Thorne, A R

Born 1893 Victoria, Australia Died Warrimball, Victoria Australia 1968
Albert Thorne
Educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
RMO, Children’s Hospital, Carlton
RMO, Melbourne Hospital
Joined the Australian Imperial Army
Established his own private hospital at Ouyen in 1919
Medical Superintendent, Bendigo Base Hospital 1928
Chief Executive Officer, Bendigo Base Hospital 1929 -1934
Medical Superintendent, Wellington Hospital 1934 – 1940
He was the first medical superintendent to devote all of his time to administrative duties, undertaking no clinical work. Much of his time was taken up with various schemes for additions to the Hospital.
This led to the appointment of Dr John Cairney as Director of Clinical Services in 1936
By the time he resigned in 1940 to return to Australia, he had seen Ward 20 erected and planning commenced for the erection of a public hospital in
Lower Hutt.

photograph courtesy Dominion Post collection, Alexander Turnbull Library