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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Eardley, Gifford, Transporting the Black Diamond, 1968
A history of the Colliery railways of the Illawarra District of N.S.W. (Central Section)ill, maps, p.78.non-fictionA history of the Colliery railways of the Illawarra District of N.S.W. (Central Section)colliery railroads - australia - history, industrial railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McNicol, Steve, Coals To Maitland, 1982
A history of present day workings on the steam operated coal hauling South Maitland Railways near Newcastle in 1982.ill, maps, p.80.non-fictionA history of present day workings on the steam operated coal hauling South Maitland Railways near Newcastle in 1982.colliery railroads - australia - history, steam locomotives - nsw – pictorial -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Railmac Publications, Coals To Maitland, 1982
A history of present day workings on the steam operated coal hauling Hexham Railways near Newcastle in 1982.ill, maps, p.40.non-fictionA history of present day workings on the steam operated coal hauling Hexham Railways near Newcastle in 1982.colliery railroads - australia - history, steam locomotives - nsw – pictorial -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Newland, John R, 1994
... Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division ...A history of the narrow gauge Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway for the construction of the Burrinjuck dam in N.S.W.ill, maps, p.128.non-fictionA history of the narrow gauge Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway for the construction of the Burrinjuck dam in N.S.W.industrial railroads - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McDonald, Keith, Steel and Rails In Newcastle, 1981
... Light Railway Research Society of Australia...Steelworks railways - Australia - history industrial ...A history of the steelworks railways in the Newcastleindex, ill, maps. P.118.non-fictionA history of the steelworks railways in the Newcastlesteelworks railways - australia - history, industrial railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Attenborough, Peter, South Maitland Railways, 2001
A century of the steam operated coal hauling South Maitland Railways near Newcastle in 2001.index, ill, maps, p.128.non-fictionA century of the steam operated coal hauling South Maitland Railways near Newcastle in 2001.colliery railroads - australia - history, steam locomotives - nsw – pictorial -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Light Railway Research Society of Australia, Timber Mountain, 1994
... Light Railway Research Society of Australia...Timber tramways - Australia - history narrow gauge ...A saw milling history of the Murrindindi Forest in Victoria between 1985 and 1950.index, ill, maps, p.106.non-fictionA saw milling history of the Murrindindi Forest in Victoria between 1985 and 1950.timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Evans, Peter, Rails To Rubicon, 1994
... Light Railway Research Society of Australia...Timber tramways - Australia - history narrow gauge ...A history of the narrow gauge Rubicon timber tramway in North Eastern Victoria.index, ill, maps, p.200.non-fictionA history of the narrow gauge Rubicon timber tramway in North Eastern Victoria.timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Light Railway Research Society of Australia, Rubicon And Alexandra Tour III, 1991
... Light Railway Research Society of Australia...Timber tramways - Australia - history narrow gauge ...A tour program for a trip to Rubicon and Alexandra areas of Victoria exploring narrow gauge tramways in the area on the 23 & 24-03-91.ill, maps, p.36.non-fictionA tour program for a trip to Rubicon and Alexandra areas of Victoria exploring narrow gauge tramways in the area on the 23 & 24-03-91.timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Light Railway Research Society of Australia, Warburton Wanderings, 1992
... Light Railway Research Society of Australia... Wanderings Book Light Railway Research Society of Australia Bevan ...Notes for a walking tour by the Light Railway Research Society of Autralia, of the former narrow gauge timber tramways of the Enterprise Sawmills Pty Ltd and W.Richards and Sons on the 18-10-1992ill, maps, p.12.non-fictionNotes for a walking tour by the Light Railway Research Society of Autralia, of the former narrow gauge timber tramways of the Enterprise Sawmills Pty Ltd and W.Richards and Sons on the 18-10-1992timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McCarthy, M.J, Mountains of Ash, 2001
... Light Railway Research Society of Australia...Timber tramways - Australia - history Logging railroads ...A history of the tramways and sawmills of Warburton and District.index, ill, maps, p.312.non-fictionA history of the tramways and sawmills of Warburton and District.timber tramways - australia - history, logging railroads -- victoria -- gembrook -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McCarthy, M.J, Bellbrakes, Bullocks & Bushmen, 1987
... Light Railway Research Society of Australia...Timber tramways - Australia - history Logging railroads ...A history of the tramways and sawmills of Gembrook 1885-1985index, ill, maps, p.104.non-fictionA history of the tramways and sawmills of Gembrook 1885-1985timber tramways - australia - history, logging railroads -- victoria -- gembrook -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Light Railway Research Society of Australia, Arsenic and Molasses, 1998
... Light Railway Research Society of Australia... and Molasses Book Light Railway Research Society of Australia Stamford ...A history of the tramways and sawmills of Gembrook 1885-1985index, ill, maps, p.88.non-fictionA history of the tramways and sawmills of Gembrook 1885-1985timber tramways - australia - history, logging railroads -- australia -- powelltown (vic.) -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Light Railway Research Society of Australia, Wyelangta Weekend Wanderings, 1992
... Light Railway Research Society of Australia...Timber tramways - Australia - history narrow gauge ...A tour program for a trip to the narrow gauge timber tramways of Wyelangta on the Beech Forest railway in the Otways of Victoria, on the 21 & 22-11-92.ill, maps, p.20.non-fictionA tour program for a trip to the narrow gauge timber tramways of Wyelangta on the Beech Forest railway in the Otways of Victoria, on the 21 & 22-11-92.timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Document - Framed Information Sheet, About The Map, Circa 2000s
The information sheet belongs with a map showing the Burma Thailand Railway and it's route with the various camps and P.O.W centres. The map was produced over a period of 15 months and drawn in four stages. Shows Hellfire Pass formerly ( The Konyu Cutting). The 50 Kilo Camp in Burma. There were 56 stations and 87 camps on the route of the map. The map gives due credibility and was released as a limited edition of 1000 copies only. Copies of the map are displayed all over the world including Staffordshire in England, University of Houston, National Guard Museum of Texas and on display at the Australian and New Zealand Embassies in Bangkok.Framed information sheet of the map produced to show the various camps and sights along the Burma Thailand railway. The map was produced using a number of older railway maps, including the Escritt translated map and a local Thai road touring map. -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Information brochure, Victorian Government Tourist Bureau, Forest Giants Victoria Australia, 01-1938
An information brochure on where to see tall trees, Forest Giants, in Victoria, including Marysville, that was published in January, 1938.An information brochure on where to see tall trees, Forest Giants, in Victoria, including Marysville, that was published in January, 1938.Victorian Railways Print January, 1938 469-38 Stamp of Victorian/ Government Tourist Bureau/ 272 Collins Street/ Melbourne C.1victoria, australia, victorian government tourist bureau, betterment and publicity board, victorian railways, white mountain ash, red mountain ash, messmate, blue gum, mountain ash, cumberland valley, marysville, mount monda, healesville, acheron way, alpine highway, omeo, baw baws, strzelecki ranges, otway ranges, warburton, yarra junction, noojee, bulga and tarra valley park, yarram, turton's pass, otway forest, beech forest, apollo bay, information brochure, brochure -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Tourist brochure, Victorian Railways, Marysville Victoria Australia, 01-1941
A tourist information brochure that was issued by the Publicity and Tourist Services of Victorian Railways, in January, 1941, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.A tourist information brochure that was issued by the Publicity and Tourist Services of Victorian Railways, in January, 1941, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.marysville, victoria, cumberland valley, messmate, buxton, taggerty river, acheron way, black's spur, cement creek, keppel falls, steavenson falls, cumberland falls, narbethong, st fillan, taggerty valley, wade's lookout, mount gordon, nicholls lookout, lake mountain, victorian government tourist bureau, victorian railways -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Tourist brochure, Victorian Railways, Marysville Victoria Australia, 01-1941
A tourist information brochure that was issued by the Publicity and Tourist Services of Victorian Railways, in January, 1941, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.A tourist information brochure that was issued by the Publicity and Tourist Services of Victorian Railways, in January, 1941, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.marysville, victoria, cumberland valley, messmate, buxton, taggerty river, acheron way, black's spur, cement creek, keppel falls, steavenson falls, cumberland falls, narbethong, st fillan, taggerty valley, wade's lookout, mount gordon, nicholls lookout, lake mountain, victorian government tourist bureau, victorian railways -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Tourist brochure, Victorian Railways, Marysville Victoria Australia, 01-1941
A tourist information brochure that was issued by The Victorian Railways Commissioners, in conjunction with The Marysville and District Tourist and Progress Association in 1948, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.A tourist information brochure that was issued by The Victorian Railways Commissioners, in conjunction with The Marysville and District Tourist and Progress Association in 1948, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.marysville, victoria, cumberland valley, messmate, buxton, taggerty river, acheron way, black's spur, cement creek, keppel falls, steavenson falls, cumberland falls, narbethong, st fillan, taggerty valley, wade's lookout, mount gordon, nicholls lookout, lake mountain, victorian government tourist bureau, victorian railways, marysville and district tourist and progress association -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Tourist brochure, Victorian Railways, Marysville Victoria Australia, 01-1941
A tourist information brochure that was issued by The Victorian Railways Commissioners, in conjunction with The Marysville and District Tourist and Progress Association in 1948, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.A tourist information brochure that was issued by The Victorian Railways Commissioners, in conjunction with The Marysville and District Tourist and Progress Association in 1948, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.marysville, victoria, cumberland valley, messmate, buxton, taggerty river, acheron way, black's spur, cement creek, keppel falls, steavenson falls, cumberland falls, narbethong, st fillan, taggerty valley, wade's lookout, mount gordon, nicholls lookout, lake mountain, victorian government tourist bureau, victorian railways, marysville and district tourist and progress association -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Taylor, Colin, Australia By Rail, 1988
... Railroad travel -- Australia -- Guidebooks Railroad travel ...From the vast emptiness of the Nullarbor Plain, on the longest straight rail line in the world, to the twisting tracks of outback Queensland and the rainforests of the north, Australia's railways offer a rich variety of contrasting experiences. Taking the train is an ideal way to explore the continent in comfort and style. Features include: fully revised fifth edition- updated and expanded: with seventy maps including the new Ghan extension to Darwin, rail travel for all budgets--from the five-star luxury of the Great South Pacific Express to economy sleeping berths for budget-conscious travellers, plus full details of the Austrailpass and other passes and ticket bargains, railway route guides with seventy rail maps--all main lines and branches, what to look out for when travelling, and where to stop, railway history--and the battle for the survival of rail in Australia, city guides and maps--the best sights, recommended hotels, and restaurants in many stops along the lines; with extensive sections on Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, and Canberra.ill, maps, p.144.non-fictionFrom the vast emptiness of the Nullarbor Plain, on the longest straight rail line in the world, to the twisting tracks of outback Queensland and the rainforests of the north, Australia's railways offer a rich variety of contrasting experiences. Taking the train is an ideal way to explore the continent in comfort and style. Features include: fully revised fifth edition- updated and expanded: with seventy maps including the new Ghan extension to Darwin, rail travel for all budgets--from the five-star luxury of the Great South Pacific Express to economy sleeping berths for budget-conscious travellers, plus full details of the Austrailpass and other passes and ticket bargains, railway route guides with seventy rail maps--all main lines and branches, what to look out for when travelling, and where to stop, railway history--and the battle for the survival of rail in Australia, city guides and maps--the best sights, recommended hotels, and restaurants in many stops along the lines; with extensive sections on Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, and Canberra.railroad travel -- australia -- guidebooks, railroad travel -- australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, New South Wales Government Railways, Railways At War
A record of the activities of the New South Wales Government Railways in the second world war.ill, p.71.non-fictionA record of the activities of the New South Wales Government Railways in the second world war.railroad operations in war - australia - history, world war 2 - transport - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sargent, John, Photographer Profile Jim Seletto, 1999
A photographic profile from the Jim Seletto collection, former engine driver on the Victorian Railwaysill, p.48.non-fictionA photographic profile from the Jim Seletto collection, former engine driver on the Victorian Railwaysrailroad operations - australia - history, photography - jim seletto -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Western Endeavour: A Guide to the Transcontinental Standard Gauge Railway, 1970
A Guide to the Transcontinental Standard Gauge Railway for the special Western Endeavour train from Sydney to Perth to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge all the way through from 22-08 to 12-09-1970. Complete with maps and details of the route from Sydney to Perth.ill, maps, p.90.non-fictionA Guide to the Transcontinental Standard Gauge Railway for the special Western Endeavour train from Sydney to Perth to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge all the way through from 22-08 to 12-09-1970. Complete with maps and details of the route from Sydney to Perth.railroad passenger trains - australia, western endeavour special passenger train - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Whyalla a guide, 1972
... Transcontinental railway - Australia - history... railway - Australia - history A guide to the standard gauge ...A guide to the standard gauge railway from Sydney to Whyalla & Maree for a special passenger train run in 1972 complete with maps of the route.ill, maps, p.67.non-fictionA guide to the standard gauge railway from Sydney to Whyalla & Maree for a special passenger train run in 1972 complete with maps of the route.special passenger train - australia, transcontinental railway - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sargent, John, Rail Scene Australia Dynon to Delec, 2002
A pictorial history of the standard gauge railway from Melbourne to Sydney from 1962 to 1982ill, p96.non-fictionA pictorial history of the standard gauge railway from Melbourne to Sydney from 1962 to 1982railroad operations - australia - pictorial, locomotives -- australia -- pictorial works -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division et al, Australian Railway Routes 1854-2000, 2000
... -- Australia -- History. Descriptions of railway routes in Australia ...Descriptions of railway routes in Australia from 1854 to 2000.maps, p.80.non-fictionDescriptions of railway routes in Australia from 1854 to 2000.railroad construction - australia - history, railroads -- australia -- history. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Surgical silks and sutures, Teleflex (manufacturers of Deknatel), Early 1900s
Through many millennia, various suture materials were used or proposed. Needles were made of bone or metals such as silver, copper, and aluminium bronze wire. Sutures were made of plant materials (flax, hemp and cotton) or animal material (hair, tendons, arteries, muscle strips and nerves, silk, and catgut).[citation needed] The earliest reports of surgical suture date to 3000 BC in ancient Egypt, and the oldest known suture is in a mummy from 1100 BC. A detailed description of a wound suture and the suture materials used in it is by the Indian sage and physician Sushruta, written in 500 BC. The Greek father of medicine, Hippocrates, described suture techniques, as did the later Roman Aulus Cornelius Celsus. The 2nd-century Roman physician Galen described sutures made of surgical gut or catgut. In the 10th century, the catgut suture along with the surgery needle were used in operations by Abulcasis. The gut suture was similar to that of strings for violins, guitars, and tennis racquets and it involved harvesting sheep or cow intestines. Catgut sometimes led to infection due to a lack of disinfection and sterilization of the material. Joseph Lister endorsed the routine sterilization of all suture threads. He first attempted sterilization with the 1860s "carbolic catgut," and chromic catgut followed two decades later. Sterile catgut was finally achieved in 1906 with iodine treatment. The next great leap came in the twentieth century. The chemical industry drove production of the first synthetic thread in the early 1930s, which exploded into production of numerous absorbable and non-absorbable synthetics. The first synthetic absorbable was based on polyvinyl alcohol in 1931. Polyesters were developed in the 1950s, and later the process of radiation sterilization was established for catgut and polyester. Polyglycolic acid was discovered in the 1960s and implemented in the 1970s. Today, most sutures are made of synthetic polymer fibers. Silk and, rarely, gut sutures are the only materials still in use from ancient times. In fact, gut sutures have been banned in Europe and Japan owing to concerns regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Silk suture is still used today, mainly to secure surgical drains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgical_suture#:~:text=Sutures%20were%20made%20of%20plant,a%20mummy%20from%201100%20BC. This tin contains a variety of surgical threads and accessories that were used by Dr W.R.Angus. It 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 would take time to 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 SS 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 ) Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928 . The organisation began in South Australia through the Presbyterian Church in that year, with its first station being 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 where he’d previously worked as Medical Assistant and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what was once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr L Middleton was House Surgeon to the Nhill Hospital 1926-1933, when he resigned. [Dr Tom Ryan’s practice had originally belonged to his older brother Dr Edward Ryan, who came to Nhill in 1885. Dr Edward saw patients at his rooms, firstly in Victoria Street and in 1886 in Nelson Street, until 1901. The Nelson Street practice also had a 2 bed ward, called Mira Private Hospital ). Dr Edward Ryan was House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1884-1902 . He also had occasions where he successfully performed veterinary surgery for the local farmers too. Dr Tom Ryan then purchased the practice from his brother in 1901. Both Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan work as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He too was 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 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. Dr Tom Ryan moved from Nhill in 1926. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1927, soon after its formation, a rare accolade for a doctor outside any of the major cities. He remained a bachelor and died suddenly on 7th Dec 1955, aged 91, at his home in Ararat. Scholarships and prizes are still awarded to medical students in the honour of Dr T.F. Ryan and his father, Dr Michael Ryan, and brother, John Patrick 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 states “HOURS Daily, except Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturday afternoons, 9-10am, 2-4pm, 7-8pm. Sundays by appointment”. This plate is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Tom Ryan had an extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926 and when Dr Angus took up practice in their old premises he obtained this collection, a large part of which is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. During his time in Nhill Dr Angus was involved in the merging of the Mira Hospital and Nhill Public Hospital into one public hospital and the property titles passed on to Nhill Hospital in 1939. 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. ). 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. (The duties of a Port Medical Officer were outlined by the Colonial Secretary on 21st June, 1839 under the terms of the Quarantine Act. 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 as a Surgeon Captain during WWII1942-45, 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. Their interests included organisations such as Red Cross, Rostrum, Warrnambool and District Historical Society (founding members), Wine and Food Society, Steering Committee for Tertiary Education in Warrnambool, Local National Trust, Good Neighbour Council, Housing Commission Advisory Board, United Services Institute, Legion of Ex-Servicemen, Olympic Pool Committee, Food for Britain Organisation, Warrnambool Hospital, Anti-Cancer Council, Boys’ Club, Charitable Council, National Fitness Council and Air Raid Precautions Group. He was also a member of the Steam Preservation Society and derived much pleasure from a steam traction engine on his farm. He had an interest in people and the community He and his wife Gladys 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 repair of open wounds is essential to prevent infection and death. 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 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. Black tin with hinged lid, containing reels and packets of surgical silk, gut and metal suture threads, scalpel blades, chamois and metal blade holder with tensioned chamois piece across top. (W.R. Angus Collection)‘MEDRAFIL, Dr MULLER- MEERNACH, Nr O, MADE IN GERMANY.’ printed on one of the paper bags in the box containing a suture bobbin. 'PEARSALL'S LONDON' printed on some bobbins. 'J A DEKNATEL & SON INC, QUEENS VILLAGE, LONG ISLAND NEW YORK' printed on others.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, surgical silks and sutures, dr w r angus, medical equipment, surgical instrument, dr ryan, ophthalmology, s.s. largs bay, warrnambool base hospital, nhill base hospital, flying doctor, medical history, medical treatment, mira hospital, medical education, medical text book, sutures, surgical silk -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Railway United Football Club, C Luke, c. 1930
From William HEGARTY's collection; donated by his daughter Barbara GARDINERBlack and white photo of Railway United Football Club, c1930P.M.R.U.F.C.sport - australian rules football, william (bill) hegarty, jack bolman, bill rosewarne, bill wilson, mick bragg, phil brooks, bill barnett, port melbourne railway united football club, port melbourne junior football club, alby keogh, george smith, j crichton -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Tourist brochure, Victorian Railways, Marysville Victoria Australia, 11-1958
A tourist brochure showing information for travel to Marysville from Melbourne and accommodation venues in Marysville. This brochure was published by the Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board in November, 1958.A tourist brochure showing information for travel to Marysville from Melbourne and accommodation venues in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, marysville hotel, the cumberland, kerami guest house, kooringa guest house, marylands guest house, mary-lyn guest house, marysville chalet guest house, marysville house guest house, mt kitchener guest house, lake mountain, mckenzie tourist services, melbourne, great dividing range, cumberland valley, white mountain ash, eildon weir, alexandra, acheron way, warburton, victorian government tourist bureau, victorian railways