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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. Buckland, Sir Thomas (1848–1947) goldmine-manager, pastoralist, businessman and philanthropist
  2. Buck, Robert Henry (Bob) (1881–1960) bushman
  3. Buchanan, Gwynneth Vaughan (1886–1945) zoologist
  4. Buchanan, Florence Griffiths (1861–1913) missionary and teacher
  5. Bryce, Lucy Meredith (1897–1968) haematologist
  6. Bryant, Charles David (1883–1937) marine artist
  7. Bruxner, Sir Michael Frederick (1882–1970) politician
  8. Bruton, Mary Catherine (1862–1937) Sister of Charity
  9. Bruton, Dorothy Josephine (1866–1938) Sister of Charity
  10. Brunton, Sir William (1867–1938) businessman and lord mayor
  11. Bruntnell, Albert (1866–1929) Salvation Army officer, auctioneer and politician
  12. Brunskill, Anthony (1859–1936) farmer
  13. Brünnich, Johannes Christian (1861–1933) agricultural chemist
  14. Bruche, Sir Julius Henry (1873–1961) soldier
  15. Bruce, Sir Wallace (1878–1944) insurance broker and commission merchant
  16. Bruce, Theodore (1847–1911) auctioneer and politician
  17. Bruce, Stanley Melbourne (1883–1967) businessman, prime minister and public servant
  18. Bruce, Minnie Grant (Mary) (1878–1958) journalist and writer of children's books
  19. Bruce, John Leck (1850–1921) sanitary engineer and teacher
  20. Brownlow, Frederick Hugh Cust (1859–1931) naval officer and public servant
  21. Brownlee, John Donald Mackenzie (1900–1969) musician
  22. Browne, William Henry (1846–1904) miner and politician
  23. Browne, Reginald Spencer (1856–1943) journalist and soldier
  24. Brown, William Jethro (1868–1930) political thinker, academic, and jurist
  25. Brown, Walter Ernest (1885–1942) soldier, grocer, brass-finisher and water-bailiff
  26. Brown, Thomas (1861–1934) farmer and politician
  27. Brown, Mary Home (Mamie) (1878–1968) schoolteacher
  28. Brown, Margaret Hamilton (1858–1952) headmistress
  29. Brown, Joseph Tilley (1844–1925) politician
  30. Brown, John (1850–1930) ‘coal baron’, shipowner and racehorse breeder
  31. Brown, James Drysdale (1850–1922) businessman and politician
  32. Brown, Herbert Basil (1893–1938) soldier and labourer
  33. Brown, Henry Yorke Lyell (1843–1928) geologist
  34. Brown, Sir Harry Percy (1878–1967) engineer, public servant and company director
  35. Brown, Francis Ernest (1869–1939) schoolmaster and clergyman
  36. Brown, David Michael (Dave) (1913–1974) footballer
  37. Brown, Alexander (1851–1926) merchant and politician
  38. Broomfield, Frederick John (Fred) (1860–1941) journalist
  39. Broome, George Herbert (1866–1932) mine-manager
  40. Brooks, William (1858–1937) printer, publisher, politician and patriot
  41. Brooks, Joseph (1847–1918) surveyor and astronomer
  42. Brooks, George Vickery (1877–1956) teacher and educational administrator
  43. Brookman, William Gordon (1859–1910) mining speculator
  44. Brookman, Sir George (1850–1927) businessman and politician
  45. Brookfield, Percival Stanley (1875–1921) militant trade unionist and politician
  46. Brookes, Sir Norman Everard (1877–1968) tennis-player
  47. Brookes, Ivy (1883–1970) community worker
  48. Brookes, Herbert Robinson (1867–1963) businessman, pastoralist, public official and philanthropist
  49. Brooker, Thomas Henry (1850–1927) salesman, wood-merchant and politician
  50. Bromley, Frederick Hadkinson (1854–1908) trade unionist and politician
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