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Volume 16 of the ""Australian Dictionary of Biography"" is the last of four volumes to deal with the period 1940 to 1980. The subjects come from all walks of life - from premiers, generals and bishops, through artists, actors, farmers and authors, to prostitutes, thieves and murderers.
'stylistically and intellectually cohesive, quite remarkably comprehensive... A remarkable gift to the nation' Stephen Murray-Smith
Professor John Ritchie is general editor since 1988) of the Australian Dictionary of Biography at the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University.