William Refshauge
Major General Sir William Refshauge Department of Health | |
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In office 1960–1973 | |
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Born | Mentioned in Despatches (4) | 3 April 1913
Early years and education
William Dudley Duncan Refshauge was born in
Refshauge attended Scotch College, Melbourne and was selected in the First Eight for the Melbourne Head of the River while still aged only 15, and rowed in three subsequent years. He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, was awarded a University Blue for Rowing, and graduated in 1938. He became resident medical officer at The Alfred Hospital the following year.
Military career
Second World War
In 1939, when the
Post-war
After the war, Refshauge decided to specialise in obstetrics and gynaecology and became a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He was appointed the first permanent medical superintendent of the Women's Hospital (now Royal Women's Hospital), Melbourne, in 1948.[5]
In 1951, during the
Affiliations
From 1955 to 1964, Refshauge was Honorary Physician to
In the international field, Refshauge attended many meetings of the World Health Organization as chief Australian delegate. He was chairman of the two main committees of the World Health Assembly, chairman of the executive board of WHO, and president of the 24th World Health Assembly in 1971.[8]
In 1973, Refshauge became secretary-general of the World Medical Association, near Geneva, a post he held until 1976. He instigated the move of the secretariat from New York City to Geneva to work more closely with the office of the WHO. He rewrote the Helsinki Declaration of Ethics for the WHO but eventually resigned because of a lack support from his board.[citation needed]
Refshauge was a national trustee of the Returned and Services League (RSL) 1962–1973 and again from 1977.[9][failed verification] He led the RSL Tour of the Battlefields of Europe to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Remembrance Day on 11 November 1978.
Refshauge was a member of the national committee of the
In 1983, Refshauge was chairman of the interim board to develop and establish the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Northern Territory, and became chairman of the board of governors 1985–87.[12] In 1987 he was appointed chairman of a planning committee to develop a Menzies Centre for Population Health Research within the University of Tasmania. From 1986 to 1988 he was chairman of the Research Into Drug Abuse Advisory Committee for the Commonwealth Government's Drug Offensive.
Awards
In 1959, Refshauge was appointed a
Family
In 1942, Refshauge married Helen Elizabeth Allwright, a senior nursing sister at the Alfred Hospital, and they had four sons and a daughter. Two of their sons are Andrew Refshauge, a former Deputy Premier of New South Wales, and Richard Refshauge, a former judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.[19] Their daughter Kathryn Refshauge is Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney.
Sir William Refshauge died on 27 May 2009, aged 96.[20]
Legacy
In 1999 the annual Sir William Refshauge Lecture was inaugurated.
Refshauge Crescent in MacGregor, Australian Capital Territory is named after Refshauge.[25] A playground, name Refshauge Playground is also on the street.[26]
References
- ISBN 9780521523202. Preview.
- ISBN 9780521807890. Preview.
- ^ a b c Chapter 23: DGMS/DGAHS Portraits (PDF), Department of Defence, archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2007
- ^ "Search Australian Honours: REFSHAUGE, William Dudley: The Order of the British Empire – Officer (Military)] (OBE), 27 April 1944", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 3 November 2018
Citation: ARMY – 2 I/c Field Ambulance-defence of Wau - ^ Timeline 1900 to 1950, Melbourne: The Royal Women's Hospital, Victoria, Australia, archived from the original on 13 September 2013
- ^ "History of the Department", www.health.gov.au, Department of Health, archived from the original on 13 February 2014
- ^ "1964 National Championships—Lake Burley Griffin ACT", History of Australian Rowing, archived from the original on 20 August 2013
- ^ 1970–1979: Focus on Community (PDF), Department of Health and Aged Care, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2011
- ^ Returned and Services League of Australia
- ^ Handbook for the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (13th ed.), Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, 2009, archived from the original on 24 February 2012
- ^ The Board 2004–05 (PDF), Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 2005, archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2006
- ^ Reid, Brian; Parry, Suzanne, The Menzies School of Health Research: It's [sic] establishment in Darwin, 1978–1997 (PDF), Menzies School of Health Research, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2006
- ^ "Search Australian Honours: REFSHAUGE, William Dudley: The Order of the British Empire – Commander (Military)] (CBE), 13 June 1959", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 3 November 2018
Citation: ARMY – Medical Corps – Postwar Honours List - ^ "Search Australian Honours: REFSHAUGE, William Dudley- Knight Bachelor, 1 January 1966", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 3 November 2018
Citation: Director-General of Health - ^ Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), 9 June 1980, It's an Honour
Citation: For public service and service to the medical profession, particularly in the field of Public Health - ^ Honorary Awards, University of Sydney
- ^ Speech by Andrew Refshauge to NSW Parliament Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, 23 November 1995, www.parliament.nsw.gov.au
- ^ Anzac Peace Prize winners, www.clubsonline.com.au
- ^ Justice Richard Refshauge steps down from ACT Supreme Court bench ABC News, 11 May 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Farquharson, John (13 June 2009). "Much health policy bears his stamp, William Refshauge, 1913–2009". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
- ^ Sir William Refshauge Lecturers, Sports Medicine Australia, archived from the original on 15 May 2009
- ^ Bourne, Vicki (3 April 2001), Senator Bourne speaks on the Adjournment Debate: Iraq: Economic Sanctions, Australian Democrats, archived from the original on 15 February 2012
- ^ 2007 National Drug and Alcohol Awards, Australian Drug Foundation, archived from the original on 19 October 2009
- ^ Medical Association for Prevention of War, www.mapw.org.au
- ^ Public Place Names (Macgregor) Determination 2011 (No 1)
- ^ "Refshauge Playground, MacGregor ACT".
Further reading
- Major General Sir William Refshauge AC CBE (PDF), Order of Australia Association, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2012