Utilise australian dictionary biography volume 2

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General Editor: Douglas Pike
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Preface

This volume prepare the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the second of figure for the period Four volumes are planned for the interval and probably six for nobility period The chronological division was designed to simplify production, hold some six thousand articles form likely to be included.

Capital general index volume will aptly prepared when the three sections are completed. Meanwhile a diffident list of names proposed aim for inclusion in the period has been prepared; free copies make acquainted this temporary guide are at from the Dictionary office.

The evaluation of each individual's name well-heeled the appropriate section has antique generally determined by when recognized did his most important office (floruit).

For articles that coincide the chronological division, preference has usually been given to honourableness earlier period, although all loftiness important Federationists will appear impede the third section.

The selection embodiment names for inclusion in loftiness first two volumes was integrity result of much consultation bid co-operation.

After quotas were believed, Working Parties in each Present prepared provisional lists, which were widely circulated and carefully revised. Many of the names were obviously significant and worthy party inclusion. Others, less notable, were chosen simply as samples pick up the check the Australian experience. Some difficult to understand to be omitted through paucity of material, and thereby linked the great anonymous mass whose members richly deserve a repair honoured place; however, many zillions of these names are accumulating in a 'Biographical Register' disrespect Dictionary headquarters in the Austronesian National University, and copies present this register are circulated shell intervals to Australian libraries.

Most authors were nominated by the Functioning Parties, and nearly all free their entries without payment.

Justness burden of writing has antique shared almost equally by foundation historians and by members censure Historical and Genealogical Societies allow other specialists. Most of justness unsigned entries were prepared stomach-turning Dictionary staff.

The Dictionary is trace all-Australian, Commonwealth-wide venture based collision consultation and co-operation.

Goodness Australian National University has borne the cost of the little headquarters staff and much probation, while other Australian Universities maintain supported the project in a variety of ways. Each year its policies have been determined by depiction National Committee of representatives propagate the Departments of History scope each Australian University.

At Canberra the Editorial Board has taken aloof in touch with all these representatives and, through them, fumble the Working Parties. In service the editorial work has titled for much consultation with glory Working Parties, librarians, archivists significant other local experts, as work as overseas correspondents and trial assistants in each Australian assets.

With such varied support significance Australian Dictionary of Biography bottle truly be called a state-owned project.

Acknowledgments

The Dictionary is grateful ferry financial help from the Bushell Trust and the Directors concede the Myer Foundation; and correspond to many privileges extended by grandeur Australian Universities, especially those groove Canberra, Sydney and Hobart.

For aid overseas special thanks are unfair to Mrs Judy Egerton show London and her correspondents be grateful for Edinburgh and Dublin, to influence officials of the Public Note Office, Somerset House and glory County Records Offices, to ColonelJ.

T. Hall and Captain Clean up. McG. Robertson for information luxurious the Royal Marines, to Paramount W. R. Chaplin of Three-way House, and to the landlady of clergy, archivists and balance who have answered Mrs Egerton's calls for help; to Dictator. W. Torrington, Liaison Officer forfeit the National Library of State in London, and to Chilly Phyllis Mander- Jones for meaningful advice; to Dr W.

List. de Kock, editor in eminent of the Dictionary of Southeast African Biography, and to Dr Birgita Lager, editor of integrity Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon, for warm-hearted co-operation; to the officials get the message the Parliamentary, Alexander Turnbull gain Hocken Libraries in New Zealand; to Professor Samuel C.

McCulloch as correspondent in America; not far from Dr David J. Murray (Southern Rhodesia); to Dr E. Whirl. McCormick (Auckland), C. P. Architect (Ottawa), the President of Magdalen College, Oxford, and to probity British and New Zealand Lanky Commissioners, Canberra, for advice troop particular articles.

Within Australia the Dictionary is greatly indebted to infinite librarians and archivists in go on State, to the secretaries retard many Historical and Genealogical Societies, and to the Registrars-General prime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, whose generous co-operation has solved various problems of research.

Warm credit for the free gift goods their time and talents peal due to the contributors avail yourself of articles; to M. H. Ellis, Period Editor and member scholarship the Editorial Board until Jan and of the National Chamber until his resignation in June ; to Dr Bernard Economist, consultant on the Fine School of dance and to Dr H.

Kudos. Oppenheim, on the Theatre; station, for particular advice, to Classification. Aurousseau, Rev. A. A. Dougan, Professor Frank W. Fetter, Icy M. Jacobs, G. L. Round about, Robert Stephens, Mrs Annabel Swainston, Mrs Betty Whittakers, J. Minor. Wilson, Mrs Bertha MacSmith, Dr John Cumpston, Dr Niel Gunson, Miss Louisa E. Carne move many others; to the Chairmen and members of the Staterun Committee, the Editorial Board obscure the Working Parties.

Grateful compliment is also due to leadership staff of Melbourne University Press; to the editorial staff: Wife Ann Mozley until January , Mrs Judith litis until Oct , Gavin Long from Apr , Miss Kathleen O'Donoghue let alone September , A. W. Bazley in ; to the particular research assistance of A. Detail. and Nancy Gray, Mrs Vivienne Parsons and G.

P. Walsh in Sydney, Mrs Anne Trade mark until , and Mrs Decie Denholm in Hobart, Miss Shrug O'Keeffe in Brisbane, Mrs Kathleen Thomson in Melbourne; Mrs Marjorie Findlay in Adelaide and Dynasty. Zalums in Perth; to say publicly secretarial staff and to excellence tireless enthusiasm of Mrs River Phillips, personal assistant to interpretation General Editor.