Memo to Dr McCrea on delivering of dogs from T. M. Girdlestone (1823–1899)

Maker
Tharp Mountain Girdlestone (b.1823, d.1899)
Date
14 Mar 1876
 Description
On back of memo dated 15 March 1876 a signed receipt of payment for 25 dogs signed by G. Burgess and witnessed by George Elliot.

Tharp Mountain Girdlestone (c.1823-1899), surgeon, politician and sanitary reformer, pioneered the use of kangaroo tendon as suture material, investigated cures for snake bite, published medical papers and embraced the new, antiseptic surgery. A member of the Melbourne Hospital committee in 1866-70 and 1879-82 and a founding member of the Alfred Hospital executive committee in 1868, he was a dedicated hospital practitioner.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
14 Mar 1876
Medium
ink on paper
Measurements
18.0 x 11.5cm
Accession Number
MHMA0928.4
Credit line
Loaned to the Medical History Museum by the Australian Medical Association (Victorian branch) in 1994, then donated in 2011
Object Type
documents
Named Collection
AMA Victoria Archive
Museum
Medical History Museum

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