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Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 16

This volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the fourth of four for the period 1940-1980 and covers names Pik-Z. [Read More]

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  1. Wilson, Ella (1870–1959) Sister of Charity
  2. Wilson, Edward James Gregory (1897–1972) banker
  3. Wilson, Alexander Brown (1857–1938) architect
  4. Wilson, Alexander (1889–1954) farmer and politician
  5. Wilmot, Reginald William Winchester (Chester) (1911–1954) broadcaster, war correspondent and historian
  6. Wills, Sir Kenneth Agnew (1896–1977) army officer and businessman
  7. Willoughby, John Edward (Jack) (1908–1962) public servant
  8. Willmore, George Malcolm (1895–1978) real estate developer
  9. Willis, Rupert Allan (1898–1980) pathologist
  10. Williamson, William James (Bill) (1922–1979) jockey
  11. Williamson, Ada Jean Hounsell (1891–1977) journalist
  12. Williams, Rees David (Barney) (1910–1979) bank clerk and trade unionist
  13. Williams, Mervyn Louis (Merv) (1902–1980) boxer and sports writer
  14. Williams, Katherine Mary (Kath) (1895–1975) unionist
  15. Williams, Idris (1895–1960) coalminer and trade unionist
  16. Williams, George Kenneth (1896–1974) metallurgist
  17. Williams, Sir Dudley (1889–1963) judge
  18. Williams, Clive Andrew (1915–1980) Aboriginal leader
  19. Wilkinson, Heywood (1906–1977) coalmining engineer
  20. Wilkinson, Herbert John (1891–1963) anatomist
  21. Wilhelm, Donald Lancelot (1919–1977) professor of pathology
  22. Wilding, Winifred Doris (Joyce) (1909–1978) community worker
  23. Wiggins, Carn Scarlett (1898–1969) air force officer and public servant
  24. Wicks, Tory Marcella (1900–1977) hockey player and administrator
  25. Whitta, Clifford Nicholls (1903–1956) radio entertainer
  26. Whitley, Gilbert Percy (1903–1975) ichthyologist and author
  27. Whitley, Cuthbert Claude Mortier (1886–1942) architect and public servant
  28. Whitlam, Harry Frederick (Fred) (1884–1961) Commonwealth crown solicitor
  29. Whitington, Bertram Lindon (Don) (1911–1977) political journalist
  30. Whitelaw, John Stewart (1894–1964) soldier
  31. Whitehouse, Frederick William (1900–1973) geologist
  32. Whitehead, Dorothy Eleanor (1908–1976) headmistress
  33. White-Haney, Rose Ethel Janet (Jean) (1877–1953) botanist
  34. White, Vera Deakin (1891–1978) Red Cross worker
  35. White, Sir Thomas Walter (1888–1957) airman, businessman and politician
  36. White, Montgomery (1905–1955) agricultural chemist
  37. White, John Menzies (1911–1971) accountant
  38. White, Edward Rowden (1881–1958) medical practitioner
  39. White, Clarence Arthur (1886–1956) baker, flour-miller and company director
  40. White, Alfred Spurgeon (1890–1977) accountant
  41. White, Sir Alfred Edward Rowden (1874–1963) medical practitioner
  42. Wheller, Harold Manuel (1882–1979) Methodist minister
  43. Wheatley, Kevin Arthur (1937–1965) soldier
  44. Wheare, Sir Kenneth Clinton (1907–1979) professor of government and vice-chancellor
  45. Weston, Nora Kate (1880–1965) woodcarver
  46. Weston, Jack Keith (1912–1963) soldier
  47. Westacott, Godfrey (1888–1977) journalist
  48. West, Reginald Arthur (1883–1964) headmaster
  49. West, Raymond (1897–1968) town clerk
  50. West, Evelyn Maude (1888–1969) accountant, shire secretary and community worker
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