Education notes
Attended Uni evening classes in chemistry, physics and mathematics and undertook research resulting in 2 papers published by The Royal Society of NSW, one with Sir Douglas Mawson. Won a research exhibition from Emmanuel College and the Joule Studentship of the Royal Society of Lonodon.
OCRd book entry or other narrative
Not listed in the Book of Remembrance or on the University of Melbourne Roll of Active Service. Mentioned in the University of Melbourne Calendar 1915-1916 as having given Home Service working with the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry whilst working at the University. Professor Laby and his staff did a large amount of X-ray work for the Defence Department.
Narrative - quote
His experience with X-rays and radium directed him towards problems in their medical use. He assisted in introducing radiology in the medical course. In 1925 he inquired into methods of cancer treatment during his visit to Europe and the United States of America, urging the foundation of a Melbourne centre modelled on the Paris Cancer Institute.
Visible notes
On arrival in Melbourne he joined the Melbourne Round Table group, to become its secretary until his death, and acting Dominion secretary in 1916-19, expressing through this movement and elsewhere his concern for Australia's Imperial war effort. He developed valves for an anti-gas respirator (accepted by the military authorities but not used in action) designed with W. A. Osborne and (Sir) D. O. Masson; he undertook radiographic testing of fuse for the Defence Department and inspected X-ray equipment for military hospitals; but he chafed at the shortage of scientific war-work. In 1918 Mr Justice Higgins engaged him to report on the training and classification of Commonwealth Public Service professional officers.[From ADB entry]