Person

Kendall, Ernest Arthur (1876 - 1938)

CMG

Born
30 August 1876
Ambleside, Westmorland, England
Died
21 March 1938
North Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Veterinary scientist

Summary

Ernest Kendall, son of W.T. Kendall (qv), taught at both the Melbourne Veterinary College and the University of Melbourne Veterinary School. He later became Chief Veterinary Officer in the Victorian Department of Agriculture. In 1934, having served as chairman of a special Government commission, Kendall was appointed Chairman of the Milk Board, responsible for the testing, regulation and control of Melbourne's milk supply. As an officer in the Australian Army Veterinary Corps he served in both the Boer War and WWI. He established the Australia Veterinary Hospital near Calais, France, in 1917: it was closed in 1919.

Details

Chronology

1897 -
Career position - Served with the Australian Army Veterinary Corps
1897
Education - Graduated from the Melbourne Veterinary College
1897 - 1908
Career position - Teacher, Melbourne Veterinary College
1901 - 1908
Career position - Veterinary Officer, Victorian Department of Agriculture
1908 - 1926
Career position - Assistant Chief Veterinary Officer, Victorian Department of Agriculture
1909 - 1910
Career position - Temporary Lecturer in veterinary medicine and obstetrics, University of Melbourne
1911
Education - Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Melbourne
1913
Career position - Foundation Member, Veterinary Association of Victoria
1914 - 1924
Career position - Honorary Secretary, Veterinary Association of Victoria
1917
Award - Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
1926 - 1938
Career position - Chief Veterinary Officer, Victorian Department of Agriculture
1928 - 1929
Career position - President, Veterinary Association of Victoria
1934 - 1938
Career position - Chairman, Victorian Milk Board

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Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Ernest Arthur Kendall - Records, 1860 - 1936; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Albiston, Harold E., 'Kendall, William Tyson (1851-1936), veterinary surgeon and Ernest Arthur (1876-1938), veterinary surgeon and army officer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 563-564. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090562b.htm. Details

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Resources

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