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Record series

Speeches and Presentations

VPRS 19253
1920 - 2002
Open
North Melbourne
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Agencies

This record series was created by:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Hospital 1841 - 1935; The Amalgamated Melbourne and Essendon Hospitals 1986 - 1989) ( VA1048 ): 1920 - 2002
Agencies responsible for this record series:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Hospital 1841 - 1935; The Amalgamated Melbourne and Essendon Hospitals 1986 - 1989) ( VA 1048 ): 1920 - present

Date Range

Series date range: 1920 - 2002
Series in custody: 1920 - 2002
Contents in custody: 1920 - 2002

Function / Content

This series comprises files of speeches given by various medical staff of The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) (VA 1048).

Topics covered in the speeches included medical education and teaching, medical research, clinical departments in select universities, medicolegal issues, RMH management structure, RMH administration, leadership, RMH history, the use of Boards, quality control in hospitals, challenges in nursing, the system of medical staff appointments and elections, and plastic surgery. Also included is some biographical information on RMH doctors and administrators Julian Augustus Smith, Frank MacFarlane Burnet, James Beaney, Thomas Dunhill, George Adlington Syme, Albert Coates, Alan Newton and Len Swinden.

Prior to transfer to Public Record Office Victoria, the records in this series were maintained as part of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives.

How to use the records

Consult the list/s of records in the series.

Recordkeeping system

The records are arranged in chronological order.