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Wong, Samuel Entity
Wong, Stanley Entity
Wood, Mervyn Entity
Woodhouse, Edmund Bingham Entity
Woodhouse, Edmund Hume Entity
Woodhouse, John Entity
Woods, Jane Entity
Woods, John Entity
Woods, Rowan Entity
Woodward, Robert (Bob) Raymond Entity
Woolcott, William Prout Entity
Woolf, Aaron Entity
Woolley, Ken Entity
Woolner, Thomas Entity
Wootten, Hal Entity
Wootton, David Entity
Worgan, George Entity
Worrall, William George Entity
Worthington, John Entity
Wran, Neville Entity
Wrench, ETJ Entity
Wright, James Entity
Wright, John Christie Entity
Wright, Stevie Entity
Wrightson, Patricia Entity
Wyatt, Annie Entity
Wyatt, Ivor Bertie Entity
Wyatt, Joseph Entity
Wylde, John Entity
Wylie, Mina Entity
Wyndham, Harold Entity
Wynyard, Edward Buckley Entity
Yanko, Val Entity
Yate, William Entity
Yee Hing, Thomas Entity
Yarramundi Entity
Yong, CF Entity
Young Wai, John Entity
Young, George Entity
Young, Gordon Entity
Young, John Entity
Young, John Paul Entity
Young, Robert (Nat) Entity
Zabel, Frances Entity
Zampatti, Carla Entity
Zimmer, Vojtech Entity
Zofrea, Salvatore Entity
Zoricich, Zvonimir Entity
Zubricki, Tom Entity
Zuel, Bernard Entity

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Wong, Samuel

Supporter of the Chinese republican cause.

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Wong, Stanley

Prominent Chinese businessman and racing identity.

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Wood, Mervyn

Olympic gold medal winning rower, who rose to the top of the New South Wales police force.

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Woodhouse, Edmund Bingham

Son of Edmund H Woodhouse who succeeded him in ownership of the dairy farm at Mount Gilead Estate.

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Woodhouse, Edmund Hume

Banker who very successfully moved into dairy farming at the Mount Gilead Estate

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Woodhouse, John

Principal of Moore Theological College 2002-2012

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Woods, Jane

Early recipient of a land grant in the Ryde area.

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Woods, John

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Carrier whose became a prominent community member in Manly and served as Mayor of Sydney in 1865.

Woods, Rowan

Film and television director, actor and screenwriter, born 1959.

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Woodward, Robert (Bob) Raymond

Architect who gained widespread recognition for his innovative fountain designs.

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Woolcott, William Prout

Businessman and entrepreneur who developed English style pleasure gardens at Cremorne.

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Woolf, Aaron

Convict reputed to be the first Latvian in Australia.

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Woolley, Ken

Architect best known for his contributions to project housing.

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Woolner, Thomas

English sculptor of the statue of Captain James Cook which was erected in Hyde Park was erected in 1879 to mark the centenary of Cook's death.

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Wootten, Hal

Retired judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court, he was the founding Dean of the University of New South Wales Law School, and a Royal Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

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Wootton, David

Author of medical history and political theory books.

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Worgan, George

First fleet surgeon who kept a journal for six months in the early settlement.

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Worrall, William George

George Worrall was a landowner at Campbelltown convicted of murdering his neighbour Fred Fisher in 1826.

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Worthington, John

Early publican in Gladesville.

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Wran, Neville

State Labor politician and Premier of New South Wales from 1976 until 1986.

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Wrench, ETJ

Auctioneer whose partnership with Robert Richardson in 1860 established the company as a leading real estate and wool merchant business.

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Wright, James

Settler who was granted land in the Auburn area in 1823, and established a hotel to serve travellers between Sydney and Parramatta.

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Wright, John Christie

Sculptor and artist, and Lecturer at Sydney Teachers College,  who won the Wynne Prize for landscape painting in 1915.

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Wright, Stevie

Songwriter and lead singer with the rock and roll band The Easybeats.

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Wrightson, Patricia

Children's author and for many years editor of The School Magazine, published by the New South Wales Department of Education.

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Wyatt, Annie

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Conservationist and founder of the National Trust movement.

Wyatt, Ivor Bertie

Spouse and strong supporter of his wife Annie's establishment of the National Trust in Australia.

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Wyatt, Joseph

Businessman who became a theatre owner and entrepreneur.

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Wylde, John

Judge-advocate who defended the independence of the judiciary and of the rule of law against the convenience of the executive.

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Wylie, Mina

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Champion swimmer who won a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, and 115 Australian titles in all strokes between 1906 and 1934.

Wyndham, Harold

Influential educationist and reformer of secondary education in New South Wales.

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Wynyard, Edward Buckley

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Commander of the troops in New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand, from 1847, he fought successfully for maintaining a large and active defence force in the colonies.

Yanko, Val

Co-founder of the Brookvale Union Brewery.

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Yate, William

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Missionary and writer whose scandalous behaviour saw him dismissed from the Church Missionary Society.

Yee Hing, Thomas

Chinese political activist and businessman.

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Yarramundi

Aboriginal elder of the Boorooberongal clan of the Dharug people.

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Yong, CF

Malayan author of the history of Chinese people in Australia.

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Young Wai, John

Attracted initially by the goldfields, Young was an active community leader who devoted his life to the Presbyterian church and established several Chinese Presbyterian churches.

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Young, George

Scottish born rock musician and songwriter who was a member of pop group The Easybeats.

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Young, Gordon

Canadian sportsman who introduced softball to New South Wales schools.

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Young, John

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A leading builder and entrepreneur in Victorian Sydney who was mayor of Sydney and later of Leichhardt and Annandale.

Young, John Paul

Pop singer songwriter who has also worked on radio and television.

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Young, Robert (Nat)

Professional surfer and author of books about surfing and sailboarding.

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Zabel, Frances

Owner of the Roycroft bookshop and library in Rowe Street from 1923 to 1933. She had previously run the Book Lovers' Club and Library in Perth from 1902. In Sydney she published a regular column 'Let's Talk About Books' under the name Franziska in The Australian Woman's Mirror from 1924 until her death in 1933.

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Zampatti, Carla

Italian born fashion designer and business woman.

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Zimmer, Vojtech

Importer and businessman in the Marrickville area.

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Zofrea, Salvatore

Graduate of the Julian Ashton Art school, Zofrea works in oils, woodcuts and frescos.

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Zoricich, Zvonimir

Community leader active in the post war Croatian community.

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Zubricki, Tom

Film director.

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Zuel, Bernard

Music critic and journalist of Mauritian descent.

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