A Bibliography of Victorian History, 1850-1900


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The aim of this work is to provide a guide to those reference works, bibliographies, encyclopedias, dictionaries and similar works which are likely to be useful to research workers in the field of Victorian history.




Victorian History, 1835-1900


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Contains some bibliographies on Aborigines.




James Smith


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James Smith (1989) is study of this hitherto-neglected maker of colonial culture, and traces the rise and decline of the transplanted ideas and values that Smith and many of his fellow immigrants to Australia upheld. It reveals the remarkable vigour with which Smith set about making a new society out of the legacy of the old, and which saw the transformation of Melbourne from gold-rush town to Australia’s largest and most influential city in the new Federation.




A Biographical Register, 1788-1939


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Essentially a supplement to the `Australian dictionary of biography' (q.v.) containing brief biographical information on people who were short-listed but not finally included in the work. About 8000 names appear, roughly the same as ADB. Bibliographies and sources are included for each entry. Volume 2 includes an occupational index to the work.




The ADB's Story


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THE ADB'S STORY is a detailed history of the eminent publication THE AUSTRALIAN DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY. Published as part of the ANU Lives series, the National Centre of Biography has produced this comprehensive profile of the ADB's origins, processes and people. Edited by Melanie Nolan and Christine Fernon, this is a fantastic book for scholars of Australian history and biography.




Victorian Year Book


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