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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.&nbsp;
+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.&nbsp;
 == Individual Biographies  ==
 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 Internet. Search for "name locality".
+Biographies in the Family History Library are listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=357246&subject_disp=Australia+-+Biography&columns=*,0,0 catalog] on FamilySearch.
 == Biography Collections  ==
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 Some biographies have been gathered and published in a group. These are sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or biographical dictionaries. Significant biographical encyclopedias include the following.<br>
+*[http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition.]
 *''Australian dictionary of biography.'' Douglas Pike, et.al., ed. 16 vol. Carlton, Victoria&nbsp;: Melbourne University Press, 1966-2005. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=204479&disp=Australian+dictionary+of+biography%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 994 D36a].)<br>
 *''Who's who in Australia - 1997.'' Melbourne, Victoria&nbsp;: Information Australia, 1906-.&nbsp; (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1222126&disp=1997%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 994 D3aL]. The FHL also has editions [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&classmark=994+D3aL&columns=*,0,0 1906, 1912, 1922, 1927, 1935, 1955].<br>
 *''The Dictionary of Famous Australians''. Ann Atkinson, author. 2nd ed. St. Leonards, Australia&nbsp;: Allen &amp; Unwin, c1995. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=745108&disp=The+dictionary+of+famous+Australians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 994 D36a 1995].)<br>
-== Family History Library Collection  ==
+The Family History Library does not generally collect individual biographies, but they do have many collective biographies. To find these, use the Place Search in the Family History Library Catalog under:
-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 - BIOGRAPHY
-Additional Biographies may be located by adding State and or Town to a Place Search.
+Additional Biographies may be located by adding the name of the state and or town to your search.
 AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - BIOGRAPHY
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 AUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - BIOGRAPHY
-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.
+Australian encyclopedias may contain biographies. For more information, read the [[Australia Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]] article.&nbsp;
 == Bibliographies  ==