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Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3

This volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the first of four for the period 1851-1890 and covers names A-C. [Read More]

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  1. Barker, John (1815–1891) pastoralist and public servant
  2. Barker, William (1818–1899) pastoralist and medical practitioner
  3. Barkly, Sir Henry (1815–1898) governor
  4. Barlee, Sir Frederick Palgrave (1827–1884) colonial secretary
  5. Barling, Joseph (1839–1921) public servant
  6. Barnes, Henry (1818–1896) pastoralist and cattle breeder
  7. Barnet, James Johnstone (1827–1904) architect
  8. Barnett, Neville George (1854–1895) musician
  9. Barr, John Mitchell (1836–1920) miner, politician and journalist
  10. Barrett, John Joseph (1840–1921) Catholic educationist
  11. Barrow, John Henry (1817–1874) preacher, journalist and politician
  12. Barry, Alfred (1826–1910) Church of England bishop
  13. Barry, Mary Gonzaga (1834–1915) mother superior
  14. Barry, Sir Redmond (1813–1880) judge
  15. Barry, Zachary (1827–1898) Church of England clergyman
  16. Bartley, Nehemiah (1830–1894) merchant
  17. Barton, George Burnett (1836–1901) lawyer, journalist and historian
  18. Barton, Russell (1830–1916) pastoralist, mine-owner and politician
  19. Bassett, William Frederick (1824–1910) medical practioner and educationist
  20. Bateman, Edward La Trobe (1815–1897) book illuminator, draughtsman, architectural decorator and garden designer
  21. Bath, Henry (1839–1916) Wesleyan clergyman
  22. Bayles, William (1820–1903) businessman and politician
  23. Bayley, Sir Lyttleton Holyoake (1827–1910) politician and judge
  24. Baylis, Henry (1826–1905) police magistrate
  25. Bayly, Nicholas Paget (1814–1879) grazier and merino stud breeder
  26. Beach, William (Bill) (1850–1935) sculler
  27. Bean, Edwin (1851–1922) educationist
  28. Beaney, James George (1828–1891) surgeon, politician and philanthropist
  29. Beaumont, Edward Armes (1842–1913) vocalist
  30. Becker, Ludwig (1808–1861) artist, explorer and naturalist
  31. Bedford, Edward Samuel (1809–1876) surgeon, politician and public servant
  32. Bedggood, John Charles (1847–1911) businessman
  33. Beg, Wazir (1827–1885) Semitic scholar, Presbyterian minister and controversialist
  34. Beit, William (1829–1872) pastoralist
  35. Belcher, George Frederick (1823–1909) pioneer
  36. Belisario, John (1820–1900) dental surgeon
  37. Bell, James (1836–1908) businessman and politician
  38. Bell, Sir Joshua Peter (1827–1881) squatter and politician
  39. Belmore, fourth Earl of (1835–1913) governor
  40. Belstead, Charles Torrens (1832–1894) public servant
  41. Benjamin, Sir Benjamin (1834–1905) merchant, philanthropist, politician and Jewish community leader
  42. Benn, John (1821–1895) businessman
  43. Bennet, David (1830–1915) engineer and unionist
  44. Bennett, Samuel (1815–1878) newspaper proprietor, journalist and historian
  45. Bennett, William Christopher (1824–1889) engineer and surveyor
  46. Benson, John Robinson (1836–1885) medical practitioner and politician
  47. Bent, Sir Thomas (1838–1909) politician and land speculator
  48. Bentham, George (1800–1884) botanist
  49. Beor, Henry Rogers (1846–1880) attorney-general
  50. Bermingham, Patrick (1828–1883) Roman Catholic priest
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