Historical information

He is noted in entries in the Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Significance

The Victorian Directory is an important resource for historical research, allowing individual addresses and occupations to be linked to specific streets and suburbs. It also provides details of municipal and government authorities.
Its annual publication provides evidence of changes in government, business and community within the state.

Physical description

A red hardcover book of approximately 2700 pages covering the state of Victoria in 1959. It is indexed and divided into sections by government body, government authority, postal district, location, name, profession and trade entries. It includes advertisements for a range of Victorian businesses.