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Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Certificate, Fellowship, Anaesthesia, 1954
... royal prince alfred hospital... at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. That year Lidwill became the first... at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. That year Lidwill became the first ...Mark Cowley Lidwill was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in 1954 after his retirement to honour his working life.Mark Cowley Lidwill was born in England in 1878. His family moved to Melbourne in 1894. Lidwill studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, graduating with honours in 1902 and achieving a Doctorate in Medicine (MD) in 1905. Soon after graduation he moved to Sydney and in 1913 was appointed as the first lecturer in anaesthetics at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. That year Lidwill became the first person in the world to catch a black marlin with rod and reel. The event was celebrated in newspapers throughout the country and the marlin skeleton is now on display at the Australia Museum. Lidwill was also the designer of a machine which could deliver anaesthesia mechanically. Compact and portable, the machine delivered precise, although variable, concentrations of ether. Lidwill is also credited with developing the world’s first pacemaker. In a letter he wrote to Harry Daly in 1955, Lidwill was ambivalent about the fate of the machine: “No one would be bothered with it and they thought I was mad”.Printed certificate from the Faculty of Anaesthetists of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) awarded to Mark Cowley Lidwill as an Honorary Fellowship. Printed in black ink at the top of the certificate is the RACS coat of arms. The certificate is dated 26 June 1954 and has been signed by Harold R Dew, President of the College, and other members of the executive.mark cowley lidwill, faculty of anaesthetists, honorary fellowship, royal australasian college of surgeons, cardiology, pacemaker, royal prince alfred hospital, doctorate in medicine -
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Museum and Archives
Functional object - Operating stool, circa 1950s
... returned to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where he spent most... at Cairns’ request. Back in Sydney, he returned to Royal Prince ...A special stool made to enable a disabled surgeon to operate while sitting was donated to the College by Mr John Farlow FRACS in September 2003.The stool was made for Gilbert Phillips FRACS (1904-52), the legendary Sydney neurosurgeon and wine connoisseur. Phillips was a gifted young graduate, a protégé of (Sir) Harold Dew (PRACS 1953-55). He went to England, where he became surgical assistant to (Sir) Hugh Cairns, amongst others. He was a consultant to the RAAF during WWII, and at the end of the War returned to England at Cairns’ request. Back in Sydney, he returned to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where he spent most of his professional career. In 1951, after a long battle with skin cancer, he had his right leg amputated below the knee. Only a few weeks later he was back working at the operating table, and it was at this time the stool was constructed for him. By now however, he was suffering from secondary melanoma, and he died in September 1952.This object is an interesting example of pioneering apparatus from the days before stools became a familiar piece of theatre equipment.The design of the stool is simple and robust. A substantial padded saddle forms the seat, which is adjustable for height. The saddle is upholstered in red leather. The frame is made from tubular steel, painted cream. The whole device runs on three swivelling casters, two at the front and one at the rear, which enable it to be taken in any direction. noneracs, gilbert phillips, harold dew, surgery, 2003 -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind annual report 1956-1957, 1957
Events that occurred during the year : two day 'Olympic Fair' held at Ormond Hall, opening of a Community Mart at 382 Chapel St in conjunction with School for the Deaf, Alfred and Prince Henry hospitals, Penny Serenade program conducted by John Best on 3KZ and Janet Irving a Penny Serenade Ball has increased funds, six concerts held at Melbourne Town Hall, resignation of Country Concert Party director John Broadway and succeeded by Alban Whitehead, two stalls operated at Royal Agricultural Show, Easter Scout Camp at Gilwell Park, visit to Olympic Village, matinee performance by Dame Margot Fonteyn, opening of St Paul's School for Blind has decreased enrolments and two ex-pupils (Joan Ryan and Hugh Jeffrey) are on staff there, Keith Smith, Joan Ryan and Margaret Russell completed their university courses, and plans for Box Hill site have had to be re-drawn given decreased numbers due to opening of St Paul's - resulting in a delay to the start of building.1 volume of text and illustrationsannual reports, royal victorian institute for the blind -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine, Evening Echo Historical Edition 1904, 1904
03 December 1904 was the 100th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade. A special Eureka 100th anniversary magazine supplement to the Evening Echo. The soft cover is predominately red, with many black and white images throughout. Images include Ballarat Benevolent Asylum, Ballarat Hospital and Ballarat Mechanics' Institute, Ballarat Mining Exchange Call Room, Stockbrokers.eureka stockade, eureka, ballarat hospital, aborigines, ames long, eureka iron works, cameron and sutherland, william little, craigs royal hotel, james scobie, peter lalor, ballaarat old cemetery, sturt street, prince alfred, city flour mill, bridge street, bakery hill, orphan, gong gong, victoria streets, pioneer, ballarat school of mines, mining exchange, holst, benevolent asylum, ballarat benevolent asylum, call room, ballarat mining exchange, sturt street without gardens, stock exchange, share trading, stockbrokers, pioneers, craig's hotel, craig's royal hotel, ballarat mining exchange call room, ballaarat mechanics' institute -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Playing Fireman, c1900
This photograph was taken about 1900. Herbert Schlink, on the right of the image was born in was born on 28 March 1883 at Wodonga, Victoria to German migrants Albert Joseph Schlink and Franzsiska Trudewind. He initially enrolled in Faculty of Arts at the University of Sydney, but after one year he transferred to medicine and graduated in 1907. This marked the beginning of a brilliant career. He was appointed as honorary gynaecological surgeon at Royal Prince Alfred, Sydney NSW from 1922. As a director of the hospital board from 1926, Schlink as chairman (1934-62) supervised the opening of Gloucester House, King George V Memorial Hospital for Mothers and Babies, Queen Mary Nurses' Home, the neurosurgical and psychiatric blocks, the (Sir Earle) Page Chest Pavilion and the hospital chapel. As a gynaecologist, Herbert pioneered the use of cobalt ray therapy in treating pelvic cancer and instigated the systematic follow-up of cancer patients. In 1954, Herbert was created Knight Bachelor for his public services and his service to medicine. He had previously received the Silver Jubilee Medal from his Majesty King George V, and the Coronation Medals of 1937 and 1953. Outside of his medical career, Dr Schlink was an enthusiastic skier. In 1926 he made the first winter crossing from Kiandra to Kosciusko. He was a foundation member of the Kosciusko Alpine Club and was directly responsible for the building of the first chalet at Charlotte Pass. Schlink Pass near Guthega in the Snowy Mountains is also named in his honour. Charlie Ryan is the boy on the left. He was to later become the editor of the Wodonga and Towong Sentinel after the death of his father in 1912.This image is of significant as it depicts a group of local boys including a preeminent medical professional who was born in Wodonga and a newspaper editor.A framed photo of a group of boys playing with a fire cart in Wodonga.Below photograph: "PLAYING FIREMEN / Young Charlie Ryan, left, with the boys of the village./ Herbert Schlink, probably the boy on the right, was to/ become Sir Herbert Schlink, on of the nations most/ distinguished men of medicine. Circa 1900. Photograph courtesy: Wodonga Historical Society"wodonga fire fighters, sir herbert schlink, charles henry ryan