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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia, Memorabilia of John Victor Ricardo
... Vietnam War - Red Cross...Contains an Australian Red Cross telegram to John from his...Australian Red Cross... Cross Contains an Australian Red Cross telegram to John from his ...Contains an Australian Red Cross telegram to John from his wife and parents. The Red Cross had notified them of his medical condition after he had been hurt.royal australian engineers, vietnam war - red cross -
Federation University Historical Collection
Correspondence, Letter on Australian Red Cross Society Letterhead, 1937, 04/06/1937
... Letter on Australian Red Cross Society Letterhead, 1937...red cross...Typed letter on Australian Red Cross Society Letterhead... Correspondence Letter on Australian Red Cross Society Letterhead, 1937 ...Typed letter on Australian Red Cross Society Letterhead relating to the Ballarat SChool of Mines becoming a member of the Junior Red Cross Circle. red cross, australian red cross society, junior red cross, ballarat school of mines, world war 2 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Receipt Books, Membership receipt books for the Australian Red Cross Society - Victorian Division - 1962-1975, 1962 - 1975
... Membership receipt books for the Australian Red Cross... of the Australian Red Cross. Two receipt books are marked 'Branch Company... books for the Australian Red Cross Society. All used...Australian Red Cross Society (Victorian Division... books for the Australian Red Cross Society - Victorian Division ...Used as receipt books for the Ringwood branch of the Australian Red Cross. Two receipt books are marked 'Branch Company, Youth Group'. Ringwood residents.Receipt books, 10 burnt orange covered membership receipt books for the Australian Red Cross Society. All used - but not totally.Australian Red Cross Society (Victorian Division) membership receipt books. Membership fee 2/- -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Red Cross Appeal 1918, WWI, 1918
... Red Cross Appeal 1918, WWI...red cross...Round WWI Red Cross Appeal 1918 badge. Featuring Red Cross... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Red Cross Appeal 1918, WWI Badge ...Round WWI Red Cross Appeal 1918 badge. Featuring Red Cross Flagwar - world war i, charities and appeals, red cross -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Red Cross, WWI, 1917
... Red Cross, WWI...red cross...Round WWI Red Cross badge featuring the flags of the Allies... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Red Cross, WWI Badge Round WWI ...Round WWI Red Cross badge featuring the flags of the Allies and the Red Cross logo from September 1917war - world war i, charities and appeals, flags, red cross -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Uniform - Red Cross part of uniform, Arm brassard
... Red Cross part of uniform...White background, red cross, with button holes to attach....Red cross on fabric...Red cross on fabric White background, red cross ...White background, red cross, with button holes to attach.Red cross on fabric -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia - Framed print and badges, Northfield, Red Cross Poster and badges
... Red Cross Poster and badges...Poster reads "help Red Cross to continue it's work of Mercy..."The Australian Red Cross Society"... Memorabilia Red Cross Poster and badges Poster reads "help Red Cross ...Poster reads "help Red Cross to continue it's work of Mercy" - 34 various Red Cross Badges, 2 ribbons (1 has a Red Cross and Union Jack and the other reads "Help our Boys Assist the Empire" with Red Cross and crossed Australian and UK flags -Red Cross day Friday April 26 1918). Typed description of Red Cross aims and history."The Australian Red Cross Society" -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph, Red Cross Fete during World War 1, Greensborough, 03/11/1917
... Red Cross Fete during World War 1, Greensborough....red cross... of the Red Cross during World War 1. Taken outside the Rechabite Hall... Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Photograph Photograph Red Cross ...This photograph shows the Greensborough Ladies Auxiliary of the Red Cross during World War 1. Taken outside the Rechabite Hall during the Red Cross Fete. See caption file for names. (Newspaper Article dated 3/11/1917 about a Red Cross Bazaar [1914-1918])Shows many of the early residents of Greensborough. An example of the social work being undertaken in the area in the early 20th century.2 x A4 pages, photocopied. One of photograph and second of caption for photographgreensborough, red cross, red cross ladies auxiliary -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Red Cross Girls 1
... Red Cross Girls 1...Red Cross... these attractive Red Cross workers do their hospital rounds.... Red Cross Janice Webb (Red Cross) Jean Debelle (Red Cross ...A coloured photograph of 8 Field Ambulance Hospital, Red Cross girls, Janice Webb and Jean Debelle break the monotony of hospital life for the wounded and sick Diggers when these attractive Red Cross workers do their hospital rounds.photograph, 8 field ambulance hospital, hospital, red cross, janice webb (red cross), jean debelle (red cross), digger, gibbons collection catalogue -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Award - Hamilton-Smith Red Cross Long Service Medal Instructions
... Hamilton-Smith Red Cross Long Service Medal Instructions ...australian red cross society... wear of Australian Red Cross Long Service medals. ...-Smith Red Cross Long Service Medal Instructions Award A block ...The Hamilton-Smith collection was donated by the children of Grace Mary Hamilton-Smith nee Ellwood (1911-2004) and John Hamilton-Smith (1909-1984) who settled in Wodonga in the 1940s. The Ellwood family had lived in north-east Victoria since the late 1800s. Grace’s mother, Rosina Ellwood nee Smale, was the first teacher at Baranduda in 1888, and a foundation member of the C.W.A. Rosina and her husband Mark retired to Wodonga in 1934. Grace and John married at St. David’s Church, Albury in 1941. John was a grazier, and actively involved in Agricultural Societies. The collection contains significant items which reflect the local history of Wodonga, including handmade needlework, books, photographs, a wedding dress, maps, and material relating to the world wars. This item has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of social and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history. A block of black text on white paper describing the correct wear of Australian Red Cross Long Service medals. hamilton-smith collection, hamilton-smith, ellwood, wodonga, australian red cross society, red cross, charity, community -
South West Healthcare
Australian Red Cross Society Badge, Nurse Badges, 20th Century
... Australian Red Cross Society Badge...Australian Red Cross Society...Face:"AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY" Reverse:"K.G.LUKE...-road Australian Red Cross Society Badge Nurse Badges Metal ...Metal and enamel brooch with pin fastener.Face:"AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY" Reverse:"K.G.LUKE / MELB."nurse badges, australian red cross society -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Medal - Hamilton-Smith Collection Red Cross Medal c. early - mid 1900s
... Hamilton-Smith Collection Red Cross Medal c. early - mid...red cross...On face of badge: "AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY/LONG...-Smith Collection Red Cross Medal c. early - mid 1900s Medal ...The Hamilton-Smith collection was donated by the children of Grace Mary Hamilton-Smith nee Ellwood (1911-2004) and John Hamilton-Smith (1909-1984) who settled in Wodonga in the 1940s. The Ellwood family had lived in north-east Victoria since the late 1800s. Grace’s mother, Rosina Ellwood nee Smale, was the first teacher at Baranduda in 1888, and a foundation member of the C.W.A. Rosina and her husband Mark retired to Wodonga in 1934. Grace and John married at St. David’s Church, Albury in 1941. John was a grazier, and actively involved in Agricultural Societies. The collection contains significant items which reflect the local history of Wodonga, including handmade needlework, books, photographs, a wedding dress, maps, and material relating to the world wars. This item has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of social and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history. A gold toned metal lapel badge on a red ribbonOn face of badge: "AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY/LONG SERVICE".hamilton-smith collection, ellwood, hamilton-smith, red cross, medal, award, charity, community -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGE RED CROSS, Amor Sydney, 1914-1950
... BADGE RED CROSS...essential services-red cross...Enamelled metal badge showing a red cross with white... goldfields BADGE RED CROSS Badge Enamelled metal badge showing a red ...Item was in the collection relating to Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1760.4.Enamelled metal badge showing a red cross with white background inside a blue circle, wreathed in oak leaves. Circle has text "Australian Junior Red Cross."On rear "Amor Sydney"numismatics-badges, essential services-red cross, metalcraft-enamelware -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Kew Red Cross, 1969
... Kew Red Cross, 1969...kew red cross...Group photograph, taken in 1969, of members of the Kew Red... Red Cross, 1969 Photograph Group photograph, taken in 1969 ...Group photograph, taken in 1969, of members of the Kew Red Cross.At ceremony at Government House Oct 6 1969 "Bar to long service medal" 30 years service / L-R Mrs Davidson, Mrs Martin, Mrs Knight, Miss Ewington, Mrs Smith, Mrs Sims / To Yvonne a happy Christmas from Dorothy Smithkew red cross -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Award - Hamilton-Smith Collection Red Cross Long Service Medal Award
... Hamilton-Smith Collection Red Cross Long Service Medal...red cross... on correct wear of Australian Red Cross Society Long Service Award...-Smith Collection Red Cross Long Service Medal Award Award ...The Hamilton-Smith collection was donated by the children of Grace Mary Hamilton-Smith nee Ellwood (1911-2004) and John Hamilton-Smith (1909-1984) who settled in Wodonga in the 1940s. The Ellwood family had lived in north-east Victoria since the late 1800s. Grace’s mother, Rosina Ellwood nee Smale, was the first teacher at Baranduda in 1888, and a foundation member of the C.W.A. Rosina and her husband Mark retired to Wodonga in 1934. Grace and John married at St. David’s Church, Albury in 1941. John was a grazier, and actively involved in Agricultural Societies. The collection contains significant items which reflect the local history of Wodonga, including handmade needlework, books, photographs, a wedding dress, maps, and material relating to the world wars. This item has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of social and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history. A block of black text printed on white paper instructing on correct wear of Australian Red Cross Society Long Service Award medal.hamilton-smith collection, hamilton-smith, ellwood, wodonga, red cross, australian red cross society, community, charity -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CARD, ACKNOWLEGMENT, Red Cross Melbourne, 1943
... Red Cross... and (illegible signature) Hon Organiser of Lord Mayors Red Cross "Junior...Red Cross Melbourne... and (illegible signature) Hon Organiser of Lord Mayors Red Cross "Junior ...See Cat 7028 and 7029.This is a stout cardboard card. White card printed with red ink. The rear side is blank. The heading is = "An Acknowledgement" under that is a dotted line.Signatures at bottom are = Rita M Chilton, Hon Sec AAMWS and (illegible signature) Hon Organiser of Lord Mayors Red Cross "Junior" 1943.red cross, fundraising, ww2, pow's -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - CAULFIELD RED CROSS UNIT
... CAULFIELD RED CROSS UNIT... Caulfield ‘F’ Red Cross unit... Report of the Caulfield ‘F’ Red Cross Unit from 01/07/1986 to 30... VIC 3162 melbourne CAULFIELD RED CROSS UNIT Document This file ...This file contains one item about this organisation: 1/Original copy of typewritten document titled ‘Forty Eighth Annual Report of the Caulfield ‘F’ Red Cross Unit from 01/07/1986 to 30/06/1987.’ This document includes details of members’ activities during the aforesaid year such as first aid training, fundraising, voluntary aid emergencies.caulfield, caulfield ‘f’ red cross unit, caulfield citizens’ advice bureau, caulfield welfare department, caulfield royal district nursing service, chisholm institute of technology, red cross, salvation army, caulfield council, caulfield hospital, caulfield racecourse, caulfield citizens’ red cross appeal committee, district citizens’ appeal committee of red cross, southern memorial hospital, elsternwick, mayor, mayoress, campbell jack cr. (mayor), campbell aj, anzac day, heart foundation, community services, voluntary workers, welfare establishments, accidents and disasters, emergency services, fundraising, charitable organisations, remembrance day, red cross calling, markets, disabled people, local government, blood bank, life line, telecross service, fires, central citizens’ appeal committee -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - ARMBAND, RED CROSS, C. 1939 -45
... ARMBAND, RED CROSS...societies-red cross...Red Cross armband, cloth material, whitish with red cross... goldfields ARMBAND, RED CROSS Uniform Red Cross armband, cloth ...Arnold Oakley JORDAN No TX3528 (Tasmanian) POW. Refer Cat No 176 for his service history.Red Cross armband, cloth material, whitish with red cross in centre, band tapers out from cross to a metal buckle at one end, attach at other end. Faint writing on rear. 'TX3528, A.O.JORDAN 2/4th A.C.C.S, P.O.W. - 5 - - (numbers unclear)uniforms, societies-red cross, medicine-first aid -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
Nurses Red Cross Badges - Appeal following WW11
... Nurses Red Cross Badges - Appeal following WW11...Red Cross...Nurses Red Cross Badges - Appeal following WW11... Street Nth Ballarat goldfields Nurses Red Cross Badges - Appeal ...Nurses Red Cross Badges - Appeal following WW11Small broach with stick pinnurses, red cross, badges, appeal, ww11, ballarat -
South West Healthcare
Australian Red Cross Society Twenty Year's Service Badge, K G Luke, Nurse Badges, 20th Century
... Australian Red Cross Society Twenty Year's Service Badge...Australian Red Cross Society...Face:"AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY / 20 YEARS SERVICE...-road Australian Red Cross Society Twenty Year's Service Badge ...Metal and enamel brooch with pin fastener.Face:"AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY / 20 YEARS SERVICE" Reverse:"3497" "k.G.LUKE"nurse badges, australian red cross society, twenty year's service -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Photograph - Image, 1940-1945
... red cross... on it, the quilts were made by Red Cross members. The Shire Emblem was also...Rutherglen Red Cross... on it, the quilts were made by Red Cross members. The Shire Emblem was also ...These quilts were made from 10 inch squares and sewn together. Each square had the name of the donor embroidered on it, the quilts were made by Red Cross members. The Shire Emblem was also added. One of these quilts was found after the 1939/45 war in Egypt and sent to the Museum in Rutherglen Scotland.Small black and white photograph of a handmade quiltquilts, handcrafts, red cross, world war ii, quilt -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Sign, Australian Red Cross Society Sign
... Australian Red Cross Society Sign...Australian Red Cross... cross in middle. Australian Red Cross round outside. Recreation... Newhaven gippsland Australian Red Cross circular red and white ...circular red and white painted metal sigh with large red cross in middle. Australian Red Cross round outside. Recreation Centre - Reading Room - handcrafts - Libraryaustralian red cross -
Red Cliffs Military Museum
Wallet, (estimated); 1942-1945
... Good Wishes from the Australian Red Cross Society...Australian Red Cross Socirty... pockets Good Wishes from the Australian Red Cross Society ...No information at all with this walletA brown leather wallet/bill fold, with 3 internal pocketsGood Wishes from the Australian Red Cross Societyaustralian, cross, red, wallet, society -
Bendigo Military Museum
Leisure object - DOLL, RED CROSS, Possibly WW2 era
... DOLL, RED CROSS...red cross...Doll with brown hair dressed in light brown Red Cross...DOLL, RED CROSS Leisure object Doll with brown hair dressed ...Doll with brown hair dressed in light brown Red Cross uniform with red cape & nurses veil.In ink under dress: “BUCHAN 90 - 100 years old”leisure object, red cross, doll -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, RED CROSS, Harper Collins Publishers, The Power of Humanity, Post 2014
... BOOK, RED CROSS...essential services - red cross... background on front. Title in white on spine: Red Cross - 100 Years... goldfields BOOK, RED CROSS Book The Power of Humanity Book, hard ...Book, hard cover with dust jacket. Black with title on red background on front. Title in white on spine: Red Cross - 100 Years Helping People 1914-2014 on back cover. 317 cut edge pages, illustrated with black & white & coloured photographs covering The History of The Australian Red Cross from Birth to 2014 including The Great War, Peace & War, Challenges & Crises, One Red Cross 2000-2014.books - medical, books-biography, essential services - red cross, military history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Red Cross Rounds
... Red Cross Rounds...Red Cross... Vietnam, Red Cross Unit discuss the Red Cross rounds in one... Tau Capt Pam West Mary Gaynor Red Cross Gibbons Collection ...A black and white photograph of Captain Pam West and Mary Gaynor, from the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, South Vietnam, Red Cross Unit discuss the Red Cross rounds in one of the wards at the hospital. A very close working relationship existed between the Army and the Red Cross.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, capt pam west, mary gaynor, red cross, gibbons collection catalogue -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - Kangaroo Flat Red Cross Collection: General meeting minute book. April 1973 to August 1987
... Kangaroo Flat Red Cross Collection: General meeting minute...red cross... inside with handwritten notes. Kangaroo Flat Red Cross Minute...Kangaroo Flat red cross Minutes Inside front cover ...Red cover with gold embossed inscription. Lined pages inside with handwritten notes. Kangaroo Flat Red Cross Minute book containing minutes of general meetings held monthly at various halls. Kangaroo Flat Branch of the Australian Red Cross Society Victorian division.Inside front cover and inside back cover each have two small sticky tape marks. 7 blue pen marks on calendar inside back cover. One blue pen mark near spine on inside front cover.kangaroo flat, red cross, minutes -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Button, French Red Cross
... French Red Cross... features the French flag and a red cross over a starburst, against...French Red Cross... Button French Red Cross World War I-era pressed tin fundraising ...The use of these buttons as a means of raising revenue through patriotic sentiment occurred soon after Australia pledged allegiance to Empire. Buttons reflected ‘public sentiment, courage, patriotism, generosity and several [un- named] virtues’ such as the martyred mother of a ‘fallen’ hero. Attention was paid to attractiveness of design, encoded symbolism and high quality of production. Expressing ‘loyalty’, they were tokens to be kept for perpetuity. Female labour was used to operate the die that compressed the tin backing, photographic print and celluloid cover together. The pin was applied by hand. Women, of all ages, entered into the spirit of voluntary sales. Often they were sold at the entry and exit points of major pedestrian thoroughfares. The women of Kew set up a kiosk in front of the Post Office and the Railway Station to solicit their round, oval and square shaped wares. Pride in salesmanship was affected by publishing the name of the woman and her fiscal achievement in the major newspapers of the dayWorld War I-era pressed tin fundraising button. The button features the French flag and a red cross over a starburst, against a gold background. Encircling the image is a white ring with the text ‘French Red Cross’ in blueFrench Red Cross -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Badge - Fundraising Button, French Red Cross, 1916-1919
... French Red Cross... features the French flag and a red cross over a starburst, against..."French Red Cross"... Fundraising Button Badge French Red Cross World War I-era pressed tin ...Frances Rigg was a local business identity in Kew, at one stage managing the local branch of the English, Scottish and Australian (ES&A) Bank at 175 High Street from c. 1920 until the 1940s. After Francis Rigg’s death, the collection of buttons and medallions was inherited by his son, Ken Rigg (1922-2014). The collection was subsequently donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2015 by Francis' grandson, Adrian Rigg, at the time of the Gallipoli & Beyond Commemoration in 2015. The collection covers a period of almost 40 years. The majority of the buttons are patriotic buttons, issued and sold during and immediately after the First World World War (1914-1918) to raise funds for national and overseas causes. The collection also includes a number of locally significant sporting event buttons and sporting club medallions, issued in the 1920s and 1930s.Patriotic and other pressed tin buttons and badges were produced in large numbers in the first decades of the twentieth century. By nature, insubstantial and ephemeral, they have not always survived. The collections of badges, buttons and medallions in the Kew Historical Society collection is homogenous and yet diverse, ranging from buttons sold to raise funds for the war efforts in 1914-18 and 1939-45, to those used at festivals and sporting events. Because of the manufacturing process, many surviving buttons and badges have been affected by inadequate storage, suffering from oxidisation and physical damage. These survivors are now historically and socially significant artefacts, revealing much about the attitudes and values of the period in which they were produced. Their widespread distribution means that they are frequently significant at a local, state, national and international level.World War I-era pressed tin fundraising button. The button features the French flag and a red cross over a starburst, against a gold background. Encircling the image is a white ring with the text ‘French Red Cross’ in blue."French Red Cross"first world war (1914-18) -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Surgical thread, early 20th century
... such as Red Cross, Rostrum, Warrnambool and District Historical... on front of envelope. Red Cross symbol is printed onto top left... BY AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS”. It also has a red...Australian Red Cross Society... Collection. Hand written in blue pen on front of envelope. Red Cross ...This surgical silk is braided for strength and used for purposes such as sewing sutures to close wounds and attaching drainage tubes after surgery. The thread is usually classified by its diameter. The surgical thread 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 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 ) 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 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. Beige envelope containing white braided silk. “Braided silk / No. 16” from the W.R. Angus Collection. Hand written in blue pen on front of envelope. Red Cross symbol is printed onto top left corner of envelope and at bottom of envelope are the words printed in red “ISSUED FREE BY AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS”. Once part of Dr T.F. Ryan's medical practice.Envelope has text “Braided silk / No. 16”, “ISSUED FREE BY AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS”. 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