71-496: Rodney Frederick Marsden Seaborn AO OBE (1912 − 17 May 2008) was an Australian psychiatrist , businessman, and philanthropist in the performing arts sector. He was responsible for supporting many theatre companies and professionals in Sydney , and was an advocate of Australian theatre . He was the founding president of the Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation (SBW), and
142-627: A Timezone arcade. However these stores have since disappeared prior to the 1990s. Oxford Street Mall is home to numerous shops and cafes and is an entry to many small arcades and shopping centres that are located on this stretch including Meriton Retail Precinct Bondi Junction , Bronka Arcade and The Royal Arcade. Bondi Junction railway station can be accessed through the Meriton Retail Precinct on Rowe Street. Bronka and The Royal Arcade provides direct pedestrian passage way to Spring Street and Eastgate Bondi Junction . Westfield Bondi Junction
213-600: A bow on the left shoulder, although they may wear the same insignia as males if so desired. A gold lapel pin for daily wear is issued with each badge of the order at the time of investiture; AK/AD and AC lapel pins feature a citrine central jewel, AO and AM lapel pins have a blue enamelled centre and OAM lapel pins are plain. The different levels of the order are awarded according to the recipients' levels of achievement: Since 1976 any Australian citizen may nominate any person for an Order of Australia award. People who are not Australian citizens may be awarded honorary membership of
284-548: A challenge to take the prime ministership in September 2015. Two months after coming into office, the new republican prime minister announced that the Queen had approved his request to amend the Order's letters patent and cease awards at this level. Existing titles would not be affected. The move was attacked by monarchists and praised by republicans. The amendments to the constitution of
355-641: A clergyman, married his grandmother Eliza Marsden, a relative of the Reverend Samuel Marsden . His mother Ethel's family was descended on one side from an early convict settler on the Third Fleet . He grew up with a love of theatre. His maternal grandmother, Edith, often took him to the theatre as a child. The first play Rodney recalled seeing was a production of As You Like It when he was seven years old. He attended Edgecliff Preparatory School, and then boarding school at The King's School , where he had
426-507: A comedic part in A Midsummer Night's Dream . Suffering from severe stagefright, however, he fell down and was unable to get back up. His father was an alcoholic and died when Rodney was 19, which caused his mother to suffer depression . After leaving school, Seaborn worked at various jobs, setting up his own car hire and chauffering business, and working on a tobacco farm in Queensland belonging to an uncle. He eventually enrolled for
497-785: A law degree at University of Sydney , but later left for England, where he began studying medicine at the University of London in 1939. He was working as an intern at Charing Cross Hospital as the German Luftwaffe bombed London during the Blitz . After the Second World War, Seaborn returned to Sydney to look after his mother and sister, Mollie, who was also unwell. He then returned to London with his mother, and studied psychiatry at Banstead Hospital in Surrey , where he treated many cases of what
568-569: A member of the British Empire, members of the colonies and later federated nation of Australia were able to have achievement awarded under the British Imperial Honours system . However, existing criticism of the aristocratic nature of the awards grew following a cash-for-honours corruption scandal in the UK in 1922. Moves to abolish the awards federally and the states were unsuccessful; however
639-485: A pedestrian mall through its commercial centre. It continues east to terminate a short distance later at the intersection of Old South Head Road , Syd Einfeld Drive and Bondi Road in eastern Bondi Junction. In May 1909 the Sydney Council resolved to widen Oxford Street from 66 feet (20 m) to 100 feet (30 m) by resuming the entire north side of the street between Liverpool and Bourke Streets. The project
710-573: A representation of the states (with whom Whitlam's government was constantly in dispute) through the state badges within the Commonwealth Coat of Arms . The original three-level structure of the Order of Australia was modelled closely upon the Order of Canada , though the Order of Australia has been awarded rather more liberally, especially in regard to honorary awards to non-citizens. As of July 2024 only 30 non-Canadians have been appointed to
781-575: A single person or jointly, for example to writers, composers, designers, directors, and producers working on a project. It is funded by the Seaborn Trust, from Rodney Seaborn's estate, not the Foundation. As of 2023 the trustees are: The Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation was a major contributor to the annual Glugs Theatrical Awards , administered from 1973 until 2020 by a group of Sydney theatre-lovers known as The Glugs. This group's major award
SECTION 10
#1733317753618852-468: A year in early March for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras . Specifically, the area of Oxford Street between Hyde Park and Paddington Town Hall became known from the early 1980s as 'The Golden Mile' because of the growing density of popular venues for the gay community. The section to the east of Taylor Square , running through the suburb of Paddington forms an upmarket shopping strip and represents
923-444: Is a convex golden disc decorated with citrines, with a blue royally crowned inner disc bearing an image of the coat of arms of Australia. The ribbon of the order is royal blue with a central stripe of mimosa blossoms. Awards in the military division are edged with 1.5 mm golden bands. AKs, male ACs and AOs wear their badges on a necklet and male AMs and OAMs wear them on a ribbon on the left chest. Women usually wear their badges on
994-434: Is a registered charity, whose stated purpose is "[t]o celebrate and promote outstanding Australian citizenship". It also supports the "community and social activities" of members and promotes and encourages the nomination of other Australians to the Order. The Order also runs a foundation that provides scholarships to tertiary students that show potential as future leaders and are involved in community activities. Branches of
1065-553: Is likely to feel a bit second-rate, and the public is likely to agree. We hate to be the first to say it, but there is no doubt that the Order of Australia (OA) will be labelled as the Ocker Award. Satire and mockery also greeted the awards, being dubbed "Gough’s Gongs" and "the Order of the Wombat". The newly elected Liberal Fraser government decided to once again make recommendations for imperial awards, whilst maintaining and expanding
1136-604: Is located on the Bronte Road end of Oxford Street Mall. In 2003, Waverley Council upgraded the Oxford Street pedestrian mall and embarked on a general upgrade of streets and footpaths in the commercial area. The upgrade included new footpath tiles, addition of shade sails over new inground rondels and artificial 'tram tracks' along the entire mall, paving text as cast inlays and glass bead blasting into paving and as well as suspended art installations. The artificial tram tracks are
1207-626: Is president of SBW. Seaborn supported the development and production of David Wenham 's one-man show, Dario Fo 's The Tale of a Tiger , which he took to Berlin shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. In 1993, when the Elizabethan Theatre Trust faced financial problems, Seaborn purchased Independent Theatre in North Sydney . He established SB&W Friends of
1278-478: The Australian Labor Party remained opposed and generally refused to recommend awards whilst in office, with this a part of the party's platform since 1918. This was confirmed in a resolution adopted unanimously by the party conference in 1921. However, the non-Labor parties remained supportive, with the long running Menzies government making significant use of the imperial system. The Order of Australia
1349-545: The Eastern Suburbs . Close to the CBD in particular, the street is lined with numerous shops, bars and nightclubs . After the 1980s, Oxford Street garnered a reputation as Sydney's primary nightclub strip (firstly gay nightclubs in the 1980s followed by straight nightclubs in the 2000s) and subsequently saw a large increase in the number of crimes committed in the area. However, the 2014 lockout laws saw many nightclubs close and
1420-582: The Register of the National Estate : The pedestrian-only zone of Oxford Street between Bronte Road and Newland Street, Bondi Junction was converted into a pedestrian mall in 1979 when the Eastern Suburbs railway line opened. Prior to the 1960 trams ran along that stretch of Oxford Street. Oxford Street Mall was an alternative to shopping at the nearby shopping centres as it was once home Waltons department store, Flemings and Woolworths Supermarkets and
1491-534: The Rodney Seaborn Library at NIDA, along with the safekeeping of its valuable archives, known as the Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation Archive, Library and Performing Arts Collection. For some years before his death he worked on securing the future of the foundation, and was keen to ensure that his bequest continued to benefit the performing arts. To this end, he formed a partnership with NIDA around 2000. The annual Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award
SECTION 20
#17333177536181562-956: The Royal Military College, Duntroon when the College was forced to close its buildings in Canberra and relocate to Sydney due to the economic downturn caused by the Great Depression . The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924 through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board . Main Road No. 172
1633-646: The 1970s or 1980s. In 1986 he sold Alanbrook and bought the Stables Theatre in Kings Cross , home of Griffin Theatre Company , for the company. The Stables had been about to be demolished. After purchasing The Stables, Seaborn to set up the Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation (SBW), funded mostly by himself but including his cousins Peter Broughton and Leslie Walford and various friends. The Foundation later took ownership of The Stables. As of 2023 Walford
1704-474: The 435 people who have received the nation's top Order of Australia honours since they were first awarded in 1975, shows they disproportionately attended a handful of elite Victorian secondary schools. Scotch College alumni received the highest number of awards, with 19 former students receiving Australia's [then] highest honour". On 26 January 1980 the Order of Australia Association was created as an incorporated body with membership open to award recipients. It
1775-645: The Bondi Junction Bypass (later named Syd Einfeld Drive when it opened in 1979), then moved closer to the city to start at the intersection with Crown Street on 25 July 1997. The passing of the Roads Act of 1993 updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Oxford Street retains its declaration as part of Main Road 172. The following buildings are on
1846-532: The Botany Swamps pumping station for the provision of water to parts of Sydney between 1866 and 1899. In 2006 work began to restore and reuse the space of the then derelict Paddington Reservoir. The facility reopened in 2008 as a sunken garden known as the Paddington Reservoir Gardens or Walter Read Reserve , with a rooftop reserve located above the preserved eastern chamber. The facility integrates
1917-504: The Council resolved to undertake a number of short, medium and long term initiatives to activate City owned properties in the precinct. After an Expression of Interest (EOI) was put out for creative and cultural organisations to occupy a vacant city owned property, 16 organisations were announced as being successful applicants and were granted office space as part of the Sydney 2030 plan to revitalise
1988-831: The Independent, and with the support of this group as well as the local council and wider community, the Independent was fully restored, and reopened in 1998. It was later sold to the Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 2004. The foundation helps to support the Belvoir St Theatre , Bell Shakespeare , the Sydney Festival , the Australian National Playwrights' Centre, the Blue Mountains Festival, Performing Lines , and NIDA . The foundation funded
2059-460: The Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II , Queen of Australia , on the advice of then prime minister Gough Whitlam . Before the establishment of the order, Australians could receive British honours , which continued to be issued in parallel until 1992. Appointments to
2130-418: The Order of Australia and the award of 199 Honorary Medals of the Order of Australia. Notable honorary awards include: Since 1975, just over 30 per cent of recipients of an Order of Australia honour have been women. The number of nominations and awards for women is trending up, with the 2023 Australia Day Honours resulting in the highest percentage of awards for women to date (47.1 per cent, 47.9 per cent in
2201-461: The Order of Australia is a convex disc (gold for AKs, ADs and ACs, gilt for AOs, AMs and OAMs) representing a single flower of mimosa . At the centre is a ring, representing the sea, with the word Australia below two branches of mimosa. The whole disc is topped by the Crown of St Edward . The AC badge is decorated with citrines , blue enamelled ring, and enamelled crown. The AO badge is similar, without
Rodney Seaborn - Misplaced Pages Continue
2272-578: The Order of Australia. This was done by with the addition of two additional award levels: Knight or Dame (AK or AD) above the level of Companion, and the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) below Members. The Civil Division was also renamed the General Division, so that awards could be given to those in the Defence Force for non-military achievement. These changes were made on 24 May 1976. The reaction to
2343-481: The Order of Canada, while 537 non-Australians have been appointed to the Order of Australia, with 46 to the Companion level. Public reaction to the new awards was mixed. Only the state Labor governments of Tasmania and South Australia agreed to submit recommendations for the new awards, with the remaining governments affirming their committent to the existing imperial honours system. Newspaper editorials similarly praised
2414-492: The Order were gazetted on 22 December 2015. Yvonne Kenny AM represented the Order at the 2023 Coronation . King Charles III , when he was Prince of Wales , was appointed a Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) on 14 March 1981. As he is not an Australian citizen, even though he was the heir to the Australian throne at the time, this would have required the award to be honorary. To overcome this issue, his appointment
2485-531: The Order would be determined by the Council of the Order of Australia. Awards of the Order of Australia are sometimes made to people who are not citizens of Australia to honour extraordinary achievements. These achievements, or the people themselves, are not necessarily associated with Australia, although they often are. On 1 July 2024, the Australian Honours website listed appointments for 46 Honorary Companions, 118 Honorary Officers, 174 Honorary Members of
2556-511: The Oxford Street Precinct with creative and cultural organisations that could help to drive foot traffic to the area as well as promote the community. The 16 organisations that were part of this programme were: The City of Sydney unveiled a plan to "breathe new life" into the strip by updating the zoning rules along the strip, including increasing building height limits if developers comply with including community focused uses in
2627-441: The Queen to reinstate the level of knight or dame and the Queen co-signed letters patent to bring this into effect. The change was publicly announced on 25 March, and gazetted on 17 April 2014. Up to four knights or dames could be appointed each year, by the Queen of Australia on the advice of the prime minister after consultation with the chairman of the Order of Australia Council. Five awards of knight and dame were then made, to
2698-574: The Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award was established in 2000 funded by him and continued by a dedicated trust fund. Rodney Frederick Marsden Seaborn was born in 1912. His parents were Leslie, a solicitor and amateur actor, and Ethel Seaborn, a singer. His paternal great-grandfather, Hugh Seaborn, had migrated from England to Australia in 1850, becoming the first rector in Gundagai , New South Wales . His grandfather Frederick Seaborn, also
2769-553: The association are in all the states and territories of Australia as well as the UK and the USA. Total inductees as of July 2024 . The order of wearing Australian and other approved honours is determined by the government. The award is parodied in the play Amigos , where the central character is determined to be awarded the AC, and uses persuasion, bribery and blackmail in his (ultimately successful) attempts to get himself nominated for
2840-498: The award to Prince Philip in a ReachTEL poll. The Australian Labor Party continued to oppose knighthoods and damehoods. Leader of the opposition Bill Shorten stated in March 2014 that the party would again discontinue the level if it were to win the next Australian federal election. The knighthood decision was a significant factor that caused Liberal party members to question Abbott's leadership, with Malcolm Turnbull succeeding in
2911-426: The award. During the 1996 season of the popular television programme Home and Away , the character Pippa Ross was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her years of service as a foster carer. Oxford Street, Sydney Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia , running from the south-east border of the Sydney central business district to Bondi Junction in
Rodney Seaborn - Misplaced Pages Continue
2982-411: The awards as an example of Australia's greater independence, whilst also noting that the awards would likely appear second-rate. The Australian stated that There is no longer a British Empire; everyone knows that. But somehow the phrase "imperial honours" still carries a ring of regal authenticity that somehow transcends nationalism. For the time being a recipient ... of the Order of Australia
3053-519: The changes to the awards were similarly split along party lines. Following the 1983 federal election , Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke recommitted to the end of recommendations for imperial awards. No knighthoods were awarded during his first term in office and he advised the abolition of the knight/dame level after being re-elected in 1986. During the time the division was active from 1976 to 1983, twelve knights and two dames were created. On 19 March 2014, monarchist prime minister Tony Abbott advised
3124-525: The citrines. For the AM badge, only the crown is enamelled, and the OAM badge is plain. The AK/AD badge is similar to that of the AC badge, but with the difference that it contains at the centre an enamelled disc bearing an image of the coat of arms of Australia . The colours of royal blue and gold are taken from the livery colours of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms , the then national colours . The star for knights and dames
3195-418: The crime rate drop as Sydney's nightlife hubs moved to Darling Harbour and Newtown . The lockout laws ended in 2020 with a focus on small bars and restaurants. Many nightclubs reopened in 2021 especially around Taylor Square . The western section of Oxford Street, which runs through the suburb of Darlinghurst , is widely recognised as Sydney's main gay district and Oxford Street is closed to traffic once
3266-458: The exception of awards recommended by the soon to be independent government of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea ); however this did not affect the constitutional right of state governments to recommend imperial awards. According to the governor general's then-secretary Sir David Smith , Whitlam was furious when he first saw Devlin's design for the insignia of the order, due to the inclusion of
3337-476: The general division). Advocacy groups such as Honour a Woman and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency have called for greater effort to be made to reach equal representation of men and women in the order. In December 2010, The Age reported a study of the educational backgrounds of all people who had received Knight/Dame and Companion level awards at that time. It reported: "An analysis of
3408-657: The governments of each respective state and territory, and three ex officio members (the chief of the Defence Force , the vice-president of the Federal Executive Council and a public servant responsible for honours policy). The Council chair as of August 2024 is Shelley Reys. The Council makes recommendations to the governor-general. Awards are announced on Australia Day and on the King's Birthday public holiday in June, on
3479-572: The governor-general to remove an individual from the order, who may cancel an award. Announcements of all awards, cancellations and resignations appear in the Commonwealth Gazette . Nomination forms are confidential and not covered by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) . The reasoning behind a nomination being successful or unsuccessful—and even the attendees of the meetings where such nominations are discussed—remains confidential. As
3550-420: The home of the new medical faculty of the University of Notre Dame Australia as well as the University of New South Wales ' College of Fine Arts , Victoria Barracks , Paddington Bazaar and St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney amongst other locations. Oxford Street starts at Whitlam Square on the south-east corner of Hyde Park at the intersection of Liverpool Street , College Street and Wentworth Avenue on
3621-489: The hospital had 63 beds, and specialised in the treatment of drug and alcohol dependence . He remained superintendent of Alanbrook until 1970. In addition, Seaborn consulted at Sydney Hospital and lectured at the University of Sydney . He published various works about alcoholism and sat on national and international bodies, including vice-president of the International Council on Alcohol and Addictions in 1968. He
SECTION 50
#17333177536183692-544: The main features of the mall that commemorate the actual tram line that previously passed through. Since 2013 there were plans for a light rail to Bondi Beach going along Oxford Street Mall. However in November 2017 Waverley Council had voted to reject any proposals for a light rail along Oxford Street or Bondi Road in favour of local businesses. After the 2023 WorldPride festival a bidirectional separated cycleway will be constructed between Taylor Square and Hyde Park on Oxford street. The City of Sydney announced
3763-417: The occasion of a special announcement by the governor-general (usually honorary awards), and on the appointment of a new governor-general. The governor-general presents the order's insignia to new appointees. Appointments to the order may be made posthumously as long as a person was nominated for an award whilst they were still alive. Awardees may subsequently resign from the order, and the Council may advise
3834-473: The order are made by the governor-general , "with the approval of The Sovereign", according to recommendations made by the Council for the Order of Australia . Members of the government are not involved in the recommendation of appointments, other than for military and honorary awards. The King of Australia is the sovereign head of the order, and the governor-general is the principal companion and chancellor of
3905-649: The order at all levels. Nomination forms are submitted to the Director, Honours Secretariat, a position within the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia , at Government House, Canberra , which are then forwarded to the Council for the Order of Australia . The council consists of 19 members: seven selected by the prime minister (described as "community representatives"), eight appointed by
3976-446: The order. The governor-general's official secretary , Paul Singer (appointed August 2018), is secretary of the order. The order is divided into a general and a military division. The five levels of appointment to the order in descending order of seniority are: Honorary awards at all levels may be made to non-citizens. These awards are made additional to the quotas. The order's insignia was designed by Stuart Devlin . The badge of
4047-516: The original District Military Prison, constructed in 1800. The barracks was constructed of Hawkesbury sandstone by way of convict labour between 1841 and 1846. The Barracks were originally occupied by regiments of the British Army who vacated the site in 1870. The Barracks was the premier military training site in Australia until 1901. For a brief period during the 1930s Victoria Barracks was home to
4118-542: The original design for a bidirectional centre running "pop up" cycleway in November 2020. After further consultation they announced a new design running on the north edge of the street. According to the City of Sydney, about 2000 people per day ride along Oxford Street amongst traffic on the 6 lane road. On 27 June 2011, the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore proposed new directions for lower Oxford Street, and on 22 August 2011
4189-453: The outgoing governor-general , Quentin Bryce ; her successor, Peter Cosgrove ; a recent chief of the Defence Force , Angus Houston ; a recent governor of New South Wales , Marie Bashir ; and Prince Philip . This last award was widely met with ridicule and dismay by many in the Australian media. The award was also heavily criticised in the community, with 72% disapproving and 12% in favour of
4260-672: The prime minister alone, rather than by the Council of the Order of Australia, as is the case with all lower levels of the order. In accordance with the statutes of 2014, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , was created a Knight of the Order by letters patent signed by the Queen on 7 January 2015, on Abbott's advice. Prince Philip's knighthood was announced as part of the Australia Day Honours on 26 January 2015 and his appointment attracted criticism of what Abbott described as his "captain's call". Abbott responded by announcing that future recommendations for appointments as Knights and Dames of
4331-531: The remains of the original brick, timber and iron structure with modern elements of sculptural, structural and functional significance which provide access to the sunken garden via stairs and an elevator as well as ramped access to the rooftop reserve. Victoria Barracks, located in Oxford Street, houses the Headquarters Forces Command (Australia) , as well as the Army Museum of NSW which is housed in
SECTION 60
#17333177536184402-423: The south-eastern fringe of central Sydney and heads in a south-easterly direction as a four-lane, single-carriageway road through Darlinghurst , where it meets Bourke Street and Flinders Street at Taylor Square . It continues through Paddington , and branches off at the intersection with Syd Einfeld Drive in Woollahra to become a suburban street through Bondi Junction ; a portion of it has been converted into
4473-452: Was a patron of two major Australian alcohol and drug foundations after retirement. He retired in his 70s and devoted the rest of his life to philanthropy. Before beginning his studies, Seaborn made his first real estate investment, buying a block of land at Whale Beach well before it became fashionable. In 1956 he bought Alanbrook for use as a psychiatric hospital. Seaborn bought the Wattle Hotel, on Oxford Street in Darlinghurst in
4544-438: Was carried out in five stages between 1910 and 1914. The result was a new boulevard and the creation of a Federation streetscape which remains today largely intact. Trams to Bondi and Bronte beaches travelled down Oxford Street until the line was closed in 1960, replaced by the current bus service. Located on the corner of Oatley Road and Oxford Street is the Paddington Reservoir, a water reservoir which provided water to
4615-447: Was created by an amendment to the constitution of the Order of Australia by special letters patent signed by the Queen, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser . In March 2014 the knight and dame levels, which had been abolished in 1986 by Prime Minister Bob Hawke , were reintroduced to the Order of Australia by Tony Abbott . At the same time, Abbott announced that future appointments at this level would be recommended by
4686-442: Was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from the boundary with the City of Sydney to Bondi Junction (and continuing east along Bondi Road to Bondi ); with the passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929 to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to Main Road 172 on 8 April 1929. Its western end was altered to commence at Taylor Square on 2 December 1964, re-aligned along
4757-498: Was established on 14 February 1975 by letters patent of Queen Elizabeth II , acting as Queen of Australia , and on the advice of the newly elected Labor prime minister , Gough Whitlam . The original order had three levels: Companion (AC), Officer (AO) and Member (AM) as well as two divisions: Civil Division and Military Division. Whitlam had previously announced in 1972 (on his third day in office) that his government would no longer nominate persons for British Imperial honours (with
4828-472: Was established when NIDA entered into a partnership with SBW. The inaugural award went to Antony Waddington in 2000, to develop his adaptation of Patrick White 's novel The Eye of the Storm . The award is given for the development of an approved type of performing arts project, and provides financial assistance for playwrights while they are writing or developing the work. It may also assist with production costs, workshops, and other costs, and may be awarded to
4899-403: Was held at All Saints Anglican Church in Woollahra on 26 May 2008. Justice Lloyd Waddy, who had been a founder member of SBW, along with Hon. Tony Larkins, wrote a long eulogy, relating that the press had described Rodney as a " white knight " of the theatre. The Rodney Seaborn Award continues his philanthropic legacy. The Rodney Seaborn Library at NIDA bears his name. Officer of
4970-441: Was named The Rodney Seaborn Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award (or Rodney Seaborn Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement). Seaborn never married, although he said he had been close a few times. He belonged to several clubs, including Australasian Pioneers and the Royal Sydney Golf Club , because, he said, "I like membership, I like being with people. I've always enjoyed that part of life." Seaborn died on 17 May 2008. His funeral
5041-434: Was then known as shell shock . In the 1950s, Seaborn returned to Australia and worked extensively with returning servicemen at Concord Repatriation Hospital and Callan Park Mental Hospital . In 1955 he started a psychiatry practice in Macquarie Street , Sydney. In 1956, Seaborn established a private psychiatric hospital, Alanbrook, in a large house Mosman , initially with five beds. After purchasing adjacent properties,
#617382