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New entries February 2026

Monday 2 March 2026

The following entries were added to the ADB during February 2026:

Baldwin, Jan Robyn (1950–1999) nurse and diabetes educator

Bennelong (1764–1813) Aboriginal conciliator and diplomat

Bryans, Lina (1909–2000) artist and benefactor

Gallagher, Norman Leslie (Norm) (1931–1999) trade union official

Hope, Robert Marsden (1919–1999) judge, royal commissioner and university chancellor

Mitchell, Bessie (Bess) (1906–1998) headmistress and teachers' representative

Nicholls, Gladys (1906–1981) activist, property owner, community worker, and businesswoman

Wong, Jessie (1892–1994) Pentecostal missionary