Henry Simpson Newland


Sir Henry Simpson Newland, was a distinguished Australian surgeon.
As president of the Australian War Service League he was active in promoting selective conscription and martial law during the Second World War.
The Henry Simpson Newland Prize is named in his honour. The medal was first awarded by the Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia, and since 1956, by the Australian Medical Association.
He is commemorated by a plaque on the Jubilee 150 Walkway.

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