Robert Peel
| Robert Peel MRCS | |||||||||||
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| Born | 1838 | ||||||||||
| Died | 1894 | ||||||||||
| Residence |
Adelaide, N.S. Wales [crossed out in A31/2/2; South Australia handwritten] Resident surgeon, Mount Gambiaa Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia [list 1869.08.01] North-terrace, Adelaide, South Australia [1875] | ||||||||||
| Occupation | medical | ||||||||||
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proposed 1866.04.03
Asst. Colonial Surgeon
Notes From Elsewhere
The late Dr. Robert Peel, who died suddenly in a fit at the General Havelock Hotel on Thursday afternoon, will be remembered as having been a very popular physician when formerly in practice in Adelaide, his social qualities gaining him a large circle of friends. Dr. Peel came to the colony as a young man early in the sixties. He had previously had some experience as surgeon on emigrant ships, and, about 1865, a vacancy occurring on the staff of the Adelaide Hospital, Dr. Peel was recommended by the then colonial surgeon (Dr. Moore) for the position ot house Surgeon. He remained at the hospital for some time, but when Mr. G. W. Goyder led an expedition to the Northern Territory for the purpose of subdividing the country Dr. Peel went with them as surgeon. During the period of his service in the Territory, Dr. Peel, by his genial temperament, endeared himself to his brother officers, and on his return from Port Darwin he decided to start practice in Adelaide on his own aoconnt, and he soon worked up a large practice. For many years he practised his profession on North-terrace, partly in conjunction with Dr. Cawley. At that time Dr. Peel took a prominent interest in sporting matters, and he was successively surgeon to the racing clubs, and a committeeman of the Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club, which was afterwards amalga mated with the Adelaide Racing Club. Dr. Peel devoted himself to certain branches of his profession, and established for himself a name second to none in tbe colony in his particular speciality. In 1876 he sought municipal honors, and was elected to represent Hindmarsh ward in the Adelaide City Council, a position which he held until the end of 1877. About 1880 Dr. Peel transferred his practice to Mount Gambier, where for a time he took a very prominent part in connection with local matters. Subsequently he disposed of his practice and proceeded to Melbourne, where for some period he followed his profession. Occasionally he visited Adelaide, and on one occasion Great Britain, for tbe benefit of his health. Three or four years ago he returned to Adelaide, but gradually failed in health. An accidental fall off the rear of a tramcar considerably reduced his physical strength, but his death at the General Havelock was quite unexpected. The deceased gentleman was about 56 years of age. On Saturday the remains of Dr. Peel were interred in the West-terrace Cemetery. The funeral service was read by tbe Rev. J. G. Pitcher, and amongst those standing around the grave were Commissioner Peterswald, Inspector Sullivan, Dr. Cawley, Alderman Hagedorn, Messrs. G. Hemsley, J. Campbell, W.D. Claxton, W. V. Smith, C. S. Hobbs, J. H. Parr, J. H. Cunningham, A. Chapman, W. Wadham, and W. Crawford, and S. King and J. Le M. F. Roberts (members of the Goyder expedition). [The Advertiser, Adelaide, 1894]
