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Dictionary of Australian Biography Index (2961 words) |
 | Of distinguished Australians born after the middle of the century a large proportion was still alive on 31 December 1942. |
| Her mother was an Australian, one grandfather spent all his adult life in Australia, and one of her great-grandfathers was William Sorell, one of the ablest governors that ever came to Australia. |
| Australian painting has been more and more appreciated of late years, but there is still far too little encouragement given to sculpture, architecture, and music. |
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Dictionary of Australian Biography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (337 words) |
| The Dictionary of Australian Biography, first published in 1949, is a reference work by Percival Serle containing information on notable people associated with Australian history. |
| Forty-seven percent of those included in the book were born in England, 27% in Australia, 12% Scotland, 8% Ireland, 1% Wales and the last 5% were from the rest of the world which included 12 from the United States, 9 from Germany, and 6 from New Zealand. |
| Dictionary of Australian Biography (1949) courtesy of Project Gutenberg Australia (contains details of people who died before 1942). |
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