The foundation was established in Australia by the Kiwi-born ophthalmologist (eye doctor) to treat eye problems in poorer countries. Within six years, 200,000 people had their sight restored through cataract surgery.
Aboriginals
Events In History
Main image: Aboriginal and Māori sportsmen
The Natives prepare to play in Queensland in July 1889 on the homeward leg of the tour. Bill Brien Collection The story of the Aboriginal cricket tour of 1868 - a decade before the first white Australian team went to Britain - has been told by John Mulvaney in Cricket Walkabout (Melbourne, 1967).