Western Australia

Numbat

The numbat is one of a number of species of native mammal presumed extinct in ... 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

Matthew Charlton

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

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Hubert Edwin Whitfeld

WHITFELD, HUBERT EDWIN (1875-1939), university vice-chancellor, was born on 14 March 1875 in Sydney, seventh ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Alfred Percival Bullen

BULLEN, ALFRED PERCIVAL (1896-1974) and LILIAN ETHEL (1894-1965), circus proprietors, were husband and wife. Perce ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Edward Vivian Timms

Edward Vivian Timms (1895 - 1960), 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

Valentine Osborne Stacy

STACY, VALENTINE OSBORNE (1882-1929), soldier and medical practitioner, and BERTIE VANDELEUR (1886-1971), soldier and judge ... 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

George Lyndon Carpenter

CARPENTER, GEORGE LYNDON (1872-1948), Salvation Army general, and MINNIE LINDSAY (1873-1960), Salvationist author, were husband ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Basil Everald Wharton Kirke

KIRKE, BASIL EVERALD WHARTON (1893-1958), radio broadcaster and manager, was born on 29 March 1893 ... 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

Sir James Burns

BURNS, Sir JAMES (1846-1923), businessman, shipowner and philanthropist, was born on 10 February 1846 at ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Philip Ridgeway Le Couteur

LE COUTEUR, PHILIP RIDGEWAY (1885-1958), educationist, was born on 26 June 1885 at Kyneton, Victoria ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Victor Desmond Courtney

COURTNEY, VICTOR DESMOND (1894-1970), journalist, was born on 27 May 1894 at Raymond Terrace, New ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Stephen Lackey Kessell

KESSELL, STEPHEN LACKEY (1897-1979), forester and administrator, was born on 17 March 1897 at Wollongong ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Alice Mabel Jackson

JACKSON, ALICE MABEL (1887-1974), journalist and editor, was born on 15 October 1887 at Ulmarra ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Arthur Mills Lea

Arthur Mills Lea (1868 - 1932), by unknown photographer, c1910, courtesy of State Library of South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Gert Hugo Emmanuel Sellheim

SELLHEIM, GERT HUGO EMMANUEL (1901-1970), architect and graphic designer, was born on 31 December 1901 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Harold Vere Chumleigh

CHUMLEIGH, HAROLD VERE (1880?-1970), soldier, is believed to have been born on 2 October ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography