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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-04-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002723b.htm person Watson James Frederick William AACR2 27 June 1878 22 January 1945 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia Physician Historian James Watson began his working life as a medical practitioner. In a career change he became editor of "Historical Records of New South Wales" from 1912-1925. He urged the establishment of government archives offices at State and national levels. 1903 1903 Career position - Resident Surgeon at Toowoomba Hospital in Queensland 1903 1903 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM), 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 1909 Education - Studied X-rays and other techniques in Europe c. 1910 c. 1911 Career position - Private practice in Macquarie Street, Sydney 1912 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 1927 Career position - A Brief History of Canberra published 1927 1940 Career position - Worked as a writer in Canberra

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 Watson, James Frederick (18780627-19450122)

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 'Watson, James Frederick William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Watson, James Frederick William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Watson, James Frederick William (1878-1945), editor, historian and medical practitioner Mitchell, Ann M. Watson, James Frederick William (1878-1945), editor, historian and medical practitioner Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 398-399 Book: The History of the Sydney Hospital from 1811 to 1911 Watson, J. Frederick The History of the Sydney Hospital from 1811 to 1911 Sydney Government Printer 1911