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - grade 4 basketball 1993, jade reardon, nicky hercus, krystle hanley, kristy harrington, claire connaughton

Coloured photograph of a group of girls wearing yellow polo shirts and blue skirts. Their names are: Back Row: Claire Hudson, Emma Allen. Front Row: Wendy Flower, Casey Buck, Jessika Ruschmeyer, Natalie carter, Lisa Downes. Coach - Tanya Ruschmeyer (Absent). Dated 2002.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - 2002, claire hudson, emma allen, wendy flower, casey buck, jessika ruschmeyer, natalie carter, lisa downes, tanya ruschmeyer

9 digital photographs of a group of houses in Hawthorn Road Caulfield South that are about to be demolished for a new property development Photographer Claire Barton 30/07/2010hawthorn road, caulfield south, houses

This chair was made by a sailor in the crew of S.S.Casino it was presented to Miss Claire Lydiard in the late 1800's. (She later met her death by drowning in the lake at Rosebrook)Child's folding chair with carpet seatlocal history, furniture, domestic-nursery, s.s.casino, miss. claire lydiard

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Tuesday, June 14, 2005. Arrival: the Van Emmerik family arrived in Melbourne fifty years ago, on April 12, 1955. In the back row are Hans, Cor, Bill and Gerard. In the front row are Claire and parents Calra and Henk with John, Hank and Ben.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

A collection of stories from the Otways that were collected for the Otway Light 10th Anniversary publication.The Otway Light featuring the Old Timers, including the Old Timer himself, Scrub Urchin, Stewart Webster, and others. Helen Grant (ed.). Robert Montgomery, Ellise Angel, Claire McCaffie (illus.). Lavers Hill (Vic); Otway Light Editorial Board; 1989. 98 p.; illus. Soft cover.Melba Gully (21st March 1975)otways; stories; sketches; history;

These two exercise books contain notes on Methods of Teaching and were produced at a Teachers' College in Victoria sometime in the 20th century. They belonged to Claire O'Keefe who came from the Winslow area.These books are of some interest as examples of tertiary education notebooks from the past.1 A black-covered exercise book with ruled pages and handwritten notes in blue ink. .2 A red-covered exercise book with ruled pages and handwritten notes in blue ink C. O'Keefe Method of Teachingvintage school exercise books, methods of teaching texts, claire o'keefe winslow

Black and white photograph of 22 Sinclair St c1950s. Handwritten note by Claire Barton 22/10/2010. Includes reference to Sands and McDougall showing that FW Owen resided at the property from 1950 – 1970.sinclair st, owen fw, elsternwick, barton claire