Biographical entry Watson, James Frederick William (1878 - 1945)

Summary

James Frederick W. Watson began his working life as a medical practitioner. In a career change he became editor of "Historical Records of New South Wales" from 1912-25. He urged the establishment of government archives offices at State and national levels.

Details

Events

1903

Career position - Resident Surgeon at Toowoomba Hospital in Queensland

1903

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney

1903 - 1905

Career position - Assistant Medical Superintendent at the Hospital for the Insane in Toowoomba

1906 - 1908

Career position - Formed a partnership with surgeon Sir Neville Howse in Orange, New South Wales

1909

Education - Studied X-rays and other techniques in Europe

c. 1910 - c. 1911

Career position - Private practice in Macquarie Street, Sydney

1912

Career position - Honorary Acting Principal Librarian at the Public Library of New South Wales

1912 - 1925

Career position - Editor of Historical Records of New South Wales

1927

Career position - A Brief History of Canberra published

1927 - 1940

Career position - Worked as a writer in Canberra

Published resources

Books

• Watson, J. Frederick, The History of the Sydney Hospital from 1811 to 1911, Government Printer, Sydney, 1911. Details

Book Sections

• Mitchell, Ann M., 'Watson, James Frederick William (1878-1945), Editor, Historian and Medical Practitioner', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 398-399. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120448b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Watson, James Frederick William', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468386. Details