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Haurongo: Barnett, Louis Edward

Louis Edward Barnett, 1927

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Louis Edward Barnett, 1927

Concern for exemplary standards of surgery prompted Louis Edward Barnett to propose a local association of surgeons. The College of Surgeons of Australasia was established in 1927, the same year this photograph of Barnett was taken; he was elected a vice president.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, S. P. Andrew Collection (PAColl-3739)

Reference: 1/2-043298; F

Photograph by Stanley P. Andrew

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

A. W. Beasley. 'Barnett, Louis Edward', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/75/louis-edward-barnett-1927 (accessed 4 June 2026).