9 0 0 ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Bar cal d ine , ▁Queensland . ▁Dr ▁James ▁Cook ▁became ▁the ▁L odge ▁doctor ▁in ▁Bar cal d ine ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁medical ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Hospital , ▁positions ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁thirty ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁very ▁well ▁regarded , ▁cred ited ▁with ▁bringing ▁Victoria ▁Hospital ▁" into ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁of ▁respect ability ▁and ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁public ". ▁ ▁Cook ▁attended ▁the ▁Bar cal d ine ▁State ▁( primary ) ▁school ▁for ▁ 1 9 0 6 - 8 ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁board er ▁at ▁The ▁South port ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁du x ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁medicine ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁living ▁at ▁St ▁Andrew ' s ▁College , ▁and ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁MB , ▁Ch . M . ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁MD ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁and ▁D PH ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁Medical ▁career ▁ ▁Cook ▁served ▁his ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁Br is b ane ▁General ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁He ▁briefly ▁pract ised ▁at ▁Bar cal d ine ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁help ▁deal ▁with ▁an ▁ep ide mic ▁of ▁ ▁p neum onic ▁influen za , ▁then ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁hosp it als ▁at ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁and ▁Long re ach ▁before ▁starting ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁pract ition er ▁in ▁Hugh enden . ▁ ▁He ▁worked