Newsletter of the Royal Australian Historical Society September 1978. [antikvár]

NEWSLETTEROF THEROYAL AUSTRALIAN H1STORICAL SOCIETY 133 Macquarie Street, Sydney, 2000 (Téléphoné : 27-1160)Registered for posting as a publicationCategory BNo. 176SEPTEMBER, 1978Price 10 centsPAPER TO BE READOn TUESDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER, at 6.15 p.m., in History House, 133 Macquarie Street, SISTER CATHERINE O'CARRIGAN will present a paper entîtled ST. VINCENTS HOSPITAL, COLONIAL PARADOX. Sister O'Carrigan writes:Notions contrary to received opinion may emerge upon investigation oi suppositions on the rőle of St. Vincent's Hospital in the nineteenth Century. Areas needing clarification are its classification by the govern-ment, its standing in the médical world, and its assessinent by colonists of ail religions.At first glance, this hospital may seem to elude government catégorisation, as législation in the year of its founding was concerned only with debts and property. St. Vincent's, although not bound to accountability because no Treasury finance had been received, yet chose to supply ail data required by Royal Commissions into Charities as to health matters and management. The government acknowledged that the hospital was free and public and well-managed, yet classified it as a private hospital. The Admiralty, however, chose it to treat its meit.In the field of health doctors quickly identified themselves with the standards of excellence aimed at by the new hospital. A pioneer in Nursing standards, in its Tuberculosis Hospital, in its Hospice, in its Victorian branch, St. Vincent's maintained the lowest mortality rate of Australian hospitals. It aimed from its beginning in 1857, at becoming a teaching institute for medicine, but was delayed through médical rivalry.The fact that the patients and subscribers of this hospital reflected the whole religious spectrum of the colony was proof to the public of St. Vincent's non-sectarianism. Political timidity issued from the sectarian conflicts of the 'sixties and 'seventies, but generosity and tolerance emerge throughout the half-century as characteristic of the people of New South Wales.WINE AND CHEESE ($1.00) WILL BE SERVED IN THE RECEPTION ROOMS FROM 5.30 p.m.NEW MEMBERSThe following new members were elected at the July, 1978, meeting of the Council: Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Alford, Mosman; Mr. Geoff Ashton, West Strath-field; Miss Stella M. Casey, Potts Point; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Down, Warrimoo; Mr. Gordon Förth, Warrnambool, Vie.; Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Lambert, Newport; Mr. J. E. McRae, Young; Mr. Geoffrey P. Morris, Artarmon; Ms. Carol N. Oliver, Narrabeen; Mrs. Shirley Robertson, Killara; Rev. Dr. G. P. Shaw, St. Lucia, Qld.; Mr. Ray J. Sheridan, Parramatta; Mr. W. W. Smith, Bundeena; Mrs. S. J. Sullivan, Bondi Beach; Dr. S. N. Vanstone, East Lindfield.Affiliated Societics: Blacktown and District Historical Society.DEATHS: We record with regret the death of The Hon. R. J. Hefiron, Mr. G. C. Irving, Major Millynn; Mr. E. F. Mullin.DONATIONS: To General FundProfessor Marjorie Jacobs, $9.00.