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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Ailie Smith updated 2024-10-23 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001059b.htm person Fishbourne John William Yorke AACR2 December 1843 26 September 1911 Place of Birth Wicklow, Ireland Place of Death Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia Physician Psychiatrist John Fishbourne worked in asylums in Ararat and Kew, as well as private practice. He was the founder of the Talbot Colony (later known as the Royal Talbot Centre). Established St Aidan's, a school for mentally handicapped children. 1863 1863 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland 1864 1864 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), Trinity College, Dublin 1865 1865 Education - Master of Surgery (ChM), Trinity College in Dublin 1872 1877 Career position - Resident Medical Officer in asylum in Ararat, Victoria 1877 1882 Career position - Deputy Medical Superintendent in asylum, Kew 1882 1886 Career position - Private medical practice in Mount Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 1885 1885 Life event - Witness to Zox Royal Commission on Asylums for the Insane and Inebriate 1886 1893 Career position - Health Officer for Essendon, Victoria 1893 1893 Life event - Turned his Moonee Ponds home St Aiden's into a school for mentally disabled children 1906 1906 Life event - Founder of the Talbot Colony for Epileptics, now the Royal Talbot Centre

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 Fishbourne, John William Yorke (1843-1911)

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 'Fishbourne, John William Yorke', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Fishbourne, John William Yorke Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Dr John Fishbourne: a Pioneer in the Evolution of Special Education in Victoria Williams, Brian Dr John Fishbourne: a Pioneer in the Evolution of Special Education in Victoria 1990 Melbourne Studies in Education 72 Newspaper Article: Obituary: John William Yorke Fishbourne Obituary: John William Yorke Fishbourne 1911 The Age Journal Article: Dr John Fishbourne - Vociferous Parent for the Handicapped Judge, Cliff and Emmerson, Roma Dr John Fishbourne - Vociferous Parent for the Handicapped 1977 The Medical Journal of Australia 2 255-259 Book Section: Fishbourne, John William Yorke (1843-1911), medical practitioner Gardiner, Lyndsay Fishbourne, John William Yorke (1843-1911), medical practitioner Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1981 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 501-502 Book: The Cyclopedia of Victoria: an historical and commercial review: descriptive and biographical, facts, figures and illustrations: an epitome of progress Smith, James, ed. The Cyclopedia of Victoria: an historical and commercial review: descriptive and biographical, facts, figures and illustrations: an epitome of progress Melbourne Cyclopedia Co 1903-1905