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Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4

This volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the second of four for the period 1851-1890 and covers names D-J. [Read More]

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  1. Derrington, Edwin Henry (1830–1899) journalist and publicist
  2. Derham, Frederick Thomas (1844–1922) businessman and politician
  3. de Pury, Frédéric Guillaume (1831–1890) wine-grower
  4. Denovan, William Dixon Campbell (1829–1906) miner, reformer, politician and public servant
  5. Dennys, Charles John (1818–1898) wool broker, and stock and station agent
  6. Dennis, Alexander (1811–1892) pastoralist
  7. Denison, Sir William Thomas (1804–1871) governor-general
  8. Deniehy, Daniel Henry (1828–1865) orator, man of letters, lawyer and politician
  9. Dempster, James McLean (1810–1890) mariner and grazier
  10. Dempster, Charles Edward (1839–1907) explorer, grazier and politician
  11. Dempster, Andrew (1843–1909) explorer and grazier
  12. de Mestre, Etienne Livingstone (1832–1916) studmaster and turf identity
  13. de Lissa, Alfred (1838–1913) solicitor
  14. Delany, John Albert (1852–1907) musician
  15. Degraves, William (1821–1883) flour-miller, merchant and station-owner
  16. Degotardi, John (1823–1882) printer and photographer
  17. Deffell, George Hibbert (1819–1895) judge
  18. de Boos, Charles Edward (1819–1900) journalist and police magistrate
  19. Dean, Horace (1814–1887) physician, journalist and store-keeper
  20. Day, George (1826–1906) entrepreneur and parliamentarian
  21. Dawson, Robert Barrington (1815–1891) studmaster, civil servant and pastoralist
  22. Dawson, James (Jimmy) (1806–1900) pastoralist and friend of the Aboriginals
  23. Davitt, Arthur (1808–1860) educationist
  24. Davis, Alexander Barnard (1828–1913) Jewish minister
  25. Davies, William (1824–1890) storekeeper and parliamentarian
  26. Davies, Maurice Coleman (1835–1913) timber merchant, building contractor and pastoralist
  27. Davies, Sir Matthew Henry (1850–1912) solicitor, speculator, politician and philanthropist
  28. Davies, Joseph Bartlett (1843–1924) accountant, banker and speculator
  29. Davies, Joseph (1839–1922) mine manager
  30. Davies, Sir John Mark (1840–1919) solicitor, politician and speculator
  31. Davies, John (1813–1872) convict, hotel-keeper, journalist and newspaper proprietor
  32. Davies, John (1839–1896) ironmonger and politician
  33. Davies, George Schoen (1841–1910) banker, company manager and accountant
  34. Davies, David Mortimer (1840–1894) politician
  35. Davidson, John (1834–1881) Presbyterian minister and scholar
  36. Davenport, Sir Samuel (1818–1906) landowner and parliamentarian
  37. Darvall, Sir John Bayley (1809–1883) barrister and politician
  38. Darrell, George Frederick Price (1851–1921) dramatist and theatrical manager
  39. Darling, John (1831–1905) merchant and grain exporter
  40. Darling, John (1852–1914) merchant and politician
  41. Darling, Sir Charles Henry (1809–1870) military officer and governor
  42. Darley, Sir Frederick Matthew (1830–1910) chief justice and lieutenant-governor
  43. Darley, Benjamin (1811–1864) captain and merchant
  44. Daplyn, Alfred James (1844–1926) artist
  45. Danks, John (1828–1902) businessman
  46. Dangar, William John (1829–1890) pastoralist
  47. Dangar, Thomas Gordon (Tom) (1829–1890) pastoralist and politician
  48. Dangar, Henry Cary (1830–1917) barrister, politician and sportsman
  49. Dangar, Frederick Holkham (1831–1921) merchant and financier
  50. Dangar, Francis Richard (1845–1873) landowner
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