Dr Ida Gertrude Halley

Born: 1 August 1867, Australia
Died: 1 October 1939
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: Gertrude Halley

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Ida Halley became a medical inspector of schools in Tasmania (1906) and from 1910 held a similar position in Sydney where she lectured on hygiene at the Teachers’ College. In 1913 she established the medical branch of the Education Department in South Australia.

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