Corporate Body
Cancer Institute, Melbourne (1949 - 1986)
- From
- 27 April 1949
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - To
- 1986
- Functions
- Medical Care Provider and Medical Research
Summary
The Cancer Institute, Melbourne was established in 1949 in a single room at the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne. It was an outcome of the Cancer Institute Act 1948 (No. 5341), s4 passed by the Parliament of the State of Victoria. This followed active lobbying by Professor R.D. Wright and Peter MacCallum from 1943 for the establishment of a specialist cancer hospital. A body called the Cancer Institute Board was formed to manage the Cancer Institute which was established. In 1986 its name was formally changed to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute.
Details
Chronology
- 1948
- Operational event - Cancer Institute Act 1948 (No.5341), s.4, Parliament of Victoria
- 27 April 1949
- Operational event - The Queen Victoria Hospital sets up the Cancer Institute in a room on Melbourne's William Street.
- 1950
- Operational event - Physics Department established with appointment of J.H. Martin
- 1950
- Operational event - The clinical arm opens known as the "Peter MacCallum Clinic"
- 1950
- Operational event - Visiting Nursing Service established
- 1952
- Operational event - Medical staff, radiographers and support teams start travelling further afield, including cancer clinics in Geelong, Bendigo, Hobart and Launceston.
- December 1955
- Research - Hosts the First Australasian Conference on Radiation Biology
- 1956
- Operational event - 4-million-volt linear accelerator commissioned, one of the first of its kind in Australia offering treatment of tumours lying deep within the body
- 1958
- Research - Supports the Second Australasian Conference on Radiation Biology, Univeristy of Melbourne
- 1960
- "Institute was the second largest organisation of its kind in the world" [J.H. Martin]
- 1986
- Operational event - Name changed to Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
- 1986
- Operational event - Occupied eleven different sites in Melbourne
Related entries
Timeline
1949 - 1986 Cancer Institute, Melbourne
1986 - Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
Published resources
Conference Proceedings
- Radiation Biology: Proceedings of the Second Australasian Conference on Radiation Biology held at the University of Melbourne, 15-18 December, 1958 edited by Martin, J.H. (New York: Academic Pres Inc., 1959), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5561618. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Radiation Society of Australia', Nature, 180 (1957), 120-121, https://doi.org/10.1038/180120c0. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (known as the Cancer Institute 1949 - 1986): Agency entry VA 4001', in Online Collection Service, Public Record Office Victoria, Public Record Office of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, 2024. https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/VA4001. Details
- 'Cancer Institute Board, Peter MacCallum Cancer Clinic [1968.0003.00116]; Series UMA-SR-000000125', in Collection discovery service, University of Melbourne Archives (Recollect), University of Melbourne Archives, Melbourne, Victoria, 2024. https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/71508. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 10 May 2024, Last modified: 15 May 2024