Biography Footnotes
Biography Footnotes 24
Author/editor: Gallagher, E.
Year published: 2023
Inside we celebrate the launch of The Quest for Indigenous Recognition and mark the beginning of a new chapter for the Indigenous Australian Dictionary of Biography . We also celebrate the publication of Melanie Nolan’s Biography: An Historiography , Stephen Wilk’s ‘Order, Order!’ , and a new...
Biography Footnotes 23
Author/editor: Donnelly, K.
Year published: 2022
The National Centre of Biography farewells esteemed ADB colleagues, John Nethercote and Spencer Routh, who died during the year. Graeme Davison launches Alan Atkinson’s book, Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm . ADB stalwart Bev Kingston is awarded the ADB Medal, and Chris Cunneen...
Biography Footnotes 22
Author/editor: Donnelly, K.
Year published: 2021
The National Centre of Biography farewells three long-time ADB colleagues, Gail Clements, Peter Howell and Wendy Birman, who died during the year. Jack Waterford launches the latest edition of the Australian Journal of Biography and History ; Melanie Nolan introduces us to the new ADB Editorial...
Biography Footnotes 21
Author/editor: Donnelly, K.
Year published: 2020
Inside we farewell David Horner, longtime chair and section editor of the ADB ’s Armed Services Working Party, member of the Editorial Board, and ADB author. You can read reports from the Indigenous and Oceania Working Parties, as well as updates on the House of Representatives, and Colonial Women...
Biography Footnotes 20
Author/editor: Fernon, C.
Year published: 2019
It is with sadness that we report the death, in July, of the Australian Dictionary of Biography’s first employee, Ann Moyal. We have included Ann’s report of her 1959 road trip taken around the country to drum up support for the Dictionary. You can also read Barry Jones’s reflective ‘Introduction’...
Biography Footnotes 19
Author/editor: Fernon, C.
Year published: 2019
Sadly the ADB records the death of many of its friends during the last year. The newsletter features obituaries for Les Hetherington, Barry McGowan, Brian Fletcher, John Molony, and Helen Jones. In other news, Stephen Wilks reports on a pilot project ‘The Dictionary of the House of Representatives...
Biography Footnotes 18
Author/editor: C. Fernon
Year published: 2018
Read Frank Bongiorno’s obituary for historian Ken Inglis, who chaired the ADB’s Editorial Board from 1977 to 1996. You will also find a fascinating article by Ross Carpenter on the Legends of Australian Ice website; a piece about some family history sleuthing by Jennifer Higgins; an article by...
Biography Footnotes 17
Author/editor: Fernon, C
Year published: 2017
Read Chris Cunneen's obituary for the ADB’s great friend Jill Roe, as well a review of Jill's recent book, Our Fathers Cleared the Bush , and the citation for her ADB Medal awarded in November 2016. You will also find Malcolm Allbrook’s reflections on John Mulvaney’s ADB entries, some preliminary...
Biography Footnotes 16
Author/editor: Fernon, C
Year published: 2016
Read Michael Kirby’s speech to the guests at the 50th anniversary celebration of the publication of volume one of the ADB ; Kent Fitch’s controversial suggestion that we should place ADB entries in Wikipedia ; information about the relatively new, but very useful, Biographical Database of Australia...
Biography Footnotes 15
Author/editor: Fernon, C
Year published: 2015
Read Malcolm Allbrook’s obituary for ADB stalwart, Geoffrey Bolton; find out who were some of the people, who died in 1992, who were added to the ADB's website in March and learn more about former prime minister Malcolm Fraser’s fascinating Jewish heritage.
