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Harold Park Hotel Glebe Hotel
Harold Park Paceway RacecourseSporting venue
Harper, John
Harper, John Thomas
Harper, Margaret Hilda
Harpur, Charles
Harrex, James
Harrigan, John William
Harrington Ship
Harrington Park Suburb
Harrington Park Estate Estate
Harrington's Clay and Shale Pits Commercial organisation
Harrington, Austin (Dick)
Harris Creek River or creek
Harris Park Suburb
Harris, Alexander
Harris, George
Harris, Harold Lark
Harris, Jack
Harris, John
Harris, John 1754-1838
Harris, John 1802-1846
Harris, John Alexander
Harris, Kerr, Forster & Co Commercial organisation
Harris, Margaret
Harris, Mary Ann
Harris, Matilda
Harris, Matthew
Harris, R Keith
Harris, Standish Lawrence
Harris, Thomas
Harris, William Henry
Harrison, Anne
Harrison, George
Harrison, James
Harrison, Wayne
Harrison, Zillah
Harrower, Elizabeth
Harry ( Corrangie )
Harry Rickards's Tivoli Theatre
Harry's Cafe de Wheels Shopping centre or retail premises
Harry, Jan S
Hart, Catherine
Hart, William (Billy)
Hartford Rivers, G
Hartog, Haan
Hartshorne, Barnabas
Hartt, Cecil
Harvey, Frank
Harvey, Henry

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Harold Park Hotel Glebe

Originally a grand three storey hotel which was destroyed by fire in 1959. The building was rebuilt in the early 1960s and became the home of comedy and 'politics in the pub'. It was well frequented by first the supporters of greyhound racing and then trotting.

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Hotel

Harold Park Paceway

Running grounds in Glebe which was developed in part of the Toxteth Estate in 1890 for pony racing, trotting and athletics. The course had various names and owners until it was named Harold Park after the imported American trotting horse Childe Harold in 1929. From 1929 to 1987 it also hosted greyhound race meetings. The venue closed in 2010 and is now the site of medium density housing.

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Racecourse

Sporting venue

Harper, John

Sporting commentator.

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Harper, John Thomas

Chief Commissioner of Railways between 1914 and 1917. Born in Parramatta, he worked as a journalist before entering the public service in 1870.

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Harper, Margaret Hilda

Paediatrician who undertook extensive research into infant formulas and published a book on child care which ran to twenty editions over thirty years.

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Harpur, Charles

Poet and critic who had literary and political ambitions for the country and was a major contributor to the periodical press for over four decades.

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Harrex, James

Emancipist who became contractor to the government for roads and bridges before a conviction for cattle theft saw him sent to Newcastle for four years. He was granted a conditional pardon in 1817.

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Harrigan, John William

Music promoter and manager.

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Harrington

13 gun, 182 ton brig owned and captained by William Douglas Campbell. On 16 May 1808 it was stolen by 20-30 escaping convicts who sailed it to Manila Bay.

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Ship

Harrington Park

Far south-western residential suburb, subdivided in the late twentieth century from former agricultural land. It was built on land owned by Sir Warwick Fairfax, proprietor of the Sydney Morning Herald.

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Suburb

Harrington Park Estate

Land on the Cumberland Plain south west of Sydney granted in 1813 to Captain Wiliam Campbell, in compensation for the loss of his ship the Harrington which had been stolen by escaping convicts in 1808.

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Estate

Harrington's Clay and Shale Pits

Shale and clay mining company at Yarrawarrah.

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Commercial organisation

Harrington, Austin (Dick)

Businessman who developed a shale and clay mining company.

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Harris Creek

Watercourse near Liverpool about 15 kilometres long which rises near Kentley and flows north east into Williams Creek.

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River or creek

Harris Park

Residential suburb located adjacent to Parramatta, which was one of the first settlements in Sydney's west. It was the site of James Ruse's Experiment Farm, later purchased by New South Wales Corps surgeon John Harris.

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Harris, Alexander

Early visitor to Sydney in 1826.

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Harris, George

Relative of Surgeon John Harris who settled in Ultimo in the mid-nineteenth century.

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Harris, Harold Lark

High school teacher, lecturer in history at Sydney Teachers' College and a regular tutor at the Workers' Educational Association in Sydney.

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Harris, Jack

Aboriginal man who camped at Double Bay.

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Harris, John

A wealthy property owner, John Harris served as Mayor of Sydney 1881-83 and 1888-89.

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Harris, John 1754-1838

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Diligent and well respected surgeon and public servant under several governors, he developed extensive landholdings in Ultimo and Parramatta district.

Harris, John 1802-1846

The owner of Ultimo Estate, John Harris was the nephew of the surgeon and public servant, John Harris. He arrived in Sydney in 1844, though died two years later and bequeathed a half-acre of his share in the Ultimo Estate to the Church of Scotland in Ultimo. The trustees of the estate (Dr J Fullerton and G Hamilton) selected out a half-acre block in Quarry Street, and in 1883 a Presbyterian church was built where it stands today as a Uniting Church.

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Harris, John Alexander

Public servant who was appointed to the position of Clerk of Petty Sessions and Registrar for Births Deaths and Marriages for Ryde in 1915, then moved through several positions including the position of Police Magistrate for Wagga. He replaced Edward Thomapson Oram in the role of Sydney City Coroner in 1943 and was reappointed to the position of Stipendiary Magistrate in January 1945.

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Harris, Kerr, Forster & Co

American accountancy company.

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Harris, Margaret

One of the third generation of the Harris family to live in Ultimo.

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Harris, Mary Ann

Family member of surgeon John Harris and resident at Ultimo House.

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Harris, Matilda

Resident of Ultimo House who endowed scholarships for law students at the University of Sydney.

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Harris, Matthew

One of the third generation of the Harris family to live in Ultimo, Sir Matthew Harris spent much of his time managing his real estate investments. He was active in political and civic affairs and served as Mayor of Sydney 1898-1900.

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Harris, R Keith

Twentieth-century Sydney architect who also exhibited sketches and paintings.

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Harris, Standish Lawrence

Free settler whose brief and quarrelsome appointment as Colonial Architect made little impact on the colony.

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Harris, Thomas

Landholder who inherited his uncle's properties.

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Harris, William Henry

One of the third generation of the Harris family to ow property in Ultimo.

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Harrison, Anne

One of the earliest suicides at The Gap.

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Harrison, George

English musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of The Beatles.

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Harrison, James

Journalist, newspaper proprietor and pioneer in the refrigeration industry.

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Harrison, Wayne

Theatre director, producer, writer and performer.

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Harrison, Zillah

Singer who formed her own touring company in the 1910s.

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Harrower, Elizabeth

Novelist and short story writer.

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Harry ( Corrangie )

Harry, or Corrangie, was an Aboriginal leader in Parramatta and Kissing Point before 1840.  

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Harry Rickards's Tivoli

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Vaudeville theatre in Castlereagh Street.

Theatre

Harry's Cafe de Wheels

Pie cart which has become an iconic tourist attraction and late night food stop for generations of Sydneysiders and visiting sailors. Now in a fixed location at Woolloomooloo it was started by Harry Edwards and has been visited by many celebrities some of whom are remembered in the murals on the cart.

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Shopping centre or retail premises

Harry, Jan S

Poet, satirist and political and social commentator.

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Hart, Catherine

Convict who was tried on 8 December 1784 at the Old Bailey, London for theft and sentenced to seven years' transportation. On Lady Penrhyn she developed a relationship with seaman John Fisher with whom she had a son after she was transferred to Prince of Wales. She was later sent to Norfolk Island aboard Sirius.

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Hart, William (Billy)

The first airman to qualify as a pilot in Australia in 1911, who made several historic flights before he was injured in an accident. He later resumed his career as a dentist.

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Hartford Rivers, G

American embalmer who established an embalming school with appropriate diplomas for undertakers.

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Hartog, Haan

Last Dutch convict to be transported.

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Hartshorne, Barnabas

Shopkeeper at Canterbury from its early days as a village.

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Hartt, Cecil

Cartoonist who perfected the image of the Australian digger as independent, easygoing and disrespectful of authority.

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Harvey, Frank

Actor, producer and writer who, for more than 20 years, was a renowned leading man in Australian professional theatre.

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Harvey, Henry

Convict transported for theft who became a government servant to his new wife before establishing himself as a miller and shopkeeper in Parramatta.

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