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Coghlan, Thomas
Gurangatty Mythical figure
McDermott, Lawrence Emmet
Mongez, Jean-André
Murphy, Dora Beatrice Coghlan
a'Beckett, Arthur
a'Beckett, Emma
Aarons, Eric
Abberton, Sunny
Abbiezzi, Mario
Abbott, Alfred
Abbott, Edward
Abbott, Robert Palmer
Abbott, Tony
Abdullah, Naser
Abeles, Peter
Abernethy, John Birley
Abernethy, William
Abrahams, Esther
Abrahams, Joseph
Abravanel, Maurice
Acott, George
Acres, George
Adams, Arthur H
Adams, Francis
Adams, George
Adams, Mick
Adams, Phillip
Adams, Robert Dudley
Adamson, Robert
Adelaide, Debra
Aengenheyster, MF
Afford, Malcolm (Max)
Agars, Thomas
Agishev, Nick
Ah Toy
Aitken, George
Aitken, Thomas
Aiton, Mary
Akhurst, Daphne
al-Hilali, Taj Aldin
Alam, Alexander
Albert, Michael
Albery, Mark
Alcorso, Claudio
Alden, John
Alderman, John
Alderson, JB
Aldis, William H
Alegounarias, Tom

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Coghlan, Thomas

Irish born plasterer whose children were highly successful in public life.

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Gurangatty

Powerful being in Darug/Darkinyung culture. A gigantic eel-being or rainbowed serpent who possibly created the Hawkesbury river and its valley. He may have been the same Being as Gurangatch, who in the mythology of the nearby Gundungurra people, tore up rock and earth with his powerful body in his desperate flight to escape the hunter Mirrigan, the tiger-quoll, and so created the Coxs and Wollondilly rivers.

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Mythical figure

McDermott, Lawrence Emmet

Dental surgeon, alderman and Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney from 1969-1972. 

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Mongez, Jean-André

French priest and mineralogist who visited Sydney as part of the La Perouse expedition.

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Murphy, Dora Beatrice Coghlan

Pioneering feminist and professional business woman. A proficient shorthand writer and typist, she worked as a Clerk in the New South Wales public service in the Electoral Office, the Botanic Gardens and Child Services.

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a'Beckett, Arthur

Surgeon who practiced in Sydney from 1838.

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a'Beckett, Emma

One of the first women active in the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts.

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Aarons, Eric

Communist thinker and activist.

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Abberton, Sunny

Surfer and filmmaker.

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Abbiezzi, Mario

Owned Garibaldi Bar in Riley Street, an iconic meeting place for Italians.

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Abbott, Alfred

Early business owner at Rookwood.

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Abbott, Edward

Soldier and public servant who served in Sydney, Parramatta and Norfolk Island before becoming deputy advocate general in Van Diemen's Land in 1815.

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Abbott, Robert Palmer

Solicitor and unremarkable politician. A typical local member who consistently pressed for roads, bridges, schools and railways, but left many letters unanswered.

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Abbott, Tony

Liberal politican and 28th Prime Minister of Australia.

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Abdullah, Naser

Leading Lebanese businessman in Redfern.

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Abeles, Peter

Migrant who fled postwar Europe, founding and becoming managing director of a huge transport empire.

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Abernethy, John Birley

Barrister and magistrate who was the State Coroner of NSW between 2000 and 2007.

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Abernethy, William

With his father James, William Abernethy toured the country, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in the early 1850s and 60s as the 'Australian Youth' or 'The Australian Fat Boy'. Promoted as a 'Wonder of the World' due to his enormous weight, at 12 years old he apparently weighed 21 stone (133 kg). On his return to Australia as an adult in the mid 1860s he started losing weight and left the performance circuit. He lived with his wife and family on a farm in the Shoalhaven until his death in 1904 from a carbuncle between his shoulders. 

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Abrahams, Esther

Jewish milliner who was tried at the Old Bailey, London for theft and sentenced to seven years' transportation to New South Wales. In the colony she managed her husband's estates during his absences and after his death in 1823.

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Abrahams, Joseph

Publican in Rookwood 1890.

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Abravanel, Maurice

Swiss-American conductor who visited Sydney in 1934-36 conducting opera and orchestral concerts, and returned in 1946 for another tour.

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Acott, George

Prominent in brick and pottery-making business in Lidcombe.

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Acres, George

Early landholder in Glenorie.

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Adams, Arthur H

Prolific playwright, novelist, poet and editor of several Sydney periodicals.

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Adams, Francis

Landowner at Greenwich.

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Adams, George

Publican and businessman who owned theatres and hotels.

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Adams, Mick

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Pioneer of American cafe culture in Sydney with his chain of milk bars.

Adams, Phillip

Broadcaster and newspaper columnist.

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Adams, Robert Dudley

Businessman and poet who took out mining rights across Sydney in 1874, leading to the establishment of the Balmain colliery. He lived with his family at the cottage they built, Fernlee, at Snails Bay, Balmain.

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Adamson, Robert

Poet and editor.

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Adelaide, Debra

Writer and editor.

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Aengenheyster, MF

French conductor.

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Afford, Malcolm (Max)

The foremost writer of commercial radio serials and stage plays in the 1940s.

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Agars, Thomas

Merchant, publican and local politician who established a Farm Servants' Registry for country clients at his import store in Kent Street north. He exported beef to London in the 1840s and in 1842 was a member of the jury in the trial of the Norfolk Island murders. He was elected as the member for Gipps in the Sydney City Council and also a member of the Committee of Public Works and the Finance Committee.

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Agishev, Nick

Administrator.

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Ah Toy

Chinese-born furniture manufacturer with a factory in The Rocks.

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Aitken, George

Ship's master.

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Aitken, Thomas

Minister who became a teacher and administrator at the Normal Institute in 1849.

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Aiton, Mary

Publican who held the license of the Unity Hall Hotel in Balmain from 1850 to 1854 after the death of her husband Thomas.

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Akhurst, Daphne

Tennis champion.

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al-Hilali, Taj Aldin

Sunni Muslim leader who retired after a series of inflammatory statements on social issues.

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Alam, Alexander

Businessman, philanthropist and politician.

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Albert, Michael

Importer and businessman.

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Albery, Mark

Furniture retailer.

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Alcorso, Claudio

Businessman and philanthropist.

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Alden, John

The last Australian actor-manager in the Victorian tradition. He founded the John Alden Company that gave Shakespeare seasons in capital cities in 1952.

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Alderman, John

Arts administrator.

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Alderson, JB

Architect.

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Aldis, William H

Tobacconist who had a business in George Street during the 1860s, and lived in Leichhardt Lodge, Newtown.

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Alegounarias, Tom

Teacher and administrator.

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