This classic work was first issued in 1887 with a total of 130 individual
biographies of prominent Australians. It has since been released at least twice in 'improved' versions. This
CD-ROM contains three known variations of it. Biographies from all three editions have been consolidated into
one file and arranged in alphabetical order, these total 149 in all. The original volumes did not have
page numbers, but page numbers have been added for convenience. Title and
contents pages from the three editions are included here but the date and order
of each edition is uncertain.
Each biography is several pages long, and most include a portrait sketch. You will find military officers and parliamentarians amongst others
here.
A wonderful record for those researching the history of Australia along with
those that helped shape Australia to be what it is today.
High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book. This CD has
been bookmarked for easy navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed,
enlarged and printed out if required.
Click here to download a file of sample pages from this book
Right click on the link and select "save as" - to a location on your hard drive. The sampler can be opened, navigated and searched as with the full CD file/s.
Sample files usually contain the title page, contents, some introductory pages and sample pages from the body of the book. Often the complete index from the original book is included.
