Subject search:Biography

Greater than their knowing : a glimpse of South Australian women 1836-1986

Paperback, 1986
Tags
Women - South Australia - Biography, Women -- Education -- South Australia -- History, Mary Thomas (1833-1913), Elizabeth Beare (1834-1840), Caroline Carleton (1820-1874), Jean Ann Lawrie (1844-1928)
Barcode
1661
Status
Available
Call number
PB GRE

Pioneers of Reynella : the settlement of Reynella, South Australia, from the 1830s to 1950s

by Margarette Powell
Paperback, 2015
Tags
Pioneers -- South Australia -- Reynella, Reynella (S.A.) -- History, Reynella (S.A.) -- Biography, Reynella (S.A.) -- Genealogy.
Barcode
1579
Status
Available
Call number
PS Reynella

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

Uniting Church in Australia tour of West Terrace Cemetery

by Brian L. Jones
Paperback, 2000
Tags
West Terrace Cemetery (Adelaide, S.A.), South Australia - Cemeteries, South Australia - Biography
Barcode
1538
Status
Available
Call number
PS Adelaide J

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

Two letters describing the voyage of the May family to South Australia in 1839, and its settlement near Mount Barker, in that colony

by W. L. May
Paperback, 1911
Tags
May family, Quakers, Anna Robertson (Ship), Diaries, South Australia -- Description and travel -- To 1850
Barcode
1474
Status
Available
Call number
SHIP Anna Robertson

"Sheep shall safely graze" : Osmond Gilles' legacy

by E. M. Yelland
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Osmond Gilles (1788-1866), Pioneers -- South Australia -- History, South Australia - History
Barcode
1430
Status
Available
Call number
PB GIL

South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986

Hardcover, 1986
Tags
Local Government - South Australia - History, South Australia - History, South Australia - Biography
Barcode
1427
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
REF SOU

South Australia's first police officers : 1836-1838

by Maxwell Arthur Slee
Paperback, 2019
Tags
Police -- South Australia -- History
Barcode
1419
Status
Available
Call number
PS SA SLE

South Australia's first police officers : 1836-1838

by Maxwell Arthur Slee
Paperback, 2019
Tags
South Australia - Police Department - History, Police -- South Australia -- History
Barcode
1409
Status
Available
Call number
PS SA SLE

Thankyou Walter Watson Hughes : essays on Northern Yorke Peninsula

by Roslyn M. Paterson
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Sir Walter Watson Hughes (1803-1887), Devon (Ship), Mining districts -- South Australia -- Moonta -- History, Yorke Peninsula (S.A.) - History
Barcode
1313
Status
Available
Call number
PS Yorke Peninsula

A brief sketch of the long and varied career of Marshall MacDermott, esq., J. P., of Adelaide, South Australia

by Marshall MacDermott
Hardcover, 1969
Tags
Marshall MacDermott 1791-1877), Champion (Ship), Immigrants -- Australia -- Biography.
Barcode
1112
Status
Available
Call number
PB MAC

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

The Wilsons of Whitwarta

by Ruth Wilson-Verner
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
Wilson family, Whitwarta (S.A.) - Biography, South Australia - Genealogy
Barcode
1009
Status
Available
Call number
PF WIL

History of some of the early settlers and pioneers of South Australia

by Josiah Hollitt
Hardcover, 1985
Tags
Hollitt family, Wirrabara Region (S.A.) -- History, Pioneers -- South Australia -- Biography, Overland Telegraph Line (N.T. and S. A.) -- History, Stone Hut (S.A.) - History, Melrose (S.A.) - History, Booleroo Centre (S.A.) - History
Barcode
997
Status
Available
Call number
PS Wirrabara

Fixed to the wind : a history of the pioneer flour miller and Wesleyan : John Dunn of Mount Barker

by A. R. Mills
Paperback, 1984
Tags
John Dunn (1802-1894), Lysander (Ship), Mount Barker (S.A.) - History, Dunn Memorial Church - History
Barcode
978
Status
Available
Call number
PB DUN

The quiet waters by : the Mount Pleasant district, 1843-1993

by Reg Butler
Hardcover, 1993
Tags
Mount Pleasant Region (S. Aust) -- Biography, Mount Pleasant Region (S. Aust.) -- History
Barcode
929
Status
Available
Call number
PS Mount Pleasant

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

Dr. A.D. Hensley : a medical life of service (DEV 53)

by Adair Dunsford
Paper Book, 1989
Tags
Women physicians -- South Australia, Physicians -- Biography, Barbara Deverson Collection
Barcode
912
Status
Available
Call number
DEV DUN A

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

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

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

The representative men of South Australia

by George E. Loyau
Paperback, 1978
Tags
Politicians -- South Australia -- Biography, South Australia -- History
Barcode
851
Status
Available
Call number
PB LOY

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

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

by Mary Thomas
Hardcover, 1915
Tags
Mary Thomas (1787-1875), Pioneers -- South Australia -- Biography, South Australia -- Social life and customs -- 1836-1900
Barcode
840
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
R REF THO

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

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

The weatherman from Greenwich : Charles Todd - 1826 to 1910

by Tony Rogers
Paperback, 2017
Tags
Sir Charles Todd (1826-191), Biography, Meteorology, Discovery and exploration
Barcode
656
Status
Available
Call number
SA TOD

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

Century of Australian prime ministers

by Joanne Holliman
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Prime ministers, Politics and government, Biography, Juvenile literature, Young Pioneers
Barcode
646
Status
Available
Call number
A HOL

The changing valley : Forreston 1839 to 1989

by E. C. Jamieson
Hardcover, 1989
Tags
Pioneers, Biography, Forreston (S.A.), Genealogy, Land transactions
Barcode
639
Status
Available
Call number
PS Forreston

Blood, sweat and fears II : medical practitioners of South Australia on active service after World War 2 to Vietnam 1945-1975

by Christopher Verco
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Physicians, Biography, Medicine, Military, Korean War 1950-1953, Vietnam War 1961-1975
Barcode
630
Status
Available
Call number
SA VER

Blood, sweat and fears : medical practitioners and medical students of South Australia who served in World War 1 (2 copies)

by Christopher Verco
Paperback, 2014
Tags
World War 1 1914-1918, Australian, Physician, Biography, Medicine
Barcode
629
Status
Available
Call number
SA VER

Cornish-Australian heritage : a biographical register of Cornish-Australians, 1788-1998

by Patricia Lay
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Cornish -- Australia -- History, Cornish -- Australia -- Biography, Immigrants -- Australia, Cornwall (England) -- Emigration and immigration, Genealogy, Australia -- Emigration and immigration, Australian Heritage Series Vol 1
Barcode
624
Status
Available
Call number
A COR

Tom Price : from stonecutter to premier

by Stephanie McCarthy
Paperback, 2015
Tags
Tom Price (1852-1909), Politics and government, Premiers (SA)
Barcode
623
Status
Available
Call number
SA PRI

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

A Song of Australia : Caroline Carleton, her poems & biography, 1820-1874

by Rae Webling
Paperback, 1977
Tags
Caroline Carleton (1820-1874), Biography, Poetry
Barcode
610
Status
Available
Call number
PB CAR

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

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

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

Memories of an Australian childhood, 1880-1900

by Amie Livingstone Stirling
Hardcover, 1980
Tags
Amie Livingstone Stirling (1880-1945), Autobiographies, Children -- Australia -- Biography, Australia -- Social life and customs, Diary
Barcode
598
Status
Available
Call number
A STI

WW1 ANZACS of the fleurieu peninsula : stories from pioneer families

by Jan Lokan Editor
Paperback, 2016
Tags
World War 1 1914-1918, Soldiers -- South Australia -- Fleurieu Peninsula -- Biography, Nurses -- South Australia -- Fleurieu Peninsula -- Biography, Pioneers -- South Australia -- Fleurieu Peninsula, Fleurieu Peninsula (S.A.) -- Military History
Barcode
593
Status
Available
Call number
SA WW1

The story of a queen named Adelaide

by Chelsea Lewis
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Queen Adelaide (1792-1849), Biography, Juvenile literature, Young Pioneers
Barcode
574
Status
Available
Call number
STO

Behind the streets of Adelaide : the unrevealed history of the roads and pavements of a modern city

by Jeff Nicholas
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
Streets, Street names, History, Adelaide (S.A.), Biography, Politics and government, Colonization, General Reference
Barcode
565
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
REF NIC J

Henry Simpson Newland : a biography

by J. Estcourt (James Estcourt) Hughes
Hardcover, 1972
Tags
Sir Henry Simpson Newland (1873-1964), Surgeons -- Australia -- Biography, Churches-History, General Surgery -- Biography
Barcode
557
Status
Available
Call number
SA NEW

Stagg of Tarcowie : the diaries of a colonial teenager (1885-1887)

by William Stagg, 1867-1946
Paperback, 1977
Tags
Stagg family, William Stagg (1867-1946), Rural life, Biography, Tarcowie (S.A.), Social life and customs, Young Pioneers, Juvenile literature
Barcode
550
Status
Available
Call number
SA STA

A lady at sea : the adventures of Agnes Grant Hay

by Anthony Laube
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Pioneer Family History, Hay family, Agnes Grant Hay (1837-1909), Alexander Hay (1820-1898), Gosse family, Mount Breckan, e : Victor Harbor (S.A.), Biography, Social life and customs
Barcode
534
Status
Available
Call number
SA HAY

The cyclopedia of South Australia in two volumes : an historical and commercial review, (Volume 2)

by H. T. (Henry Thomas) Burgess, 1839-1923 Editor
Hardcover, 1909
Tags
South Australia, Description and travel, Biography, Encyclopaedias, General Reference, Settlement and contacts, Colonization
Barcode
527
Status
Reference - Not for loan
Call number
R REF BUR H

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

Full circle : a story of South Australia's unknown pioneer (2 copies)

by Enid Sutton
Paperback, 2004
Tags
John Gifford (1818-1866), Ranchers -- South Australia -- South East Region -- Biography, Frontier and pioneer life -- South Australia, Pioneers -- South Australia -- Correspondence, South Australia -- Social life and customs -- 1836-1900
Barcode
520
Status
Available
Call number
PF GIF
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