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Robert Fowler (surgeon, soldier)

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Robert Fowler (1888–1965) was an Australian surgeon and soldier.

He served in World War I with the Australian Mounted Division,[1] obtaining the rank of Colonel.[2]

In civilian life he practiced at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne;[3] represented the Victoria Branch of the British Medical Association;[4] was an advocate of the ‘Airway Ambulance’ (forerunner to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia);[5][6] served on the staff of the Governor-General Sir Isaac Isaacs;[2] researched the use of the Radium Ray for cancer treatment;[7] and pioneered the linkage between smoking and lung cancer.[8][9]

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  1. ↑ "THE DANGER OF MALARIA". The Inverell Times (NSW), p. 5.. 12 August 1919. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article185338605. Retrieved 17 September 2018. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "OBITUARY". Williamstown Chronicle (Vic.), p. 2.. December 3, 1932. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69508544. Retrieved 17 September 2018. 
  3. ↑ "ABOUT PEOPLE.". The Age (Melbourne, Vic.) p. 7.. Fairfax. May 5, 1921. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203976658. Retrieved 17 September 2018. 
  4. ↑ "PUBLIC HEALTH". The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), p. 11.. Fairfax. January 30, 1925. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155555251. Retrieved 17 September 2018. 
  5. ↑ "MEDICAL CONGRESS". The Labor Daily (Sydney, NSW), p. 6.. September 5, 1929. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239771360. Retrieved 17 September 2018. 
  6. ↑ "Aberdeen Journal". Aberdeen Journal (Aberdeen, Scotland). 5 September 1929. 
  7. ↑ "RADIUM RAY NEW CANCER". Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW), p. 6.. December 6, 1932. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192672193. Retrieved 17 September 2018. 
  8. ↑ "Smoking And Lung Cancer "Increasing"". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA), p. 3.. September 29, 1954. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47594090. Retrieved 18 September 2018. 
  9. ↑ "No Title". The Australian Women's Weekly, p. 20.. September 21, 1955. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46946879. Retrieved 18 September 2018. 

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