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Bowen, Edward John
Bowen, George Bartley
Bowen, LJ
Bowen-Daniels, Gill
Bower, Arthur
Bowers, Mary
Bowers, William
Bowker, Richard
Bowman, James
Bowman, Thomas
Bown, Charles
Boxall, Arthur d'Auvergne
Boyages, Steven
Boyce, Francis Bertie
Boyd, Ben
Boyd, Penleigh
Boyd, Robin
Boyd, Thomas
Boyle, John
Brabham, Jack
Brabyn, John
Brace, Emmanuel
Bradbury, William
Bradfield, JJC
Bradley, Eileen Burton
Bradley, Joan Burton
Bradley, Joseph
Bradley, Walter
Bradley, William
Bradley, William 'Cairo'
Bradley, William 1800 - 1868
Bradman, Donald
Bradwell, Ann
Brady, Edwin James
Brady, J
Brady, Patrick
Brahe, May
Brampton, Kenneth
Bramson, Isadore
Branagan, David Francis
Brand, Henry Robert (Lord Hampden)
Brand, Mona
Brandt, William A
Branham, Mary
Brasch, Reuben
Braund, Frederick
Bray, Amelia
Bray, Arthur
Bray, Boronia
Bray, Emily Amelia Muston

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Bowen, Edward John

Architect based in Rozelle.

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Bowen, George Bartley

Landowner at Mount Tomah who inherited the land from his father.

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Bowen, LJ

Bootmaker at Waterloo.

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Bowen-Daniels, Gill

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Dancer at Chequers nightclub in the 1950s and a witness in the trial of Shirley Beiger for the murder of Arthur Griffith.

Bower, Arthur

Poultry farmer, one of the first returned soldiers to take up land offer at Engadine in 1916.

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Bowers, Mary

Resident of Pitt Street in the 1850s.

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Bowers, William

Butcher.

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Bowker, Richard

Medical practitioner who became a parliamentarian.

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Bowman, James

Principal Surgeon at the Sydney Hospital between 1819 and 1836. He became a large landowner after marrying into the Macarthur family. Lyndhurst at Glebe was built for him in 1837.

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Bowman, Thomas

Stonemason and quarryman who traded from St Leonards during the mid-1800s.

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Bown, Charles

Fireman who followed his uncle Thomas Bown into professional fire service for insurance companies.

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Boxall, Arthur d'Auvergne

South Australian artist who exhibited in Sydney and where he spent his later years teaching.

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Boyages, Steven

Medical practitioner and health administrator.

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Boyce, Francis Bertie

Campaigner for old age pensions, slum clearance, women's suffrage and temperance.

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Boyd, Ben

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Entrepreneur in pastoral and whaling industries who was accused by some of trying to introduce slavery into NSW.

Boyd, Penleigh

Painter of landscapes who studied in London, Melbourne and Paris. He won the Wynne Prize for landscape in 1914.

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Boyd, Robin

Architect and critic who worked mainly in Melbourne.

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Boyd, Thomas

Orchardist who farmed on a land grant in Turramurra.

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Boyle, John

Councillor on Hornsby Shire Council.

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Brabham, Jack

Racing car driver and engineer who was Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966.

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Brabyn, John

Military officer and commandant at Port Dalrymple who became a magistrate and farmer in the Windsor district.

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Brace, Emmanuel

Emmanuel, or Emanuel, Brace was a young escaped convict who was part of the small gang that murdered Robert Wardell in Petersham in 1834. He testified for the Crown and received an absolute pardon. In 1858, he was tried at Darlinghurst for the murder of his wife Esther at Eden on the New South Wales coast but was acquitted. He died an alcoholic in Newcastle in 1880.

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Bradbury, William

Early settler in Campbelltown area in 1820s and 30s.

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Bradfield, JJC

Engineer and planner who designed and oversaw the building of the Harbour Bridge, underground railway and other Sydney infrastructure.

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Bradley, Eileen Burton

Bush regenerator who opposed the use of chemicals and controlled burns to control weeds and developed, with her sister, an alternative method of hand weeding and minimum disturbance to encourage regrowth.

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Bradley, Joan Burton

Bush regenerator who with her sister, promoted native plants by using hand weeding and minimum disturbance to encourage regrowth.

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Bradley, Joseph

Conductor of the Sydney Royal Philharmonic Society from 1908-27.

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Bradley, Walter

Auctioneer and politician who arrived in Sydney with little money before working at an auction house and then starting his own business. He became a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and was an alderman and mayor at Randwick Council. He became the subject of scrutiny in the Sydney press in 1892, when his wife petitioned for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty.

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Bradley, William

First lieutenant on HMS Sirius, who kept a detailed journal during the early years of settlement.

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Bradley, William 'Cairo'

Evangelist who worked for 20 years in Egypt before migrating to Sydney in 1919 to continue his evangelical mission with demobilised soldiers. He became well known for his tent missions and weekly prayer meetings in the Town Hall.

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Bradley, William 1800 - 1868

Pastoralist and politician who held grazing runs at Goulburn and Monaro and lived in Sydney only to attend to his political obligations.

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Bradman, Donald

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Champion cricketer.

Bradwell, Ann

Former convict who had six children with another former convict, Thomas Lisson, in the Hawkesbury, before leaving him and going to live with Isaac Gorrick in about 1812. She and Isaac had another five children.

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Brady, Edwin James

Socialist journalist and writer who edited journals and newspapers across three states.

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Brady, J

Publican at Woolloomooloo in the 1850s.

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Brady, Patrick

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Suspect in the Shark Arm murder of 1935, who was acquitted in the trial.

Brahe, May

Composer and musician, born Melbourne 1884, died Sydney 1956

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Brampton, Kenneth

Screenwriter, actor and director who moved from stage to film.

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Bramson, Isadore

Rabbi at Great Synagogue in early 1900s.

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Branagan, David Francis

Geologist, lecturer and author.

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Brand, Henry Robert (Lord Hampden)

Governor of New South Wales 1895-99.

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Brand, Mona

Playwright, poet and freelance writer who wrote over 24 plays and, whilst living, was better known in Europe than in Australia. Her topics were often new to Australian playwriting.

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Brandt, William A

Architect.

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Branham, Mary

Convict tried at the Old Bailey, London in 1784 for stealing clothing with a value of 39 shillings. She was sentenced to seven years' transportation and later had a child with Lieutenant Ralph Clark.

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Brasch, Reuben

Oxford Street businessman and founder of Curlew Camp for artists.

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Braund, Frederick

Businessman and member of the Legislative Assembly who was killed at Gallipoli.

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Bray, Amelia

Wife of James Bray Snr and mother of James Samuel Bray who died at the private asylum Bay View House in Tempe.

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Bray, Arthur

Child of James Samuel Bray and his first wife Janet.

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Bray, Boronia

Third child of James Samuel Bray and Fanny Drake.

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Bray, Emily Amelia Muston

Child of James Samuel Bray and his first wife Janet.

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