Leader

A brief history of ...

The land and its first inhabitants have been here for hundreds of thousands of years ... continue

Paul Keating

Entering Parliament as Member for Blaxland at the age of 25, Paul Keating became treasuer ... continue

Industry Profile - Aerospace ...

New South Wales is home to some of the countries most prestigious aerospace and defence ... continue

John Howard

Born in the inner Sydney suburb of Dulwich Hill in 1939, John Howard joined the ... continue

Oscar Ferdinand Gordon Schreiber

SCHREIBER, OSCAR FERDINAND GORDON (1887-1963), cabinet-maker and trade unionist, was born on 7 October 1887 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Donohoe

John (Jack) Donohoe (1806? - 1830), attributed to Sir T. L. Mitchell , c1830, courtesy of State ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Carden Wyndham Seton

SETON, CARDEN WYNDHAM (1901-1970), coastwatcher, was born on 14 June 1901 at Wellingrove station, near ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Matthew Charlton

Matthew Charlton (1866 - 1948), by Freeman & Co., courtesy of National Library of Australia. nla.pic-an24079906 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Archie Galbraith Cameron

Archie Galbraith Cameron (1895 - 1956), by unknown photographer, courtesy of National Library of Australia. nla ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Heywood Wilkinson

WILKINSON, HEYWOOD (1906-1977), coalmining engineer, was born on 22 June 1906 at East Greta, New ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Joseph Benedict Chifley

Joseph Benedict (Ben) Chifley (1885 - 1951), by unknown photographer, 1940s, courtesy of National Library of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir William Patrick Manning

MANNING, Sir WILLIAM PATRICK (1845-1915), financier and politician, and Sir HENRY EDWARD (1877-1963), barrister and ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

James Patrick Garvan

James Patrick Garvan (1843 - 1896), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Ambrose Campbell Carmichael

CARMICHAEL, AMBROSE CAMPBELL (1866-1953), politician, soldier and accountant, was born on 19 September 1866 in ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir Robert Archdale Parkhill

Sir Robert Archdale Parkhill (1878 - 1947), by Sidney Riley, 1927-37, courtesy of National Library of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Arthur McGuinness

McGUINNESS, ARTHUR (1878-1970), schoolteacher and union leader, was born on 28 January 1878 at Auckland ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Thomas Icely

ICELY, THOMAS (1797-1874), landowner and stockbreeder, was born in November 1797 at Plympton, Devonshire, England ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Peter Ffrench Loughlin

LOUGHLIN, PETER FFRENCH (1882-1960), politician and grazier, was born on 12 December 1882 at Mongarlowe ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Harold Edward Holt

Harold Edward Holt (1908 - 1967), by unknown photographer, 1950s, courtesy of National Library of Australia ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

William Patrick Ashley

William Patrick (Bill) Ashley (1881 - 1958), by unknown photographer, courtesy of Australian War Memorial. 010019 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography