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Articles which use the [[Dictionary of Australian Biography]] as a source.  
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This is a template for [[WP:CITE|citations]] from the ''[[Dictionary of Australian Biography]]''; it uses {{Tl|Cite encyclopedia}} to do the formatting.
  
 
==Usage==
 
==Usage==
 
  <nowiki>{{Dictionary of Australian Biography
 
  <nowiki>{{Dictionary of Australian Biography
  |First=firstname
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  |first=firstname
  |Last=lastname
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  |last=lastname
  |Link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/xxxx.html#yyyy
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  |link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/xxxx.html#yyyy
 
  |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>
 
  |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>
 
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}}</nowiki>
  
The '''Link''' argument should be determined by copying the link location from [http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html#A].
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The {{Para|link}} argument should be determined by copying the link location from the dictionary's [http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html#A index].
  
;Example
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'''Example'''
 
  <nowiki>{{Dictionary of Australian Biography
 
  <nowiki>{{Dictionary of Australian Biography
  |First=Andrew Barton "Banjo"
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  |first=Andrew Barton "Banjo"
  |Last=Paterson
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  |last=Paterson
  |Link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogP-Q.html#paterson1
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  |link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogP-Q.html#paterson1
 
  |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>
 
  |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>
 
}}</nowiki>
 
}}</nowiki>
produces: {{Dictionary of Australian Biography|First=Andrew Barton "Banjo"|Last=Paterson|Link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogP-Q.html#paterson1|accessdate={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
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produces: {{Dictionary of Australian Biography|first=Andrew Barton "Banjo"|last=Paterson|link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogP-Q.html#paterson1|accessdate={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[Template:Australian Dictionary of Biography]]
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* [[:Template:Australian Dictionary of Biography]]
 
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[[Category:People and person external link templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
 
[[Category:People and person external link templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]

Revision as of 04:05, 9 November 2012

This is a template for citations from the Dictionary of Australian Biography; it uses {{Cite encyclopedia}} to do the formatting.

Usage

{{Dictionary of Australian Biography
 |first=firstname
 |last=lastname
 |link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/xxxx.html#yyyy
 |accessdate=26 March 2026
}}

The |link= argument should be determined by copying the link location from the dictionary's index.

Example

{{Dictionary of Australian Biography
 |first=Andrew Barton "Banjo"
 |last=Paterson
 |link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogP-Q.html#paterson1
 |accessdate=26 March 2026
}}

produces: Serle, Percival (1949). "Paterson, Andrew Barton "Banjo"". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. Retrieved 26 March 2026.

See also