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James Beaney

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135: 102:. He was again elected surgeon to the hospital and banqueted at the town hall in 1875, and was subsequently re-elected despite the strenuous opposition of a large section of the medical profession. In 1878 Beaney visited England with a semi-official commission from the Berry Government to report on medical matters. He was a member of the Medical Society of Victoria, publishing numerous 42: 98:, where in 1858 he became assistant to John Maund, at whose death he succeeded to his practice. In 1860 he was appointed surgeon to the Melbourne Hospital, surgeon to the Royal Victorian Artillery (holding the post for most of his life), and was elected a member of the 126:, the late Premier of Victoria. Beaney was the author of several medical works, including "Contributions to Conservative Surgery". He was munificent in his donations to public institutions in his native place, and offered various medical prizes. 349: 379: 369: 384: 146:
He died in Melbourne on 30 June 1891, in his will Beaney left £10,000 for the creation of "The Beaney Institute for the Education of the Working Man", now the
374: 324: 193: 364: 123: 180: 147: 139: 354: 185: 74:, London. He qualified as a surgeon in Edinburgh and travelled to Australia before being gazetted assistant surgeon to the 107: 35: 389: 359: 99: 264: 151: 67: 344: 339: 119: 232: 66:, where he was educated, and studied surgery with W. J. Cooper. He was afterwards a student at the 207: 199: 189: 71: 118:
In 1883, after a severe contest, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for the
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and later as staff surgeon to the Turkish contingent in the
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The University of Melbourne: The Beaney Scholarships,
106:on medical subjects, and served as a member of the 325:History of James Bearney at the Melbourne Hospital 8: 350:Members of the Victorian Legislative Council 380:British emigrants to the Colony of Victoria 272:. London: Hutchinson & Co – via 184:. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, 110:for the North Yarra Province in 1883–91. 270:The Dictionary of Australasian Biography 163: 370:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 254: 252: 250: 169: 167: 154:, Melbourne hospitals and charities. 7: 385:19th-century British philanthropists 375:19th-century Australian politicians 313:, (Thursday, 6 October 1892), p.7. 181:Australian Dictionary of Biography 176:"Beaney, James George (1828–1891)" 14: 304:, (Saturday, 11 July 1891), p.42. 265:"Beaney, Hon. James George"  148:Beaney House of Art and Knowledge 140:Beaney House of Art and Knowledge 38:from March 1883 until his death. 295:, (Saturday, 4 July 1891), p.36. 76:3rd Regiment (the Scots Guards) 186:Australian National University 1: 114:Political career in Australia 108:Victorian Legislative Council 36:Victorian Legislative Council 365:Politicians from Canterbury 90:Medical career in Australia 406: 100:Royal Society of Victoria 54:James Beaney was born in 300:The Will of Dr. Beaney, 235:. Parliament of Victoria 355:English philanthropists 152:University of Melbourne 68:University of Edinburgh 233:"Beaney, James George" 143: 46: 291:Death of Dr. Beaney, 137: 44: 16:Australian politician 120:North Yarra Province 94:Beaney travelled to 34:, and member of the 22:(15 January 1828 in 390:Australian surgeons 70:, at Paris, and at 20:James George Beaney 144: 47: 26:– 30 June 1891 in 195:978-0-522-84459-7 174:Gandevia, Bryan. 397: 360:English surgeons 278: 277: 267: 256: 245: 244: 242: 240: 229: 223: 222: 220: 218: 171: 405: 404: 400: 399: 398: 396: 395: 394: 330: 329: 321: 287: 282: 281: 260:Mennell, Philip 258: 257: 248: 238: 236: 231: 230: 226: 216: 214: 196: 173: 172: 165: 160: 132: 116: 92: 78:. He served at 52: 17: 12: 11: 5: 403: 401: 393: 392: 387: 382: 377: 372: 367: 362: 357: 352: 347: 342: 332: 331: 328: 327: 320: 319:External links 317: 316: 315: 306: 297: 286: 283: 280: 279: 246: 224: 194: 162: 161: 159: 156: 131: 128: 115: 112: 91: 88: 72:Guy's Hospital 51: 48: 45:Dr J.G. Beaney 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 402: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 341: 338: 337: 335: 326: 323: 322: 318: 314: 312: 307: 305: 303: 298: 296: 294: 289: 288: 284: 275: 271: 266: 261: 255: 253: 251: 247: 234: 228: 225: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 191: 187: 183: 182: 177: 170: 168: 164: 157: 155: 153: 149: 142:in Canterbury 141: 136: 129: 127: 125: 121: 113: 111: 109: 105: 101: 97: 89: 87: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 49: 43: 39: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 310: 301: 292: 269: 237:. Retrieved 227: 215:. Retrieved 179: 145: 117: 93: 53: 19: 18: 345:1891 deaths 340:1828 births 124:James Munro 84:Crimean War 334:Categories 302:The Leader 293:The Leader 285:References 274:Wikisource 56:Canterbury 50:Early life 24:Canterbury 239:9 October 217:9 October 204:1833-7538 96:Melbourne 80:Gibraltar 32:Australia 28:Melbourne 262:(1892). 212:70677943 311:The Age 64:England 210:  202:  192:  130:Legacy 104:papers 158:Notes 241:2012 219:2012 208:OCLC 200:ISSN 190:ISBN 138:The 60:Kent 336:: 268:. 249:^ 206:. 198:. 188:. 178:. 166:^ 62:, 58:, 276:. 243:. 221:.

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Canterbury
Melbourne
Australia
Victorian Legislative Council

Canterbury
Kent
England
University of Edinburgh
Guy's Hospital
3rd Regiment (the Scots Guards)
Gibraltar
Crimean War
Melbourne
Royal Society of Victoria
papers
Victorian Legislative Council
North Yarra Province
James Munro

Beaney House of Art and Knowledge
Beaney House of Art and Knowledge
University of Melbourne


"Beaney, James George (1828–1891)"
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Australian National University
ISBN
978-0-522-84459-7

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