Gertrude Halley
Gertrude Halley | |
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| Born | Ida Gertrude Margaret Halley 1 August 1867 |
| Died | 1 October 1939 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne, University of Melbourne |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Medical practitioner |
Ida Gertrude Margaret Halley (1 August 1867 – 1 October 1939), generally known as Gertrude Halley, was an Australian physician and feminist, noted for her work in eye and ear surgery.
Early life and education
Gertrude was a daughter of Margaret Halley (c. 1838 – 24 December 1929) and the
Career
Halley was a founder and the first treasurer of the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne. In 1906 she helped found a medical inspection section for the Education Department in Tasmania, the first in Australia, and a similar organization in New South Wales, then in 1913 established the schools medical service in South Australia, where she started with a staff of two nurses. After twelve years she was appointed Principal Medical Officer with the Education Department with a staff of five medical inspectors, four nurses, three dentists and later, a psychologist.[1]
Halley was a prominent member of the
Death and legacy
She died at her residence "Greenhey" or "Greenhays", 24 Wellington-road, Maylands, South Australia.[3] She had two sisters: Enid Una Halley, who married George Coghill on 25 November 1896, and Ethel Halley, a longtime missionary in China.
Halley Street, in the Canberra suburb of Chisholm, is named in her honour.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Schools Medical Officer Dies". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 2 October 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 23 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Halley, Ida Gertrude Margaret (1867–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 2 October 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 23 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Periodic (National : 1977 - 2011) - 15 May 1987 - p3". Trove. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
