Person

Newland, Henry Simpson (1873 - 1969)

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Born
24 November 1873
Kensington, South Australia, Australia
Died
13 November 1969
South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Surgeon

Summary

Henry Newland was a prominent surgeon in Adelaide, where he held honorary positions in the Adelaide and Adelaide Children's Hospitals for many years. He was noted as a pioneer in neurosurgery, being the first Adelaide surgeon to practice in tis area. During WWI he was Lt Colonel commanding the Australian section of the Queen Mary Hospital where pioneer work in plastic surgery was carried out. Between 1912 and 1938 he lectured in surgery at the University of Adelaide. Newland's wider involvement in the medical community included terms as President of the South Australian Branch of the British Medical Association (BMA) and of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He was also active in the Royal Flying Doctor Service, as a founder of the South Australian Tuberculosis Association, Chairman of the Australian Medical Publishing Company, and an advocate for voluntary health insurance. The Henry Newland Prize, which recognises distinguished service to surgery in South Australia, was first awarded in 1956 by the Federal Council of the BMA in Australia (and later by the Australian Medical Association.

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Chronology

1896
Education - Graduated in medicine, University of Adelaide
1898 - 1901
Career position - Surgical registrar, London Hospital
1899
Education - Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London
1900
Education - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, London
1902
Education - Master of Surgery, University of Adelaide
1902 - 1908
Career position - In private practice
1908 -
Career position - Honorary Surgeon, Adelaide Children's Hospital
1908 - 1914
Career position - Honorary Radiographer (later Honorary Assistant Surgeon), Adelaide Hospital
1912 - 1938
Career position - Lecturer in surgery, University of Adelaide
1914 - 1919
Military service - Lt Colonel, Australian Army Medical Corps
1918
Award - Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) - AIF - Medical Corps
1919
Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1919 - 1933
Career position - Honorary Surgeon, Adelaide Hospital
1920 - 1921
Career position - President, South Australian Branch, British Medical Association
1927
Career position - Founding member, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
1928
Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - Services to medicine
1929 - 1935
Career position - President, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
1933 - 1951
Career position - Honorary Consulting Surgeon, Adelaide Hospital
1934 - 1949
Career position - President, Federal Council, British Medical Association, Australia
1951
Life event - Retired from practice
1952
Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
1989
Education - Member, Royal College of Surgeons, London

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Book Sections

  • Hicks, Neville; Leopold, Elisabeth, 'Newland, Sir Henry Simpson, (1873-1969), Surgeon' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 11: 1891 - 1939 Nes-Smi, Geoffrey Serle, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 8-9. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110010b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

  • Newland, Henry, 'The Archibald Watson Memorial Lecture', Medical Journal of Australia (1947), 281-287. Details
  • Newland, Henry, 'Obituary: Constantine Trent Chanpion de Crespigny', Medical Journal of Australia, 1853 (1) (1953), 423-5. Details

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See also

  • Healey, John ed., S.A.'s greats : the men and women of the North Terrace plaques (Adelaide: Historical Society of South Australia, 2001), 183 pp. Details
  • McEachern, A. C., 'The founders of the College: South Australia', Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery, 81 (4) (1981), 400-5, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1981.tb04978.x. Details

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