TASMANIA
Saturday 7 June 1997
150 years of anaesthesia in Launceston
A number of activities have been arranged for Saturday 7 June
to commemorate Dr William Ross Pugh's first anaesthetic, administered
in June 1847 in Launceston. The Royal Australian College of Anaesthetists
and the Royal Australian College of Surgeons have joined together
to arrange a most interesting day for their Fellows, members of
Launceston Historical Society and interested members of the public.
Their Scientific meeting will follow on Sunday 8 June.
Anaesthesia and surgery, past and future: 150 years of anaesthesia,
sesquicentenary meeting
Enquiries:
Mrs Di Cornish
2 Gore Street
South Hobart TAS 7004
Ph. 03 6223 8848 Fax 03 6223 5019
VICTORIA
Thursday 17 July
Have your records been doctored?
A one-day conference on the preservation of medical records and
archives
University of Melbourne - See details elsewhere in this newsletter
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sunday June 29
Coming to grips with cataloguing
A HMM (NSW) one-day workshop for custodians of health and medicine
collections
Powerhouse Museum Sydney - See details elsewhere in this newsletter
Sunday 3 August
In sickness and health: tour of Rookwood
Rookwood Necropolis,
established in 1867 in the western suburbs of Sydney, is one of
the largest cemeteries in the world. The Friends of Rookwood are
a volunteer group who hold tours regularly. One tour that is of
particular interest to HMM members is In Sickness and Health,
next taking place on 3 August. Focusing on some terrible epidemics
of the last hundred years, tour guides will discuss diseases,
treatments and the patients and practitioners who are buried at
Rookwood.
Cost $8.00 per person
Bookings essential
Enquiries:
Robyn Hawes 02 9499 2415
or Barbara Hawes 02 9876 4188
Saturday 6 December
The life and times of William Redfern
A one-day event in Campbelltown organised by HMM (NSW), the NSW
Society of the History of Medicine, and Campbelltown and Airds
Historical Society. The day will commence with a seminar at the
University of Western Sydney where several speakers will give
presentations on Surgeon William Redfern and his colonial contemporaries.
Lunch at the university will be followed by a bus tour of the
historic Campbelltown district, including visits to sites associated
with Redfern and with the NSW Benevolent Society, founded by Redfern's
contemporary William Bland.
Enquiries to:
The Secretary
NSW Society of the History of Medicine
145 Macquarie Street Sydney 2000
Tel. 02 9256 5444 Fax 02 9252 3310
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Published by the Australian Science Archives Project on ASAPWeb, 8 August 1997