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Fowles, William
Fox Studios Australia Commercial organisation
Fox Valley Valley
Fox, Fred
Fox, Julia Carlile
Foy, Francis
Foy, Harry
Foy, Hugh Victor
Foy, Mark
Frackelton, William Scott
Francis Ship
Francis and Eliza Ship
Francis Napoleon Ship
Francis, Henry F
Francis, John
Francis, Thomas
Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Francisville Estate Estate
Frank Walford Park Park or open space
Franki, James Peter
Franklin, Frederick Augustus
Franklin, Jane
Franklin, John Maurice
Franklin, Miles
Franklin, Susannah
Frankum, Wade John
Franquin
Fraser, Dawn
Fraser, Eliza
Fraser, James
Fraser, Malcolm
Fraser, Margaret
Fraser, Vivian
Frazer fountain Hyde Park Fountain
Frazer fountain St Mary's Road Fountain
Frazer, Charles
Frazer, EJ
Frazer, John
Frederick Ship
Fredrikson, Kristian
Free Presbyterian Church Pitt Street Place of worship
Free Trade and Land Valuers League Political organisation
Free, Colin
Freedom Plaza Cabramatta Mall
Freedom Ride Protest
Freedom4tibet Incorporated Political organisation
Freehill, Patrick
Freehills Commercial organisation
Freeman Studio Commercial organisation
Freeman's Journal Magazine or periodical

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Fowles, William

Jockey at Homebush racecourse.

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Fox Studios Australia

Complex of film and television production studios, craft shops and independent businesses opened in 1998 on the site of Royal Agricultural Society's Sydney Showground.

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Commercial organisation

Fox Valley

Urban area west of Warrawee.

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Valley

Fox, Fred

First of the famous snake men who set a tradition for showmanship at the Snake Pit. He was also determined to gain recognition for his snake bite 'antidote'. Demonstrating in Calcutta in 1914 Fox allowed a deadly krait to bite him. However, one bite was inadvertently left untreated and he died within hours.

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Fox, Julia Carlile

Julia Carlile Thomas was one of Sydney's early women doctors.

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Foy, Francis

Draper, retailer and racehorse breeder whose shrewdness and flamboyance helped transform his business into a Sydney institution.

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Foy, Harry

Nightclub dancer and entertainer.

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Foy, Hugh Victor

Retailer who assumed management of Mark Foy's after his brother's retirement in 1915.

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Foy, Mark

Retailer and keen sportsman involved in sailing, rifle-shooting, motor racing and boxing.

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Frackelton, William Scott

Minister for the Randwick parish from 1885, preaching at the town hall before he became the first minister at the Randwick Presbyterian Church when it was built in 1889-90. He moved to Brisbane, Queensland in 1896. No stranger to controversy, he was once dubbed by a Sydney newspaper 'Frackelton the Fanatic' and in 1908-09, he made national headlines when he took legal action against the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland in the state's Supreme Court.

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Francis

Colonial schooner of 41 tons sent in frame aboard the 'Pitt' which was assembled and launched at Sydney Cove. It was used for exploration in New Zealand and Port Stephens and on a rescue missions in the Furneaux islands off Tasmania.

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Ship

Francis and Eliza

Sailing ship of 345 tons built on the Thames which was used to transport troops during the Napoleonic War. After conversion to convict transport It was briefly captured by an American privateer in 1815 and stripped of her guns and ammunition before being allowed to sail on to Port Jackson with 52 male and 65 female Irish convicts.

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Francis Napoleon

Schooner built in Girard's shipyard at Trial Bay in 1837.

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Francis, Henry F

Long term Randwick resident who became mayor of the municipality.

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Francis, John

Draper who resided in Randwick.

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Francis, Thomas

Early landowner in the Auburn area.

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Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

Architectural firm and design company responsible for several significant public buildings in Sydney in the 21st century.

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Francisville Estate

Estate on Parramatta Road at Lidcombe.

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Estate

Frank Walford Park

Bushland reserve in Katoomba.

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Park or open space

Franki, James Peter

Engineer and ship builder who oversaw the spectacular development of shipbuilding at Mort's Dock for over 50 years.

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Franklin, Frederick Augustus

Engineer who proposed the use of Lachlan Swamps as the site for a grand park to commemorate the colony's centenary.

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Franklin, Jane

Explorer and early agitator for women's rights. Lady Jane Franklin was married to Sir John Franklin, Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land between 5 January 1837 and 21 August 1843. In 1839 she travelled overland from Melbourne to Sydney, possibly the first woman to do so.

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Franklin, John Maurice

Father of Miles Franklin.

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Franklin, Miles

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Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin was an Australian writer and feminist. She established the Miles Franklin Literary Award for literature through a bequest on her death. It is awarded each year to a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases. Her papers and diaries are held by the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.

Franklin, Susannah

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Mother of Miles Franklin.

Frankum, Wade John

Gunman who murdered seven people before shooting himself on the afternoon of 17 August 1991 at Strathfield Plaza in Sydney's inner west.

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Franquin

New Zealand hypnotist.

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Fraser, Dawn

Champion swimmer who held 39 records and in 1962 became the first woman to swim 100metres in less than one minute.

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Fraser, Eliza

Shipwreck victim whose experience after rescue by Aborigines became a source of many myths and misrepresentations.

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Fraser, James

Transport commissioner, engineer and commissioner of railways who was largely responsible for beginning the electrification of Sydney's suburban network and for the first stages of the city railway.

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Fraser, Malcolm

Former Liberal politician who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 until 1983.

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Fraser, Margaret

Landowner at Marrickville after the estate of her brother Robert Wardell was divided amongst his siblings.

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Fraser, Vivian

Architect who worked with the government architect in the redevelopment of Pier 4/5 at Walsh Bay and Belvoir Street as theatre venues.

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Frazer fountain Hyde Park

Sandstone fountain donated by John Frazer, merchant and Member of the Legislative Council in 1870. It was carved in Pyrmont sandstone by Lawrence Beveridge.

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Fountain

Frazer fountain St Mary's Road

Ornate canopied drinking fountain on a roundabout near St Mary's Cathedral carved in Pyrmont sandstone by Lawrence Beveridge. When access to public drinking water was not easy in the nineteenth century it was a generous and welcome gift.

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Frazer, Charles

First superintendent of the Botanical Gardens, he also accompanied several exploratory journeys into the interior to collect seeds and specimens for scientific research.

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Frazer, EJ

Owner of the drive-in theatre at Narellan Vale.

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Frazer, John

Successful merchant with interests in shipping, mining, and land speculation who became a generous philanthropist in education and public works.

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Frederick

Ship which carried convicts to New South Wales

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Fredrikson, Kristian

Stage designer.

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Free Presbyterian Church Pitt Street

Church built for the Congregational church, but taken over by a breakaway Free Presbyterian group in 1845. The congregation later moved to the Iron Church in Macquarie Street, and then merged with St Stephen's Presbyterian church.

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Place of worship

Free Trade and Land Valuers League

Lobby group whose philosophy was shaped by the beliefs of Englishman Henry George. He argued that a single tax on the value of land is economically efficient and fair and that many of the economic problems of society could be attributed to private ownership of land.

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Political organisation

Free, Colin

Theatre playwright.

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Freedom Plaza Cabramatta

Pedestrian shopping mall in the heart of Cabramatta.

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Mall

Freedom Ride

Protest trip in 1965 through country New South Wales which highlighted the segregation and lack of civil rights of Indigenous Australians. Students from the University of Sydney formed a group called the Student Action for Aboriginals and conducted the trip to also draw public attention to the poor state of Aboriginal health, education and housing.

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Protest

Freedom4tibet Incorporated

Organisation run by volunteers to raise awareness of the Tibetan people's ongoing peaceful struggle.

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Freehill, Patrick

Well known baker who operated from 109 George Street, Sydney during the mid-1800s. He came to Sydney as an assisted immigrant and helped many other Irish migrant families settle in the colony. His sons became solicitors and established one of the largest law firms in Australia, Freehills. He was involved in various Catholic causes in Sydney including attending the meeting instigated by Archbishop Polding to establish St John's College, where he contributed 100 pounds, as well as subscribing to the upkeep of St Mary's Cathedral.

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Freehills

Legal firm founded in Sydney in 1871 which has become one of Australia's largest.

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Freeman Studio

Photographic studio founded in 1848.

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Freeman's Journal

Journal of the Archdiocese of the Catholic church in Sydney.

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Magazine or periodical