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Bee Miles
Biography
Beatrice (Bee) Miles (1902-1973) ranks alongside the 'Eternity man' as one of Sydney's best-remembered street personalities, and featured in the State Library's 'Sydney Eccentrics' exhibition in 1999.
1 portrait in the collection
Alexander Miller
Biography
Alex Miller (b. 1936), one of Australia’s most decorated and popular authors, migrated from England to Australia on his own as a sixteen-year-old.
3 portraits in the collection
Rodney Hall OAM
Biography
Rodney Hall OAM (b. 1935), writer, came to Australia in 1947 and settled in Brisbane.
2 portraits in the collection
Phillip Law AC AO CBE
Biography
Phillip Law AC AO CBE (1912–2010), scientist and Antarctic explorer, developed an interest in the frozen continent as a boy.
1 portrait in the collection
David Malouf
Biography
David Malouf (b.1934), educated at Brisbane Grammar and the University of Queensland, left Australia at the age of 24 and remained abroad for a decade, teaching in England and travelling throughout Europe.
3 portraits in the collection
Alexis Wright
Biography
Alexis Wright (b. 1950), author and activist, won the Miles Franklin Award in 2007 for her novel Carpentaria and the 2018 Stella Prize for her collective memoir Tracker.
1 portrait in the collection
Thomas Keneally AO
Biography
Thomas Keneally (b.1935), author and republican activist, has achieved a considerable reputation for the breadth and accessibility of his writing, and his passion for causes about which many Australians feel deeply.
1 portrait in the collection
Thea Astley
Biography
Thea Astley (1925-2004), novelist, was born in Brisbane and studied arts at the University of Queensland before becoming a teacher.
1 portrait in the collection
Peter Carey AO
Biography
Peter Carey (b. 1943) is an author whose novels sweep between the fantastic and the realistic, the comic and the tragic, and the present and the past.
3 portraits in the collection
Shorty Jangala Robertson
Biography
Shorty Jangala Robertson (c. 1930-2014) a Warlukurlangu artist was from Yuendumu in the Northern Territory.
1 portrait in the collection
Elizabeth Jolley AO
Biography
Elizabeth Jolley AO (1923-2007) was a West Australian writer. Born in England, she worked as a nurse during the war and after migrating to Western Australia in 1959, when she also worked as a cleaner and saleswoman.
1 portrait in the collection
Xavier Herbert
Biography
Xavier Herbert (1901 –1984), author, was born Alfred Jackson to a single mother in Geraldton, WA.
2 portraits in the collection
Robert Henderson Croll
Biography
Robert Henderson Croll (1869-1947), author, worked as a clerk in the Victorian public service for over 40 years, but is better remembered for his books and journalism.
2 portraits in the collection
Frederick Lowry
Biography
Fred Lowry (1836-1863) was a stockman before he turned to cattle and horse duffing.
1 portrait in the collection
Ruth Park AM
Biography
Ruth Park (1917–2010) was born in New Zealand and lived there until 1942.
1 portrait in the collection
Lily Brett OAM
Biography
Lily Brett OAM (b. 1946) is a New York-based novelist, essayist and poet.
2 portraits in the collection