Biographical entry Mackellar, Charles Kinnaird (1844 - 1926)
- Born
- 5 December 1844
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 14 July 1926
Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physician
Summary
(Sir) Charles Kinnaird Mackellar was a physician and eventually Director with the Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary (Sydney Hospital) 1884-1903 and a member of the Board of Health until 1925. From 1902-14 he was President of the State Children's Relief Board of New South Wales.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Charles Kinnaird Mackellar - Records, 1871 - 1922, ML MSS 2100; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Mitchell, Ann M., 'Mackellar, Sir Charles Kinnaird (1844-1926), Physician, Politician and Businessman', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 297-298. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100290b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Garton, Stephen, 'Sir Charles Mackellar: Psychiatry, Eugenics and Child Welfare in New South Wales, 1900-1914', Historical Studies, vol. 22, no. 86, 1986, pp. 21-34. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Mackellar, Charles', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-459528. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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