Person

Hunter, John George (1888 - 1964)

CBE

Born
19 September 1888
Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
Died
27 December 1964
Lilli Pilli, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Antarctic researcher, Biologist, Medical administrator and Physician

Summary

John Hunter was the chief biologist with the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, stationed at the main base at Cape Denison for one year, and on board Aurora during the 1913 - 1914 summer season. He concentrated on dredging for swimming and bottom-dwelling marine animals, and on seals, penguins and other birds. Among the specimens he collected were mosses, lichens, star-fish, marine worms, jellyfish, pteropods and small fish. On returning from the Expedition Hunter completed his medical studies. After service with the Australian Army Medical Corps he was in private practice and honorary physician in several Sydney hospitals. For many years Hunter was Secretary of the New South Wales Branch of the British Medical Association and General Secretary of the Association's Australian Federal Council. He played a central role in the establishment of the Australian Medical Association and of the first private health insurance in Australia. Cape Hunter (Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica) was named in his honour.

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Chronology

1909
Education - BSc, University of Sydney
1911 - February 1913
Career position - Biologist, Cape Denison, Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914
1913 - 1914
Career position - Biologist on board Aurora, Australasian Antarctic Expedition
1915
Education - MB, University of Sydney
1915
Award - Polar Medal (Silver)
1915 - 1916
Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
1916
Education - ChM, University of Sydney
1916 - 1918
Military service - Served with the Australian Army Medical Corps
1918- -
Career position - In private practice in Sydney
1923 - 1927
Career position - Honorary Assistant Physician, Sydney Hospital
1927 - 1929
Career position - Honorary Physician, Royal South Sydney Hospital
1929 - 1962
Career position - Secretary, New South Wales Branch, British Medical Association
1933 -
Career position - General Secretary, Australian Federal Council, British Medical Association
1941 - 1943
Career position - Major in home Militia
1956
Award - Gold Medal, Australian Branch, British Medical Association
1957
Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1961 - 1964
Career position - Chair, Australian Council of Social Service
1962
Career position - Secretary-General, Australian Medical Association

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Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • John George Hunter - Records, 1912; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • John George Hunter - Records, 1911 - 1964, MS 2860; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Beasley, A. W., Fellowship of Three: the Lives and Association of John Hunter (1728-1793), The Surgeon; James Cook (1728-1820), The Navigator; and Joseph Banks (1743-1820), The Naturalist (Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press, 1993). Details

Book Sections

Edited Books

  • Hunter, Jenny M. ed., Rise and Shine: Diary of John George Hunter, Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1913 (Hinton (N.S.W.): Hunter House Publications, 2011), 219 pp. Details

Journal Articles

Resources

Reviews

  • Hunter, Jenny M. ed., Rise and Shine: Diary of John George Hunter, Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1913 (2011)
    Lucas, Anna, Polar Journal, 2, (2012), 467-8. Details

See also

  • Jensen, David, Mawson's remarkable men: the personal stories of the epic 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expediton (Sydeny: Allen and Unwin, 2015), 183 pp. Details
  • Lugg, Desmond and Ayton, Jeff, 'In the Footsteps of McLean, Jones and Whetter: 100 Years of Australian Antarctic Medical Practice', Australian Antarctic Magazine, 22 (2012), 36-9. Details

Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn

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