BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER Volume I AK

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A
BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER
1788-1939
Notes from the name index of the
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Volume I
A-K
Compiled and edited by
H J Gibbney and Ann G Smith
A
BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER
1788-1939
A
BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER
1788-1939
Notes from the name index of the
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Compiled and edited
by
H.J. Gibbney and Ann G. Smith
Volume I
A-K
First published 1987
Published by the Australian Dictionary of Biography
Australian National University, Canberra
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Australian National University, Canberra
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A Biographical register 1788-1939 : notes from the name
index of the Australian dictionary of biography.
Bibliography.
Includes index.
ISBN 0 7315 0104 7.
ISBN 0 7315 0098 9 (v. 1).
ISBN 0 7315 0103 9 (v. 2).
I. Australia - Biography - Dictionaries. 2. Australia
- History - 1788-1900. 3. Australia - History-
1901-1945. I. Gibbney, H.J. (Herbert James).
II. Smith, Ann C. (Ann Gertrude). III. Title:
Australian dictionary of biography.
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CONTENTS
VOLUME I
Acknowledgements................................................................................................. vi
Introduction.............................................................................................................vii
Abbreviations............................................................................................................. ix
Bibliography of collective biographical material....................................... xiii
Newspapers used for birth, death and marriage notices...........................xviii
Biographies................................................................................................................. 1
VOLUME II
Biographies................................................................................................................. 1
Occupational index............................................................................................. 361
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Many ADB staff, both past and present, have contributed to the produc­
tion of the Biographical register and we would like to thank them for their
help and encouragement. We particularly wish to acknowledge the work of
the regional research assistants - Mike Bosworth in New South Wales, Mimi
Colligan in Victoria, Joyce Gibberd in South Australia, Betty Crouchley in
Queensland, Wendy Birman in Western Australia and Margaret Glover and
Gillian Winter in Tasmania. We owe much to the enthusiastic efforts and
stimulating ideas of Emma Grahame and to the word processing skills of
Edna Kauffman.
We are most indebted to the generosity of those people who have
deposited material in the Register files and who have allowed us to use their
unpublished work, among them Meredith Foley, Judith Godden, Don
McDonald and David Sissons.
As well, the staff of many libraries and archival institutions have
smoothed our path by their patience and expertise: we are grateful for the
use of the biographical indexes held by the State libraries and for the help
given by the ANU Archives of Business and Labour and the Petherick Room
staff at the National Library. W'e would also like to thank Terry Dixon for
his help in the computer production of the index which accompanies Volume
1J of this Register.
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INTRODUCTION
The Biographical register is a by-product of the preparation of the first twelve volumes of the
Australian dictionary of biography.* A card index of biographical references, built up since the late
1950s as an aid to the publication of the Dictionary, now extends far beyond this basic function and
encompasses material on many thousands more men and women than those deemed appropriate for
a Dictionary entry. In 1959 and 1963 roneoed compilations of names and references, called ‘short
lists’, were made available to libraries and favourably received. Since then many scholars and
researchers have found our vastly expanded index indispensable. Publication of the Biographical
register is an attempt to bring this resource to a wider public. It also brings to fruition the aim of
Douglas Pike, the first general editor of the ADB, to publish ‘ancillary lists of names brought to
light by research, with dates, brief epit aphs, and references'.^
The 8100 entries in the Register approximately equal the number of entries and sub-entries that
will be in volumes 1 to 12 of the Australian dictionary of biography and like their Dictionary coun­
terparts deal with individuals from the chronological time span 1788-1939. The reader will find in
these pages people from every State, from all walks of life, women as well as men, young and old,
making a collection of the lesser-known who are none the less relevant to the study of Australian
regional, institutional and family history.
To minimise duplication of the work of others we have excluded parliamentarians and limited the
number of artists in the Register. Parliamentarians have been thoroughly dealt with in separate
publications.*' Artists are also well covered, especially by A. McCulloch in Encyclopaedia of
Australian art (new edition 2 vols Melb. 1984) and C. Ambrus in The ladies’ picture show (Syd.
1984). Otherwise, and unlike the Dictionary portraits, the sketches in the Register have not been
selected on the basis of ‘importance’, representative nature, or topicality; instead they reflect the
structure of the Dictionary's working index with its inherent strengths and weaknesses.
Readers must be cautioned against taking the Biographical register entries as fully researched
statements on the men and women described; rather they should be used as the basis for individual
^Volumes 1- 5 (Melb 1966-74), general editor Douglas Pike; volume 6 (Melb. 1976), general editor Bede
Nairn; volumes 7-10 (Melb. 1979-86). general editors Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle; volumes 11-12
(forthcoming)
^D. Pike ‘The commemorative business' Scholarly Publishing (Toronto) July 1970 p.337
0H. Radi, P. Spearritt and E. Hinton Biographical Register of the ,\ev South ¼ales parliament 1901-1970
(Canb. 1979)
C.N. Connolly Biographical register of the .Yen' South Wales parliament 1856-1901 (Canb 1983)
K. Thomson and G. Serle A biographical register of the Victorian legislature 1851-1900 (Canb. 1972)
G. Browne Biographical register of the \'ictorian parliament 1900-84 (Vlelb 1985)
D.B. Waterson A biographical register of the Queensland parliament I860-1929 (Canb. 1972)
D.B. Waterson and J. Arnold Biographical register of the Queensland parliament 1930-1980 (Canb. 1982)
H. Coxon. J. Playford and R. Reid Biographical register of the South Australian parliament 1857-1957
(Adel. 1985)
G.C. Bolton and A. Mozley The Western Australian legislature 1870-1930:^biographical notes (Canb. 1961)
S. Bennett and B. Bennett Biographical register of the Tasmanian parliament (Canb. 1980)
J. Rydon A Biographical register of the Commonwealth parliament 1901-1972 (Canb. 1975)
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investigation by the historical researcher or genealogist. The entry format, in three parts, is in­
tended to facilitate this approach:
1. The first lines in each alphabetical entry are identifiers: they give the subject’s name,
leading occupation, main place associated with, birth, death and marriage details and
name of father - or as many of these facts as could be ascertained from index sources and
a limited amount of extra research. People with more than one name (married, maiden,
pseudonym or other variations) are cross referenced. A cross reference system (of [q.v.Js
and \ADB\s) also links the entries to each other and to Dictionary articles.
2. The second section gives a biographical outline. This summary, usually drawn from an
obituary, has not been subjected to the same scrutiny as a Dictionary entry whereby the
mistakes common in obituaries and old reference works are weeded out. Consequently
the section may contain errors, contradictions or omissions and is best regarded as a
starting point for further work rather than as a finished product. (We should be grateful
if readers would supply us with such corrections as they unearth.)
3. The third section, the bibliography at the end of each entry, indicates sources of verifica­
tion or extra information on the subject. References are specific. Knowledge of generally
applicable material such as street and telephone directories, electoral rolls and public ser­
vice lists has been assumed. We have not always included birth, death and marriage
notices. These are easily checked in the main city newspapers, a list of which is to be
found on p.xviii. Our references, to be used in conjunction with the list of abbreviations,
will be self-explanatory, but there are a couple of traps. Readers should be alerted to the
fact that each volume of Who’s who in Australia up to 1955 includes an obituary list.
Thus a person who died in 1948, for example, can legitimately appear in the next suc­
ceeding volume, in this case that for 1950, although not in the main section. Some
elucidation of the method of citing parliamentary references may also be helpful. We
have used the following sequences: title of volume, followed by year, volume number,
paper number (no.), if any, and page number (p.) with any secondary pagination in
brackets. For example NSW LA V&P 1899 5 p.126 (21) gives title, year, volume, page
and secondary pagination; Vic. LA ¼fcP 1858/9 2 no. 16 p.3 gives title, year, volume,
paper and page.
Some of the researchers who have come in person to use the biographical index at the Dictionary
office have been interested in groups of people rather than specific individuals. This has prompted
us to include an occupation category index as an appendix to the Register. As well, bibliographic
items such as D.A. Cumrning and G.C. Moxham They built South Australia (Adel. 1986) or N. Hall
Botanists of the rucalypts (Melb. 1978), which are themselves collections of biographical entries,
have been cited within entries in shortened form and with an asterisk and have also been brought
together in a separate list on p.xiii. In this way we hope that readers interested in occupational
groups, as well as those tracing individuals, will be introduced to relevant research sources.
It has taken several years for a small staff to compile and edit this Register. We have not been
able to make an entry for every name in the cards and we know that many people will not find here
the name they seek. Nevertheless, the accumulation of information proceeds all the time and readers
are welcome to visit the ADB at the Australian National University and consult the index per­
sonally.
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ABBREVIATIONS
NOTE: Abbreviations may appear in the text in upper or lower case. The most common form is given here.
+ onwards BA Bachelor of Arts
AAMC Australian Army Medical Corps BAg Bachelor of Agriculture
AANS Australian Army Nursing Service BAgSc Bachelor of Agricultural Science
AAO Australian Archives Organization Bap. Baptist
AASC Australian Army Service Corp Bart Baronet
ABC Australian Broadcasting Commission BAWRA British Australian Wool Realisation
Acad. Academy Association
acct accountant BBC British Broadcasting Commission
ACHS Australian Catholic Historical Society BCE Bachelor of Civil Engineering
actg acting BComm. Bachelor of Commerce
ACTU Australian Council of Trades Unions BD Bachelor of Divinity
ACT Australian Capital Territory bd board
ADB Australian dictionary of biography Bde Brigade
ADC aide-de-camp BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Adel. Adelaide BE Bachelor of Engineering
ADGMS assistant director general medical services BEc Bachelor of Economics
adm. admitted Beds Bedfordshire
admin. administration BEE Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
adminr administrator Berks Berkshire
ADMS assistant director medical services BHP Broken Hill Proprietary Limited
Adv. Advisory bibliog. bibliography, bibliographical
advtg advertising biog. biography, biographical
AFC Australian Flying Corps bldg building
AGH Australian General Hospital bldr builder
agric. agriculture, agricultural BLitt Bachelor of Literature
AIF Australian Imperial Force BMA British Medical Association
AJA Australian Journalists’ Association BMus Bachelor of Music
AJC Australian Jockey Club Bn Battalion
AJCP Australian Joint Copying Project bot. botany, botanic(al)
AJHS Australian Jewish Historical Society BP British Petroleum
ALP Australian Labor Party BPhil Bachelor of Philosophy
amalg. amalgamated br. branch
AMEB Australian Music Examinations Board BR file Biographical register file of additional.
AMF Australian Military Forces miscellaneous material held at ADB
ANA Australian Natives Association office, Canberra
ANGAU Australian New Guinea Administrative brig. brigadier
Unit (1942-46) Brisb. Brisbane
ANL Australian National Library Brit. Britain, British
ANMEF Australian Naval and Militar> Expedit­ bro. brother
ionary Force (NG) bros brothers
ann. annual BS Bachelor of Surgery
ANU Australian National University BSc Bachelor of Science
ANZAAS Australian and New Zealand Association Bucks Buckinghamshire
for the Advancement of Science Bull. Bulletin
ANZAC Australian and New Zealand Army Corps bus. business
ANZHES Australia and New Zealand History of C century
Education Society c. circa
AOC air officer commanding Camb. Cambridge
apprent. apprenticed Canb. Canberra
apptd appointed capt. captain
arch. architecture cath. cathedral
archt(s) architect(s) CB Companion of the Order of the Bath
arr. arrived CBE Commander of the British Empire
art. articled CCS Casualty Clearing Station
Arty Artillery CE(G)GS Church of England (Girls’) Grammar
A/'sia(n) Australasia(n) School
Assn Association cert. certificate
assoc. associate(d) Ch. Church
asst assistant Chamb. of
ATNA Australian Trained Nurses Association Comm. Chamber of Commerce
auctnr(g) auctioneer(ing) ChB Bachelor of Surgery
AL'SN Australian Union Steam Navigation chem. chemistry
*\ Company chf chief
Aust. Australia(n) ChM Master of Surgery
aux. auxiliary chmn chairman
AWAS Australian Women’s Army Service CIB Criminal Investigation Bureau (Branch)
AWM Australian War Memorial C.Is. Channel Islands
AWU Australian Workers Union C. Mail Courier Mail
B. born cmdr commander
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cmdt commandant fedn federation
CMC Commander of the Order of St Michael fl. floruit
and St George fn footnote
cmmn(d) commission(ed) foundn foundation
cmmnr commissioner fr father
cncl council FRAS fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
cnclr councillor FRCP fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
cntl central FRCS fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
CO commanding officer FRGS fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Co. Company FRS fellow of the Royal Society
C. of E. Church of England Caz. Gazette
col. colonel gen. general
Coll. College geneal. genealogy, genealogical
comm. commerce, commercial geog. geography, geographical
comp. compiled, compiler geol. geology, geological
comps compilers Gloucs Gloucestershire
Con. Conservatorium gov. governor
conf. conference govt government
Cong. Congregational GPO General Post Office
cont.rib. contributed GPS Greater Public Schools
co-op. co-operative grad. graduateM)
corp. corporation H. of R. House of Representatives
corresp. correspondent, correspondence HA House of Assembly
crt court Hants Hampshire
CS1R Council for Scientific and Industrial Re­ Herefs Herefordshire
search Herts Hertfordshire
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial hist. history, historical
Research Organisation Hob. Hobart
CSR Colonial Sugar Refining hon. honorary
ctee committee hort. horticultural
Cw. Commonwealth hosp. hospital
CWA Country Women’s Association HQ headquarters
Cyc. Cyclopedia HSch. High School
d. died Hunts Huntingdonshire
DADMS deputy assistant director medical services Illus. Illustrated
dau. daughter Imp. Imperial
DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal incl. included, including
DD Doctor of Divinity ind. industry, industrial
DDMS deputy director medical services inspr inspector
dep. deputy Inst. Institute
Dept Department Instn Institution
Die. Dictionary instr instructor
Dip. Diploma instrn instruction
dir. director lnternat. International
Dir. Directory IPS International Publishing Service
dirs directors Irel. Ireland
disch. discharged Is. Island
dist.(s) district{s) ISO Imperial Service Order
div. division(al) IWW Industrial Workers of the World
DLitt Doctor of Literature J. Journal
D.\H Dictionary of national biography J&.P Journal and Proceedings
dr information from death registration JC Jockey Club
Dr Doctor JCW J.C. Williamson's (theatrical co.)
1)S<- Doctor of Science jnr junior
DSO Distinguished Service Order JP justice of the peace
K East(ern) KBE Knight of the Brit ish Empire
Ec Economics KC King's Counsel
ed. educated KIA killed in action
ied.) editor (form used in bibliographies) kt knighted
^dinb. Edinburgh LA Legislative Assembly
edit. edited, editor lab. laboratory
(eds) editors (form used in bibliographies) Lancs Lancashire
educ. education LaTL LaTrobe Library
elec. elected LC Legislative Council
emp. employed by lectr lecturer
Eneyc. Encyclopaedia Leics Leicestershire
Eng. England LH Light Horse
engr(g) engineer(ing) Lib. Liberal
enl. enlisted libr. library
ent.. entered librn librarian
est. established lieut lieutenant
exec. executive Lines Lincolnshire
exhib. exhibition Linn. Linnaean
exp. expedition lit. literature, literary
fed. federal LittD Doctor of Literat ure
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