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Issue Details: First known date: 1940... 1940 National Portraits
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Melbourne University Press , 1954 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Soldier : Sir John Monash, Vance Palmer , single work biography
Sir John Monash took command of the Australian Army Corps in May, 1918. From then until the end of World War I his aggression and meticulously planned offensives contributed significantly to winning the war.
 (p. 190-198)
The Airman : Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Vance Palmer , single work biography
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith made the first trans-Pacific flight. He also made the first non-stop flight across Australia from Melbourne to Perth, and the first flight to New Zealand. His plane was lost over the Bay of Bengal as he tried to reclaim his record for the fastest England-Australia flight.
 (p. 199-205)
The Labor Leader : Joseph Benedict Chifley, Vance Palmer , single work biography
Joseph Benedict Chifley was leader of the Australian Labor Party following World War II and served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949.
 (p. 206-213)
The Bush Missionary : John Flynn, Vance Palmer , single work biography

John Flynn was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1911. In 1912 he was appointed superintendent of field-work for the Inland Mission. In this role he worked tirelessly to improve the medical care of people living isolated in inland Australia. Flynn established the Royal Flying Doctor service and encouraged research in communications, which resulted in the invention of a pedal transceiver, a small bush radio that outback families could use to call for medical aid.

 (p. 214-220)
The Economist : Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin, Vance Palmer , single work biography
As a young man, Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin studied mathematics at Kings College, Cambridge, where he also indulged his passion for rugby and cricket. Returning to Hobart in 1906, he served in World War I, rising to the rank of Major. Following World War I, Giblin was appointed as Australia's Government Statistician. In this role he made an in-depth study of Australia's economy and emphasised the importance of explaining economic matters to the Australian people in plain terms. In 1929 Giblin was made Ritchie Professor of Economics at the University of Melbourne.
 (p. 221-227)
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