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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. Freilich, Meilech (Max) (1893–1986) manufacturer and Zionist
  2. Freeman, Sir Nathaniel Bernard (1896–1982) film distributor
  3. Freeman, George David (1935–1990) criminal, gambler and racing commission agent
  4. Freeland, John Maxwell (Max) (1920–1983) air force officer and professor of architecture
  5. Freedman, Harry Mordecai (1901–1982) rabbi and Hebrew scholar
  6. Fraser, Sir Douglas Were (1899–1988) public servant
  7. Foyster, John Alexander (Jack) (1893–1988) mineral sands mining entrepreneur and horse-racing enthusiast
  8. Foster, Dorothy Isabel May (1908–1981) radio producer, scriptwriter and actress
  9. Foster, Allan John (1925–1987) medical practitioner and politician
  10. Forrest, Sir James Alexander (Jim) (1905–1990) solicitor and company director
  11. Forde, Francis Michael (Frank) (1890–1983) prime minister and diplomat
  12. Ford, Sir Edward (Ted) (1902–1986) physician and professor of preventive medicine
  13. Fong Lim, Alexander (Alec) (1931–1990) businessman and lord mayor
  14. Foley, Horace John (1900–1989) medical practitioner, mayor and alderman
  15. Fitzpatrick, Kathleen Elizabeth (1905–1990) historian
  16. Fitzhardinge, Hope Verity (1908–1986) teacher and bookseller
  17. FitzGerald, Robert David (Bob) (1902–1987) surveyor and poet
  18. Fitzgerald, Patrick Charles Mitchell (Paddy) (1896–1984) businessman
  19. Fitts, Sir Clive Hamilton (1900–1984) physician
  20. Fitton, Dame Doris Alice (1897–1985) theatrical producer, director and actor
  21. Fitchett, Ian Glynn (Fitch) (1908–1988) political journalist and war correspondent
  22. Fink, Miriam (Mina) (1913–1990) Jewish community leader
  23. Fingleton, John Henry (Jack) (1908–1981) journalist and cricketer
  24. Finger, Alan Henry (1909–1985) medical practitioner and communist
  25. Finey, George Edmond (1895–1987) caricaturist and artist
  26. Field, Francis (Frank) (1904–1985) solicitor, politician and deputy-premier
  27. Field, Albert Patrick (Pat) (1910–1990) French polisher, trade union official and politician
  28. Fidge, Sir Harold Roy (1904–1981) solicitor, mayor and community leader
  29. Fethers, Geoffrey Ernest (Geoff) (1897–1988) veterinarian
  30. Ferrier, James Bennett (Jim) (1915–1986) golfer
  31. Ferguson, Ian Bruce (1917–1988) soldier
  32. Fenton, Clyde Cornwall (1901–1982) flying doctor
  33. Feltham, Percy Victor (1902–1986) solicitor and politician
  34. Felgate, Rhoda Mary (1901–1990) speech and drama teacher and theatre director
  35. Featherstone, Sydney (Don) (1902–1984) ambulance officer and amateur cinematographer
  36. Favell, Leslie Ernest (Les) (1929–1987) cricketer
  37. Farrell, Francis Michael (Frank) (1916–1985) footballer and policeman
  38. Farmer, Kenneth William George (Ken) (1910–1982) Australian Rules footballer
  39. Fairfax-Ross, Basil Edward (1910–1984) coastwatcher and businessman
  40. Fairfax, Sir Warwick Oswald (1901–1987) newspaper proprietor
  41. Fair, Richard Edward (1907–1982) actor and radio compère
  42. Fagan, Roy Frederick (1905–1990) politician
  43. Facey, Albert Barnett (Bert) (1894–1982) soldier, farmer, tram driver and autobiographer
  44. Eyre, Frank (1910–1988) publisher
  45. Everist, Selwyn Lawrence (1913–1981) botanist
  46. Everett, Mervyn George (Merv) (1917–1988) lawyer, politician and judge
  47. Evatt, Clive Raleigh (1900–1984) barrister and politician
  48. Evans, Henry James (Harry) (1912–1990) exploration geologist
  49. Evans, Harry Lindley (1895–1982) pianist
  50. Evans, Sir Bernard (1905–1981) army officer, lord mayor and architect
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