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Thompson, Lisle
Thompson, Matthew Pearson
Thompson, Pat
Thompson, Sarah Jane
Thompson, Thomas
Thompson, William
Thomson, Anne Deas
Thomson, Edgar F
Thomson, Edward Deas
Thomson, Eliza
Thomson, Ian
Thomson, Nigel
Thomson, Robert
Thorn, Ann
Thorn, John
Thorn, Sarah
Thorne, Danny
Thornhill, Michael
Thornton, Frances
Thornton, George
Thornton, Mary Ann
Thornton, Samuel
Thorp, James
Thorp, Joshua
Thorp, S George
Thorp, Sarah A
Thorpe, Billy
Thorpe, Ian
Thow, William
Threlfall, Richard
Threlkeld, Lancelot Edward
Threlkeld, Sarah
Throsby, Charles
Throsby, Charles junior
Throsby, Elizabeth Isabella (Betsey)
Throsby, Jane
Thrupp, Alfred
Thrush, Thomas
Thurlow, Anne Jane
Thurlow, William
Thurmond, John
Thurn, Martin
Tibbits, George
Tickell, John Maurice Mends
Tidswell, Frank
Tidswell, Frederick Charles
Tiffen, Robert
Tildesley, Beatrice Maude
Tildesley, Evelyn Mary
Tillers, Imants

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Thompson, Lisle

Baptist minister.

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Thompson, Matthew Pearson

Clerk who was convicted of theft and transported to New South Wales in March 1813. He arrived in February 1814, followed in July by his wife Ann and son William. He was appointed as the schoolteacher at Pitt Town, complete with residence and salary. As soon he was awarded his Ticket of Leave in 1822, Thompson left this job as and moved with his growing family to farming land high on the Macdonald (Gunanday) River.   

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Thompson, Pat

Activist and community leader who, with her husband John, founded the Paddington Society which ensured the historical character of the suburb was retained.

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Thompson, Sarah Jane

First wife of Chinese born Mak Sai Ying.

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Thompson, Thomas

Emancipist who established a bakery at Thompson's Corner in West Pennant Hills.

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Thompson, William

Real estate developer, owner of Parrot's Farm, Studley Park, in 1884.

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Thomson, Anne Deas

Second daughter of Governor Bourke.

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Thomson, Edgar F

Doctor who became an army officer during World War II, and was a leading pathologist and officeholder in several medical organisations after returning to Sydney.

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Thomson, Edward Deas

Colonial secretary associated with the movement for responsible government and the gold discoveries. He was an able administrator and one of the 16 original members of Sydney University senate.

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Thomson, Eliza

Daughter of Thomas and Mary Reibey who married Thomas Thomson and moved to Hobart, Tasmania.

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Thomson, Ian

John Whyte (Ian) Thomson was the New South Wales Government Architect from 1978-1988.

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Thomson, Nigel

Artist known for his satirical paintings of Australian society.

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Thomson, Robert

Secretary of Australian Mutual Provident Society 1854-65, later co-founder in Melbourne of the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society in 1873.

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Thorn, Ann

Early settler in the Ryde and Meadowbank area with her husband James Shepherd, transported 1791.

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Thorn, John

Police constable granted land as a reward for capturing bushrangers. His grant became the area Thornleigh.

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Thorn, Sarah

Convict transported for larceny in 1814.

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Thorne, Danny

Aboriginal community activist who formed the South West Metro Waratahs rugby league team to build a sense of community in the Campbelltown area.

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Thornhill, Michael

Australian film director

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Thornton, Frances

Daughter of George Thornton.

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Thornton, George

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Merchant who was Mayor of Sydney in 1857 and first chairman of Woollahra Borough Council in 1860. A member of Parliament and director of many companies, he was appointed protector of Aborigines in 1880.

Thornton, Mary Ann

Wife of George Thornton.

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Thornton, Samuel

Free settler and publican in early Sydney.

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Thorp, James

Master millwright from Surrey who arrived in Sydney in early 1793. Employed by the British governement to work as a miller in the colony for three years, he and fellow millwright Thomas Allen were based at Parramatta. Thorp returned to England in 1796

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Thorp, Joshua

Architect and assistant colonial engineer who settled near the Cooks River before emigrating to New Zealand.

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Thorp, S George

Architect who designed homes at Daceyville and later formed the company Peddle Thorp and Walker.

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Thorp, Sarah A

Early settler in the Canterbury area who was bought there as a new bride.

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Thorpe, Billy

Rock singer and songwriter.

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Thorpe, Ian

Australian swimmer, winner of gold medals at the Sydney and Athens Olympics.

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Thow, William

Railway engineer who worked for the South Australian Railways and became chief mechanical engineer of the New South Wales Railways. He was involved in two royal commissions in 1892. Thow was accused of belonging to a 'ring' with Edward Eddy, Sir John Fowler and the English locomotive manufacturers, Beyer, Peacock and Company, but the charges were eventually dismissed. His overall influence on locomotive development was considerable; his designs operating on five Australian systems. He died leaving an estate valued at 15,962 pounds.

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Threlfall, Richard

Physicist and chemical engineer whose determination to establish a programme of research was to make the University of Sydney a major centre for research into explosives and electrical power technology.

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Threlkeld, Lancelot Edward

Missionary and Congregational minister who established a mission for Aboriginal people at Lake Macquarie where he wrote several well regarded studies of Aboriginal language. Living in Sydney later in life, he continued to champion victims of discrimination.

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Threlkeld, Sarah

Daughter of First Fleet surgeon Thomas Arndell and his convict wife Elizabeth Burley. Born in Parramatta in 1793, she married missionary Lancelot Threlkeld in 1824.

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Throsby, Charles

Surgeon and explorer who became a landowner and pastoralist.

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Throsby, Charles junior

Nephew of surgeon and explorer Charles Throsby, who inherited his estates in 1828 and became a successful farmer.

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Throsby, Elizabeth Isabella (Betsey)

Daughter of William Broughton and his convict partner Ann Glossop, who survived the massacre of the Boyd in New Zealand in 1809 and returned to Sydney in 1812. She married Charles Throsby, nephew of the explorer, and raised 17 children.

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Throsby, Jane

Wife of explorer Charles Throsby and holder of several land grants south-west of Sydney.

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Thrupp, Alfred

Early landowner at Kurraba Point and Neutral Bay who resettled in Tasmania.

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Thrush, Thomas

Convict transported for highway robbery who escaped to resume his career around Sydney. He joined the Aboriginal resistance led by Pemulwuy.

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Thurlow, Anne Jane

Second wife of William Thurlow.

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Thurlow, William

Solicitor and politician. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1851-52

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Thurmond, John

New York sailor who was a member of Captain James Cook's crew on the HMS Endeavour on his voyage of discovery.

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Thurn, Martin

Early German immigrant to Camden area who helped establish vineyards in the area.

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Tibbits, George

Composer and architect.

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Tickell, John Maurice Mends

Captain from June 1936 - May 1939 of the P&O steamship RMS Strathaird that ran between Australia and Britain. 

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Tidswell, Frank

Physician and microbiologist who was the Director of Pathology at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children between 1925 and 1941. He and Charles Martin collaborated on pioneering research into venoms and anti-venoms.

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Tidswell, Frederick Charles

Publican.

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Tiffen, Robert

Early landowner at Balgowlah.

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Tildesley, Beatrice Maude

The Tildesley sisters were women of private means who loved theatre and believed that drama was an important part of education. They were both teachers and expert fencers who gave private displays.

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Tildesley, Evelyn Mary

The Tildesley sisters were women of private means who loved theatre and believed that drama was an important part of education. They were both teachers and expert fencers who gave private displays.

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Tillers, Imants

Visual artist, curator and writer who has represented Australia at important international exhibitions since 1975. He also created two key sculptures for Sydney Olympic Park in 2002.

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