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Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17

This volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the first of two for the period 1981-1990 and covers names A-K. [Read More]

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  1. Hartnett, Sir Laurence John (1898–1986) businessman
  2. Hart-Smith, William (Bill) (1911–1990) poet
  3. Harvey, William Cotter Burnell (1897–1981) thoracic physician and anti-smoking crusader
  4. Harvie, Edythe Ellison (1902–1984) architect
  5. Haselgrove, Colin Powell (1904–1982) winemaker
  6. Hastings, Peter Dunstan (1920–1990) journalist and editor
  7. Hawke, Albert Redvers (Bert) (1900–1986) premier
  8. Hawthorne, Fifi Olive Annette (1899–1986) headmistress
  9. Hayes, Vina Evelyn (Evie) (1912–1988) entertainer
  10. Hayward, Sir Edward Waterfield (Bill) (1903–1983) businessman and philanthropist
  11. Healy, George (1905–1982) fireman and public servant
  12. Healy, Gertrude (1894–1984) musician and Sister of Mercy
  13. Hebart, Siegfried Paul (1909–1990) Lutheran theologian
  14. Hedderman, John William (1916–1986) army officer and builder
  15. Heffernan, James Patrick (Jim) (1926–1981) farmer and lobbyist
  16. Heinze, Sir Bernard Thomas (1894–1982) musician and conductor
  17. Hele, George Alfred (1892–1982) cricket umpire
  18. Helmrich, Dorothy Jane Adele (1889–1984) singer and arts administrator
  19. Helpmann, Sir Robert Murray (1909–1986) ballet dancer, actor, producer, director and choreographer
  20. Henderson, Rupert Albert Geary (1896–1986) newspaperman
  21. Henderson, Walter (1887–1986) public servant and lawyer
  22. Herbert, Albert Francis Xavier (1901–1984) author and pharmacist
  23. Herford, Seymour Vivian (Sam) (1912–1983) swimmer, surf lifesaver and swimming coach
  24. Herman, Morton Earle (Mick) (1907–1983) architect, historian and author
  25. Herring, Sir Edmund Francis (Ned) (1892–1982) chief justice and soldier
  26. Herring, Dame Mary Ranken (1895–1981) medical practitioner
  27. Hewitt, Joseph Eric (1901–1985) air force and naval officer
  28. Heymanson, Sir Sydney Henry (Randal) (1903–1984) journalist
  29. Hibberd, Sir Donald James (1916–1982) businessman
  30. Hickman, Vernon Victor (1894–1984) zoologist
  31. Hicks, Sir Edwin William (Ted) (1910–1984) public servant and diplomat
  32. Higgins, Christopher Ian (Chris) (1943–1990) public servant and economist
  33. Hiley, Sir Thomas Alfred (Tom) (1905–1990) accountant and politician
  34. Hill, Edward Fowler (Ted) (1915–1988) barrister and communist activist
  35. Hill, Lancelot Leonard (Lance) (1902–1986) manufacturer
  36. Hill, Mirrie Irma Jaffa (1889–1986) composer
  37. Hills, Edwin Sherbon (1906–1986) geologist
  38. Hilton, Charles Rhoads (1889–1982) mining engineer
  39. Hine, Clytie May (1887–1983) soprano and vocal teacher
  40. Hoban, Mary Elizabeth (Maie) (1887–1984) speech and drama teacher
  41. Hobbs, Howard Frederick (1902–1982) inventor
  42. Hodgkin, Mary Constance (1909–1985) anthropologist, lecturer and student adviser
  43. Hogbin, Herbert Ian Priestley (1904–1989) anthropologist
  44. Holmes, Austin Stewart (1924–1986) economist
  45. Holmes, Margaret (1886–1981) lay religious leader and welfare worker
  46. Holmes à Court, Michael Robert (1937–1990) businessman
  47. Holt, Beatrice (Bea) (1900–1988) medical practitioner and mother- and baby-care advocate
  48. Holt, Edgar George (1904–1988) poet, journalist and public relations officer
  49. Holt, Sir James Arthur (1899–1982) engineer and public servant
  50. Holt, Robert Wilfred (Bob) (1913–1985) politician and solicitor
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