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Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13

This volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the first of four for the period 1940-1980 and covers names A-De. [Read More]

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  1. Cross, Sir Ronald Hibbert (1896–1968) governor
  2. Crosby, Joseph Alexander (Marshall) (1882–1954) actor
  3. Cronin, Michael Joseph (1892–1970) surveyor, valuer and administrator
  4. Cronin, Deverick John (Mick) (1911–1979) Australian Rules footballer and commentator
  5. Crombie, Charles Arbuthnot (1914–1945) air force officer
  6. Croft, Ida Lucy (1878–1957) pharmacist
  7. Creswick, Alice Ishbel Hay (1889–1973) Red Cross commandant and kindergarten administrator
  8. Crespin, Irene (1896–1980) geologist and micropalaeontologist
  9. Cremor, William Edward (1897–1962) army officer and schoolteacher
  10. Cremin, Eric James (1914–1973) professional golfer
  11. Cremean, Herbert Michael (Bert) (1900–1945) politician
  12. Crawford, Sidney (1885–1968) businessman and philanthropist
  13. Crawford, John Wilson (1899–1943) army officer and solicitor
  14. Cranwell, Joseph Archibald (1889–1965) trade unionist
  15. Cranswick, George Harvard (1882–1954) Anglican bishop
  16. Cranswick, Geoffrey Franceys (1894–1978) Anglican bishop
  17. Craig, Leslie (1892–1966) soldier, farmer and politician
  18. Craig, Frances Eileen (1896–1974) community worker
  19. Craig, Elinor Frances (1888–1969) headmistress
  20. Craig, David Alexander (1887–1950) businessman
  21. Crace, Sir John Gregory (Jack) (1887–1968) naval officer
  22. Cox, Leonard Bell (1894–1976) neurologist and art collector
  23. Cox, Henry Daniel Blandford (Harry) (1875–1979) pharmacist
  24. Cox, Geoffrey Souter (1914–1964) army officer, real-estate agent and politician
  25. Cowper, Andrew King (1898–1980) air force officer
  26. Cowan, Ronald William Trafford (1914–1964) educationist
  27. Cowan, Sir Darcy Rivers Warren (1885–1958) medical practitioner
  28. Coverdale, Percival George (Percy) (1882–1963) yachtsman and boatbuilder
  29. Coverdale, Frederick Myles (1885–1958) sculler and shipwright
  30. Cousin, Allan Paterson (1900–1976) naval officer
  31. Cousens, Charles Hughes (1903–1964) army officer and radio broadcaster
  32. Courtney, Victor Desmond (1894–1970) journalist
  33. Courtice, Benjamin (1885–1972) farmer, sugar-industry leader and politician
  34. Coull, James (Jim) (1900–1972) trade unionist and orator
  35. Coughlan, William George (1902–1979) Anglican clergyman and social reformer
  36. Coughlan, Frank James (1904–1979) jazz musician
  37. Cotton, Thomas Richard Worgan (1907–1970) soldier and intelligence officer
  38. Cotton, Lewy (1894–1972) waiter
  39. Cotton, Frederick Sidney (1894–1969) aviator and businessman
  40. Cotter, Timothy John (Tim) (1900–1972) medical practitioner and pathologist
  41. Cosgrove, Sir Robert (1884–1969) grocer, trade unionist and premier
  42. Cosgrove, Dame Gertrude Ann (1882–1962) community worker
  43. Cory, Gilbert Ernest (1906–1977) solicitor and army officer
  44. Corser, Bernard Henry (1882–1967) farmer, grazier and politician
  45. Corran, Alexander (1861–1940) printer and newspaper editor
  46. Corones, Haralambos (Harry) (1883–1972) hotelier and businessman
  47. Cornwall, Edward Satchwell (1886–1954) engineer and administrator
  48. Corkill, Arthur Basil (1898–1958) medical researcher
  49. Corbett, Arthur Brownlow (1877–1970) engineer and administrator
  50. Coppel, Marjorie Jean (1900–1970) community worker
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