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Timbery
Timbery family
Timbery, Joseph
Tindale
Tindale, John
Tingcombe, John
Tipper, John Duncan (JD)
Tippler, Catherine
Tippler, Harold
Tirakatene-Sullivan, Whetu
Todd, Frederick Augustus
Todman, George Frederick
Tolhurst, Frank
Tollemache, Ernest D
Tomalaris, Michael
Tomholt, Sydney John
Tomlinson, Walter Francis (Wally)
Tompson, Charles
Tondiman, Marthanda Bhairava
Tonkin, Peter
Toohey, Alan
Toohey, John Thomas
Tooth, Edwin
Tooth, John
Tooth, Robert
Toppano, Peggy
Torpy, Bridget
Torpy, James
Torrigiani, Clarissa
Tosa, Yoshi
Totaro, Paolo
Toth, Rok Oswald
Towers, Harry
Towns, Robert
Townsend, Norma
Townshend, Geoffrey Keith
Townson, John
Townson, Robert
Trail, Donald
Traill, Jessie
Trainer, Ted
Tran, Caroline
Tranter, John
Trenchard-Smith, Brian
Trethowan, Alfred
Trethowan, Anna
Trevail, Winnie
Trevelyn, Florence
Tribe, Barbara
Trickett, Edward (Ned)

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Timbery

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Dharawal man who was designated ‘King of the Five Islands’ by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1816.

Timbery family

Aboriginal family who can trace their connection with the La Perouse area to the time before European contact.

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Timbery, Joseph

Aboriginal activist from La Perouse who took part in the 1938 Day of Mourning

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Tindale

Respected Aboriginal guide to the Cowpastures.

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Tindale, John

Convict transported in 1812 and pardoned in 1816. He became a prosperous landowner in the Bathurst area.

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Tingcombe, John

Businessman who invested in Canterbury Sugarworks.

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Tipper, John Duncan (JD)

Conservationist and electrical engineer who was passionate about preserving and protecting the bush and the Aboriginal sites along the Hawkesbury River.

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Tippler, Catherine

Randwick resident who owned and lived in the historic Sandgate Cottage with her husband Harold for many years, before it was eventually transferred to the State Heritage Register.

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Tippler, Harold

Clerk who owned and lived in the historic Sandgate Cottage in Randwick for many years before iit was eventually transferred to the State Heritage Register.

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Tirakatene-Sullivan, Whetu

Champion dancer, fencer and former New Zealand politician who served as a member of parliament from 1967 until 1996.

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Todd, Frederick Augustus

Classics scholar at the University of Sydney

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Todman, George Frederick

Businessman who entered the tobacco industry as a boy and rose to become managing director. He also held extensive property holdings and was a generous benefactor to several hospitals.

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Tolhurst, Frank

Builder in the Manly area, responsible for many houses erected in the late 19th century.

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Tollemache, Ernest D

Publican who had previously been responsible for running temperance coffee taverns.

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Tomalaris, Michael

Sports presenter.

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Tomholt, Sydney John

Playwright whose 11 short plays include the most substantial introduction to symbolist and expressionist drama in Australia before the 1960s.

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Tomlinson, Walter Francis (Wally)

Standover man who lived with and acted as bodyguard for Kate Leigh in the 1920s.

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Tompson, Charles

Son of a convict who was educated at Reverend Henry Fulton's parish school at Castlereagh. His verse was first published in 1823 and a volume 'Wild Notes from the Lyre of a Native Minstrel' appeared in 1826 - the first by an Australian born poet.

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Tondiman, Marthanda Bhairava

Rajah of the southern India principality of Pudukota whose interracial marriage to a Melbourne socialite caused scandal and eventually, exile from his own country.

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Tonkin, Peter

Architect who has a strong urban design reputation.

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Toohey, Alan

Popular and influential disk jockey during the early days of radio broadcasting in Australia.

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Toohey, John Thomas

Brewer who with his brother James purchased several established breweries in the 1870s before opening the Standard Brewery on the site of the old Albion Brewery in Elizabeth Street.

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Tooth, Edwin

Brewer, pastoralist and merchant who with his brothers established Tooth & Co brewery and managed pastoral leases in the colony and Tasmania before retiring to England.

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Tooth, John

Brewer who over-extended his pastoral ventures and became bankrupt in 1848. He was the uncle to the successful Tooth brothers.

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Tooth, Robert

Brewer, pastoralist and merchant who had over 600 employees.

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Toppano, Peggy

Vaudeville performer, dancer, lyricist and composer whose career spanned 70 years from child star to her partnership with husband Enzo Toppano.

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Torpy, Bridget

Servant at the Bull and Mouth hotel.

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Torpy, James

Illegitimate child of Bridget Torpy.

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Torrigiani, Clarissa

Donor of Il Porcellino in Macquarie Street.

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Tosa, Yoshi

Designer who contributed bold imagery to theatre set designs in Sydney in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Totaro, Paolo

Italian-born chairman of the Ethnic Affairs Commission of New South Wales

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Toth, Rok Oswald

Croatian priest and founder of the Croatian language school.

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Towers, Harry

Architect of the Oatley School of Arts building

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Towns, Robert

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Merchant and ship owner who became wealthy on the Pacific Island trade, extending his business into Europe and Asia, and allowing his purchase of an extensive property portfolio. After regular voyages to Sydney between 1827 and 1842, he settled in Sydney in 1843.

Townsend, Norma

Historian and author.

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Townshend, Geoffrey Keith

New Zealand born artist , illustrator and engraver.

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Townson, John

Soldier who was transferred to the New South Wales Corps. Shortly after arriving in Sydney he was sent to Norfolk Island, where he was eventually promoted to acting lieutenant-governor in Philip Gidley King's absence. He was an efficient administrator and returned to England after being granted leave. He later returned to Sydney where his ill health curtailed his development of many of his extensive land grants.

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Townson, Robert

Scientist and settler who felt aggrieved by both Governors Bligh and Macquarie but who went on to established an abundant and beautiful estate at Minto.

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Trail, Donald

Sea captain who commanded the Second Fleet transport, Neptune. Described as 'a perfect sea-monster' by passenger, Elizabeth Macarthur, Trail was prosecuted along with Chief Mate William Ellerington for the mistreatment of the convicts aboard Neptune after they returned to England. They were both acquitted.

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Traill, Jessie

Artist in oils and watercolours who studied extensively in Europe before returning to Victoria to continue her work blending sensitive design and engineering detail.

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Trainer, Ted

Landowner near Voyager Point on the George River in the 1940s.

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Tran, Caroline

Vietnamese born radio presenter and DJ.

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Tranter, John

Poet whose innovation and experimentalism has included an online journal and is evident in more than 20 books of poetry.

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Trenchard-Smith, Brian

Film and television director, producer and writer, particularly in the action genre.

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Trethowan, Alfred

Prominent settler who lobbied for church and post office in Arcadia in the 1890s.

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Trethowan, Anna

Prominent settler in Arcadia.

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Trevail, Winnie

Actress who often played a saucy or flirtatious part in musicals and comedy.

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Trevelyn, Florence

Actress and comedy company manager who with her husband, set the benchmark for comedy in Australia in the 1890s.

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Tribe, Barbara

Sculptor and artist who trained at East Sydney Technical College and eventually settled and worked in Cornwall, England.

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Trickett, Edward (Ned)

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Sculler who won the world championship in 1876 and later became a publican and public servant.