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Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2

This volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the second of two for the period 1788-1850 and covers names I-Z. [Read More]

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  1. Wentworth, William Charles (1790–1872) explorer, author, barrister, landowner, and statesman
  2. Wentworth, D'Arcy (1762–1827) medical practitioner and public servant
  3. Wemyss, William (?–1862) deputy commissary general
  4. Welsh, John (?–1832) master mariner
  5. Wells, Thomas (1787–1833) clerk and writer
  6. Wedge, John Helder (1793–1872) surveyor and explorer
  7. Watson, Robert (1756–1819) harbourmaster
  8. Watling, Thomas (1762–?) convict and artist
  9. Waterhouse, Henry (1770–1812) naval officer
  10. Waterfield, William (1795–1868) Congregational minister
  11. Wardell, Robert (1793–1834) barrister and newspaper editor
  12. Warby, John (1774–1851) convict and explorer
  13. Walsh, William Horatio (1812–1882) Church of England clergyman
  14. Wallis, James (1785–1858) soldier
  15. Wallace, William Vincent (1812–1865) musician
  16. Walker, William (1787–1854) merchant
  17. Walker, William (1800–1855) Methodist minister
  18. Walker, Thomas (1804–1886) merchant, banker and benefactor
  19. Walker, Thomas (1791–1861) commissary and settler
  20. Walker, John (1799–1874) miller, brewer, merchant and landowner
  21. Walker, George Washington (1800–1859) Quaker, shopkeeper and humanitarian
  22. Wakefield, Edward Gibbon (1796–1862) author and colonial promoter
  23. Wainewright, Thomas Griffiths (1794–1847) artist and writer
  24. Von Stieglitz, Frederick Lewis (1803–1866) pastoralist
  25. Vlamingh, Willem de (?–?) skipper of the Dutch East India Co.
  26. Vidal, Mary Theresa (1815–1873) author
  27. Victor, James Conway (1792–1864) soldier and engineer
  28. Verge, John (1782–1861) architect, builder and pioneer settler
  29. Vaux, James Hardy (1782–1841) convict and author
  30. Vancouver, George (1757–1798) naval officer and hydrographer
  31. Vale, Benjamin (1788–1863) Church of England clergyman
  32. Uther, Reuben (1791–1880) merchant and manufacturer
  33. Underwood, Joseph (1779–1833) merchant and sealing master
  34. Underwood, James (1771–1844) shipbuilder, distiller and merchant
  35. Ullathorne, William Bernard (1806–1889) Catholic prelate
  36. Tyers, Charles James (1806–1870) surveyor and public servant
  37. Turnbull, Adam (1803–1891) medical practitioner, public servant and Presbyterian minister
  38. Tuckfield, Francis (1808–1865) missionary
  39. Tucker, James (1808–1888) convict and supposed author
  40. Trigg, Henry (1791–1882) superintendent of public works and Congregational lay leader
  41. Tregurtha, Edward Primrose (1803–1880) sea captain
  42. Townson, Robert (1762–1827) scholar, scientist and settler
  43. Townson, John (1759–1835) army officer and settler
  44. Torres, Luis Vaez de (?–?) navigator
  45. Torrens, Robert (1780–1864) officer of marines, political economist and colonization commissioner
  46. Toosey, James Denton (1801–1883) pastoralist
  47. Tompson, Charles (1807–1883) poet and public servant
  48. Tom, William (1791–1883) farmer and Methodist leader
  49. Tims, Martin (1750–1830) agriculturist, soldier and public servant
  50. Throsby, Charles (1777–1828) surgeon, settler and explorer
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