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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. Ross, William Anthony (1895–1973) Catholic missionary
  2. Rossiter, James Leonard (1887–1962) headmaster
  3. Rossiter, Roger James (1913–1976) bio-chemist and medical practitioner
  4. Ross-Watt, Blanche Muriel Eugénie (1861–1956) shire president and charity worker
  5. Roughley, Theodore Cleveland (1888–1961) zoologist and author
  6. Rouse, Edgar John (1894–1974) businessman and philanthropist
  7. Rowallan, second Baron (1895–1977) army officer and governor
  8. Rowe, Albert Percival (1898–1976) radar pioneer and university vice-chancellor
  9. Rowe, Francis Harry (1895–1958) public servant
  10. Rowe, Olive Dorothy (1888–1979) ballroom dancer
  11. Rowell, Sir Sydney Fairbairn (1894–1975) army officer
  12. Rowntree, Edward Fearnley (Ted) (1894–1966) engineer
  13. Roxon, Lillian (1932–1973) journalist and author
  14. Rubbo, Sydney Dattilo (1911–1969) professor of microbiology
  15. Rubensohn, Solomon (Sim) (1904–1979) advertising executive
  16. Rubeo, Elena Domenica (1896–1979) community worker
  17. Rubin, Harold De Vahl (1899–1964) grazier, art-collector and philanthropist
  18. Rudall, Reginald John (1885–1955) lawyer and politician
  19. Rudduck, Grenfell (1914–1964) architect and town planner
  20. Rumble, Leslie Audoen (1892–1975) Catholic priest
  21. Russell, Alex (1892–1961) grazier, soldier, golfer and golf course architect
  22. Russell, Charles Wilfred (1907–1977) grazier and politician
  23. Russell, Eric Alfred (1921–1977) economist
  24. Russell, Robert Geoffrey (1892–1946) manufacturer and distributor
  25. Rutherford, Clara Padbury (1878–1975) women's activist
  26. Ryan, Mary Margaret (1886–1968) community worker
  27. Ryan, Patrick Joseph (1904–1969) Catholic priest
  28. Ryan, Ronald Joseph (1925–1967) criminal
  29. Ryan, Rupert Sumner (1884–1952) soldier, pastoralist and politician
  30. Ryan, Victor Herbert (1874–1956) public servant
  31. Ryder, John (Jack) (1889–1977) cricketer
  32. Rydge, Sir Norman Bede (1900–1980) businessman
  33. Rylah, Sir Arthur Gordon (1909–1974) politician and solicitor
  34. Ryland, John Peter (1911–1973) pilot and airline administrator
  35. Rymer, George Walter (1889–1976) railwayman and trade-union leader
  36. Rymill, Henry Way (1907–1971) Boy Scout commissioner
  37. Rymill, Shylie Katharine (1882–1959) Girl Guide commissioner
  38. Sage, Annie Moriah (1895–1969) army matron-in-chief
  39. Sainthill, Loudon (1918–1969) artist and stage designer
  40. Salisbury, John Ronald George (1921–1980) police officer
  41. Salkauskas, Henrikas (Henry) (1925–1979) artist and house-painter
  42. Salter, Wilfred Edward Graham (1929–1963) economist
  43. Sambell, Geoffrey Tremayne (1914–1980) Anglican archbishop
  44. Samson, Sir William Frederick (1892–1974) businessman and mayor
  45. Sandes, Annie Mabel (1881–1966) technical-college superintendent
  46. Sandford, Gladys (1891–1971) motorist
  47. Sandover, Alfred (1866–1958) hardware merchant and benefactor
  48. Sands, David (Dave) (1926–1952) boxer
  49. Sands, John Robert (1919–1980) physician, printer and businessman
  50. Sands, Russell Peter (1937–1977) boxer
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