PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL Hon. A.H. Panton, Minister for Health, PERTH. Dear Sir, Since making my application for appointment as Commissioner of Health, Western Australia, in response to an inadequate summary of conditions circulated through AAMC channels, my attention has been drawn to certain alleged misunderstandings between yourself and my predecessor. The points at issue, I […]
Letter tendering Resignation – 1946 [EN 7/10]
2nd October 1946 THE HON. THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH: The Under Secretary and I hold irreconcilable views upon the relative status of the offices of Under Secretary and Commissioner of Public Health. In my view there is no room for an Under Secretary in the Public Health Department. The Commissioner is charged with certain […]
Memo regarding Resignation – 1948 [EN 7/114-117]
THE HON. THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH: Adverting to our conversation of this morning at which I informed you of my intention to resign from the offices of Commissioner of Public Health and Principal Medical Officer, I should be glad if you will peruse the attached correspondence which will explain my attitude. My reasons are clearly […]
Employment Application – 1949
25th March, 1949 THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HEALTH,DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,CANBERRA Dear Sir, Application is hereby made for appointment to the position of Senior Medical Officer, Grade III, National Health Services, Canberra, as advertised in the Commonwealth Gazette, No. 20, of 10th March, 1949. Details of qualifications and experiences are attached. I may add that in […]
Letter offering Resignation – 1949
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (Part of a water damaged memorandum from Cook to the Minister) [It has become apparent to me that you have] become embarrassed by my methods and have come to mistrust my judgment. This being so I am again brought to the situation where I must consider tendering my resignation. I feel […]
Memo regarding resignation – 1949
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER: With reference to the Under Secretary’s memorandum to you and our proposed discussion tomorrow, I feel it may be advantageous if I outlined my point of view. Whether, as the Under Secretary suggests, it is my temperament that makes it impossible for me to reconcile myself to the existing Departmental establishment […]
Dr Cook seeks to clarify his position
5th September, 1958. DIRECTOR-GENERAL On commencing duty here, I suggested that, as I was generally known to have been a Chief State Health Officer, it would be advantageous, if not essential for me in my relations with State Health Departments and the public, to have some form of title or designation identifying my work and […]