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3. **Hugh** Burnett M-P, born 22 July 1916 at [[w>pBoonah,_Queensland|Boonah, Queensland]]; died 15 November 1984.((SMH death notice, 17 November 1984.)) He contacted polio when young which affected a leg. His eulogy suggested that the family were advised to move from Queensland to a cooler climate, i.e. Leura.((E. Pitcher, eulogy for Hugh M-P, 20 November 1984.)) Like his brother, he went to King's School, leaving in 1935.((Australian Military Forces, Demobilization Procedure Book for Hugh M-P.)) As with all his siblings, and despite his polio legacy, Hugh was a capable sportsman.((e.g. Photo of him as member of the Kings School tennis team 1934; E. Pitcher, eulogy for Hugh M-P, 20 November 1984.)) In adult life, he was a very good golfer and is remembered as having owned a racehorse.((TA M-P, pers. comm)) Hugh was a very social man, enjoying the nightlife of Sydney including the famous club Romano's.((photo reproduced in SMH, 5 November 1983, p.?))\\ | 3. **Hugh** Burnett M-P, born 22 July 1916 at [[w>pBoonah,_Queensland|Boonah, Queensland]]; died 15 November 1984.((SMH death notice, 17 November 1984.)) He contacted polio when young which affected a leg. His eulogy suggested that the family were advised to move from Queensland to a cooler climate, i.e. Leura.((E. Pitcher, eulogy for Hugh M-P, 20 November 1984.)) Like his brother, he went to King's School, leaving in 1935.((Australian Military Forces, Demobilization Procedure Book for Hugh M-P.)) As with all his siblings, and despite his polio legacy, Hugh was a capable sportsman.((e.g. Photo of him as member of the Kings School tennis team 1934; E. Pitcher, eulogy for Hugh M-P, 20 November 1984.)) In adult life, he was a very good golfer and is remembered as having owned a racehorse.((TA M-P, pers. comm)) Hugh was a very social man, and a photograph in the //Sydney Morning Herald// shows him enjoying the opening night of one of Sydney's leading restaurants, Princes. He was shown with a future Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, a friend from university, and famed American violinist Guila Bustabo.((photo reproduced in SMH, 5 November 1983, p.?))\\ |
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Hugh graduated from the University of Sydney with a MB,BS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) in 1942, in the midst of World War II. While at Sydney University, he lived at St Paul's College.((//Alumni Sidneienses//, University of Sydney Archives, accessed 25 October 2003; E. Pitcher, eulogy for Hugh M-P, 20 November 1984.)) He enlisted as a medical officer in the army on 15 July 1943, serving until 29 July 1947 apparently mainly in Papua new Guinea. (({{https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=30898810&isAv=N}};Australian Military Forces, Demobilization Procedure Book for Hugh M-; Newcastle Herald, 19 November 1984.)) After the War, he became a well-respected obstetrician/gynaecologist, from 1947 mainly working and living in Newcastle. He formed a partnership with Dr W. McLaughlin from 1948. He died aged 68 having suffered from serious illness for 'several years', including 'severe chest disease'.((Newcastle Herald, 19 November 1984.))\\ | Hugh graduated from the University of Sydney with a MB,BS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) in 1942, in the midst of World War II. While at Sydney University, he lived at St Paul's College.((//Alumni Sidneienses//, University of Sydney Archives, accessed 25 October 2003; E. Pitcher, eulogy for Hugh M-P, 20 November 1984.)) He enlisted as a medical officer in the army on 15 July 1943, serving until 29 July 1947 apparently mainly in Papua new Guinea. (({{https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=30898810&isAv=N}};Australian Military Forces, Demobilization Procedure Book for Hugh M-; Newcastle Herald, 19 November 1984.)) After the War, he became a well-respected obstetrician/gynaecologist, from 1947 mainly working and living in Newcastle. He formed a partnership with Dr W. McLaughlin from 1948. He died aged 68 having suffered from serious illness for 'several years', including 'severe chest disease'.((Newcastle Herald, 19 November 1984.))\\ |