Person
Clement, Dixie Paumier (1879 - 1935)
- Born
- 23 December 1879
Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland - Died
- 25 July 1935
Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Physician and Obstetrician
Summary
Dixie Clement arrived in Australia from Ireland in 1895. He quickly got a job in prospecting and was part of the team that discovered the Lancefield mine in Laverton. He worked at Laverton until 1902 then returned to Perth to matriculate. Clement then went back to Ireland to study medicine and obstetrics at Trinity College in Dublin. After graduating in 1908 he returned to Western Australia and set up a private practice with Dr Athelstan Saw. He was instrumental in the fight to improve childbirth facilities and midwifery training in Western Australia, which lead to the creation of the King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women. Clement worked there as an honorary physician for many years. On top of this he held honorary positions at several other hospitals including the Perth Hospital, the Home of the Good Sheppard and St Brigid's Convent. Dixie Clement was honorary secretary of the council of the Western Australian branch of the British Medical Association for four years, and its president for one year.
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Chronology
- 1895
- Life event - Arrived in Australia (Perth)
- c. 1903 - c. 1905
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland
- c. 1905 - c. 1908
- Education - Bachelor of Surgery (BCh), Trinity College, Dublin
- c. 1905 - c. 1908
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), Trinity College, Dublin
- 1908
- Education - Bachelor of Obstetrics (BAO) and Licentiate of Midwifery, Rotunda Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin
- 1924
- Career position - President, British Medical Association, Western Australian branch
Published resources
Book Sections
- Staples, A. C., 'Clement, Dixie Paumier (1879-1935)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 25-26. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080026b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536804. Details
- 'Clement, Dixie Paumier (1879-1935)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463200. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 February 2018
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