Herbert Bullmore

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Herbert Bullmore
Born
Herbert Henry Bullmore

12 July 1874
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died28 December 1937(1937-12-28) (aged 63)
Point Piper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
SchoolIpswich Grammar School
University University of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)physician
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh University RFC ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Queensland ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1902 Scotland 1 (0)

Herbert Henry Bullmore (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.

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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, representing 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. Edinburgh University RFC 1901.jpg
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] In 1913 Bullmore was appointed honorary physician at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, and 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. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Marriages", The Argus, 30 September 1904, p. 1.
  4. ↑ Hall, Kerry. "Ipswich General Anglican "B" Section". Australian Cemeteries. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Dr H. Bullmore: Death announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. trove.nla.gov.au. 29 December 1937. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 "For the love of rugby, not country". Rugby Union Rules. rugbyunionrules. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  9. 1 2 Growden, Greg (6 November 2004). "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. 1 2 "Death of Mrs Mary Horden". The Australian Women's Weekly. 21 June 1961. p. 2.
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