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Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 18

This volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the second of two for the period 1981-1990 and covers names L-Z. [Read More]

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  1. Wallace, Thomas Samuel (1902–1981) cyclist and businessman
  2. Wallace, Thomas Bevan (1915–1981) advertising executive
  3. Wallace, Sir Gordon (1900–1987) judge
  4. Wall, Colman John (1911–1982) judge and heritage campaigner
  5. Walker, John Noble (1904–1987) businessman
  6. Walker, John Keith (1905–1987) wine merchant, restaurateur and publicist
  7. Walker, Ellinor Gertrude (1893–1990) kindergarten teacher and women’s rights activist
  8. Walker, Sir Edward Ronald (1907–1988) economist and diplomat
  9. Wainer, Bertram Barney (1928–1987) medical practitioner and advocate of abortion law reform
  10. Wadley, Sir Douglas (1904–1984) solicitor and company director
  11. Wackett, Sir Lawrence James (1896–1982) air force officer, aircraft designer, aeronautical engineer and aircraft-industry pioneer
  12. Wackett, Ellis Charles (1901–1984) air force officer and engineer
  13. von Bibra, Sir Donald Dean (1905–1982) grazier and wool industry leader
  14. Vogt, Arthur Erwin (1907–1987) Methodist minister and social worker
  15. Villiers, Alan John (1903–1982) author, adventurer and master mariner
  16. Vike, Harald (1906–1987) artist, illustrator and cartoonist
  17. Vickers, Frederick Bert (1903–1985) author
  18. Venardos, William Emmaniol (Bill) (1911–1986) businessman, municipal councillor and community leader
  19. Vaughan, Grace Sydney (1922–1984) social worker and politician
  20. van Praagh, Dame Margaret (Peggy) (1910–1990) ballet dancer, producer, director, teacher and administrator
  21. Van Praag, Lionel Maurice (Van) (1908–1987) speedway motorcycle rider and aviator
  22. Vangeke, Sir Louis (1904–1982) Catholic bishop
  23. Tuxen, Saxil Ian (Bill) (1919–1986) surveyor and town planner
  24. Tuxen, Saxil (1885–1975) surveyor and town planner
  25. Turner, Leonard Charles Frederick (1914–1984) professor of history
  26. Turner, Henry Basil (1905–1988) barrister and politician
  27. Tully, Donald Robert (1897–1981) grazier and sheepdog breeder and trainer
  28. Trudgian, Clarance Samuel (1896–1981) Churches of Christ clergyman and welfare worker
  29. Trobe, Jack Hewson (1913–1986) air force officer, clerk and company executive
  30. Trist, Margaret Bethesda (1914–1986) author
  31. Trinca, John Alfred ('Alf' or 'AJT') (1884–1981) pathologist and surgeon
  32. Trimbole, Robert (1931–1987) motor mechanic, illicit drugs wholesaler and racing identity
  33. Trikojus, Victor Martin (Trik) (1902–1985) professor of biochemistry
  34. Trigellis-Smith, Beryl Randall (1892–1985) probation officer
  35. Treatt, Sir Vernon Haddon (1897–1984) politician and barrister
  36. Traynor, Thomas Francis (Frank) (1927–1985) jazz musician
  37. Travers, Isobel Dieudonnée (1898–1982) educationist
  38. Traill, John David Edward (1932–1983) barrister and Catholic layman
  39. Townley, Reginald Colin (Rex) (1904–1982) pharmacist and politician
  40. Towers, Cyril Henry Thomas (1906–1985) rugby union player
  41. Tong-Way, Samuel John (1894–1988) teacher, community leader and soldier
  42. Toner, Pauline Therese (1935–1989) educator and politician
  43. Toft, Colin Bramwell (1921–1990) sugar-cane farmer and businessman
  44. Tjungurrayi, Timothy Jugadai (1920–1988) Aboriginal stockman and artist
  45. Tjampijinpa, ‘Stumpy’ Martin (1932–1986) Aboriginal stockman and land-rights campaigner
  46. (T)jalkalyirri, 'Tiger' (1906–1985) Aboriginal guide, elder and land-rights campaigner
  47. Titterton, Sir Ernest William (1916–1990) nuclear physicist
  48. Tickle, Ormond Grayson (Tom) (1912–1990) businessman
  49. Thwaites, John Barrass (1902–1986) public servant, bushwalker and conservationist
  50. Thorp, Roland (1915–1987) pharmacologist
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