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-A biography is a history of a person’s life. In a biography you may find an individual’s birth, marriage, and death information. You may also find the names of the individual’s parents, children, or other family members. Use this information sparingly, because it may sometimes be inaccurate.
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+== Biography Collections  ==
+*[https://adb.anu.edu.au/advanced-search/ Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition.]
+*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australian-dictionary-dates-and-men Australian Directory Dates & Men] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/genealogical-index-to-australians-and-other-expatriates-in-papua-new-guinea Genealogical Index To Australians and Other Expatriates In Papua New Guinea] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/johns-notable-australians Johns Notable Australians] at Findmypast - index ($)
+*[http://www.bda-online.org.au/mybda/search Biographical Database of Australia]
+*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/collection/AIATSIS/ABI/search Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index (ABI)]
+*{{FSC|238247|item|disp=Founders of Australia and their descendants}}, at FamilySearch, images.
+*'''1855-1892''' {{FSC|246142|item|disp=The dictionary of Australasian biography : comprising notices of eminent colonists from the inauguration of responsible government down to the present time 1855-1892}}, at FamilySearch, images.
+*'''1906-1955''' - Who's who in Australia: [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1222116 1906], [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1222120 1912], [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1222122 1922], [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1222123 1927], [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1222124 1935], [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F808695 1955] at FamilySearch.<br>
+*'''1921-1950''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1099 Who’s Who in Australia, 1921-1950] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
+*[https://gutenberg.net.au/explorers.html Australian Explorers, Discoverers and Pioneers] at Project Gutenberg Australia - index
-Some brief biographies have been gathered and published in collective biographies, sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or biographical dictionaries. Often these collective biographies only include biographies of prominent citizens of Australia. Others feature biographies of specific groups of people, such as Aborigines.
+==Biographies  ==
+*A biography is a history of a person’s life. In a biography you can read about a person's life. You may find an individual’s birth, marriage, and death information, and perhaps the names of the individual’s parents, children, or other family members.
+*Some biographies have been gathered and published in a group. These are sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or biographical dictionaries. Often these collective biographies only include biographies of prominent citizens of Australia. Others feature biographies of specific groups of people, such as Aborigines.
+*If a biography exists for one of your ancestors, you may be able to find a reference to it on the [https://www.google.com/ '''Internet''']. Search for "[family name] [name of locality]".
-The following are significant biographical encyclopedias:
+== FamilySearch Library  ==
+The FamilySearch Library does not generally collect individual biographies, but they do have some collections. To find these, use the Place Search in the catalog under:
-''Who’s Who in Australia''. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Herald and Weekly Times, 1906, 1912, 1922, 1927, 1935, 1955, 1997. (Family History Library Call Number 994 D3aL 1997.)
+{{FSC|Australia - Biography|subject|subject-id=64293664|disp=AUSTRALIA - BIOGRAPHY}}
-''The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians''. Eight Volumes. Nedlands, W.A., Australia: University of Western Australia, 1988–1994. (Family History Library Call Number 994.1 D36bd. This work includes three volumes on Aborigines.
+Additional biographies may be located by adding the name of the state and or town to your search.
-The Family History Library does not generally collect individual biographies, but they do have many collective biographies that are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
+AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - BIOGRAPHY
-AUSTRALIA - BIOGRAPHY
+AUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - BIOGRAPHY
-Additional Biographies may be located by adding State and or Town to a Place Search.
+Australian encyclopedias may contain biographies. For more information, read the [[Australia Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]] article.
-AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - BIOGRAPHY
-AUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - BIOGRAPHY
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-You can also find some biographical information in Australian encyclopedias. For more information see the "[[Australia Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]" section of this outline.
+[[Category:Australia]][[Category:Biographies]]