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Underwood, Wendy
Underwood, William
Unsworth, Barrie
Unsworth, Ken
Unwin, Frederick Wright
Upton, Andrew
Ure, Richard Minchin
Urquhart, John
Uther, Reuben
Utzon, Jørn
Vaccari, Raimondo
Valamamesh, Angela
Valamamesh, Hossein
Valentine, Alana
Van de Velde, Henri
van den Broek, Issac
van Os, P
van Pinxteren, Hans
van Straaten, C
Van Straten, Frank
van t'Veen, Jan
Vanbrugh, Irene
Vanda, Harry
Vandebus, Jane
Vandere, Vola
Vandiest, John
Vaniman, Melvin
Vanneck, William Charles
Varnice, John
Vasilakis, Georgios
Vaughan, Martin
Vaughan, Roger William Bede
Veitch, John
Veloskey, Mick
Verbrugghen, Henri
Vercruysse, Febronie
Verge, John
Verguet, Leopold
Vernon, Janet
Vernon, Walter Liberty
Verstak, Tania
Vertelli, Signor
Vic Johnston
Vickery, Ebenezer
Vidler, Ivy
Viidikas, Vicki
Villiers, Charles
Vincenc, Cyril
Vincent, Babs
Vincent, Ray

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Underwood, Wendy

Camden resident.

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Underwood, William

Whaler who continued the family business in Vanuatu.

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Unsworth, Barrie

Electrician and union organiser who was Premier from July 1986 to March 1988.

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Unsworth, Ken

Installation and performance artist and sculptor.

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Unwin, Frederick Wright

Solicitor and merchant who owned extensive landholdings in Melbourne and Sydney, particularly in The Rocks area.

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Upton, Andrew

Playwright, director and screenwriter.

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Ure, Richard Minchin

Architect who was part of the Commonwealth Department of Works team responsible for the design of the Reserve Bank of Australia building at Martin Place.

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Urquhart, John

Coachbuilder of George Street and Parramatta.

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Uther, Reuben

Merchand and manufacturer who arrived in Sydney in 1806 and worked for Simeon Lord. Later established a hat factory in Sydney. Granted land near Campbelltown in 1812.

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Utzon, Jørn

Danish architect whose years in Sydney were marred by political conflict and cost overruns though he lived to see the Opera House design win international acclaim.

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Vaccari, Raimondo

Italian Catholic priest brought to Sydney in 1843 by Bishop Polding.

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Valamamesh, Angela

Artist and sculptor.

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Valamamesh, Hossein

Iranian born sculptor and artist.

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Valentine, Alana

Playwright whose plays, often reflecting social issues of the times, have been produced in Australia and overseas.

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Van de Velde, Henri

Merchant and felt maker whose business success allowed him to follow his passion for exotic gardens in the Blue Mountains.

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van den Broek, Issac

Successful Dutch immigrant to Australia who established a factory in the 1860s

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van Os, P

Dutch author who wrote about Syeney in the 1840s.

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van Pinxteren, Hans

Owner of Roseville Cinema since 1974

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van Straaten, C

Consul-General of the Netherlands in the 1970s.

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Van Straten, Frank

Arts historian, author and theatre director.

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van t'Veen, Jan

Dutch community leader.

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Vanbrugh, Irene

Actress (1872-1949) who appeared in Sydney in the late 1890s-early 1900s

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Vanda, Harry

Musician and songwriter who was a member of the Easybeats and later one of Australia's most successful songwriters and record producers.

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Vandebus, Jane

Convict who was tried at the Old Bailey, London on 12 September 1787 for receiving stolen goods and was sentenced to transportation for 14 years in 1790. She arrived in Sydney and was then sent to Norfolk Island. She returned to Sydney and her sentence expired.

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Vandere, Vola

Television and theatre actor.

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Vandiest, John

Dutch convict transported in the Third Fleet

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Vaniman, Melvin

American photographer who travelled in Australia and New Zealand and is known for his panoramic images of Sydney.

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Vanneck, William Charles

British conservative politician and soldier who as the 5th Baron Huntingfield, served as Governor of Victoria and Administrator of Australia in 1938.

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Varnice, John

Early landowner in Denistone.

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Vasilakis, Georgios

Greek-born convict who was pardoned in 1836.

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Vaughan, Martin

Australian stage, television and film actor.

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Vaughan, Roger William Bede

Catholic archbishop who revelled in public controversy and who drove the establishment of a catholic education system as a counter to the godless secular system proposed by the Parkes-Robertson coalition.

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Veitch, John

Salvation Army captain.

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Veloskey, Mick

Macedonian community leader.

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Verbrugghen, Henri

Inspired teacher and foundation director of the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music.

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Vercruysse, Febronie

Belgian born nun who arrived with four other Catholic nuns to assist Archbishop Roger Bede Vaughan to maintain the Catholic education system in the face Federal attempts to make education secular and free.

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Verge, John

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Architect and builder who came to Sydney as a free settler and designed and built many of the colony's grandest houses before retiring to his farm on the Macleay River in northern New South Wales.

Verguet, Leopold

One of a group of French Marist priests who visited Sydney in 1845 en route to a new mission in the Solomon Islands. Verguet made some pencil sketches during his stay in Sydney.

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Vernon, Janet

Dancer and choreographer.

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Vernon, Walter Liberty

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Architect whose tenure as Government Architect from 1890 to 1911 saw the construction of some of Sydney's most famous buildings, as well as suburban fire stations and post offices in the Federation Free style.

Verstak, Tania

The first migrant to win the Miss Australia quest in 1961.

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Vertelli, Signor

Tightrope walker who performed from Rockhampton to Hobart between 1865 and 1874.

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Vic Johnston

Victor Johnston was a writer and press photographer in Sydney from the 1930s through till the 1960s. He worked for the Sun, for People and for PIX. Often mistakenly credited as Vic Johnson.

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Vickery, Ebenezer

Ironmonger, merchant and philanthropist whose success in the coal and insurance businesses and large real estate portfolio enabled his generous support of the Methodist church.

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Vidler, Ivy

Nurse.

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Viidikas, Vicki

Poet and prose writer whose travels in India and Asia framed recurrent themes in her poems.

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Villiers, Charles

Ensign, later Lieutenant, of the New South Wales Corps.

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Vincenc, Cyril

Delicatessen owner who specialises in European foods and has done much to improve the culinary scene in Sydney.

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Vincent, Babs

Indigenous rugby league player during the 1940s.

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Vincent, Ray

Aboriginal resident in the Redfern area.

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