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Freds birth
Fred hollows was born in Dunedin New Zealand to Irish parents Joseph and Clarice Hollows. -
Named
Fred was named after his maternal grandfather, Fredrick and had 3 brothers, Colin, John and Maurice -
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Freds life
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Freds 1 year of formal primary schooling
Fred had only one year of formal primary schooling at North East Valley Primary School. While he was there he played the trumpet. -
High school
Fred started at Palmerston High School and wanted to joined several clubs and finished wanting to join the clergy. He was an excellent student and was great at his studies -
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College
Fred Hollows originally went to Glenieth Bible College but soon realised he wasnt a clergy man. So he moved toOtago University were he studied to be a doctor. -
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1st job
Fred got his first job as a doctor at the Wellington Auckland Hospital -
Marriage
Fred hollows then married Mary Skiller in New Zealand -
2nd job
Fred later worked at Moorfields Eye hospital to specialise in Opthamology -
Immigration
Fred was a member of the communist party and the secret police were getting interested in his social activism and his longing for equal rights for indiginous people so he and his young family moved to Sydney in Australia and was shocked at eye standards -
Visits
In the early 1970s fred visited isolated areas of New South Wales to provide much needed eye care. -
Marys death
Mary sadly died in 1979 -
Fred Hollows 2nd marriage
Fred then married Gabi'o Sullivan -
Gasp
Later on Fred started to visit nepal for the same reasons. later on in that same year Fred Hollows was refused the Honorary officer of the order of Australia award because of the goverments lack of concern for eyecare. -
Aussie
In 1989 Fred Hollows became an Australin Citizen -
Award
Australian of the year -
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Humanist of the year -
Award
Fred didnt refuse the companion to the order of Australia medal even though he did refuse an earlier medal -
Fred Hollows Foundation
The Fred Hollows Foundation was set up only weeks before his passing away. The Foundation has sread to many countries and helped lots of people get their eyesight back. -
Death
Fred hollows died on this day of metastatic renal cancer, had a state funeral in Sydney and was buried in Bourke -
Award
Rotary award for World Understanding -
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Hall of Fame -
Bulletin 100
Fred Hollows was included in the bulletins top 100 most influential Australians
