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Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11

This volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the fifth of six for the period 1891-1939 and covers names Nes-Smi. [Read More]

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  1. Rolph, William Robert (1864–1948) newspaper proprietor
  2. Romano, Azzalin Orlando (1894–1972) restaurateur
  3. Rosa, Samuel Albert (Sam) (1866–1940) socialist and journalist
  4. Rose, Edwin (1863–1948) pastoralist
  5. Rose, George Canler (1861–1959) pastoralist
  6. Rose, Herbert John (1857–1930) Anglican clergyman and army chaplain
  7. Rosenhain, Walter (1875–1934) metallurgist
  8. Rosenthal, Sir Charles (1875–1954) architect, soldier and musician
  9. Rosman, Alice Trevenen (1882–1961) writer
  10. Ross, Alexander David (1883–1966) physicist
  11. Ross, Chisholm (1857–1934) psychiatrist
  12. Ross, Euphemia Welch (1889–1971) community worker
  13. Ross, Isabella Henrietta Younger (Isie) (1887–1956) medical practitioner
  14. Ross, John Howlett (1857–1953) journalist and elocutionist
  15. Ross, Robert Samuel (1873–1931) socialist journalist and trade-union organizer
  16. Rossi, Maffio (1855–1932) businessman
  17. Ross-King, Alice (1887–1968) civilian and army nurse
  18. Roth, Adam (1827–1898) winemaker and farmer
  19. Roth, Henry Ling (1855–1925) anthropologist, author and museum curator
  20. Roth, Reuter Emerich (1858–1924) physician
  21. Roth, Walter Edmund (1861–1933) physician, anthropologist and protector of Aborigines
  22. Rounsevell, John (1836–1902) politician and pastoralist
  23. Rounsevell, William Benjamin (1843–1923) pastoralist, businessman and politician
  24. Rowan, Frederic Charles (1844–1892) business executive
  25. Rowan, Marian Ellis (1848–1922) artist, naturalist and explorer
  26. Rowell, James (1851–1940) soldier, orchardist and politician
  27. Rowell, John Thomas Nightingale (1894–1973) artist and stage designer
  28. Rowell, William Nicholas (Will) (1898–1946) artist and stage designer
  29. Rowland, Caroline Ann (1852–1921) Ursuline nun
  30. Rowland, Percy Fritz (1870–1945) headmaster
  31. Rowlandson, Alfred Cecil (1865–1922) publisher and bookseller
  32. Rowley, Stanley Rupert (1876–1924) athlete
  33. Rowntree, Amy (1885–1962) educationist
  34. Royston, John Robinson (1860–1942) soldier and farmer
  35. Rubbo, Antonio Salvatore Dattilo (1870–1955) artist
  36. Rubin, Bernard (1896–1936) sportsman
  37. Rubin, Mark (1867–1919) pearl dealer and pastoralist
  38. Rubinstein, Helena (1870–1965) cosmetics manufacturer
  39. Rudd, William Henry (1854–1941) merchant
  40. Rudduck, Harold Sugden (1873–1964) veterinary surgeon
  41. Rumpf, Ann (Annie) (1849–1925) manufacturer and entrepreneur
  42. Rumsey, Herbert John (1866–1956) seedsman, horticulturist and genealogist
  43. Rupp, Herman Montague Rucker (1872–1956) clergyman and botanist
  44. Rusconi, Francis Philip (Frank) (1874–1964) monumental mason
  45. Russell, Edward John (1878–1925) politician
  46. Russell, James George (1848–1918) lawyer and public servant
  47. Russell, John Peter (1858–1930) artist
  48. Russell, Percy Joseph (1861–1946) solicitor and municipal councillor
  49. Russell, Robert Hamilton (1860–1933) surgeon
  50. Ruth, Thomas Elias (1875–1956) Baptist then Congregational minister
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