Genre search:Biography

A radical aristocrat : the Rt. Hon. Sir William Molesworth, Bart., PC, MP of Pencarrow and his wife Andalusia

by Alison Adburgham
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
Sir William Molesworth (1810-1855), Andalusia Molesworth (d. 1888), Biography, Politics and government, Great Britain
Barcode
573
Status
Available
Call number
G MOL

Supreme federalist : the political life of Sir John Downer

by John Bannon, 1943-2015.
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
John William Downer (1843-1915), Premiers (SA), Politicians -- South Australia -- Biography, Federal government -- Australia -- History, South Australia -- Politics and government -- 1851-1901, Former Premiers, Federalism, Political conditions, Biography
Barcode
340
Status
Available
Call number
PB DOW

Private journal of a voyage to Australia 1838-1839

by James Bell, 1817-1840
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
James Bell (1817-1840), Adelaide (S.A.), Voyages and travels -- History -- 19th century, Planter (Ship), Diaries, Travel, Macgowan family, Elphick family
Barcode
372
Status
Available
Call number
SHIP Planter 1839

George William Francis, first director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden : a biography

by Barbara J. (Barbara Joyce) Best
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
George William Francis (1800-1865), Adelaide Botanic Garden, History, Botanists, Biography
Barcode
522
Status
Available
Call number
SA FRA

The diaries of John McConnell Black, v. 1. (2 copies) (DEV No. 36)

by J. M. Black
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
John McConnell Black (1855-1951), Diaries, Botanists, Farmers, Baroota, Biography, Barbara Deverson Collection
Barcode
827
Status
Available
Call number
DEV BLA J

The diaries of John McConnell Black, v. 2. Diaries five to eight 1887-1910 (2 copies)

by J. M. (John McConnell) Black, 1855-1951
Paperback, 1991
Tags
John McConnell Black (1855-1951), Diaries, Botanists, Farmers, Baroota, Biography
Barcode
282
Status
Available
Call number
SA BLA

The diaries of John McConnell Black, v. 3. Diaries nine to twelve 1911-1951

by J. M. (John McConnell) Black, 1855-1951
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
John McConnell Black (1855-1951), Diaries, Botanists, Farmers, Baroota, Biography
Barcode
258
Status
Available
Call number
SA BLA

The diaries of John McConnell Black, v. 2. Diaries five to eight 1887-1910 (2 copies)

by J. M. (John McConnell) Black, 1855-1951
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
John McConnell Black (1855-1951), Diaries, Botanists, Farmers, Baroota, Biography
Barcode
257
Status
Available
Call number
SA BLA

The diaries of John McConnell Black, v. 1. Diaries one to four 1875-1886, with selected extracts from his "memoirs", (2 copies)

by J. M. (John McConnell) Black, 1855-1951
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
John McConnell Black (1855-1951), Diaries, Botanists, Farmers, Baroota, Biography
Barcode
256
Status
Available
Call number
SA BLA

The story of David Bower, M.P., from Saddleworth apprentice to founder of Adelaide

by David Bower
Paperback, 1987
Tags
Bower, David Bower (1819-1898), Biography, Politics and government
Barcode
653
Status
Available
Call number
PF BOW

The confidential clerk : a study of Charles Flaxman in South Australia and his relationship with George Fife Angas

by Charles Bright, Sir, 1912-1983.
Hardcover, 1983
Tags
George Fife Angas (1789-1879), Charles Flaxman (1806-1869), Biography, South Australia -- History, Land tenure. Legal aspects. South Australia, Land settlement -- South Australia, Land tenure -- South Australia -- Cases -- History, Prince George (Ship)
Barcode
488
Status
Available
Call number
PB FLA

Ill-starred captains : Flinders and Baudin

by Anthony J. (Anthony Jarrold) Brown, 1927-
Paperback, 2000
Tags
Matthew Flinders (1774-1814), Nicolas Baudin (1754-1803), Discovery and exploration
Barcode
479
Status
Available
Call number
SHIP BRO

Augustus Short, D.D., Bishop of Adelaide

by Judith M. Brown
Hardcover, 1974
Tags
Short, Augustus (1802-1883), Church of England -- South Australia -- Clergy -- Biography, Religion - South Australia - History
Barcode
1148
Status
Available
Call number
PS SA SHO

A Book of South Australia : women in the first hundred years (2 copies)

by Louise Brown
Paperback, 1936
Tags
Women, History, Women artists, Pioneers, South Australia -- History, Biography
Barcode
495
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
R REF BOO

A Book of South Australia : women in the first hundred years (2 copies)

by Louise Brown
Hardcover, 1936
Tags
Women, History, Women artists, Pioneers, South Australia -- History, Biography
Barcode
255
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
R REF BOO

Susan: Convict's daughter, soldier's wife, nobody's fool

by Stella Budrikis
Folder, 2017
Tags
John Mason (1815-1856), Catherine Murphy (c1822-1874), William Doody (1808-1886), Bridget Murnane (cI823-1907), Mason family, Dorset (Ship)
Barcode
1652
Status
Available
Call number
PF MAS

The cyclopedia of South Australia in two volumes : an historical and commercial review, descriptive and biographical, facts, figures, and illustrations: an epitome of progress, Volume 1 (2 copies)

by H. T. (Henry Thomas) Burgess, 1839-1923 Editor
Paperback, 1907
Tags
South Australia -- Description and travel -- 1901-1950, South Australia -- Dictionaries and encyclopedias, Biography, Encyclopaedias, General Reference, Settlement and contacts - Colonisation - 1851-
Barcode
450
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
REF BUR H

The cyclopedia of South Australia in two volumes : an historical and commercial review, descriptive and biographical, facts, figures, and illustrations: an epitome of progress, Volume 1 (2 copies)

by H. T. (Henry Thomas) Burgess, 1839-1923 Editor
Hardcover, 1907
Tags
South Australia -- Description and travel -- 1901-1950, South Australia -- Dictionaries and encyclopedias, Biography, Encyclopaedias, General Reference, Settlement and contacts - Colonisation - 1851-
Barcode
240
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
R REF BUR

Yesterday's daughters : stories of our past by women over 70 (2 copies)

by Alma Bushell
Paperback, 1986
Tags
Women -- Australia -- Biography, Women, Social conditions
Barcode
337
Status
Available
Call number
BUS A

Yesterday's daughters : stories of our past by women over 70 (2 copies)

by Alma Bushell Editor
Paperback, 1986
Tags
Women -- Australia -- Biography, Women, Social conditions
Barcode
293
Status
Available
Call number
A BUS

Silent witnesses : Adelaide's statues and monuments

by Simon Cameron
Paper Book, 1997
Tags
Statues -- South Australia -- Adelaide -- History, Monuments -- South Australia -- Adelaide -- History, Adelaide (S.A.) -- Buildings, structures etc
Barcode
581
Status
Available
Call number
SA CAM

No convicts there : Thomas Harding's colonial South Australia

by Max Carter, 1926-
Paper Book, 1997
Tags
Social conditions, Emigration and immigration, Thomas Harding (1785-1866), Pioneers, Social life and customs, Recovery (Ship)
Barcode
250
Status
Available
Call number
PS SA HAR

Adelaide's dissenting headmaster : John Lorenzo Young and his premier private school

by Diana Chessell
Paperback, 2014
Tags
John Lorenzo Young (1826-1881), Adelaide Educational Institution -- History, Adelaide Philosophical Society -- History, School principals -- South Australia -- Adelaide -- Biography, Teachers -- South Australia -- Adelaide -- Biography, Schools -- South Australia -- Adelaide -- History, Education -- South Australia -- History
Barcode
469
Status
Available
Call number
SA YOU

In paths directed : reminiscences and autobiography of Emily E. Churchward, nee Padman, 1853-1933

by Emily Emma Churchward
Paper Book, 1984
Barcode
909
Status
Available

In paths directed (DEV No. 38)

by Emily Emma Churchward
Paperback, 1984
Tags
Churchward family, pioneer family history, Barbara Deverson Collection, Emily Emma Churchward (1853-1944, Biography, Social life and customs
Barcode
825
Status
Available
Call number
DEV CHU E

Pastoral pioneers of South Australia, Volume 2

by Rodney Cockburn, 1877-1932
Hardcover, 1927
Tags
Biography, Agriculture -- South Australia -- History.
Barcode
1041
Status
Available
Call number
PS SA PAS

Pastoral pioneers of South Australia, Volume 1

by Rodney Cockburn, 1877-1932
Hardcover, 1925
Tags
Biography, Agriculture -- South Australia -- History.
Barcode
1040
Status
Available
Call number
PS SA PAS

Pastoral pioneers of South Australia, Volume 2

by Rodney Cockburn, 1877-1932.
Hardcover, 1927
Tags
General Reference, Biography, Agriculture -- South Australia -- History.
Barcode
187
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
REF PAS

Pastoral pioneers of South Australia, Volume 1

by Rodney Cockburn, 1877-1932.
Hardcover, 1925
Tags
General Reference, Biography, Agriculture -- South Australia -- History.
Barcode
182
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
REF PAS

Playford : benevolent despot

by Stewart Cockburn
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
Sir Thomas Playford (1896-1981), Politicians, Premiers (SA), Politics and government, Biography
Barcode
609
Status
Available
Call number
SA PLA

Notable lives : profiles of 21 South Australians

by Stewart Cockburn, 1921-2009.
Paperback, 1997
Tags
Biography, South Australia, History, Social life and customs
Barcode
620
Status
Available
Call number
SA COC

Uneven Stephen

by Diana Cook
Paperback, 2000
Tags
George Milner Stephen (1812-1894), South Australia -- History -- 1836-1851. | South Australia -- Officials and employees -- Biography. Isabella Watson (Ship)
Barcode
466
Status
Available
Call number
PB STE

Sir Thomas Playford : a portrait

by Walter Crocker, 1902-2002
Paperback, 1983
Tags
Sir Thomas Playford (1896-1981), Premiers (SA), South Australia -- Politics and government, Prime ministers -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography, South Australia -- Politics and government -- 1945-1965
Barcode
508
Status
Available
Call number
SA PLA

Kangaroo Island, 1800-1836

by J. S. Cumpston
Hardcover, 1974
Tags
Kangaroo Island (S.A.) - History, Settlement and contacts - 19th Century, Whalers
Barcode
1667
Status
Available
Call number
PS Kangaroo Island

As Fine A Crop - The Lives OF The Wrathall, Bull, Bowyer Family Pioneers in South Australia

by Dawn Davis
Paperback, 2000
Tags
John Wrathall Bull (1804-1886), Bull family, Bowyer family, Wrathall family, Frontier and pioneer life, Inventors, Pioneer Family History, Farm machinery, Agriculture, Biography, Canton (Ship)
Barcode
166
Status
Available
Call number
PF BUL

Counsellor, guide and friend : Dr Frank Douglas of Victor Harbour (DEV 52)

by M. S. Douglas
Hardcover, 1984
Tags
Frank Douglas (1873-1964), Physicians, Biography, Barbara Deverson Collection
Barcode
914
Status
Available
Call number
DEV DOU M

Mary Thomas : founding mother : the life and times of a South Australian pioneer

by Beth Duncan
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Mary Thomas (1787-1875), Pioneers -- South Australia -- History, Women pioneers -- South Australia -- Biography, Frontier and pioneer life -- South Australia, Africaine (Ship)
Barcode
271
Status
Available
Call number
PB THO

A miller's tale: The memoirs of John Dunn of Mount Barker

by John Dunn, 1802-1894.
Paperback, 1991
Tags
John Dunn (1802-1894), Millers, Mount Barker (S.A.), Biography, Social life and customs, Politics and government
Barcode
185
Status
Available
Call number
PB DUN

Caroline : a family story

by Joan Durdin
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Pioneer Family History, Durdin, Bagot family, Durdin family, Jacob family, Immigrants, Biography, Genealogy, William Jacob (1815-1902), Rapid (Ship)
Barcode
338
Status
Available
Call number
PF JAC

Founder of a city : the life of Colonel William Light, first Surveyor-General of the colony of South Australia : founder of Adelaide, 1786-1839

by Geoffrey Dutton, 1922-1998
Hardcover, 1960
Tags
Colonel William Light (1786-1839), Surveyors, Biography
Barcode
416
Status
Available
Call number
PB LIG

Our home in Australia : a description of cottage life in 1860

by Joseph Elliott
Hardcover, 1984
Tags
Joseph Elliott (1833-1883), Elliott family, Architecture Domestic -- South Australia, Adelaide (S.A.) - Social life and customs 1851-1901, Letters
Barcode
1291
Status
Available
Call number
S ELL

Keeping a trust : South Australia's Wyatt Benevolent Institution and its founder

by Carol S. Fort
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
William Wyatt (1804-1886), Wyatt Benevolent Institution, Charities, Philanthropists, Physicians, South Australia -- History, John Renwick (Ship)
Barcode
847
Status
Available
Call number
PB WYA

The history and topography of Glen Osmond

by Thomas Gill
Hardcover, 1974
Tags
Glen Osmond (S.A.) - History, Osmond Gilles (1788-1866), Glen Osmond (S.A.) - Biography, Education -- South Australia -- History, Primary Schools -- South Australia -- History
Barcode
1416
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
R REF GIL

War diaries and memoirs of Flight Lieutenant Hammond Goldney

by Frank Hammond Goldney
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Frank Hammond Goldney (1914-), Royal Australian Air Force, Biography, Personal narratives
Barcode
575
Status
Available
Call number
A GOL

A long way from Tipperary : 58 years of South Australian journalism (DEV 67)

by G. Arch Grosvenor
Paper Book, 1983
Tags
Journalism -- South Australia -- History, Barbara Deverson Collection
Barcode
911
Status
Available
Call number
DEV GRO A

Sir John Jeffcott : portrait of a colonial judge

by R.M. Hague Hague
Hardcover, 1963
Tags
Sir John William Jeffcott (1796-1837), Biography, Politics and government, Africaine (Ship) 1837
Barcode
664
Status
Available
Call number
PB JEF

Recollections : Nathaniel Hailes' adventurous life in colonial South Australia

by Nathaniel Hailes, 1802-1879.
Paperback, 1998
Tags
Nathaniel Simpson Hailes (1802 1879), Biography, Colonization, Social life and customs, Buckinghamshire (Ship)
Barcode
269
Status
Available
Call number
PB HAI

W.H. Gray, a pioneer colonist of South Australia : his life and times (1808-1896) and his estate (1896-1975)

by E. Hasenohr
Hardcover, 1977
Tags
Frontier and pioneer life - South Australia, Gray, William Henry (1808-1896), Pioneers - South Australia, Biography - South Australia
Barcode
1526
Status
Available
Call number
PB GRA

W.H. Gray, a pioneer colonist of South Australia : his life and times (1808-1896) and his estate (1896-1975)

by E. Hasenohr
Hardcover, 1977
Tags
W. H. (William Henry) Gray (1808-1896), Biography, Frontier and pioneer life -- South Australia, Pioneer Family History
Barcode
197
Status
Available
Call number
PB GRA

S.A.'s Greats The Men and Women of the North Terrace Plaques (2 copies)

by Ed John Healey
Paperback, 2001
Tags
General Reference, Occupation- Ministers of Religion, Biography, South Australia Jubilee, North Terrace Plaques
Barcode
163
Status
Available
Call number
PS Adelaide H
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