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Birrell, John Henry Winter (1924 - 2003)

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Physician

Born: 29 December 1924 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Died: 25 March 2003.

John Henry W. Birrell was police surgeon 1957-1977. He campaigned for road safety and was involved in the introduction of seatbelt laws and the blood alcohol limit of 0.05 per cent in Victoria.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1942 - 1943 Served in the Australian Imperial Force
1952 - 1956 Senior Lecturer at Monash University, Victoria
1952 - 1956 Lecturer in Pathology at the University of Melbourne
1956 - 1957 Assistant Coroner's Pathologist
1957 - 1977 Police Surgeon in Victoria
1967 - 1977 Member of the International Committee for Alcohol and Traffic Safety
1977 Chairman of the 7^th Conference on Alcohol and traffic Safety in Melbourne
1978 Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)
1997 Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) received

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Prepared by: Ailie Smith
Created: 28 November 2003
Modified: 6 December 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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