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PHARMACY HISTORY AUSTRALIA
The Journal of the Australian Academy
of the History of Pharmacy ■ ISSN 1445 3398
The President – Ross Brown
Editorial – 24th edition milestone
Business in great waters
Barry Bryant
The development of traditional Chinese medicine in Victoria Glenys Savage
Machell’s Enema Syringe, Cupping Glass & Breast Reliever
WA Jackson
Borax – the new patent
Geoff Miller
Book Review – A history of pharmacy in the Hunter Valley reviewed by Andrew Daniels
Vale John Scown
Why were prescription drugs referred to as ehticals?
Vinegars or Aceta
Catherine Bartho
Snake bite kits
Vince Little
Unique advertising from 75 years ago
The first woman pharmacist in the Australian Defence Force.
JH Pearn & Radley West
Scotland for the 37th International Congress
Collectables – medicine bottles
Geoff Miller
O’Brien’s Pharmacy
Enclosure; Volume 2 cumulative index
A U S T R A L I A N ACADEMY OF THE HISTORY OF PHARMACY
volume 2 ■ no 24 November 2004
From the President
It was eight years ago that we formed the Academy to stimulate interest among pharmacists and their colleagues in the broad subject of the history of pharmacy.
The first journal was a photocopied four page news letter, but how we have progressed in that short time to bring you a publication that now does some justice to the rich tapestry of our heritage.
This is also an opportunity for me to thank the production staff at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia office in Canberra for the contribution they have made in giving our journal such a great professional image.
I hope you enjoy fully this 24th edition.
Nearly 80 years ago, the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy conducted a national contest for its readers to design a flag for Pharmacy.
This was to be a banner under which the profession could unite, and which would bring together the many avenues that pharmacy practice has taken us.
The Australian Academy for the History of Pharmacy recently adopted a new logo featuring a stylised kangaroo and the Bowl of Hygeia, but a logo is not the same as a flag, which is really an umbrella for the many logos within an organisation.
The editor of the Journal at the time was a bit disappointed in the response to the contest, but he did select a design which reflected the national thinking of the day.
The winner, a Mr R Anderson of Bendigo, submitted the design below, which showed a red cross on a white background and featured two historical pharmacy symbols surrounded by gum leaves.
The second prize went to a design which featured a set of scales over the word UBIVIS. The idea was to reflect the worldwide scope of pharmacy practice, as the word itself means universal,
everywhere or where you will.
It is interesting to reflect on the progress we have made as a profession in the years since this contest was held, and whether the historical lesson of trying to design a flag will ever be repeated.
I would value your comments. Ross Brown
Ross Brown, President
Editor’s note
Contributions from members are always welcome, especially family histories of pharmacists.
The opinions and views of the authors of articles in this newsletter are their own and not necessarily those of the publisher, the Australian Academy of Pharmacy History
or the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. Every care is taken to reproduce articles as accurately as possible but the publisher accepts no responsibility for errors, omissions or inaccuracies.
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