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The post-WWII influx of students meant serious overcrowding in the Mayo Refectory, 1955
A scene from the 1959 Prosh parade through the streets of Adelaide
Milestones and achievements
Malaysian child health pioneer
Dr Samuel C E Abraham graduated in medicine from
the University of Adelaide in 1959 and went on to
become one of Asia’s most highly respected medical
practitioners and a founder of paediatric practice in
Malaysia. Arriving in Australia as a Colombo Plan scholar
in the 1950s, Dr Abraham first studied science at the
University of Tasmania before taking up medicine at
Adelaide. He was a resident at Lincoln College where
he was integral in bridging the gap between Australian
and Asian students, partly through his good humour.
A committed social activist, Dr Abraham worked for
the Malaysian Government medical service for 30
years and was dedicated to improving services to the
poor and children with physical and mental disabilities.
During his 40-year plus career, his reputation as a
compassionate advocate for underprivileged Malaysian
children stretched from Asia to Britain and Australia.
1951
1951
Staff Club opened
1952
Graduates Association
reconstituted as the Adelaide
University Graduates Union
1952
1958
1955
Lincoln and Aquinas colleges open
Inception of the Malaysian
Colombo Plan
Opening of Union Hall
Victor Allen Edgeloe, University
historian, promoted to Registrar,
remaining until 1973
State Secretary of Sabah, Tan Sri Datuk
Hj. Abdul Hamid Egoh; Dr Sam Abraham;
Datin Egoh (following a ceremony in
Bonython Hall 1988)
Cloisters lawns
Colombo Plan students in the Cloisters
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