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Herbert Henry Bullmore MB ChB Edin MRCPE FRACP (12 July 1874 – 28 December 1937) was a rugby union player who represented Scotland, a leading physician and the grandfather of Australian media magnate Kerry Packer.

Life history

Bullmore was born in Ipswich, Queensland in 1874,[1] the only son, along with five daughters,[2] of grazier and unsuccessful political candidate Edward Augustus Bullmore, Esq[3] and Caroline Frederica Bullmore,[4] and was educated at Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland. While in Australia, Bullmore made a name for himself as a sportsman, going as far as being chosen to represent Queensland at rugby union.[5] Bullmore spent three years studying law, before deciding to undertake medical studies at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, graduating in 1902.[5] During this time Bullmore continued to indulge his sporting nature, gaining a blue in football and rowing[6] and starring as a sturdy second-rower for the university rugby union team. From 1901 to 1902 Bullmore was President of Edinburgh University Union.[7] By dint of his medical degree at Edinburgh, Bullmore was available for selection to the Scotland rugby teams[8] and was selected to represent Scotland as a forward in a match against Ireland in Belfast on 22 February 1902, with Scotland losing 5–0.[9][10]

Bullmore with the Edinburgh University team of 1900/01. Bullmore is back row, fourth from left.

Bullmore served as a resident at the Royal Infirmary and at the Children's Hospital, Edinburgh, gaining his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1904.[6] He then practised in Bath for a while before returning to Australia to practice as a consulting physician in Sydney.[6]

Appointed an honorary physician at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, in 1912, Bullmore treated leading Australian cricketer Victor Trumper during Trumper's final days suffering from Bright's disease.[9] Bullmore would later also be appointed honorary physician at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, in 193, was an honorary major in the Australian Army Medical Corps[6] and one of the founders of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.[11]

While Bullmore retired from rugby, soccer and rowing to concentrate on his medical career, he continued to be involved in sporting interests, including motor cycling, tennis, golf and angling.[6]

Bullmore died suddenly at his residence "Altona" in Point Piper, Sydney on 28 December 1937.[12] His funeral was held at All Saints Church, Woollahra and was cremated.[13] His estate was worth £9,944.[14]

Personal life

Bullmore married Melbourne-born Elfrida Buttner, the daughter of Dr Alexander Buttner, at St Andrew's Church, Ashley-place, London on 24 August 1904[3] and together they had a son and four daughters. Bullmore's son Herbert James Bullmore was a Flyer-Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force who was killed in action in New Guinea during World War II,[15] while one of Bullmore's daughters was Mary Horden, fashion editor of The Australian Women's Weekly from 1946 to 1957[15] and another was Gretel Packer, the wife of Sir Frank Packer and the mother of Australian media magnate Kerry Packer.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Players & Officials/Herbert Bullmore". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Ipswich". CORNWALL ONLINE PARISH CLERKS. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Marriages", The Argus, 30 September 1904, p. 1.
  4. ^ Hall, Kerry. "Ipswich General Anglican "B" Section". Australian Cemeteries. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Dr H. Bullmore: Death announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. trove.nla.gov.au. 29 December 1937. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e Roseby, D. "College Roll: Bullmore, Herbert Henry". racp.edu.au. Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  7. ^ Catto, Iain, ed. (1989). 'No spirits and precious few women', Edinburgh University Union 1889-1989. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Union. p. 116.
  8. ^ a b "For the love of rugby, not country". Rugby Union Rules. rugbyunionrules. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  9. ^ a b Growden, Greg. "Australians breathe life into Scots' game". The Age. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Home Nations – Belfast, 22 February 1902: Ireland 5 – 0 Scotland". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  11. ^ Hall, Sandra (2010). Tabloid Man: The Life and Times of Ezra Norton. Sydney: HarperCollins. p. 201. ISBN 9780730400684.
  12. ^ "Family Notices", The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 December 1937, p. 10.
  13. ^ "Family Notices", The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 December 1937, p. 9.
  14. ^ "Probate of will", The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 June 1938, p. 5.
  15. ^ a b "Death of Mrs Mary Horden". The Australian Women's Weekly. 21 June 1961. p. 2.
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