Rosanne Fitzgibbons (1947-2012) (nee Crothall) also known as Rosie Fitzgibbon, worked at University of Queensland Press (UQP) under Frank Thompson in 1971. In her first year, she discovered a young Michael Wilding. After working a year fulltime in-house Fitzgibbon resigned. Over the next 15 years, she lived in London for a year, Canberra for a year, Darwin for six months then spent 10 years living in Samford Valley, just outside of Brisbane. During this time, she free-lanced edited until, in 1988, she re-joined UQP’s editorial staff as the fiction editor. Rosanne Fitzgibbons was the first winner of the Beatrice Davis Fellowship in 1992. This award, run by the Australian Publishers Association, provides an experienced editor the opportunity to research editorial and publishing practices in the United States. After 16 years with UQP, she went on to teach and lecture on editing, writing and publishing as well as continuing to free-lance edit. Fitzgibbon was a founding member of the Society of Editors (Qld). Authors that she edited for included Peter Carey, Thea Astley, Janette Turner Hospital, Venero Armanno, Marion Halligan and Kate Grenville. Rosanne died on brain cancer in 2011. In 2017, the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) initiated a biennial award ‘The Rosie’ (the Rosanne Fitzgibbon Award for Editorial Excellence).

Sam Fullbrook was born on 14 April 1922 in Chippendale, Sydney. He was an Australian artist, winner of the Archibald Prize in 1974 and the Wynne Prize for landscape.

Harold Parker was a sculptor and painter born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1873. His family arrived in Brisbane in 1876. In 1888, he began art training at Brisbane Technical College under the instruction of John Clarke and Godfrey Rivers. He was also instructed in wood carving by C. Vickers About 1891-1892, he did wood carvings for the N.S.W. Forestry Department in Sydney, for the N.S.W. Forestry exhibit at the Chicago Exhibition in 1893 In 1896, he went to London where he studied at the City and Guilds of London Technical Art School at South Kensington. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy about 1903 In 1908, one of Parker's sculptures, "Ariadne", was purchased by the Trustees of the Chantrey bequest for the Tate Gallery, London. In March 1911, he married Janet Robinson, daughter of Major Sir Thomas B. Robinson, Agent-General for Queensland in London. In that year, the Parkers returned to Australia for a visit During his Australian visit, Parker completed a panel in the N.S.W. Art Gallery, Sydney From 1913 to 1918, Parker was involved in producing two large sculptured groups, flanking the entrance to Australia House, London. In 1921-1922, the Parkers visited Australia again His sculpture, "The Pioneer" was awarded a medal at the Paris Salon in 1908. In 1930, the Parkers returned again to Australia and settled permanently in Brisbane. Parker's work is represented in the Art Gallery of Queensland, National Gallery of Victoria, Tate Gallery (London), University of Queensland Art Museum, and the State Library of Queensland.

Leslie Holdsworth Allen was born 21 June 1879 at Maryborough, Victoria, studied English and classics at the University of Sydney and completed a PhD. at the University of Leipzig in 1907. He held lecturing positions at the University of Sydney and Sydney Teacher's College before becoming Professor of English at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1918. From 1931 to 1951 he was sole lecturer in English and Latin at the Canberra University College, later the ANU. His poetry, which reflects his classical interests, was published in Phaedra and Other Poems (1921), Araby and Other Poems (1924) and Patria (1941). Allen also published a book of children's poetry, Billy-Bubbles (1920); a volume of prose sketches Gods and Wood-things (1913); and translations of three plays by the German dramatist Friedrich Hebbel. He died 5 Jan 1964.

Born and educated in Melbourne. In 1964 Colin Brumby took up a lectureship in the Department of Music at the University of Queensland. He was a crucial figure in the early development of the Queensland Opera Company, serving as musical director for several years.

Lady Phyllis Cilento was born in Sydney on 13 March 1894. She was educated in Adelaide, graduating with a MB, BS from the University of Adelaide. She undertook postgraduate work at hospitals and clinics in Malaysia, New Guinea, London, Paris and New York. Cilento was a medical columnist, broadcaster, journalist and author of several books. Her interests lay in nutition, vitamin therapy, family planning and antenatal and child care. She founded the Queensland Mothercraft Assocation in 1930, and the Queensland branch of the Business and Professional Women's Club and was president of the Queensland Medical Women's Association (1938-1947). Lady Phyllis was married to the doctor and medical administrator, Sir Raphael Cilento.

Leslie M. Perrott Senior was a Melbourne architect in the inter-war period. He was was born in Gippsland, and moved with his family to Melbourne after the death of his father. He studied architecture at the Melbourne Technical College. In 1914, Perrott established his own practice which specialised in the use of concrete for houses. He became the leading designer of many of Melbourne’s grand hotels, including the Alexander Hotel. 'His moderne Hotel Australia (1939) soon became the social epicentre of Melbourne. Perrott's son, also named Leslie M. (1926–2001), after graduating in 1951, set about expanding the office to encompass the postwar boom. In 1971 the firm became Perrott, Lyon, Timlock and Kesa.

Douglas Annand was born in Toowoomba, Queensland in 1903 and died Sydney 1976. He was a painter, muralist, illustrator and graphic designer. In 1932 he won a poster competition to celebrate the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He was awarded the Sulman Prize for murals in 1941, 1947 and 1951. During World War II, he travelled Australia as part of a camouflage unit and recorded what he saw in watercolours and pen drawings. He is best remembered for his many mural commissions.

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