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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2025-05-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002267b.htm person Bland William AACR2 5 November 1789 21 July 1868 Place of Birth London, England Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Physician Philanthropist Politician Member of Parliament William Bland, whose career as a physician in the Royal Navy was cut short by a conviction for murder, was transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1814. The following year he was moved to New South Wales and pardoned because of the lack of medical practitioners in the colony. Thereafter he had a distinguished medical career, in private practice from 1815 to 1868 and being regarded as a leading surgeon in Sydney. He was also associated with the Castle Hill Lunatic Asylum and the Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary. As a Member of the Legislative Council for New South Wales from 1843 to 1861 (both elected and appointed), Bland was pro-emancipist and advocated electoral and land reform. In 1849 he introduced a Bill for the establishment of the University of Sydney: this attempt failed. Bland was a noted philanthropist, having a long association with the Benevolent Society and other organisations. He was also an inventor, developing improved surgical equipment, holding a patent for a fire suppression device, and designing an experimental steam-powered air ship. Active in the scientific life of the colony, he was a member of the Australian Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Science, Commerce and Agriculture (and its successor) from 1850 and the inaugural President of the New South Wales Branch of the British Medical Association. 1809 1809 Career event - Qualified as surgeon's mate for Naval Medical Service at the Royal College of Surgeons in London 1812 1812 Career event - Promoted to Naval Surgeon 1813 1813 Life event - Found guilty of killing his opponent in a duel 1814 1814 Life event - Transported to New South Wales 1814 1815 Career position - Medical practitioner, Castle Hill Lunatic Asylum, New South Wales 1815 1815 Life event - Pardonned 1815 1815 Career event - Established private practice in Sydney 1826 1827 Career position - Medical practitioner, Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary 1830 1868 Career position - Lifetime Member, Benevolent Society 1835 1844 Career position - Treasurer, Sydney College 1843 1850 Career position - Member (elected) for the City of Sydney, Legislative Council, New South Wales 1844 Career position - Trustee, New South Wales Savings Bank 1844 1844 Career position - Founder, Medico-Chirurgical Association of Australia 1845 1845 Career position - President, Sydney College 1846 1846 Career position - President, Australian Medical Subscription Library 1850 1855 Career position - Member, Australian Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Science, Commerce and Agriculture 1856 1866 Career position - Member, Philosophical Society of New South Wales 1858 1861 Career position - Member (appointed), Legislative Council, New South Wales 1859 1859 Career position - Inaugural President, New South Wales Branch, British Medical Association Medico-Chirurgical Association of Australia (1844 - c. 1858)

Founded 1844

 Australian Medical Association [I] (1859 - 1869)

President 1859

 Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856 - 1866)

Member 1856 - 1866

 Australian Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Science, Commerce and Agriculture (1850 - 1856)

Member1850 - 1856

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 Bland, William (1789-1868)

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 'Bland, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bland, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Bland, William (1789-1868), medical practitioner and politician Cobley, John Bland, William (1789-1868), medical practitioner and politician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1966 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H Douglas Pike 112-115 Conference Paper: William Bland (1789-1868) Proust, A. J. William Bland (1789-1868) Auckland Pyramid Press 1994 New Countries and Old Medicine: Proceedings of an International Conference on the History of Medicine and Health, Auckland, New Zealand, 1994 Linda Bryder and Derek Dow 168-172 Journal Article: The life and times of William Bland McIntosh, A. M. The life and times of William Bland 1954 Bulletin of the Post-Graduate Committee in Medicine, University of Sydney 19 6 109-52 Journal Article: Father Therry, Dr Bland and the problem of the transatlantic telegraph Lehane, R. Father Therry, Dr Bland and the problem of the transatlantic telegraph 2012 Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 33 2-9 Journal Article: "A silly quarrel about a sore knee"? Defending honour in a professional dispute, Sydney 1846 Russell, Penny "A silly quarrel about a sore knee"? Defending honour in a professional dispute, Sydney 1846 2012 Health and History 14 2 46-73 Review: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society Liston, Carol 2013 Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 99 103-4 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Hyslop, Anthea 2013 Historical Records of Australian Science 24 1 172-3 Review: Health and History Fennelly, Kathleen 2012 Health and History 14 2 191-3 Book: Duelling Surgeon, Colonial Patriot: the Remarkable life of William Bland Lehane, Robert Duelling Surgeon, Colonial Patriot: the Remarkable life of William Bland North Melbourne Australian Scholarly Publishing 2011 Journal Article: Tending the body politic: health governance, benevolence and betterment in Sydney, 1835-55 Hobbins, Peter Tending the body politic: health governance, benevolence and betterment in Sydney, 1835-55 2017 Health and History 19 2 90-115 Journal Article: Authority and the treatment of the insane at Castle Hill Asylum, 1811-25 Dunk, James Authority and the treatment of the insane at Castle Hill Asylum, 1811-25 2017 Health and History 19 2 17-40