Dr. E. A. Strahan

Strachan/Strahan
According to the heritage site wikitree;
Edward Alfred Strahan was born 1867 in Melbourne.
Married Blanche McWhae in 1896
Died aged about 69 in Carlton, Nov. 1936

Club doctor 24 March 1906 - 1936
Dr. E. A. Strachan was presented with an honorary life membership certificate at the Carlton annual meeting held on Monday 26 February 1923.
(The Argus Wed. 28 February 1923 p6)

DOD: 04 November 1936
Edward Alfred Strahan Carlton Football Club doctor 31 years.
At his residence Holcombe House 252 Lygon Street Carlton.
Melbourne Crematorium Fawkner 05th Nov.

Both Death and Funeral notices Argus 5 November 1936 p1 have the surname as STRAHAN

Dr. E. A. Strahan M.B. was given a farewell at Bacchus Marsh. (Bacchus Marsh Express May 19 1894 p3)
1936 The Bacchus Marsh Express 08 August p4,
Centenary Celebrations Guest List includes a Mr. E. A. Strahan, Holcomb House, Lygon Street, Carlton.
Further down the list of guests is Dr. E. Strahan of Lygon Street Carlton.
Dr. Strahan also played cricket for the Bacchus Marsh club.

Dr. E. A. Strahan was playing cricket for Korumburra v Leongatha. (Great Southern Advocate 01 March 1900 p3)
A doctor named Edward Strahan in 1895 had a practice near Korumburra Victoria.
He was the Health Officer for the Shire of Poowong and Jeetho. (Western Port Times 12 April 1903 p3)
The doctor and his wife were given a public farewell at Korumburra. (Great Southern Advocate 21 Dec 1905 p7)
There is a photo of Strahan's surgery at Korumburra in 1895 (Facebook Coal Creek Community Park)

"Dr. Fletcher, of Carlton, is leaving by the Moldavia on Tuesday next on an extended trip to England.
During the nineteen years that he has carried in the practice he has had only a fortnight's holiday. He succeeded his father, who practiced in Carlton for over thirty years.
Dr. Fletcher is succeeded by Dr. E. A. Strahan, late of Korumburra." (Age 15 February 1906 p4)

1906, Dr. E. A. Strahan of Moonee Ponds, is playing cricket for Essendon.

Dr. Strahan was also medical advisor for the Sutherland Homes. These homes were for neglected children. Located originally in LaTrobe St, also Drummond St. Carlton and Diamond Creek.

1904: Korumburra Rifle Club, E. A. Strahan named. (image cropped)
Possibly the gentleman sitting far right with his left hand under his chin, next to the young man.

Images and Illuminated Address; Courtesy of the Korumburra Historical Society.
Newspaper adverts via Trove.

1895: The white blobs on the chemist and doctor's surgery image
are actually snowballs! Dr. Strahan could be standing immediately to our right of the surgery verandah post

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