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|name= Dr John Halliday<br>MB ChM (Syd) DPH (Camb)<br>FRCS (Edin) FRACS |
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|birth_date= 1871 |
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|birth_place= [[Bathurst, New South Wales]] |
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|death_date= 1946 |
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|death_place= Sydney |
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|education= [[Newington College]]<br />[[University of Sydney]] |
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|occupation= [[Ophthalmologist]] |
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|spouse= Fannie |
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|parents= Francis and Mary Halliday |
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'''John Charles White Halliday''' (19 June 1871 |
'''John Charles White Halliday''' (19 June 1871 – 23 September 1946) was an Australian [[ophthalmologist]] who popularised [[intracapsular cataract extraction]] in Sydney.<ref>[http://www.gef.org.au/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=45791 History of the Genetic Eye Foundation] Retrieved 12 June 2012</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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John Halliday was the youngest of eight children of Francis and Mary Halliday. His father was a [[Justice of the Peace]] and served as |
John Halliday was the youngest of eight children of Francis and Mary Halliday. His father was a [[Justice of the Peace]] and served as Mayor of [[Bathurst Region|Bathurst]]. He attended [[All Saints' College, Bathurst]], in his early school years. In 1888, he was enrolled as Charles Halliday as a boarder at [[Newington College]].<ref>Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 80</ref> In his first year, he was awarded the Form V Classics Prize, the School Prize, and the Mathematics Prize. Halliday was a member and Secretary of the College Literary and Debating Society, he served in the Cadet Corps and was a Prefect. In 1889 he won the Wigram Allen Scholarship, awarded by Sir [[George Wigram Allen]], for General Proficiency, with [[Edwin Cuthbert Hall]] receiving it in the same year for Mathematics. At the end of the year, Halliday was named Dux of the College and received the Schofield Scholarship.<ref>Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) Part 2 – The Lists</ref> He went up to the [[University of Sydney]], reverting to the name of John Halliday, and in 1896 graduated as a [[Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery|Bachelor of Medicine and Chirurgery]].<ref name=us>{{cite web |
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==Medical career== |
==Medical career== |
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In 1898 and 1899, Halliday studied [[ophthalmology]] in |
In 1898 and 1899, Halliday studied [[ophthalmology]] in England before returning to Sydney and establishing a general practice at [[Rockdale, New South Wales]]. He commenced special practice in [[Macquarie Street, Sydney]] in 1901 and was appointed as Clinical Assistant in Ophthalmology at [[Royal Prince Alfred Hospital]] (RPA). Five years later he was promoted to Assistant Honorary Ophthalmic Surgeon and was appointed as Acting Assistant Ophthalmic Surgeon at [[Sydney Hospital]]. Halliday travelled to [[Amritsar]], India, to study [[intracapsular cataract extraction]] under Lieut. Col. Henry Smith.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15276299 |title=OPHTHALMOLOGY. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=22 September 1911 |accessdate=13 June 2012 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> For eleven years from 1920 Halliday was an Honorary Ophthalmic Surgeon at RPA and then a Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon. He also practiced as Consulting Surgeon to the [[Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children]], [[Prince Henry Hospital]] (the Coast Hospital), the [[Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children]], and the Church of England Homes for Children. He was awarded a [[Diploma of Public Health|DPH]] from the [[University of Cambridge]] and was a [[Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh]] and a [[Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons]]. Halliday was a member of the Ophthalmological Society of New South Wales and was pivotal in the establishment of the Optical Prescription Spectacle Makers in 1932 and the Medical Eye Service Clinic in 1934. |
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==Family life== |
==Family life== |
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In 1903 John Halliday married Fannie Hindmarsh and they had six children. Their youngest son, Francis Bathurst Halliday, studied medicine and became an ophthalmologist. On his death, Halliday was survived by his wife and children. |
In 1903 John Halliday married Fannie Hindmarsh and they had six children. Their youngest son, [[Francis Bathurst Halliday]], studied medicine and became an ophthalmologist. On his death, Halliday was survived by his wife and children. |
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==References== |
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| NAME = Halliday, John |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Opthalmologist |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1871 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Ashfield, New South Wales]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1946 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Sydney, New South Wales]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:42, 13 September 2024
Dr John Halliday MB ChM (Syd) DPH (Camb) FRCS (Edin) FRACS | |
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| Born | 19 June 1871 |
| Died | 23 September 1946 (aged 75) Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Newington College University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Ophthalmologist |
John Charles White Halliday (19 June 1871 – 23 September 1946) was an Australian ophthalmologist who popularised intracapsular cataract extraction in Sydney.[1]
Early life
[edit]John Halliday was the youngest of eight children of Francis and Mary Halliday. His father was a Justice of the Peace and served as Mayor of Bathurst. He attended All Saints' College, Bathurst, in his early school years. In 1888, he was enrolled as Charles Halliday as a boarder at Newington College.[2] In his first year, he was awarded the Form V Classics Prize, the School Prize, and the Mathematics Prize. Halliday was a member and Secretary of the College Literary and Debating Society, he served in the Cadet Corps and was a Prefect. In 1889 he won the Wigram Allen Scholarship, awarded by Sir George Wigram Allen, for General Proficiency, with Edwin Cuthbert Hall receiving it in the same year for Mathematics. At the end of the year, Halliday was named Dux of the College and received the Schofield Scholarship.[3] He went up to the University of Sydney, reverting to the name of John Halliday, and in 1896 graduated as a Bachelor of Medicine and Chirurgery.[4]
Medical career
[edit]In 1898 and 1899, Halliday studied ophthalmology in England before returning to Sydney and establishing a general practice at Rockdale, New South Wales. He commenced special practice in Macquarie Street, Sydney in 1901 and was appointed as Clinical Assistant in Ophthalmology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA). Five years later he was promoted to Assistant Honorary Ophthalmic Surgeon and was appointed as Acting Assistant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Sydney Hospital. Halliday travelled to Amritsar, India, to study intracapsular cataract extraction under Lieut. Col. Henry Smith.[5] For eleven years from 1920 Halliday was an Honorary Ophthalmic Surgeon at RPA and then a Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon. He also practiced as Consulting Surgeon to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Prince Henry Hospital (the Coast Hospital), the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, and the Church of England Homes for Children. He was awarded a DPH from the University of Cambridge and was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Halliday was a member of the Ophthalmological Society of New South Wales and was pivotal in the establishment of the Optical Prescription Spectacle Makers in 1932 and the Medical Eye Service Clinic in 1934.
Family life
[edit]In 1903 John Halliday married Fannie Hindmarsh and they had six children. Their youngest son, Francis Bathurst Halliday, studied medicine and became an ophthalmologist. On his death, Halliday was survived by his wife and children.
References
[edit]- ^ History of the Genetic Eye Foundation Retrieved 12 June 2012
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 80
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) Part 2 – The Lists
- ^ "Alumni Sidneienses". University of Sydney. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "OPHTHALMOLOGY". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 22 September 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 13 June 2012.