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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000132b.htm person Singleton John AACR2 2 January 1808 30 September 1891 Place of Birth Dublin, Ireland Place of Death East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Physician Philanthropist John Singleton was a medical practitioner noted for his philanthropic activities, particularly among the poor of Melbourne and in prison visiting. After arriving in Victoria in 1851, he established a practice in Melbourne and with the assistance of his wife, Isabella, founded the Melbourne City Mission. During the 1860s he was in Warrnambool and involved in the Framlingham Aboriginal Mission. Returning to Melbourne Singleton started the Collingwood Free Medical Centre in 1869 (now the Singleton Medical Welfare Centre), and two years later was co-founder of the Children's Hospital. 1836 1836 Education - Graduated in medicine, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom 1851 1851 Life event - Migrated to Victoria 1854 1854 Career event - Founded Melbourne City Mission with his wife Isabella 1869 1869 Career event - Founded Collingwood Free Medical Missionary Dispensary 1870 1870 Career event - Co-founder, Children's Hospital Children's Hospital (1870 - 1953)

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 Thornton, Mary Ethel Josephine (1897 - 1965)

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 'Singleton, John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Singleton, John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Singleton, John (1808-1891), physician and philanthropist Morrissey, Sylvia Singleton, John (1808-1891), physician and philanthropist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 129-130 Book: A narrative of incidents in the eventful life of a physician Singleton, John A narrative of incidents in the eventful life of a physician Melbourne M. L. Hutchinson 1891 Book: Dr John Singleton 1808 - 1891 Otzen, Roslyn Dr John Singleton 1808 - 1891 Melbourne Melbourne City Mission 2008 Journal Article: Dr John Singleton Otzen, Ann Mitchell Dr John Singleton 1969 Medical journal of Australia 1(11) 588-92 Journal Article: No mention of the great famine: interpreting a gap in Dr John Singleton's autobiographical narrative Morrissey, Sylvia No mention of the great famine: interpreting a gap in Dr John Singleton's autobiographical narrative 2022 Victorian historical journal 93 2 375-400 John Singleton - Records State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection John Singleton - Records MS 9746 1862 - 1891 Biographical notes and family trees. 1 volume John Singleton - Records Royal Children's Hospital John Singleton - Records 1870 - 1878 Information in the Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Annual Reports, 1870-78. John Singleton - Records Singleton Medical Welfare Centre John Singleton - Records Collingwood Free Medical Dispensary, Minutes . Neil Black - Records State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection Neil Black - Records MS 9746 1975 Station records of Glenormiston and personal papers of Niel Black (1838-1880) and Mount Noorat records (1880-1938). Include inward correspondence (1838-1880); outward letter books (1840-1884); station journals (1842; 1843-1850); stock book (1874-1898). Sub-groups include letters from T.S. Gladstone (1838-1870); A.S. Finlay (1839-1870); diaries of Mrs. Grace Black (1852; 1863-1907). Also includes letter from John Singleton.