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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2025-12-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005768b.htm person Girdlestone Tharp Mountain AACR2 1823 6 July 1899 Place of Birth Norfolk, United Kingdom Place of Death Sunningdale, Berkshire, United Kingdom Surgeon Sanitary reformer Tharp Girdlestone was a surgeon who, after migrating to Australia, worked in several regional Victorian towns where he became involved in the management of local hospitals before being elected to the Victorian Parliament. He established a practice in Melbourne in 1862 and came to be regarded as 'probably the best surgeon in Melbourne'. Girdlestone played a central role in the management of the Melbourne and Alfred Hospitals, and served on the staff of the latter. He was outspoken on the poor sanitary conditions in Melbourne, and argued that Melbourne's water supply was polluted at its source. Among his medical innovations were the use of kangaroo tendon as suture material and the need for aseptic conditions for surgery. 1845 1845 Career event - Member, Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS) 1849 1849 Career event - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) 1850 1850 Life event - Migrated to Victoria 1854 1854 Career event - Registered with the Medical Board of Victoria 1861 1862 Career position - Mayor, Ararat Council, Victoria 1862 1866 Career position - Member of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria 1866 1870 Career position - Member, Melbourne Hospital Committee 1867 1867 Career position - President, Medical Society of Victoria 1868 1868 Career position - Founding Member, Executive Committee, Alfred Hospital 1868 1885 Career position - Medical officer (part-time), City of Melbourne 1871 1876 Career position - Honorary Surgeon and Chairman of medical staff, Alfred Hospital 1876 1883 Career position - Assistant Honorary Surgeon, Melbourne Hospital 1878 1883 Career position - Treasurer, Medical Society of Victoria 1879 1882 Career position - Member, Melbourne Hospital Committee Melbourne Hospital (1848 - 1935)

Member, Hospital Committee 1866 - 1870, 1879 - 1882

 Alfred Hospital (1871 - )

Honorary Surgeon and Chairman of medical staff 1871 - 1876

 Medical Society of Victoria (1855 - 1907)

President 1867

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 Girdlestone, T M (1823-18990706)

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 'Girdlestone, Tharp Mountain', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Girdlestone, Tharp Mountain Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Girdlestone, Tharp Mountain (c.1823-1899), surgeon, politician and sanitary reformer Browne, Geoff Girdlestone, Tharp Mountain (c.1823-1899), surgeon, politician and sanitary reformer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2005 Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980 Christopher Cunneen 145-146