Handbooks / Biographical information

Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia
The Parliamentary Handbook provides information on the current Australian Commonwealth Parliament, together with historical information on the Parliament since Federation. Contains biographical information about senators and members of parliament, lists of presidents, speakers and chairmen of committees and of senators and members since 1901. Also provides comprehensive statistics for the last election, and details of all referendums held since 1901.

Library holdings

Parliamentary handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia, (1901- ), AGPS, Canberra.

Biographical works

Australia's Prime Ministers
National Archives of Australia portal for information about the life and times of Australia's prime ministers from 1901 to the present. Information from Australian and overseas institutions with archives on these prime ministers.

Library holdings

Millar, A. (ed) (2000- ), The biographical dictionary of the Australian Senate, MUP, Carlton.

Adcock, N. (1991), Australian Prime Ministers: A select list of biographical information, 2nd ed, Department of the Parliamentary Library, Canberra.

McInerny, C.M. (1991), Parliamentary voices in history: a guide to the location of federal parliamentarians' personal papers and oral history interviews, AGPS, Canberra.

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