Australian Dictionary of Biography: Supplement, 1580 - 1980: Supplement, 1580 - 1980

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Christopher Cuneen

Australian Dictionary of Biography

Supplement, 1580 - 1980: Supplement, 1580 - 1980

Christopher Cuneen

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Melbourne University Pres
03 November 2005

Biography: general; Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who); Biography - Australian

This Supplement 1580-1980 is an adjunct to the first sixteen volumes of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, and includes people who played a part in Australia's history from the beginning of European contact with the continent, ranging in time from the Dutch navigator Dirk Hartog, born in 1580, to the soldier John McKeddie, who died in 1980.

More than five hundred life stories unfold here, subjects including the familiar, such as the castaway Eliza Fraser and the apple-grower Maria (Granny) Smith; the notorious, such as the New Guardsman Francis De Groot and the bushranger Dan Morgan; and the unfamiliar-the surgeon Tharp Mountain Girdlestone. Their names are sometimes little known, but all individuals made a significant contribution to Australia, such as Pat Sullivan, creator of Felix the Cat, and Charles Packham, creator of the pear that bears his name. Teresa and her brother Reginald Cahill may not be household names, but their Cahills' restaurants were as familiar as the harbour bridge for several generations of Sydneysiders.

These life histories may be consulted with pleasure. All entries are based on primary research, much of it entirely new. This lively and often intriguing collection allows us to appreciate the ever-extending scope of individual aspiration and achievement in Australia's history.

The volume also includes a useful and complete name index to all sixteen volumes of the Australian Dictionary of Biography and this Supplement.

By: Christopher Cuneen
Imprint: Melbourne University Pres
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 256mm, Width: 167mm, Spine: 42mm
Weight: 1.186kg
ISBN: 9780522852141
ISBN 10: 0522852149
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 03 November 2005
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chris Cunneen is Associate Professor in Criminology and Director of the Institute of Criminology at Sydney University Law School. He is published widely including Faces of Hate and Conflict, Politics and Crime. Beverley Kingston is Professor of History at University of NSW. Her publications include My Wife, My Daughter and Poor Mary Ann, Glad Confident Morning and The History of Shopping. Jill Roe is chair of the ADB editorial board, as well as emeritus Professor in History at Macquarie University. Stephen Garton is Dean of Arts at the University of Sydney. His primary field is Australian history with a particular interest in crime, incarceration and insanity. His publications include The Cost of War: Australians Return.