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Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7

This volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the first of six for the period 1891-1939 and covers names A-Ch. [Read More]

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  1. Brown, Walter Ernest (1885–1942) soldier, grocer, brass-finisher and water-bailiff
  2. Brown, William Jethro (1868–1930) political thinker, academic, and jurist
  3. Browne, Reginald Spencer (1856–1943) journalist and soldier
  4. Browne, William Henry (1846–1904) miner and politician
  5. Brownlee, John Donald Mackenzie (1900–1969) musician
  6. Brownlow, Frederick Hugh Cust (1859–1931) naval officer and public servant
  7. Bruce, John Leck (1850–1921) sanitary engineer and teacher
  8. Bruce, Minnie Grant (Mary) (1878–1958) journalist and writer of children's books
  9. Bruce, Stanley Melbourne (1883–1967) businessman, prime minister and public servant
  10. Bruce, Theodore (1847–1911) auctioneer and politician
  11. Bruce, Sir Wallace (1878–1944) insurance broker and commission merchant
  12. Bruche, Sir Julius Henry (1873–1961) soldier
  13. Brünnich, Johannes Christian (1861–1933) agricultural chemist
  14. Brunskill, Anthony (1859–1936) farmer
  15. Bruntnell, Albert (1866–1929) Salvation Army officer, auctioneer and politician
  16. Brunton, Sir William (1867–1938) businessman and lord mayor
  17. Bruton, Dorothy Josephine (1866–1938) Sister of Charity
  18. Bruton, Mary Catherine (1862–1937) Sister of Charity
  19. Bruxner, Sir Michael Frederick (1882–1970) politician
  20. Bryant, Charles David (1883–1937) marine artist
  21. Bryce, Lucy Meredith (1897–1968) haematologist
  22. Buchanan, Florence Griffiths (1861–1913) missionary and teacher
  23. Buchanan, Gwynneth Vaughan (1886–1945) zoologist
  24. Buck, Robert Henry (Bob) (1881–1960) bushman
  25. Buckland, Sir Thomas (1848–1947) goldmine-manager, pastoralist, businessman and philanthropist
  26. Buckley, Alexander Henry (1891–1918) soldier and farmer
  27. Buckley, Maurice Vincent (1891–1921) soldier
  28. Buddicom, Robert Arthur (1874–1951) scientist and local entrepreneur
  29. Bugden, Patrick Joseph (1897–1917) soldier
  30. Buggy, Edward Hugh (1896–1974) journalist
  31. Bulcock, Emily Hemans (1877–1969) poet and journalist
  32. Bunning, Robert (1859–1936) timber merchant and sawmiller
  33. Bunny, Rupert Charles (1864–1947) artist
  34. Buntine, Walter Murray (1866–1953) schoolmaster
  35. Bunton, Haydn William (1911–1955) footballer
  36. Burdett, Basil (1897–1942) journalist, art dealer and critic
  37. Burfitt, Walter Charles (1874–1956) surgeon
  38. Burgess, Henry Thomas (1839–1923) Methodist minister
  39. Burgoyne, Thomas (1827–1920) politician, builder and journalist
  40. Burke, John (1842–1919) shipmaster and ship-owner
  41. Burke, John Edward (1871–1947) shipmaster and ship-owner
  42. Burke, Thomas Michael (1870–1949) businessman and philanthropist
  43. Burley, Johnston (1873–1955) soldier, carpenter and engine driver
  44. Burn, Alan (1889–1959) academic engineer
  45. Burnage, Granville John (1858–1945) soldier and merchant
  46. Burns, Sir James (1846–1923) businessman, shipowner and philanthropist
  47. Burnside, Robert Bruce (1862–1929) judge
  48. Burrell, Henry James (1873–1945) naturalist
  49. Burston, James (1856–1920) businessman and soldier
  50. Burt, Octavius (1849–1940) public servant
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