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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The John Lancaster Collections of Australian Trade Exhibitions
• Sale Date:
  18 Oct 2016 ~ 1pm
• Lot #:
  208
• Lot Description:
  AWARD CERTIFICATE: 1880-1881 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
  diploma to William Gilbee, awarded a Silver Medal For Services, with artwork by A.Rampant-Walter, printed by Hamel & Ferguson, window mounted, overall 71x63cm.
• Notes:
  William Gillbee [1825-1885] was elected an honorary surgeon to the Melbourne Hospital in January 1854 and was the first in the colony to perform several types of major operations. Prominent in the Medical Society of Victoria, he was its president in 1863. He had helped to found the medical school in the University of Melbourne and became an examiner in surgery in 1862. He was first president of the Victorian branch of the British Medical Association in 1879 and as vice-president of the Royal Society of Victoria helped to plan the Burke and Wills expedition. He was the first assistant surgeon to the Volunteer Force in 1853, became surgeon major in 1867 and later principal medical officer. Gillbee was senior surgeon at the Melbourne Hospital in 1867 when Joseph Lister announced his principles of antiseptic surgery. He was the first to apply and advocate these methods in Australasia.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 750
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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