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Alexakis, Effy
Alexander, Scott
Aley, Augustus
Alford, John Ferris
Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Alksne, Carl
Allan, David
Allan, Percy
Allen, Arthur
Allen, Arthur Denis Wigram
Allen, Arthur Mansfield
Allen, Daniel
Allen, David Wigram
Allen, George
Allen, George Wigram
Allen, Jane
Allen, Julie
Allen, Mary
Allen, Reginald
Allen, Tamasin
Allen, Thomas
Allen, Thomas Berdmore
Allen, Thomas Duke
Alley, Richard
Alleyne, Haynes G
Allingham, John
Allison, James
Allison, Lizzie
Allpress, HG Rivers
Alpen, Hugo
Alt, Augustus
Alt, Henry George
Alt, Lucy
Amadio, Neville
Amos, Thomas Sterrop
Amphlett, Leonie
Anasta, Braith
Ancher, Sydney
Anderson, Andrew
Anderson, Arthur
Anderson, Charles
Anderson, Donald Thomas
Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett
Anderson, Ellen
Anderson, Ethel
Anderson, Francis
Anderson, Gae
Anderson, Harold
Anderson, Henry Charles Lennox
Anderson, Hugh

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Alexakis, Effy

Photographer and teacher.

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Alexander, Scott

Theatre producer.

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Aley, Augustus

Architect.

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Alford, John Ferris

First Class Constable who was one of several police officers injured, and later commended for bravery, during the Bridge Street Affray in 1894. He had been on duty at the Colonial Secretary's office building nearby when he responded to calls for assistance. He was left an invalid from his injuries and was unable to return to work, eventually being retired as unfit for further duty on a sergeant's pension.

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Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh

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Prince Alfred was the second son of Queen Victoria, and he made the first royal tour of Australia in 1868. He returned for two further brief visits between 1869 and 1871.

Alksne, Carl

First Sydney consular representative for independent Latvia.

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Allan, David

Deputy commissary general who was in charge of the Commissariat between 1813 and 1819, when he left the colony. He returned to live in Sydney in 1829.

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Allan, Percy

Engineer and bridge designer who designed the Glebe Island and Pyrmont bridges and oversaw great changes to Sydney's infrastructure.

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Allen, Arthur

Lawyer and partner in Allens, one of Sydney's oldest law firms.

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Allen, Arthur Denis Wigram

Lawyer and partner in Allens, one of Sydney's oldest law firms.

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Allen, Arthur Mansfield

Lawyer and partner in Allens, one of Sydney's oldest law firms.

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Allen, Daniel

Reformist Baptist preacher at Particular Baptist Church, Castlereagh Street and sometime preacher in the Domain.

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Allen, David Wigram

Lawyer and partner in Allens, one of Sydney's oldest law firms.

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Allen, George

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First solicitor trained entirely in Australia and founder of one of Sydney's oldest law firms. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1845.

Allen, George Wigram

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Solicitor and politician who became Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Allen, Jane

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Wife of George Allen, the first solicitor to receive his training in the colony.

Allen, Julie

Convict whose sharp tongue only increased her punishment.

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Allen, Mary

Convict who was tried at the Old Bailey, London along with her accomplice Tamasin Allen for stealing from one of her clients and sentenced to seven years' transportation to New South Wales.

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Allen, Reginald

Lawyer and partner in Allens, one of Sydney's oldest law firms.

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Allen, Tamasin

Convict who was found guilty of being an accomplice to Mary Allen and stealing from Mary's client 'seventeen grains of diamonds, two brilliant diamonds, a pearl, one topaz, a silver pencil case, a leather notebook and money'.

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Allen, Thomas

Millwright sent to Sydney in 1792 by the British Home Office to work as master miller for the colony. He had previously been employed at King's Mill, Rotherhithe on the Thames.

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Allen, Thomas Berdmore

Surgeon who worked at Parramatta and Windsor hospitals.

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Allen, Thomas Duke

Gaoler appointed at Parramatta when it opened in 1842 and who sort to make it habitable for two decades.

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Alley, Richard

Ship's surgeon who cohabited with convict woman Ann Marsh on the voyage. She bore him a daughter Charlotte who survived for only a few months.

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Alleyne, Haynes G

Doctor who was chief health officer in the 1880s.

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Allingham, John

Shipwright at Greenwich.

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Allison, James

Theatrical agent.

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Allison, Lizzie

Second 'wife' of Eugenia Falleni (Harry Crawford).

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Allpress, HG Rivers

Violinist.

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Alpen, Hugo

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German-born composer, choral conductor and teacher who directed musical education in New South Wales from 1884.

Alt, Augustus

Soldier and surveyor who arrived with Phillip in 1788, and helped draw up the first plans for Sydney and Parramatta.

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Alt, Henry George

Son of Augustus Alt.

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Alt, Lucy

Daughter of Augustus Alt.

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Amadio, Neville

Flautist.

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Amos, Thomas Sterrop

Solicitor and businessman in early colonial Sydney. In 1817, Amos went into partnership with former convict George Crossley.  

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Amphlett, Leonie

Medical practitioner who became the first resident medical officer at the Rachel Forster Hospital.

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Anasta, Braith

Rugby league player.

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Ancher, Sydney

Architect who was a pioneer of modern domestic architecture in Australia.

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Anderson, Andrew

Sailor who survived the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in August 1834. Anderson had tried to get ashore when the ship was wrecked on Middle Head but was thrown onto the rocks. Another wave had washed him off and he managed to catch hold of a cable and climb onto a higher rock, which he held onto until the survivors were rescued the next day.

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Anderson, Arthur

Architect responsible for many of Sydney's prominent stores, warehouses and offices between 1890 and 1940.

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Anderson, Charles

Scottish-born mineralogist, palaeontologist and academic who willingly shared his scientific knowledge through research and membership of scientific associations.

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Anderson, Donald Thomas

Zoologist who specialised in the study of invertebrate animals.

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Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett

English physician and feminist who was a pioneer in holding positions normally held only by men including being the first dean of a British medical school.

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Anderson, Ellen

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Woman of Aboriginal descent who raised her family along Salt Pan Creek using her knowledge of country to eke out a living.

Anderson, Ethel

Writer, painter and champion of modernist painting.

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Anderson, Francis

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Professor of logic and philosophy who helped reform public school teacher training and curricula.

Anderson, Gae

Biographer.

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Anderson, Harold

Administrator and teacher who encouraged a close relationship between the tanning school and industry.

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Anderson, Henry Charles Lennox

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Principal Librarian of Public Library who negotiated the donation of the Mitchell collection.

Anderson, Hugh

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Landowner along Salt Pan Creek.