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Used in the Texts of Articles
- A.B.
- Bachelor of Arts
- A.C.
- Companion of the Order of Australia
- A.D.B.
- Australian Dictionary of Biography
- A.K.
- Knight of the Order of Australia
- A.M.
- Member of the Order of Australia
- A.R.A.
- Associate of the Royal Academy
- A.R.A.M.
- Associate of the Royal Academy of Music
- A.R.C.A.
- Associate of the Royal College of Art
- A.O.
- Officer of the Order of Australia
- A.T.C.L.
- Associate of Trinity College of Music, London
- B.A.
- Bachelor of Arts
- B.Ag.Sc.
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science
- B.Agr.Sc.
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science
- B.Arch.
- Bachelor of Architecture
- B.C.E.
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering
- B.Ch.
- Bachelor of Surgery
- B.C.L.
- Bachelor of Civil Law
- B.Com
- Bachelor of Commerce
- B.D.
- Bachelor of Divinity
- B.D.S.
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery
- B.E.
- Bachelor of Engineering
- B.Ec.
- Bachelor of Economics
- B.Econ.
- Bachelor of Economics
- B.E.E.
- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
- B.Eng.
- Bachelor of Engineering
- B.Litt.
- Bachelor of Literature
- B.M.E.
- Bachelor of Mining Engineering
- B.Sc.
- Bachelor of Science
- B.Sc.Agr.
- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
- B.V.Sc.
- Bachelor of Veterinary Science
- c.
- circa (about)
- C.B.
- Commander of the Order of the Bath
- C.B.E.
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Ch.B.
- Bachelor of Surgery
- Ch.M.
- Master of Surgery
- C.M.G.
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
- D.B.E.
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- D.C.L.
- Doctor of Civil Law
- D.D.
- Doctor of Divinity
- Dip.Ed.
- Diploma of Education
- D.Litt.
- Doctor of Literature
- D.P.H.
- Diploma in Public Health
- D.Phil.
- Doctor of Philosophy
- D.Sc.
- Doctor of Science
- fl.
- floruit (flourished)
- F.R.A.C.P.
- Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- F.R.C.P.E.
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- F.R.C.S.
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, England
- F.R.C.S.E.
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- F.R.C.S.I.
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
- F.R.S.
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- F.R.S.E.
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- G.B.E.
- Knight (or Dame) Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- G.C.B.
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- G.C.M.G.
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- G.C.S.I.
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of India
- H.M.A.S.
- Her/His Majesty's Australian Ship
- H.M.S.
- Her/His Majesty's Ship
- I.S.O.
- (Companion of the) Imperial Service Order
- K.B.E.
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- K.C.
- King's Counsel
- K.C.B.
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
- K.C.H.
- Knight Commander of Hanover
- K.C.M.G.
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- K.C.S.I.
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India
- K.C.V.O.
- Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- K. H.
- Knight of Hanover
- L.D.S.
- Licentiate in Dental Surgery
- L.F.P.S.
- Licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons
- Litt.D.
- Doctor of Literature/Letters
- LL.B.
- Bachelor of Laws
- LL.D.
- Doctor of Laws
- LL.M.
- Master of Laws
- L.M.
- Licentiate in Midwifery
- L.M.I.
- Licentiate in Midwifery of the King and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland
- L.R.C.P.
- Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians
- L.R.C.S.
- Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons
- L.R.S.M.
- Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music
- L.S.A.
- Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries
- L.T.C.L.
- Licentiate of Trinity College of Music, London
- M.A.
- Master of Arts
- M.B.
- Bachelor of Medicine
- M.B.E.
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
- M.Ch.
- Master of Surgery
- M.D.
- Doctor of Medicine
- M.D.S.
- Master of Dental Surgery
- M.Ed.
- Master of Education
- M.M.E.
- Master of Mining Engineering
- M.R.C.P.
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians
- M.R.C.S.
- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
- M.R.C.S.E.
- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
- M.Sc.
- Master of Science
- Mus.B.
- Bachelor of Music
- Mus.D.
- Doctor of Music
- M.V.O.
- Member of the Royal Victorian Order
- O.A.M.
- Medal of the Order of Australia
- O.B.E.
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- O.M.
- Order of Merit
- O.S.A.
- Ordo Sancti Augustini (Augustine Order)
- Ph.D.
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Q.C.
- Queen's Counsel
- S.C.L.
- Student of Civil Law
Used in Bibliographies
- A'sia/n
- Australasia/n
- ABC
- Australian Broadcasting Commission/Corporation
- ACT
- Australian Capital Territory
- ADB
- Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Adel
- Adelaide
- ADFA
- Australian Defence Force Academy
- AIF
- Australian Imperial Force
- AJCP
- Australian Joint Copying Project
- ALP
- Australian Labor Party
- ANU
- Australian National University
- ANZAAS
- Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- Assn
- Association
- Aust/n
- Australia/n
- AWM
- Australian War Memorial, Canberra
- Bd
- Board
- BHP
- Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd
- bib
- bibliography
- biog
- biography, biographical
- BL
- J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History, Perth
- Brisb
- Brisbane
- c
- circa
- CAE
- College of Advanced Education
- Canb
- Canberra
- CO
- Colonial Office, London
- co
- company
- comp
- compiler
- Corp/s
- Corporation/s
- CSD
- Chief Secretary's Department
- CSIRO
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- CSO
- Colonial Secretary's Office
- cte
- committee
- Cwlth
- Commonwealth
- Dept
- Department
- DNB
- Dictionary of National Biography
- ed/s
- editor/s
- Edinb
- Edinburgh
- edn
- edition
- Eng
- England
- Fr
- Father (priest)
- Geog
- Geographical
- Govt
- Government
- HA
- House of Assembly
- Hist
- History/Historical
- HO
- Home Office
- Hob
- Hobart
- HR
- House of Representatives
- HRA
- Historical Records of Australia
- HRNSW
- Historical Records of New South Wales
- Inc
- Incorporated
- Inst
- Institute, Institution
- intro
- introduction, introduced by
- J/Jnl
- Journal
- JCU
- James Cook University, Townsville
- JOL
- John Oxley Library, Brisbane
- L/Lib
- Library
- LA
- Legislative Assembly
- LATL
- La Trobe Library, Melbourne
- Launc
- Launceston
- LC
- Legislative Council
- Lond
- London
- Mag
- Magazine
- Melb
- Melbourne
- mfm
- microfilm
- MJA
- Medical Journal of Australia
- ML
- Mitchell Library, Sydney
- ms/s
- manuscript/s
- NAA
- National Archives of Australia
- nd
- date of publication unknown
- NLA
- National Library of Australia, Canberra
- no
- number
- NSW
- New South Wales
- NT
- Northern Territory
- NY
- New York
- NZ
- New Zealand
- OD
- Outward Dispatches
- p, pp
- page, pages
- PD
- Parliamentary Debates
- PNG
- Papua New Guinea
- PP
- Parliamentary Papers
- PRO
- Public Record Office
- Procs
- Proceedings
- pt/s
- part/s
- Qld
- Queensland
- QSA
- Queensland State Archives
- Qtrly
- Quarterly
- RMIT
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- SA
- South Australia/n
- Sel
- Select
- SLNSW
- State Library of New South Wales
- SLQ
- State Library of Queensland
- SLSA
- State Library of South Australia
- SLT
- State Library of Tasmania
- SLV
- State Library of Victoria
- SLWA
- State Library of Western Australia
- SMH
- Sydney Morning Herald
- Soc
- Society
- SRNSW
- State Records Authority of New South Wales
- SRSA
- State Records of South Australia
- SRWA
- State Records Office of Western Australia
- supp
- supplement
- Syd
- Sydney
- Tas
- Tasmania/n
- Trans
- Transactions
- ts
- typescript/transcript
- TSA
- Tasmanian State Archives
- UK
- United Kingdom
- UNE
- University of New England
- Univ
- University
- UNSW
- University of New South Wales
- UPNG
- University of Papua New Guinea
- USA
- United States of America
- UWA
- University of Western Australia
- V&P
- Votes and Proceedings
- Vic
- Victoria/n
- vol/s
- volume/s
- WA
- Western Australia/n
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