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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2023-10-03 human Helen Cohn updated 2024-01-09 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007279b.htm person Gurner Colin AACR2 25 May 1896 15 February 1962 Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Radiologist Colin Gurner was a general practitioner and radiologist in Adelaide for over 40 years. In 1930 he joined the radiology practice of Stanley Verco, and for many years was associated with the Royal Adelaide and Adelaide Children's Hospitals in an honorary capacity. During WWII Gurner served with the Australian Army Medical Corps, being posted to the Middle East before returning to Adelaide in 1942 because of a shortage of radiologists in Australia. Like many of his colleagues, Gurner suffered from the consequences of his medical practice, including skin damage and the amputation of two fingers. He was actively involved in the Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiologists as a member of the South Australian State Council for over ten years, and South Australia's representative to the Federal Council from 1947 to 1949. 1918 1918 Education - MB BS, University of Adelaide November 1918 December 1919 Career position - Served with the Australian Army Medical Corps 1919 1930 Career position - In general practice 1930 1960 Career position - In radiology partnership with Joseph Stanley Verco 1932 1946 Career position - Honorary Assistant Radiologist, Adelaide Children's Hospital 1938 1942 Career position - Member, South Australian State Committee, Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiology October 1939 December 1945 Career position - Served with the Australian Army Medical Corps 1942 1949 Career position - Member, South Australian State Committee, Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiologists 1946 1956 Career position - Honorary Radiologist, Adelaide Children's Hospital 1947 1948 Career position - Honorary Senior Assistant Radiotherapist, Royal Adelaide Hospital 1947 1949 Career position - South Australian State representative, Federal Council, Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiologists 1948 Career position - Honorary Assistant Radiologist, Royal Adelaide Hospital 1949 1950 Career position - Member, South Australian State Committee, College of Radiologists (Australian and New Zealand) Gurner, Colin Marshall (1919 - 2006) Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiology (1935 - 1942)

Member, Federal Council, Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiologists 1947 - 1949

 Australian Army Medical Corps (1902 - 1948)

Served with the Corps 1918 - 1919 and 1939 - 1945

 Verco, Joseph Stanley (Stan) (1889 - 1971)

Colleague in radiology partnership, Adelaide, 1930 - 1960

 'Gurner, Colin', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Gurner, Colin Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Australasian Radiology: a History Ryan, James, Sutton, Keith and Baigent, Malcolm Australasian Radiology: a History Sydney McGraw-Hill 1996