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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2024-10-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000987b.htm person Arthur Richard AACR2 25 October 1865 21 May 1932 Place of Birth Aldershot, England Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Physician Health worker Richard Arthur practised in Sydney from 1891 and worked at the Royal North Shore, Royal Prince Alfred and Sydney Hospitals. After World War I he became involved in the public health movement, being particularly interested in venereal disease, tuberculosis and maternal and baby welfare.

Born Aldershot, England, 25 October 1865. Died Sydney, 21 May 1932. Educated Universities of St Andrews (MA 1885) and Edinburgh (MB, ChM 1888, MD 1891). Practised Edinburgh 1889, Wallsend, New South Wales 1899, travel in Europe and study of hypnotism 1890-91, medical missionary work, London 1891, general practice, Mosman, New South Wales 1891-1900, practice, Macquarie Street ca 1900-32, honorary appointment to Royal North Shore Hospital and Sydney Hospital, a director of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1917-20, 1927-31, and of Sydney Hospital 1924-32, member of New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1904-32, Minister for Public Health 1927-30. Helped to inspire the Country Women's Association of Australia 1922.

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 'Arthur, Richard', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Arthur, Richard Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Arthur, Richard (1865-1932), social reformer and medical practitioner Roe, Michael Arthur, Richard (1865-1932), social reformer and medical practitioner Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1979 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 103-104 Conference Paper: Dr. Richard Arthur and the Defence of Hypnotism in Late Nineteenth Century Australia Edwards, Graham A. Dr. Richard Arthur and the Defence of Hypnotism in Late Nineteenth Century Australia Melbourne Medical History Unit and Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne 1984 Patients, Practitioners and Techniques: Second National Conference on Medicine and Health in Australia, Melbourne, 1984 Harold Attwood and R. W. Home Richard Arthur - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Richard Arthur - Records UNCAT MSS SET 473 1883 - 1932 Records c1883-1932, including personal letters relating to his medical career and letters, articles and newspaper cuttings relating to his term as Minister for Health in the Bavin Government (NSW?) and to various welfare bodies [8 boxes, 1 volume, uncatalogued MSS set 473]. 1 m Eugenics Education Society in New South Wales Wellcome Collection Eugenics Education Society in New South Wales SA/EUG/E.2 1912 - 1930 A set of 48 imaged pages. These records cover the foundation of the Eugenics Education Society in New South Wales 1912-1916 (10 pages) through the correspondence of the Secretary, J. Chambers Eldridge (Secretary of the State Labour Bureau of NSW) and President, Dr Richard Arthur (Member of the NSW State Legislative Assembly) with the Eugenics Education Society (London). The NSW society recommenced operations in 1921, after the World War (1914-1918) and the Influenza Pandemic of 1919. Arthur and Eldridge maintained their original roles and Mr H.C. Bell was named as Treasurer. A key focus of their work seems to have been 'Motherhood Endowment in Australia'. There is reference to the involvement of A.B. Piddington; Marion Piddington; and Lionel Lewis - regarding a Qualification of Marriage Act 1925-1926. Included is a copy of an article by Marion Piddington "Sex-training, Sex Education and Parental Metaphylaxis' under the broader program 'Eradication of Promiscuity and Veneral Disease' issued by the Haberfield Class for Sex Training. 1 file Digitised paper records