The Trainor/Owen Collection is named after JP Trainor (1890-1971), a pioneer Australian manufacturer of X-ray and electromedical apparatus, and Dr Morris Owen (1917-2004), radiologist and long-serving Keeper of the Archives. The Archive is supported by the JP Trainor Archive Trust.

The major holdings of the collection include:

• RANZCR administrative records such as:
• Council and Executive Minutes and Agendas (1935 to date )
• Education Board Minutes and Agendas (1946 to date )
• Annual reports (1935 to date )
• Correspondence files (1947-1973)
• Selected Branch minutes and correspondence files (1935-1989).
• Personal papers:
• Dr James Syme (1935-1991)
• Dr Robert Gardner (1923-1957)
• Dr Roy Sear (1909-1962)
• Dr Jim Ryan (1963-2004)
• Dr DG Maitland (1900-1970)
• Dr Charles Augustus Edwards (1852-1929)
• Dr Robert Augustin Gardner (1892-1963)
• Copy of Röntgen’s original report of his discovery
• Apparatus including X-ray machines, glass tubes, goggles and meters
• X-rays – human and veterinary
• Medals, photographs and postage stamps
• Rare books such as Morton, WJ The X-Ray or Photography of the Invisible (New York, 1896)

 

 

 

At the Combined Scientific Meeting in Brisbane in October 2009, a special archive display was set up to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the College. The items from the display can be viewed here.

The Trainor/Owen Collection is open by appointment on Wednesday from 9 am – 4.30 pm (by appointment).
Contact the Archivist on +61 2 9268 9725 or email archives@ranzcr.edu.au.