Liquor ammonie was an antidote for snake bites in the late 19th century. George Halford, a medical professor at Melbourne University promoted ammonia injections to stimulate the heart and reinvigorate the blood. Inspired by experiments in dogs, his suggestion to intravenously dose snakebitten patients with an acknowledged poison was certainly controversial. The prevailing treatments, for doctors and laity, were ligature, cutting and sucking the wound, rest (or vigorous exercise), and prodigious quantities of alcohol. Support for ‘Halford’s injection’ nevertheless grew: Victorian doctors, chemists and citizens extolled its effectiveness in both human and animal patients. (Info. from Spectacular serpents: Snakebite in colonial Australia)This item is a useful research tool.A one sheet tabular list of cases of snake bite treated by the injection of liquor ammonie. There are pinholes in each corner.on front - Harry Richardsonsnake-bite australian-medical-journal halford-george

Reprint from the 'British Medical Journal' dated 11 March, 1944 Letters to the Editor, Page 373. Written by W. N. Abbott of Auckland. Refers to medical matters and Scalebuoys.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, british medical journal, dr beaumont, dr robertson, new zealand medical journal, medical research council of great britain, 'the electrical factor in metabolism', abbott, fowler, w n abbott, bendigo electronic coy, f a stevenson, cambridge press

11 copies of a research paper, The Electrical Factor in Renal Metabolism (Section 4) by W.N. Abbott and E.F. Fowler, reprinted from the New Zealand Medical Journal June 1941.medical, new zealand medical journal

Black print on white paper, cover page has details of jounal from which article was reprinted, title and author. Article has had staples removednon-fictionChronicles the arrival of Lucy Osburne (the first Lady Superintendent of Nursing at the Sydney Infirmary) and five other Nighingale nurse in 1868 after a request by Henry Parkes (then NSW Colonial Secretary) to Florence Nightingal for advice. The article provides information about the five other nurses : Mary Barker, Eliza Blundell, Annie Miller, Hadane Turriff and Bessie Chantlucy osburn, mary barker, eliza blundell, annie miller, haldane turiff, bessie chant, sydney infirmary

10 copies of a research paper on The Electrical Factor in the Sedimentation Rate of Blood (Section 3) by W.N. Abbott and E.F. Fowler, with reference to Scalebuoys, reprinted from the New Zealand Medical Journal April 1941.medical, new zealand medical journal

Typed notes on the beginnings and building of the Bendigo Hospital. Written by Mary Fry and dated Oct 1981. It also tells of the expansion and of vegetable growing in the grounds. Also included is a Report from the Australian Medical Journal (April, 1857) on Quacks, Board of Management 1853 and a bibliography.document, the bendigo gold district general hospital, mary fry, mrs clancy, james lawrence, dr wall, dr edward hunt, mr g f walter, first church of england, mr j h walker, dr childs, dr stuart, lands department, vahland and getzschmann, mr john o'shannassy, governor sir henry barkly, mr h trumble, policeman pat ryan, mrs a watson, benevolent asylum, easter fair society, mr j h abbott, lady bowen, george mackay, annals of bendigo, k m bowden, mr lazarus, f mcmahon, training school for nurses, nurses' home, bendigo and northern district base hospital, australian medical journal, rev dr backhaus, gregory, searle, raston, butler, drs mrcrea, tierney, e r jones, wall, roche, smith, barnett, messrs mclachlan, wilkinson, o'connor, emmett, fraser, wollaston, burrell, garsed, edhouse, snowdon, miss w stock, william howitt, w b kimberly, j n mackartney, frank cusack, william perry, geoffrey serle, james smith, the argus, bendigo advertiser, bendigo independent, mount alexander mail, the sandhurst bee, a lady's visit to the gold diggings of australia 1852 - 1853, hurst and blackett, land labour and gold, longman brown green and longmans, bendigo and vicinity, sandhurst as it was and as it is, barrows and co, mackay and co, a history of bendigo 1891, doctors and diggers on the mount alexander goldfields, hedges and bell pty ltd, bendigo, a history, william heinemann australia pty ltd, lister house the story of the northern district school of nursing, hawthorne press, tales of the whipstick, the golden age, melbourne university press, the cyclopedia of victoria, the cyclopedia company, c hurry, bendigo gold district general hospital 1853 - the bendigo and northern district base hospital 1953, cambridge press, w stock, health hazards and care relating to the central victorian goldfields particularly bendigo 1851 - 1871

Dr Margaret Alison Mackie wrote this article in 1961 for The Medical Journal of Australia. It was a highly regarded article, for which Dr Mackie received a number of worldwide requests for copies of the article. See 2024.40.7.Dr Margaret Alison Mackie (1910-1991) was in active practice between 1936 and 1970. She was a Fellow of the College, and was appointed a Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for services to medicine in 1975. Reprint of an article written by Dr Margaret Alison Mackie for the Medical Journal of Australia, 1961. The article is entitled 'Treatment of Toxaemia of Pregnancy' and is printed double sided on a single piece of paper. Header of the page reads 'Reprinted from The Medical Journal of Australia, April 15, 1961.'obstetrics

Stapled illustrated book, cream cover with brown print. in the centre is an illustration of a seated soldier wearing a helmet with a rifle across his lamp. Title above this illustration and autho's name below. The book details the devastating impact of the Vietnam war on the region's civilian healthcare system, highlighting critical doctor shortages and reliance on foreign medical teams.vietnam war 1961-1975, south vietnam-medical care, australian civilian surgical teams-vietnam-1964-1973, u.s. army medical establishments vietnam

Letters from Dr.W.N.Abbott Auckland NZ dated 8/12/57 to British Medical Journal and Frank ? regarding Periodic Disease.Dr.W.N.Abbottcommunication, postal, letters

This paper was read on 14 June 1965 by Dr Frank Forster at a meeting of the section of Medical History, Victorian branch, Australian Medical Association, according to Ann Tovell, who worked at the AMA and in association with Frank. It was likely that Frank Forster acquired the midwifery box belonging to Mrs Mary Howlett at the former Eastern market that was located on the corner of Bourke and Russell Streets up to the early 1960s.Mary Howlett (1840-1922) began practising as a country midwife in 1866 in the western district of Victoria. She qualified as a 'ladies monthly nurse' in 1887 and continued to practise as a nurse and midwife until 1920.She began her six months training at the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital. She was known by many as 'Auntie', and her career spanned more than 50 years. Mrs Howlett's midwifery box and contents were given to Dr Frank Forster, and he donated them to the museum collection in 1993.A5 size paper transcript of lecture. Reprinted from The Medical Journal of Australia, 1965, 2. Pages are numbered 3 to 21.midwifery

9 copies of a medical research paper The Electrical Factor in Metabolism (Section 1) written by W.N. Abbott and E.F .Fowler with reference to Scalebuoys, printed by Commercial Printing Company Boulcott Avenue Wellington, distributed with the compliments of Frank A Stevenson 244 Hargreaves Street Bendigo.medical, new zealand medical journal

10 copies of a Medical Research Paper, The Electrical Factor in Metabolism (Section 2) by W.N. Abbott and E.F. Fowler with references to Scalebuoys, printed by Commercial Printing Company Boulcott Avenue Wellington.medical, new zealand medical journal

Book, The Electrical Factor in Metabolism (Section 5S) Sympathetico-Pituitary Dyscrasia in Relation to Emphysema and Asthma by W.N. Abbott and . Fowler.medical, new zealand medical journal

"The Medical Record" was a semi-monthly journal of medicine and surgery published on the 1st and 15th of each month.Journal without cover and missing several other pages. Paper has discoloured and some staining. medical journal, semi-monthly

42 copies of a small 8 page booklet titled, The Electrical Factor in the Sedimentation Rate of Blood reprinted from the New Zealand Medical Journal April 1941.W N Abbott & E F Fowlersciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy

123 copies of a small 8 page booklet titled, The Electrical Factor in Renal Metabolism (Section 4) reprinted from the New Zealand Medical Journal June 1941.W N Abbott & E F Fowlersciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy

20 leaflets re Scalebuoys, Extrinsic Renal Factor (Reprint from the British Medical Journal dated 11th March 1944 Letters to the Editor, page 373) by W.N.Abbott. Printed by Cambridge Press Bendigo with compliments of Bendigo Electronic Coy, F.A.Stevenson sole Australian Distributors Bendigo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy

Dr Lionel Pelham Sapsford was a RCOG and RANZCOG Member whose wife donated these. The item is in a cardboard rectangle box with some writing on the front of the box. Inside of the box are seven wooden peg like items which are all connected by a string. The seven wooden pegs are hollow, and the top of the pegs have two holes in them which the string is threaded through. On the front of the cardboard box it says that the Sea Tangle Tents are "for dilating the OS and CERVIX UTERI" and in smaller writing underneath says "introduced by SIR JAMES SIMPSON, M.D". The box lists four of the "SPECIAL ADVANTAGES", for example "Firstly - They are always cheaper in price than Sponge Tents". Underneath this writing highlights a lecture by Professor Simpson about the item "at the Obstetrical Society of Edinburgh - See Edinburgh Medical Journal for July 1864". Below this has a sticker which says "HOLLOW".

Personal diary of Dr F.J Browne used in England, 1951. Some loose papers associated with this diary were returned to the RANZCOG Archives in March 1998.Small 'Datada' diary for the year 1951. The diary has a dark brown leather cover, and the word "diary" is printed in gold lettering on cover. Associated personal notes, medical notes, journal references, and patient notes for this item are held in the RANZCOG Archives.browne fj

Elastoplast was the first plaster to incorporate a gauze pad, which made it suitable for dressing wounds. Elastoplast dressings were devised in 1928 by employees at T. J. Smith & Nephew, a firm which was originally founded in 1856 as a small dispensing chemist’s in Hull. The original Elastoplast was an adhesive material, Smith & Nephew alerted doctors to their invention in the British Medical Journal in 1929, and Elastoplast was on display at the 1931 London Medical Exhibition.A small rectangular tin with removable lid. The exterior is red with white and black text: "Elastoplast, FIRST AID DRESSINGS. Gauze pad medicated with Domiphen Bromide BPC (for sterilising) 0.1% The logo S & N in white print is inside a white dotted circle towards the bottom of the lid.tin elastoplast medical first-aid

Newspaper clippings from a variety of Australian and New Zealand newspapers regarding blindness, the work of Auxiliaries, RVIB, handbills, concert programs, blind entertainers, blinded soldiers, a Braille globe of the world large enough for a child to enter it, various concert programs, and the activities, accidents and experiences of blind people in the community. A page from the Victorian Parliamentary Debates (p89), an election pamphlet by Prahran Election nominee H.F. Smith and the British Medical Journal (Nov 3, 1917, p585, Welfare of the Blind) are also included. 1 book of newspaper cuttingsassociation for the advancement of the blind, sydney industrial blind institution, fundraising, blind soldiers, royal victorian institute for the blind, employment, braille and talking book library, recreation, education, charles goode, queensland musical literary and self aid society for the blind, south australian institution for the blind deaf and dumb, queensland blind, deaf and dumb institution, blind advance association, victoria institute and industrial school, alfred felton, edward wilson, n.s.w. institution for deaf dumb and blind, st dunstan's, helen keller, tasmanian society for blind deaf and dumb, auckland jubilee institute for the blind

Persian physicians Rhazes (860–932CE) and Avicenna (980–1037CE) mentioned coffee in specialised writings, describing its medicinal properties. Although caffeine took centuries to find its way to Europe, it was quickly found to have medicinal value. Coffee has been mentioned in medical journals since the beginning of the eighteenth century, emphasising its capacity for nervous and vasomotor stimulation. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant of the methylxanthine class of psychoactive drugs. It is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug. Pfizer acquired David G Bull in 1984.Small clear glass ampoule with black printed text on surface containing the amber coloured liquid of 2 grains in 1 cc Hermette Caffeine.caffeine, medical history, medicine, stimulants, stimulant, stimulant drugs

The Long Gully History Group - Alois Alzheimer: Gone but not Forgotten, Associate Professor Tony Snell, Bendigo Health Care Group, La Trobe University Bendigo, Ronald Reagan, Australian Alzheimer's Association, Alois Alzheimer, Colin Masters, Henry Brobaty, Centre for Rural Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Alzheimer's Association, The Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine, The Loddon Mallee Dementia Management Strategy, Gavin Jennings, Medical Journal of Australia, Peter Panegyres, Monash University, Sir John Quick, Bendigo ANA, Michele Matthews, The Hon Justice Michael Kirby, Mr Don Blackmore, Dr Janet McCalman, Dr John White, Dr Al Luloff, Mrs Delys Sargeant, The Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen, Mr Peter McCarthy, Professor Jeff Brownriggbendigo, history, long gully history group

Sir William Gilliatt was born in 1884 in Lincolnshire. He was educated at Boston Grammar School and Wellingborough College, and began his medical career at the Middlesex Hospital in 1925. He became obstetric and gynaecological surgeon at King's College Hospital, a position he held until his retirement in 1946. Gilliatt was a foundation fellow of RCOG, U.K. and served on the Council from 1932 until his death in 1956. He was also the President of the RCOG from 1946 until 1949. Gilliatt was known to be an excellent clinical teacher and was gynaecologist to the Royal family for two decades. He wrote very little for the medical journals, but his influence on obstetric and gynaecological practice was considerable and his attention to detail was painstaking. He was killed in a motor accident on 27 November 1956.Framed black and white photograph. Photograph is a side-on portrait image of Sir WIlliam Gilliat, who is turning his head to face the camera slightly and is smiling. Photograph is signed 'William Gilliat/April 1951'. An inscription, likely to be the name of the photographer, appears in the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph. The frame is a simple gold coloured metal frame, with a rose decoration in each corner.William Gilliat/April 1951rcog

In 1932, Edward Thomas Both invented the first portable direct reading electro cardiograph. This item is a three lead electrocardiograph tracing conducted on one of Dr Angus' patients in 1939. Dr William Roy Angus (1901-1970) came to Warrnambool in 1939, purchasing the general practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson. He was the last serving Warrnambool Port Medical Officer. A health problem after the war prompted a change from general practice to ophthalmology. Dr. Angus became an important ophthalmologist , pioneering the use of the intrascleral cartilage implant which resulted in cosmetically better artificial eyes. He was an Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist at Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He was Secretary of the Victorian South West sub-division of the Australian Medical Association from 1949 to 1956 and Chairman from 1956 to 1958. His obituary in the Medical Journal of Australia (July 1970) stated he was "dedicated and devoted to both his profession and his patients" .This item provides a link to an Australian invention of medical equipment which improved diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions in the 1930's. It is an example of diagnostic recordings used by a Warrnambool doctor in 1939.This is a card record of a three lead "Both" Electrogram. The upper one third has places for the date patient details and diagnosis. There are three electrocardiogram tracings over graph paper in the bottom two thirds of the item. The reverse side has a handwritten in ink interpretation of the tracings.Front: BOTH ELECTRO-CARDIOGRAM No. Date July 4th 1939 Rate 130 Name Age Diagnosis The patient name has been blacked out. Dr. Angus is printed in the top right hand corner. Rear: The P wave in lead 1 is broadened and notched, and has a suggestive "plateau" top. This may indicate a mitral stenosis, auricular hypertrophy. E Bannondr william roy angus, both electro-cardiogram, dr angus collection

Paul Howard McGillivray (1834 - 1895) : In 1862, Paul Howard MacGillivray was appointed resident surgeon at Bendigo Hospital, succeeding Dr. Atkinson, a position he held until 1873.[ During this tenure, he managed patient care amid the rapid population growth and health challenges of the Victorian goldfields, where mining accidents, infectious diseases, and injuries were prevalent. His role involved overseeing surgical operations and general medical services for a burgeoning community, contributing to the hospital's development as a key institution in regional healthcare. MacGillivray's surgical expertise was particularly evident in his focus on hydatid cysts, a common affliction in colonial Australia due to environmental factors. He authored three papers on the subject between 1865 and 1872, published in medical journals, which detailed innovative management techniques including excision methods and post-operative outcomes. These works emphasized conservative approaches alongside surgical intervention, drawing from cases encountered at Bendigo Hospital, and helped advance local understanding of the disease's treatment. In 1873, following the end of his hospital appointment, MacGillivray transitioned to independent private practice in Bendigo, establishing a solo operation that catered to the mining community's medical needs. This shift allowed him greater flexibility in serving patients affected by occupational hazards and chronic conditions, building on his foundational experience in Williamstown. His practice quickly gained prominence for reliable surgical care in the region. Paul Howard McGillivray died in Bendigo on 9th. July, 1895, at his residence on the corner of Forest and Rowan Streets. https://grokipedia.com/page/paul_macgillivrayHand written certificate of appreciation presented to P. H. MacGillivray, Resident Surgeon, Bendigo Gold District General Hospital from the patients upon his resignation. On stiff paper with a hand painted border of leaves, flowers and patterns in blue, green, yellow and pink. Markings - Sandhurst October 1873.paul howard macgillivray, sandhurst, bendigo hospital, mcgillivray museum, bendigo school of mines

Thomas James Smith opened a small pharmacy in Hull, England in 1856. On his death in 1896, his nephew Horatio Nelson Smith took over the management of the business. Smith & Nephew plc is a British-based multinational medical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of arthroscopy products, second-largest producer of advanced wound management products, third-largest producer of trauma and clinical therapy products and fourth-largest producer of orthopaedic reconstruction products. Its products are sold in over 90 countries with 11,000 employees. In 1928 the company developed the wound management product Elastoplast, recorded in Medical Journals worldwide. Since 1998 Smith & Nephew operates in three market segments through separate "global business units" under the Smith & Nephew brand name: Advanced wound management: advanced treatments for difficult wounds. Endoscopy: products for minimally invasive surgery, based in Andover, Massachusetts. Orthopaedics: hip and knee implants and trauma products, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Smith & Nephew was incorporated and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1937 and in 1999 the Group was also listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2001, Smith & Nephew became a constituent member of the FTSE-100 index in the UK. This means that Smith & Nephew is included in the top 100 companies traded on the London Stock Exchange measured in terms of market capitalisation. .Today, Smith & Nephew is a public limited company incorporated and headquartered in the UK and doing business in 90 countries around the world. A tin cylinder with a lift off lid for ‘Cellona’ Plaster of Paris bandage, 3 inches wide x 4 yards long, made by Smith & Nephew Ltd, Hull, England mid 20thCLid - CELLONA / BPC Front - CELLONA / TRADE MARK / U.K. PATENT 385,658 / THE NEW AND IMPROVED / PLASTER of PARIS / BANDAGE / READY FOR USE / 3INS. 4 YDS. Back - ADVANTAGES …….. / DIRECTIONS………/ Made in England by T.J.SMITH & NEPHEW LTD. / LONDON, HULL, MANCHESTER, GLASGOW/ MAKERS OF ELASTOPLAST.* pharmacy, medicines, smith & nephew pty ltd, hull england, london england, plaster of paris, elastoplast, hospitals, nursing, wound dressings, orthopaedics, glassware, bottles, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham

Article published in the Journal of Medical Biography in 2014 about the life of Emma Maud McCarthy, "one of the most decorated nurses of the First World War". She had a profound influence on nursing, serving overseas throughout WWI and then later becoming "one of the first senior nurses to recognise the impact of war on minds, she set up separate units for men who had self-harmed and she pioneered nurse anaesthetists in the British Armed Forces" (from abstract).Black and white photocopy of an eight page, double-sided, journal article with text divided into two columns down each page. The article contains two photographic images of Maud McCarthy, one dressed as a Matron and the other as Dame on the occasion of the King's coronation. 'February 19, 2015' [Highlighted in yellow highlight marker at the top of the first page]nursing history, world war 1, world war 1914-1918, first world war, wwi, australian medical history, british medical history, nurses, emma maud mccarthy, maud mccarthy

Article published in the Journal of Medical Biography in 2014 about the life of Emma Maud McCarthy, "one of the most decorated nurses of the First World War". She had a profound influence on nursing, serving overseas throughout WWI and then later becoming "one of the first senior nurses to recognise the impact of war on minds, she set up separate units for men who had self-harmed and she pioneered nurse anaesthetists in the British Armed Forces" (from abstract). Collection of four typed letters. Two are on A4 paper and two on A5. Each one has the 'Returned Sailors, Soldiers & Airmen's Imperial League of Australia' title across the top, followed by the Victorian Branch emblem.'22.3.45 / papers are with books ?' [Handwritten in the top left corner of the second memorandum letter] '1.2.45. / Mrs Holland seen by ? + ? / + ? of honorary League Membership received but / no badges will be issued / unless the sister becomes a / ? League Member / ? suggest membership / of Womens League' [Handwritten in brown and red ink the bottom left corner of the final letter]nursing history, world war 1, world war 1914-1918, first world war, wwi, australian medical history, british medical history, nurses, emma maud mccarthy, maud mccarthy

Reginald George Worcester (1903-1972) was a highly regarded obstetrics and gynaecology specialist. Between 1930 and 1933, Worcester was the Medical Superintendent at the Royal Women's Hospital. He obtained his MRCOG in England in 1935, and on his return to Australia was appointed as a university tutor in obstetrics and gynaecology. In 1939, he was appointed as the honorary gynaecologist to outpatients at the Royal Women's Hospital. Worcester served with the AIF during World War II as C.O. of the 17th Field Ambulance in Darwin and as A.D.M.S., Northern Territory Force, and the 2nd/9th Australian Army Corps from 1942 to 1943. His major war service, however, was undertaken in Borneo and Moratai, commanding the 2nd/1st Australian C.C.S. and the 2nd/9th Australian General Hospital. Worcester acquitted himself admirably during the war, with company commander Hubert Smith praising his contribution in no uncertain terms: " His [Worcester's] success as C.O. of a Field Ambulance resulted from a complete understanding of what the unit should be able to do in the transportation of casualties in the field, as well as of the usual medial functions. He organized both with efficiency and at all times difficult decisions were made with humility and good humour. The personal qualities which made him such a calm and considerate consultant never left him, even in the most dangerous and trying circumstances of war." Worcester's time in the army greatly affected his health, but despite this he was able to build a strong and reputable practice upon his return to Australia. As outlined by Arthur Hill, Worcester " was appointed in turn to the following important posts: Honorary Outpatient Obstetrician and Inpatient Gynaecologist to the Women’s Hospital (1946-1948); Honorary Gynaecologist to Prince Henry’s Hospital (1946-1963); Guest Examiner in London for the R.C.O.G. (1953); Examiner in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (1957-1964); Visiting Gynaecologist to the Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg 1963- 1967); and first Victorian Members’ representative (1947-1950) and later Fellows’ Representative (1953-1960) on the Australian (Regional) Council of the R.C.O.G. To these posts he brought the benefits of clear thinking and critical awareness. In 1949 he was elected F.R.C.O.G." In early 1967, Worcester suffered a hemiplegia which left him with an impaired gait and paralysed his right hand. Although unable to do major surgery, he returned to part-time practice by September 1967. His ill-health persisted though, and he was retired from practice in 1970. (Source: (1973), REGINALD GEORGE WORCESTER. Medical Journal of Australia, 1: 770-771.)Brown leather medical case. The case has a solid frame and is rectangular, with a leather handle at top. There are two locks on the top of the case, and a metal clasp on either side to fasten the bag closed. The case is embossed with the text 'R.G. WORCESTER' on top, in a position between the two locks and below the handle at bottom centre. The inside of the case is lined with a canvas bag that is buttoned to the case with press studs. The inside of the case also contains a loose canvas bag on which is handwritten 'BAG No/THREE/ R.G. WORCESTER'. The loose canvas bag has a metal zipper at opening.'R.G.WORCESTER'obstetrics, surgery