Medical Journal of Australia Archive (1914–1930)
Dataset Documentation
Overview
The Medical Journal of Australia Archive contains the complete pre-1930 run of the official journal of the Australian Medical Association, beginning with Volume 1, Number 1, July 4, 1914. 72,758 rows of clean, structured medical text documenting Australian medicine from WWI through the interwar period.
Historical Significance
The MJA was founded in 1914, just weeks before the outbreak of World War I. The early volumes captured in this archive document:
Early cardiology research on cardiac arrhythmia and auricular flutter
Electro-cardiograph technology (early ECG)
Australian medicine during WWI
Public health in early 20th-century Australia
Dataset Specifications
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Rows | 72,758 |
| Time Period | 1914–1930 |
| First Issue | July 4, 1914 (Vol. 1, No. 1) |
| Source | Internet Archive |
| Format | JSONL, Snowflake-optimized |
| License | Pre-1930 Public Domain |
| Last Updated | April 2026 |
Ethics & Bias Statement
This dataset contains historical medical text from 1914–1930. These materials are provided for historical and research purposes only.
Provenance
Curated and licensed by Devin Media Corp. All source materials are pre-1930 public domain. Contact: hello(at)devinmediacorp.com
©Devin Media Corp. (2026). Medical Journal of Australia Archive (1914–1930).