[Editor: This is an entry from The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia (1925).] Bland, WILLIAM (1789-1868), born in London on 5 November 1789 and educated at Merchant Taylors’ school (his name, however, does not appear in the school register), was trained for the medical … [Read more...] about William Bland [The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia, 1925]
Australian Encyclopaedia
Black Wednesday [The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia, 1925]
[Editor: This is an entry from The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia (1925).] Black Wednesday, 9 January 1878, the day (so named as a bitter parody on Black Thursday) on which the Berry ministry dismissed public officials wholesale. The Victorian legislative council had … [Read more...] about Black Wednesday [The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia, 1925]
Black Trackers [The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia, 1925]
[Editor: This is an entry from The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia (1925).] Black Trackers, aboriginals attached to the police force in several Australian States, who are employed chiefly in tracking criminals and lost persons in outlying districts. The earliest known … [Read more...] about Black Trackers [The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia, 1925]
Black Thursday [The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia, 1925]
[Editor: This is an entry from The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia (1925).] Black Thursday, 6 February 1851, the day on which an immense tract of country in Victoria was laid waste by one of the most disastrous bush fires known in Australia. Its origin was ascribed to … [Read more...] about Black Thursday [The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia, 1925]
Sir Joseph Banks [The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia, 1925]
[Editor: This is an entry from The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia (1925).] Banks, SIR JOSEPH (1743-1820), only son of William Banks of Revesby in Lincolnshire, was born in Argyle-street, London, on 13 February 1743, and educated at Harrow, Eton and Oxford. During his … [Read more...] about Sir Joseph Banks [The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia, 1925]
The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia [selected articles, 1925-1926]
The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia was edited by Arthur Wilberforce Jose and Herbert James Carter, and published by Angus and Robertson. It was comprised of two parts, “Volume I: A to Lys” (published 1925) and “Volume 2: M to Z” (published 1926). Several follow-up editions … [Read more...] about The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia [selected articles, 1925-1926]