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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-05-09 human Annette Alafaci updated 2022-12-08 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004689b.htm person Bearup Arthur Joseph BEM AACR2 1895 10 December 1973 Place of Birth Hamilton, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Parasitologist Arthur Joseph Bearup was lecturer in medical parasitology for thirty years at the University of Sydney. After completing his schooling, he joined the Postmaster General's Department where he worked in Nhill, Victoria as a telegraph messenger until he qualified as a telegraphist. Bearup was then sent to Brisbane and then Mt Surprise in Queensland. His service with the Postmaster General's Department was interrupted during the First World War when Bearup joined the Australian Imperial Forces and was sent to the Middle East. Upon his return to Australia, he was transferred to the Commonwealth Department of Health in 1922. one of his tasks there was to help establish a Commonwealth Health laboratory in Townsville. In 1928 Bearup transferred to the Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine, also in Townsville, and was appointed technical assistant to the parasitologist. The Institute closed down in 1930 and most staff, including Bearup were transferred to the School of Public Health and Tropical medicine at the University of Sydney. Arthur Bearup spent the next thirty years researching and teaching parasitology there. In 1968 he was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to medicine. 1909 1922 Career position - Telegraph Messenger, then Telegraphist with the Postmaster-General's Department, Victoria and Queensland 1916 1919 Military service - First World War. Lance Corporal, First Wireless Signal Squadron, Australian Imperial Forces and was sent to the Middle East 1922 1922 Career position - Established the Commonwealth Health laboratory in Townsville, Queensland c. 1922 c. 1928 Career position - Scientist with the Commonwealth Department of Health 1928 1930 Career position - Technical Assistant to the Parasitologist, Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine in Townsville 1930 1960 Career position - Parasitologist and Teacher at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney 1934 1934 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1968 1968 Award - Medal of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) - Scientific Officer in the Department of Health Bearup, Arthur Joseph (1895-1973)

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 'Bearup, Arthur Joseph', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bearup, Arthur Joseph Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Arthur Joseph Bearup McMillan, B.; and Claffey, J. E. Obituary: Arthur Joseph Bearup 1974 Medical Journal of Australia 2 109-110 Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch