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Biography Footnotes

Thursday 22 December 2022

The latest issue of National Centre of Biography's newsletter, Biography Footnotes is out now! Click here to read issue 23.  

Inside we farewell esteemed ADB colleagues, John Nethercote and Spencer Routh, who died during the year. Graeme Davison launches Alan Atkinson’s book, Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm. ADB stalwart Bev Kingston is awarded the ADB Medal, and Chris Cunneen discusses the entries from the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement being added to the NCB’s People Australia website. And check out how DNA testing finally helped Brian Wills-Johnson solve a family puzzle.