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Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12

This volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the sixth of six for the period 1891-1939 and covers names Smy-Z. [Read More]

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  1. Anderson Stuart, Sir Thomas Peter (1856–1920) professor of physiology and medical administrator
  2. Charlton, Ethel Jean Sophia (Jean) (1898–1930) novelist
  3. Curlewis, Herbert Raine (1869–1942) judge
  4. de Loitte, Lavinia Florence (1881–1962) actress and singer
  5. Ferrari, Maria Teresa (1884–1969) artist
  6. Jandamarra (1870–1897) Aboriginal leader
  7. Norriss, Elizabeth May (Bess) (1878–1939) miniature portraitist
  8. Pankhurst, Adela Constantia (1885–1961) feminist
  9. Smyth, Bridgetena (Brettena) (1840–1898) campaigner for women's health reform and women's political rights
  10. Smyth, Charles Edward Owen (1851–1925) public servant
  11. Smyth, John (1864–1927) educationist
  12. Smyth, Sir Nevill Maskelyne (1868–1941) soldier
  13. Smythe, Carlyle Greenwood (1865–1925) journalist and manager
  14. Smythe, Robert Sparrow (1833–1917) journalist and entrepreneur
  15. Snook, Charles William (1891–1948) aviator
  16. Snow, Sir Sydney (1887–1958) retailer
  17. Snowball, Oswald Robinson (1859–1928) solicitor and politician
  18. Snowball, William (1854–1902) medical practitioner
  19. Snowden, Sir Arthur (1829–1918) lawyer and politician
  20. Sodeman, Arnold Karl (1899–1936) murderer
  21. Solly, Robert Henry (Bob) (1859–1932) bootmaker, trade unionist and politician
  22. Solomon, Albert Edgar (1876–1914) lawyer and premier
  23. Solomon, Vaiben Louis (1853–1908) businessman and premier
  24. Somers, Arthur Herbert Tennyson (1887–1944) governor
  25. Somerset, Henry St John (1875–1952) metallurgist
  26. Somerville, George Cattell (Barney) (1877–1959) army officer and administrator
  27. Somerville, William (1869–1954) arbitrator
  28. Sommerlad, Ernest Christian (1886–1952) newspaper editor, businessman and politician
  29. Sorensen, Christense (1885–1958) hospital matron and army nurse
  30. Sorenson, Edward Sylvester (Ed) (1869–1939) writer
  31. Sorlie, George Brown (1885–1948) theatrical entrepreneur
  32. Soubeiran, Augustine (1858–1933) headmistress and French patriot
  33. Soundy, Sir John (1878–1960) retailer, politician and mayor
  34. Souter, Charles Henry (1864–1944) medical practitioner and writer
  35. Souter, David Henry (1862–1935) black-and-white artist and journalist
  36. Southern, Clara (1860–1940) artist
  37. Soutter, Richard Ernest (1878–1955) wheat-breeder and public servant
  38. Soward, George Klewitz (1857–1941) architect
  39. Sowden, Sir William John (1858–1943) journalist and newspaper editor
  40. Spain, Alfred (1868–1954) architect and army officer
  41. Spain, Staunton William (1865–1946) naval officer
  42. Sparks, Nicholas George (1857–1930) fire brigade officer
  43. Spaull, George Thomas (1876–1965) educationist
  44. Spears, Robert Adam (1893–1950) professional cyclist
  45. Spedding, Quentin Shaddock (1891–1974) journalist
  46. Spence, George Heynes (1886–1958) insurance manager
  47. Spence, John (1878–1949) public servant
  48. Spence, Percy Frederick Seaton (1868–1933) artist
  49. Spence, Robert William (1860–1934) Catholic archbishop
  50. Spencer, Albert Henry (1886–1971) bookseller
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