The ''Australian Blue Book'' was an Australian almanac and national reference book published in Australia between 1942 and 1950.
The 1942 (first) edition was edited by A. Moorehead, and the 1946–48 (second) edition by W. J. Beckett another part of the book was a supplement published in 1950. Beckett was involved in a court case at one point.
The book was published in
Sydney
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, and contained comprehensive photographs of people in administrative positions, as well as material from Australians involved in the second World War. It had extensive listings of all the local government areas in Australia at the time, with names of officials and descriptions of the areas.
It was not related in any way to the other titles with state names, such as the ''Western Australian Blue Book'' of the 1890s.
See also
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Pugh's Almanac
''Pugh's Almanac'' was an annual almanac published in Queensland, Australia. It provided a guide to Queensland, and information about the events of the previous year and included several directories of commercial and non-commercial organisations. ...
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Walch's Tasmanian Almanac
''Walch's Tasmanian Almanac'' was an almanac produced in Hobart by J. Walch and Sons from the 1850s until 1980.
It had a range of variant titles over the time that it was published, but was commonly known as ''Walch's Almanac''.
Also known as ...
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Australian almanacs
1942 establishments in Australia
1950 disestablishments in Australia
Publications established in 1942
Publications disestablished in 1950