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Wiltshire, James
Windeyer, Charles
Windeyer, Margaret
Windeyer, Maria
Windeyer, Mary
Windeyer, Richard
Windeyer, William Charles
Windle, Robert
Windybank, Edward
Wing, Peter Yee
Wingal
Wingate, Thomas
Winter, Nick
Wirt, Loyal Lincoln
Wirth, George
Wirth, Johannes
Wirth, May
Wirth, Philip
Wiseman, Solomon
Witcombe, Eleanor
Withers, George
Withers, William Henry
Witting, Amy
Wolfcarius, Eva Marie
Wolinski, Joseph
Wollstonecraft, Edward
Wolstenholme, Edmund
Wolstenholme, Harry
Won Ping
Wong, Denis
Wong, Fred
Wong, Jap Kuan (Keith)
Wong, Penny
Wong, Samuel
Wong, Stanley
Wood, Anna Victoria
Wood, Ellen Maud
Wood, George
Wood, Helen
Wood, Mervyn
Woodhouse, Edmund Bingham
Woodhouse, Edmund Hume
Woodhouse, John
Woodhouse, William John
Woodnut, Frank
Woods, Frederick
Woods, Jane
Woods, John
Woods, Joseph
Woods, Margaret

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Wiltshire, James

Early landowner in Lane Cove area who was driven from his land by aboriginal attack and bushfire.

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Windeyer, Charles

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Magistrate and police superintendent. He served as the first Mayor of Sydney in the period between the city's incorporation in August 1842 and the first elections in November.

Windeyer, Margaret

Feminist and librarian who was one of the first women to work for the Public Library of New South Wales.

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Windeyer, Maria

An early woman member of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, who was an early landholder at Tomago, north of Sydney.

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Windeyer, Mary

Suffrage campaigner and philanthropist.

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Windeyer, Richard

Barrister and politician who became a landholder in the Hunter Valley.

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Windeyer, William Charles

Barrister, judge, politician and social reformer who encouraged education for girls and was founding chairman of Women's College, within the University of Sydney.

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Windle, Robert

Champion Olympic swimmer

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Windybank, Edward

Boat builder who was the first white resident on Cowan Creek when he moved into a cave in the late 1880s.

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Wing, Peter Yee

Chinese supporter of the republican cause.

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Wingal

Aboriginal seafarer who joined Flinders' voyage to Norfolk Island in 1798.

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Wingate, Thomas

Soldier and photographer.

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Winter, Nick

Gold medalllist in the hop, step and jump at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

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Wirt, Loyal Lincoln

Missionary, journalist and anti-war activist.

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Wirth, George

Bandsman and circus proprietor who formed Wirth's Bros Circus with his brothers in 1882.

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Wirth, Johannes

Bavarian-born musician who travelled eastern Australia with first his brothers and then his sons as part of his itinerant band.

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Wirth, May

Circus rider adopted into the Wirth family, she developed excellent equestrian and acrobatic skills and found fame in Australia, London and the United States of America.

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Wirth, Philip

Bandsman and circus proprietor who formed Wirth's Bros Circus Ltd with his brother George.

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Wiseman, Solomon

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Convict who became a successful merchant and landowner on the Hawkesbury River.

Witcombe, Eleanor

A pioneer of theatre for young people, she went on to write mostly for screen and radio.

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Withers, George

Builder who became a wealthy auctioneer and valuer after entering parliament.

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Withers, William Henry

Architect with the Maritime Services Board.

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Witting, Amy

Pen name used by Joan Fraser, novelist and poet.

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Wolfcarius, Eva Marie

Sydney socialite who was active in a range of causes.

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Wolinski, Joseph

Painter who became a prolific Archibald Prize entrant.

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Wollstonecraft, Edward

Merchant and landowner in nineteenth-century Sydney. His home Crows Nest had a commanding view across Sydney Harbour. He was the nephew of the early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and cousin to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author of Frankenstein.

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Wolstenholme, Edmund

Timber merchant and accountant who deserted his wife Maybanke, and was divorced by her in 1892.

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Wolstenholme, Harry

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Amateur ornithologist and lawyer.

Won Ping

Survivor of the 1881 smallpox epidemic, who was isolated for many weeks at the North Head quarantine station.

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Wong, Denis

Restaurateur and nightclub owner. 

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Wong, Fred

Chinese trade unionist who supported the boycotts of Japan in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Wong, Jap Kuan (Keith)

Chinese businessman who first arrived as a student in 1938 and who, with his brother, Denis, established a highly successful nightclub business.

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Wong, Penny

ALP Senator for South Australia since 2001

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Wong, Samuel

Supporter of the Chinese republican cause.

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Wong, Stanley

Prominent Chinese businessman and racing identity.

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Wood, Anna Victoria

Anna Wood was a 15 year old girl who died in October 1995 after taking an MDMA or ‘ecstasy’ tablet at a dance party.

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Wood, Ellen Maud

Early woman doctor in Sydney. She studied medicine at the University of Sydney but did not graduate, and continued her education in Scotland where she qualified as a medical practitioner in 1897 before returning to Australia to practice.

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Wood, George

British actor and comedian who was only 4 foot 9 inches (1.44 metres) tall.

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Wood, Helen

School teacher from Tintaroo Falls, Queensland who won the title of Miss Australia1957 at the age of 19. She and Australian tennis player Ashley Cooper married in 1959.

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Wood, Mervyn

Olympic gold medal winning rower, who rose to the top of the New South Wales police force.

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Woodhouse, Edmund Bingham

Son of Edmund H Woodhouse who succeeded him in ownership of the dairy farm at Mount Gilead Estate.

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Woodhouse, Edmund Hume

Banker who very successfully moved into dairy farming at the Mount Gilead Estate

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Woodhouse, John

Principal of Moore Theological College 2002-2012

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Woodhouse, William John

Classics scholar at the University of Sydney. He also acted as curator for the Nicholson Museum.

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Woodnut, Frank

Early resident and boatshed owner at Cowan.

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Woods, Frederick

Fisherman who witnessed the destruction of fish stocks in Botany Bay in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

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Woods, Jane

Early recipient of a land grant in the Ryde area.

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Woods, John

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Carrier whose became a prominent community member in Manly and served as Mayor of Sydney in 1865.

Woods, Joseph

Publican.

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Woods, Margaret

Wife of prominent Manly resident John Woods.

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