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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. Delany, John Albert (1852–1907) musician
  2. de Lissa, Alfred (1838–1913) solicitor
  3. de Mestre, Etienne Livingstone (1832–1916) studmaster and turf identity
  4. Dempster, Andrew (1843–1909) explorer and grazier
  5. Dempster, Charles Edward (1839–1907) explorer, grazier and politician
  6. Dempster, James McLean (1810–1890) mariner and grazier
  7. Deniehy, Daniel Henry (1828–1865) orator, man of letters, lawyer and politician
  8. Denison, Sir William Thomas (1804–1871) governor-general
  9. Dennis, Alexander (1811–1892) pastoralist
  10. Dennys, Charles John (1818–1898) wool broker, and stock and station agent
  11. Denovan, William Dixon Campbell (1829–1906) miner, reformer, politician and public servant
  12. de Pury, Frédéric Guillaume (1831–1890) wine-grower
  13. Derham, Frederick Thomas (1844–1922) businessman and politician
  14. Derrington, Edwin Henry (1830–1899) journalist and publicist
  15. Derry, John Dickson (1840–1913) surveyor and engineer
  16. Desailly, Francis William (1816–1889) pastoralist
  17. Desailly, George Peter (1823–1876) pastoralist
  18. de Salis, Leopold Fabius (1816–1898) pastoralist and politician
  19. de Satgé, Oscar John (1836–1906) pastoralist
  20. Deuchar, John (1822–1872) pioneer and stock breeder
  21. Devine, Edward (Ned) (1833–1908) coach driver
  22. de Vis, Charles Walter (1829–1915) clergyman, zoologist and museum director
  23. Dexter, Caroline (1819–1884) feminist
  24. Dibbs, Sir George Richard (1834–1904) politician
  25. Dibbs, Sir Thomas Allwright (1833–1923) banker
  26. Dickens, Charles (1812–1870) novelist
  27. Dickinson, Sir John Nodes (1806–1882) judge
  28. Dickson, James (1813–1863) merchant and politician
  29. Dietrich, Amalie (1821–1891) naturalist
  30. Diggles, Silvester (1817–1880) naturalist, artist and musician
  31. Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth (1843–1911) politician and author
  32. Disney, Thomas Robert (1842–1915) soldier
  33. Dixon, Francis Burdett (1836–1884) trade unionist
  34. Dixson, Hugh (1810–1880) tobacco manufacturer
  35. Dobson, Alfred (1848–1908) solicitor and politician
  36. Dobson, Frank Stanley (1835–1895) lawyer and politician
  37. Dobson, Sir William Lambert (1833–1898) judge
  38. Docker, Joseph (1802–1884) surgeon, landowner and politician
  39. Dodds, Sir John Stokell (1848–1914) parliamentarian and judge
  40. Dodery, William (1819–1912) hotel proprietor, pastoralist and politician
  41. Don, Charles Jardine (1820–1866) stonemason and politician
  42. Donaghy, John (1842–1894) businessman and politician
  43. Donaldson, John (1841–1896) pastoralist and politician
  44. Donaldson, Sir Stuart Alexander (1812–1867) premier, merchant and pastoralist
  45. Donnithorne, Eliza Emily (1826–1886) recluse and eccentric
  46. Dorsey, William McTaggart (1813–1878) medical practitioner
  47. Douglas, Sir Adye (1815–1906) lawyer and politician
  48. Douglas, Alexander Douglas (1843–1914) inspector of police and explorer
  49. Douglas, John (1828–1904) politician and administrator
  50. Douglas, William Bloomfield (1822–1906) naval officer and public servant
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