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Harold Parker
Biography
Harold Parker (1873-1962), sculptor, came to Brisbane with his English parents as a three-year old.
1 portrait in the collection
H Parker Rolfe
Biography
H Parker Rolfe was a professional photographer and teacher who operated from various premises in Philadelphia from the 1890s to the 1910s.
6 portraits in the collection
Phillip Parker King
Biography
Phillip Parker King RN (1791–1856) has been described as the first Australian-born person to succeed in the world outside the colonies.
1 portrait in the collection
Caroline Pileggi
Biography
Weightlifter Caroline Pileggi (b. 1977) represented Australia at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, and went on to win three medals - a gold and two silvers - at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the Women's Over-75kg class.
2 portraits in the collection
Caroline Jones AO
Biography
Caroline Jones AO (1938–2022), journalist and broadcaster, joined the ABC in 1963 and five years later became Australia's first female current affairs reporter when she began working on This Day Tonight.
2 portraits in the collection
Caroline Chisholm
Biography
Caroline Chisholm (1808–1877), philanthropist and political agitator, spent almost two decades working to improve conditions for immigrants to Australia.
2 portraits in the collection
Bessie Gibson
Biography
Bessie Gibson (1868-1961), like Harold Parker, studied under Godfrey Rivers at the Brisbane Central Technical College, where she developed an interest in miniature painting.
1 portrait in the collection
Philip Gidley King
Biography
Philip Gidley King (1758-1808), naval officer and governor, joined the navy in late 1770 and served in the East Indies and American waters.
1 portrait in the collection
John Lort Stokes
Biography
John Lort Stokes (1812–1885), explorer, naval officer and surveyor, joined the navy at age twelve and age thirteen was assigned to HMS Beagle as a midshipman.
1 portrait in the collection
Marcie Elizabeth Fairfax
Biography
Marcie Elizabeth 'Betty' Fairfax (1907–1995) was a leading figure in fashionable circles in Sydney in the 1920s and 1930s.
1 portrait in the collection
Fanny Jane Marlay
Biography
Fanny Jane Marlay (1819–1848), was the second-eldest daughter of military officer, Edward Marlay (1792–1839).
1 portrait in the collection
Diana Pockley
Biography
Diana Pockley (née Longridge, 1913–2011), gardener, fundraiser and amateur historian, was born in Exeter, Devon, England and completed her secondary education in Brighton.
1 portrait in the collection
Edward Telford Simpson
Biography
Edward Telford Simpson (1889-1965), Alice's grandson, was born the only son of Edward Percy Simpson and his wife Anne.
1 portrait in the collection
William Lamb
Biography
William Lamb, second Viscount Melbourne (1779–1848), statesman, was Prime Minister of Britain in 1834 and from 1835 to 1841.
2 portraits in the collection
David Campbell
Biography
David Campbell (1952–1984) decided to become an artist while a student at Erina High on the New South Wales Central Coast.
3 portraits in the collection
Sarah-Jane Clarke AM
Biography
Sarah-Jane 'Sass' Clarke AM (b. 1974) and Heidi 'Bide' Middleton AM (b.
1 portrait in the collection