Tasmania

History

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

Thylacine

Characterised by their distinctive black 'tiger' stripes running the width of the body, the slender ... continue

A brief history of ...

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

Sir William Gaston Walkley

WALKLEY, Sir WILLIAM GASTON (1896-1976), businessman, was born on 1 November 1896 at Otaki, New ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Conrad Jaeger

JAEGER, JOHN CONRAD (1907-1979), mathematical physicist, was born on 30 July 1907 at Stanmore, Sydney ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

George Clarke

George Clarke (1823 - 1913), by unknown photographer, 1900s, courtesy of Allport Library and Museum of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Bede Polding

John Bede Polding (1794 - 1877), by Henry Samuel Sadd, courtesy of National Library of Australia ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Gladwell Wheen

WHEEN, JOHN GLADWELL (1858-1929), Methodist minister, was born on 27 April 1858 at Ecclesall Bierlow ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Edward Abbott

Edward Abbott (1801 - 1869), by J. W. Beattie, courtesy of Allport Library and Museum of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Ettie Dodge

DODGE, ETTIE (1885-1973), vigoro administrator, was born on 29 September 1885 in South Melbourne, fifth ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Charles Ernest Webster

WEBSTER, CHARLES ERNEST (1861-1936), merchant and businessman, and EDWIN HERBERT (1864-1947), businessman and yachtsman, were ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Elinor Frances Craig

CRAIG, ELINOR FRANCES (1888-1969), headmistress, was born on 8 February 1888 at Swansea, Tasmania, eldest ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Arthur Roland Selby

SELBY, ARTHUR ROLAND (1893-1966), army officer, was born on 16 March 1893 at Armidale, New ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Eric Daniel Bevan John

JOHN, ERIC DANIEL BEVAN (1902-1968), radio producer, was born on 30 August 1902 at Bathurst ... 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

George Herbert Anderson

ANDERSON, GEORGE HERBERT (1897-1974), broadcasting executive and market researcher, was born on 20 March 1897 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Victor Thomas Trumper

Victor Thomas Trumper (1877 - 1915), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Burrows

BURROWS, JOHN (1829-1904), miller, was born on 25 January 1829 at Kingsley, Cheshire, England, son ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir Alfred Stephen

Sir Alfred Stephen (1802 - 1894), by Freeman Studio, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Andrew Bent

BENT, ANDREW (1790-1851), printer, publisher and newspaper proprietor, was born in London and early apprenticed ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography