The Encyclopedia was initiated in 1912 as a historical and biographical record under the directorship of Charles H. Bertie, municipal librarian of Sydney, and a lot of material had been collected when the outbreak of World War I in 1914 temporarily halted its progress.
The Encyclopedia was initiated in 1912 as a historical and biographical record under the directorship of Charles H. Bertie. Charles H. Bertie was municipal librarian of Sydney. A lot of material had been collected. The outbreak of World War I in 1914 temporarily halted its progress.