A Record of the BAGE Family History

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Dr Charles Bage was born on 7 October 1859 and died on 7 December 1930. He had a medical practice in South Yarra, Victoria until 1923.

Medical History Museum Guide to Records. www.cshs.unimelb.edu.au/mhm/guides/ummh/MHMS001.htm

Series 1 - Photography

MHM00310    Photographs, sepia and black and white, fifth year medical students, 1881
(.1) Written in pencil on back of mount "5th Year Medicine 1881/Bage C./ Jackson E. S./Barnett J. W./Anderson E.W./Muller… J. W. /Fox W. R...." (.2) Written in ink "Fifth year. M. B. /1881/Melb/Univ." Printed "PHOTOGRAPHERS/E.G. WADDINGTON & CO.../

Brief Description

Two photographs, one black and white (.1), the other sepia (.2) of 5th year Medical Students 1881. Sepia image is clearer and more defined and most likely the original whereas the black and white appears to be a later generation. Posed interior shot with ornate bookcase at left.
Students: C. Bage; E. S. Jackson; J. W. Barrett; E.W. Anderson; J. N. Mullen; W.R. Fox; W.W. McGuire; G. A. Syme; T. B. Ryan.

History of Object

The sepia image is from the University of Melbourne Collection, courtesy of Kenneth Hince.

Materials and Finishes

Cardboard and paper (photographic)

References

Russell, K. F., Melbourne Medical School, 1862 - 1962, Melbourne University Press, 1977, p 219

Creator Hince, Mr. Kenneth
Date range c. 1881    Quantity 1 item (17.7 x 22.7 cm)
Inventory Identifier MHM00310 Series 1

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Charles Bage

Dr Charles Bage is mentioned in a book entitled 'Articles and Lectures' by F. Matthias Alexander;-

Dr Charles Bage (1859 - 1930). He obtained his medical degree in 1881 and became Doctor of Medicine in 1884. He ran a private practice in South Yarra, Melbourne, until 1923 and retired in 1925. Dr Bage was a founding member of the Felton Bequests (1904) - a trust assisting charities and the arts. He took a keen interest in the St. John Ambulance Association and the Red Cross. It was Dr Bage who treated Alexander for his throat trouble and who assured Alexander that two weeks' rest would cure his throat trouble before an important recital engagement, it was the failure of this advice which led Alexander on to the development of the Technique as recounted in "The Evolution of a Technique" in UoS. In a letter of appreciation of Alexander's work, Dr Bage wrote: "After a course of lessons from you, I am fully convinced that your confidence in the correctness of your methods is abundantly justified. The exercises you give not only improve the tone of the voice, but also lessen the strain of loud or continued speaking. In addition, they tend to benefit the general health by inducing good habits of breathing."

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History of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences at Melbourne
Biographical entry

Charles Bage was appointed University of Melbourne lecturer in therapeutics in 1917 when the lectureship in therapeutics, dietetics and hygiene was divided into therapeutics on the one hand and public health on the other.

Book by Charles Bage;-

Historical Record of the Felton Bequests from their inception to 31st December 1922.   I.D.2119   Date 1923.

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There is a biographical entry in the following book;-

• Gregory, Alan, The Ever-Open Door: A History of the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1848-1998, Hyland House, South Melbourne, 1998.

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  In the entry for Anna Frederika Bage in The Australian Dictionary of Biography 1891-1931 it  states that Frederika's Uncle, Charles, had been Alfred Felton's personal physician as well as serving as a trustee of the Felton Bequest from 1904 and the Chairman from 1910.

  
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