Richards D
Med J Aust. 1994 Jul 4;161(1):73-4, 76-7. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb127330.x.
Before 1823, medical staffing of the antipodean penal colonies was determined by Whitehall rather than by demand for treatment. The parsimonious authorities were only too ready to make use of convicts' services.