Genre search:Biography

Coromandelians: South Australian pioneers of the Coromandel

by Brian Stace
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
Coromandel (Ship), South Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- History, South Australia -- History -- 1836-1900
Barcode
1449
Status
Available
Call number
SHIP Coromandel

More than half a century of colonial life and Christian experience : with notes of travel, lectures, publications, etc.

by Henry Hussey
Hardcover, 1978
Tags
Henry Hussey (1825-1903), South Australia, Religious life, Social life and customs, Biography, Asia (Ship)
Barcode
660
Status
Available
Call number
PF HUS

Reminiscences Of And Adventurous And Chequered Career At Home And At The Antipodes. In Two Volumes. Vol 2

by Alexander Tolmer, 1815-1890
Hardcover, 1882
Tags
Alexander Tolmer (1815-1890), Branken Moor (Ship), Police -- South Australia, Portugal -- History -- 1826-1853, South Australia -- History -- 1851-1891, Mounted Police SA
Barcode
603
Status
Available
Call number
PB TOL

Reminiscences Of And Adventurous And Chequered Career At Home And At The Antipodes. In Two Volumes. Vol. 1

by Alexander Tolmer
Hardcover, 1882
Tags
Alexander Tolmer (1815-1890), Branken Moor (Ship), Police -- South Australia, Portugal -- History -- 1826-1853, South Australia -- History -- 1851-1891, Mounted Police SA
Barcode
602
Status
Available
Call number
PB TOL

Anglican clergymen in South Australia in the nineteenth century

by T. T. (Thomas Thornton) Reed, 1902-
Paperback, 1986
Tags
Church of England -- South Australia -- Clergy -- Biography, Churches-History
Barcode
567
Status
Available
Call number
SA REE

The diary and letters of Mary Thomas (1836-1866): Being a record of the early days of South Australia

by Mary Harris Thomas, 1787-1875
Hardcover, 1925
Tags
Newspapers, General Reference, Mary Thomas (1787-1875), Africaine (Ship), Biography, South Australia, Colonization, South Australia -- Social life and customs -- 1836-1900
Barcode
168
Status
Available
Call number
PB THO

The diary and letters of Mary Thomas (1836-1866): Being a record of the early days of South Australia

by Mary Harris Thomas, 1787-1875
Hardcover, 1925
Tags
Newspapers, General Reference, Mary Thomas (1787-1875), Africaine (Ship), Biography, South Australia, Colonization, South Australia -- Social life and customs -- 1836-1900
Barcode
1323
Status
Available
Call number
REF THO

The diary and letters of Mary Thomas (1836-1866) : being a record of the early days of South Australia. (3rd ed.)

by Maisie (1878-1942) Thomas
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
Thomas, Maisie, 1878-1942 -- Correspondence, Australia -- History -- 20th century, Australia - Biography, Australia - Social life and customs - 1891-1901
Barcode
1324
Status
Available
Call number
REF THO

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

Sir John Morphett : a South Australian colonist of distinction

by Dulcie Perry
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Sir John Morphett (1809-1892), Cummins (Novar Gardens, S.A.), Legislators -- South Australia -- Biography, South Australia -- History -- 1836-1900 -- Biography
Barcode
1096
Status
Available
Call number
PB MOR

Colonial dynasty : the Chambers family of South Australia

by Margaret Goyder Kerr
Hardcover, 1980
Tags
Pioneer Family History, Barker family, Chambers family, Finke family, Stuart family, Settlement and contacts, Colonization, Biography, Agriculture and horticulture, Race relations, Coromandel (Ship) — 3 more, John McDouall Stuart (1815-1866), William Finke (1814 or 1815 – 1864), Alfred Norman Barker (1812-1880)
Barcode
347
Status
Available
Call number
PF CHA

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

Blanche, an Australian diary, 1858-1861 : the diary of Blanche Mitchell / with notes by Edna Hickson, and illustrated by Jill Francis.

by Blanche Mitchell, 1843-1869.
Hardcover, 1980
Tags
Blanche Mitchell (1843-1869), Sydney, Social life and customs, Diaries
Barcode
599
Status
Available
Call number
A MIT

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

S. T. Gill's rural Australia

by Robert Raftopoulos
Hardcover, 1987
Tags
S. T. (Samuel Thomas) Gill (18 May 1818 – 27 October 1880), Australia in art, Country life -- South Australia -- History
Barcode
1268
Status
Available
Call number
PS SA GIL

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

Founders & pioneers of South Australia : life studies of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Charles Sturt, George Fife Angas, Sir John Hindmarsh, William Light, George Gawler, David McLaren, Augustus Kavel and Francis Cadell

by A. Grenfell Price
Hardcover, 1929
Tags
Pioneers -- South Australia -- History, Biographies, Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796-1862), Charles Sturt (1795-1869), George Fife Angas (1789-1879), Sir John Hindmarsh (1785-1860), Colonel William Light (1786-1839), Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler (1795 – 1869), August Kavel (1798-1860) Lutheran migrant leader, David McLaren (1785-1849), Francis Cadell (1822-)
Barcode
842
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
R REF PRI

Founders and pioneers of South Australia : life studies of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Charles Sturt, George Fife Angas, Sir John Hindmarsh, William Light, George Gawler, David McLaren, Augustus Kavel and Francis Cadell

by A. Grenfell (Archibald Grenfell) Price, Sir, 1892-1977
Paperback, 1929
Tags
Pioneers. South Australia. Biographies, Biography, Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796-1862), Charles Sturt (1795-1869), George Fife Angas (1789-1879), Sir John Hindmarsh (1785-1860), Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler (1795 – 1869)
Barcode
608
Status
Available
Call number
PRI G

Founders & pioneers of South Australia: life studies of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Charles Sturt, George Fife Angas, Sir John Hindmarsh, William Light, George Gawler, David McLaren, Augustus Kavel, and Francis Cadel

by A. Grenfell Price
Hardcover, 1929
Tags
South Australia - biography, collections ; South Australia - pioneers & settlers ; South Australia - pioneers & settlement
Barcode
1741
Status
Available
Call number
REF PRI

Notable South Australians, or, Colonists - past and present

by George E. (George Ettienne) Loyau, 1835-1898)
Paperback, 1978 (1885)
Tags
Persons associated with South Australia to 1885. Biographies. Facsimiles, South Australia -- History, Biography, Facsimile reprint
Barcode
415
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
REF LOY

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

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. 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 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

Accidental Architect : the Life and Times of George Strickland Kingston

by Donald Langmead
Paperback, 1994
Tags
George Strickland Kingston 1807-1880, Architects -- South Australia -- Adelaide -- Biography, Politicians -- South Australia -- Biography, Architecture -- South Australia -- Adelaide -- History -- 19th century, South Australia -- Politics and government -- 1851-1891, Cygnet (Ship)
Barcode
235
Status
Available
Call number
PB KIN

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

John Watts : Australia's forgotten architect 1814-1819 and South Australia's postmaster general 1841-1861

by Margaret Macfarlane
Paperback, 1992
Tags
John Cliffe Watts (1786-1873), Postmaster General, Biography, Architects
Barcode
155
Status
Available
Call number
PB WAT

The Adelaide establishment : the 1878 diary of a provincial lady of Mount Lofty and Adelaide

by Edith Caroline Tomkinson, 1858-1953
Hardcover, 1987
Tags
Tomkinson, Edith Caroline (1858-1953), MacDermott family, Marshall MacDermott (1791-1877), George Tinline (1815-1895), Adelaide Hills Region (S.A.) -- History, Adelaide Hills Region (S.A.) -- Social life and customs, Adelaide (S.A.) -- Social life and customs -- 1836-1900, South Australia -- Biography, Diaries
Barcode
1137
Status
Available
Call number
PF MAC

Nature's pilgrim : the life and journeys of Captain S.A. White, naturalist, author and conservationist

by Rob Linn
Hardcover, Naturalists-Australia-Biography, ReedBeds, John White
Tags
Naturalists-Australia-Biography, ReedBeds, John White
Barcode
987
Status
Available
Call number
A WHI

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

History of Adelaide and Vicinity: With a General Sketch of the Province of South Australia and Biographies of Representative Men (Classic Reprint)

by J. J. Pascoe
Paperback, 1972
Tags
South Australia -- History
Barcode
1048
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
R REF PAS

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

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

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

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 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

We survived

by Wilf Roediger
Paper Book, 1974
Tags
Eyre Peninsula (S.A.), Biography, Frontier and pioneer life
Barcode
284
Status
Available
Call number
SA ROE

Nature's pilgrim : the life and journeys of Captain S.A. White, naturalist, author and conservationist

by Rob Linn
Hardcover, 1989
Tags
Naturalists-Australia-Biography, ReedBeds, John White
Barcode
856
Status
Available
Call number
A WHI

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

Cap'n 'ancock : ruler of Australia's little Cornwall

by Mandie Robinson
Hardcover, 1978
Tags
Henry Richard Hancock (1836-1919), Moonta (S.A.), Mining districts -- South Australia -- Moonta -- History
Barcode
1557
Status
Available
Call number
SA HAN

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

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

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

'O.G.', the colonial Treasurer : an historical biography of Osmond Gilles, first Treasurer of South Australia

by Valerie S. Hicks
Hardcover, 1985
Tags
Osmond Gilles (1788-1866), Biography, South Australia -- History, HMS Buffalo (Ship)
Barcode
463
Status
Available
Call number
PB GIL
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