Macdonald, Colin Ferguson (1895 - 1969)

Summary

Colin Macdonald, having completed his medical training in 1918, was resident medical officer at several Melbourne hospitals and in private practice in Warracknabeal (Victoria) before studying for the Diploma in Medical Radiology and Electrology at the University of Cambridge. On returning to Melbourne, he entered partnership with leading radiologists Stanley Argyle and Herbert Hewlett, and joined the Melbourne Radiology Clinic. Macdonald was appointed Radiologist at the Women's (later Royal Women's) Hospital in 1927 and was subsequently Director of Radiology. He was also Honorary Radiologist at the Children's Hospital, Melbourne from 1933 to 1949. In 1949 he became a Foundation Fellow of the College of Radiologists of Australasia. Macdonald was a keen historian, publishing a number of papers on medical history. He served as President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and in retirement was Honorary Historian of the Royal Women's Hospital.

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Chronology

1918

Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne

1919 - ?

Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Melbourne Hospital

1925

Education - Diploma in Medical Radiology and Electrology, University of Cambridge

1927 - 1954

Career position - Radiologist, Women's Hospital, Melbourne

1932 - 1961

Career position - Member of Council, Royal Historical Society of Victoria

1933 - 1949

Career position - Honorary Radiologist, Children's Hospital, Melbourne

1949 - 1963

Career position - Foundation Fellow, College of Radiologists (Australia and New Zealand) (later Australasia)

1955 - 1963

Career position - Director of Radiology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne

1959 - 1961

Career position - President, Royal Historical Society of Victoria

1963

Life event - Retired

1964 - ?

Career position - Honorary Historian, Royal Women's Hospital

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Published resources

Journal Articles

• Anon, 'Colin Ferguson Macdonald', Medical journal of Australia, 1 (16) (1969), 823-6. Details
• Laing, C., 'Obituary: Colin Ferguson Macdonald', Australasian radiology, 13 (3) (1969), 255-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1673.1969.tb01599.x. Details
• Macdonald, Colin, 'Harry Douglas Stephens, Herbert Hewlett and some of their colleagues', Victorian historical magazine, 33 (1) (1962), 263-84. Details
• Macdonald, Colin F., 'Roentgen's discovery of the X-rays and the pioneer Melbourne radiologists', Victorian historical magazine, 36 (4) (1965), 136-53. Details

Resources

• 'Macdonald, Colin Ferguson (1895-1971)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475558. Details