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Tear Tack, Joseph
Tebbutt, Carmel
Tebbutt, EJ
Tebbutt, Henry
Tebbutt, William
Tedbury
Tegel, Valma
Teka, Tui
Temple, William
Templeton, Janet
Ten, George Soo Hoo
Tenana, Mat
Tench, Watkin
Tenison-Woods, Mary Cecil
Tennant, Kylie
Tennyson, Hallam
Tenzin Gyatso
Ternan, William
Terrence, Joseph
Terry, Edward
Terry, Eleanor
Terry, Florence (Bobby)
Terry, George
Terry, Gerald
Terry, John
Terry, Richard Rouse
Terry, Roderick
Terry, Rosetta
Terry, Samuel
Theeman, Frank
Therry, John Joseph
Therry, Roger
Thesiger, Frances Charlotte (Lady Chelsmford)
Thesiger, Frederic (Lord Chelmsford)
Thistlethwayte, Christopher Bowes
Thistlethwayte, Rai
Thomas, Martin
Thomas, Ted
Thomas, Wilfrid
Thompson, Alexander
Thompson, Andrew
Thompson, Clyde William
Thompson, George
Thompson, Gerald Marr
Thompson, James
Thompson, Jimmy
Thompson, John
Thompson, John Joseph
Thompson, Joseph
Thompson, Lindsay

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Tear Tack, Joseph

Methodist minister who was a much respected member of the Wesleyan Chinese Mission.

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Tebbutt, Carmel

Local and state politician who rose to Deputy Premier in 2008.

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Tebbutt, EJ

Tannery operator at Canterbury.

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Tebbutt, Henry

Survivor of the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834. A passenger on the ship, his older brother was a member of the crew and was killed in the wreck. In the 1870s he described himself as have been 'a mere lad' at the time of the disaster, and must have been about 17 years old. Tebbutt stayed in Australia, eventually settling in the country town of Mudgee. He was the editor of the local paper, the Mudgee Liberal, and also held the positions of Town Clerk, Mayor, and Justice of the Peace.

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Tebbutt, William

Sailor who died in the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in August 1834. His younger brother Henry who was travelling on the ship as a passenger survived the wreck.

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Tedbury

Aboriginal warrior who, like his father, led a campaign of resistance against European settlers.

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Tegel, Valma

Swimmer who died after being attacked by a shark at Oatley Bay in 1946.

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Teka, Tui

Member of the Māori showband Māori Troubadours.

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Temple, William

President of the English WEA (Workers' Educational Association) who visited Australia in 1910 and discussed founding a branch of the organisation with director of the New South Wales Department of Public Instruction, Peter Board. He later became the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Templeton, Janet

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Pioneering pastoralist who emigrated as a widow with nine children to establish the wool industry near Goulburn. A major landowner in Victoria, the Riverina and Sydney she retired to Melbourne where she died.

Ten, George Soo Hoo

Tea merchant who became an Anglican missionary to the Chinese, beginning his work amongst the market gardeners of Botany and Waterloo.

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Tenana, Mat

Member of the showband Māori Troubadours.

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Tench, Watkin

Marine officer and writer whose accounts of the early colony were among the first published.

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Tenison-Woods, Mary Cecil

Lawyer whose personal experience and interests shaped her dedication to child welfare reform and improving the status of women.

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Tennant, Kylie

Writer whose work was based on strenuous research among working people and the unemployed, and often set in Sydney.

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Tennyson, Hallam

Son of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, who hesitated to become governor of South Australia but was governor general for one year in 1903.

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Tenzin Gyatso

The 14th Dalai Lama, head of Tibetan Buddhism since 1940.

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Ternan, William

Early landowner in Denistone area.

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Terrence, Joseph

Sailor who survived the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.

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Terry, Edward

Prominent Eastwood landowner who became a local and state politician for the Ryde area. He was also a hunting and racing enthusiast and built a racecourse at Eastwood.

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Terry, Eleanor

Member of the interlocking Rouse and Terry families.

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Terry, Florence (Bobby)

Pioneer aviator, and one of the first women to own and pilot her own plane. One of the first female commercial pilots in Australia and the first to hold a license for seaplanes, she began flying in 1928. She was one of the six women pilots, with Phyllis Arnott, Margaret Skelton, Evelyn Follett and Alice Upfold and Freda Deaton, to fly in formation and escort Amy Johnson into Sydney in June 1930, and with Nancy Bird she was one of the few Australian members of The 99. She was one of the founding members of the Australian Women Pilots Association in 1950. Born in Queensland in 1890, she married grazier JE Terry in Sydney in 1920. After his death in 1934 she married 'the flying solicitor' Monte Fowler in 1938.

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Terry, George

Landowner at Box Hill.

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Terry, Gerald

Son of Nina Rouse, owner of Rouse Hill Estate, and joint owner with his brother Roderick following her death in 1968.

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Terry, John

Member of the Terry family of Box Hill.

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Terry, Richard Rouse

A wealthy landowner in the Ryde district, Terry was the grandson of convict Samuel Terry and the brother of Ryde's first mayor, Edward Terry.

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Terry, Roderick

Son of Nina Rouse, owner of Rouse Hill Estate, and joint owner with his brother Gerald following her death in 1968.

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Terry, Rosetta

Free settler who became an innkeeper and wealthy landowner in her own right. She later married Samuel Terry, and with him became very rich and successful.

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Terry, Samuel

Merchant and landowner who rose from convict beginnings to become one of the colony's richest men.

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Theeman, Frank

Lingerie designer who sold his Osti design business and moved into property development. Concern over his plans for Victoria Street Kings Cross helped lead to Green Bans in 1972.

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Therry, John Joseph

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Catholic priest who was one of the first allowed to minister in the colony, and who influenced Catholic church-building, education and civil rights, as well as being a parish priest at Windsor and Balmain.

Therry, Roger

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Judge and public servant who often courted controversy with his campaign for equitable treatment for Catholics and support for nondenominational public schools.

Thesiger, Frances Charlotte (Lady Chelsmford)

Wife of the New South Wales Governor between 1909 and 1913.

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Thesiger, Frederic (Lord Chelmsford)

Governor of New South Wales 1909-13 and later New South Wales Agent-General in London.

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Thistlethwayte, Christopher Bowes

Local politician and Congregational church activist in the Ku-ring-gai area.

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Thistlethwayte, Rai

Rock and jazz musician and songwriter.

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Thomas, Martin

Historian and academic in the field of Australian and transnational cultural history.

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Thomas, Ted

Aboriginal activist at Salt Pan Creek who helped educate younger generations in Aboriginal land rights.

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Thomas, Wilfrid

British born broadcaster who had a significant career in Australia.

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Thompson, Alexander

Teacher and administrator whose knowledge and interest in social and child welfare shaped his successful career in public instruction.

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Thompson, Andrew

Convict who became a police officer, magistrate, salt manufacturer, shipbuilder and successful farmer and businessman.

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Thompson, Clyde William

Two year old boy who died on 15 February 1927 after being bitten by a Sydney funnel-web spider while he was sitting on the laundry steps at his home in Clifford Avenue, Thornleigh. His death was the first attributed to the spider.

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Thompson, George

Shipbuilder at Tom Uglys Point, Blakehurst

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Thompson, Gerald Marr

Highly regarded musical and theatrical critic. One newspaper, 'House', published the following quote in June 1922: 'No theatrical first night, no concert that claims to be a concert, is complete without the presence of this veteran dramatic and musical critic...No other man in Australia can so well tell the truth with a minimum of pain. To read between Thompson's lines is to read the facts'.

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Thompson, James

Early landowner in Ryde district.

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Thompson, Jimmy

Author.

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Thompson, John

Deputy Surveyor General who as a competent sketcher and draughtsman, used his leisure hours to record views of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land whilst on official surveying expeditions.

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Thompson, John Joseph

Poet and broadcaster who wrote and narrated many radio documentaries and is remembered for his activism in urban conservation in Paddington.

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Thompson, Joseph

Early resident of Pitt St Sydney.

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Thompson, Lindsay

Local businessman and politician in Burwood.

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