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Buring, Hermann Paul Leopold
Burke, Walter
Burlakov, Misha
Burley, Elizabeth
Burn, Simon
Burne, William
Burne, WP
Burnett, Alfred
Burnley, Ian
Burns, James
Burns, Joanne
Burns, John Fitzgerald
Burns, Tommy
Burnum Burnum
Burragalang, Paddy
Burridge, Pam
Burridge, Theresa
Burstall, Tim
Burt, Samuel
Burton, Henry
Burton, Rosina
Burton, William James
Burton, William Westbrooke
Busby, James
Busby, John
Bush, Beatrice Olive
Bush, George W
Bush, Thomas
Bushell, Philip Howard
Bushelle, John
Buss, William
Bussell, Darcey
Bussell, Henry Lytton
Butcher, Benjamin
Butcher, Elizabeth
Butler, Arthur
Butler, Edward
Butler, Frank
Butler, James
Butler, Lawrence
Butlin, Syd
Butt, Clara
Buttel, Vera
Butters, Malcolm
Butts, Stephen
Buzo, Alex
Byers, Isabel
Byles, Cyril Beuzeville
Byles, Ida Margaret
Byles, Marie

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Buring, Hermann Paul Leopold

Winemaker and viticulturist who established Leo Buring Pty Ltd, a winery at Emu Plains called Leonay and a wine cellar on George Street called Ye Olde Crusty Cellar. In 2018, the Leo Buring label was owned by Treasury Wine Estates.

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Burke, Walter

Photographer who formed an advertising agency with Harry J Weston in 1908.

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Burlakov, Misha

Dancer and founder, with Louise Lightfoot, of First Australian Ballet in 1931.

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Burley, Elizabeth

Convict who married Thomas Arndell and raised a farming family in the Hawkesbury area.

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Burn, Simon

Convict who arrived in Sydney on the Friendship in 1788. Described as a stocking weaver and timber getter, he was convicted in Exeter in 1783 of highway robbery and sentenced to transportation to America for seven years, but escaped before departure in the convict mutiny on the Mercury in 1784. Recaptured, he was transported to New South Wales. On 10 February 1788 he married fellow convict, Frances Anderson and given a land grant in Parramatta in July 1791. Accused in 1794 by Marsden of drunkenness on the Sabbath, a few weeks later he was murdered by drinking partner John Hill when he tried to defend a woman, Hill's partner, from an attack. He was the first emancipist in the colony to be murdered by another colonist.

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Burne, William

First secretary of Glebe School of Arts whose resignation necessitated forced entry to the premises when he removed all keys and documentation.

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Burne, WP

Shipwright at Greenwich.

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Burnett, Alfred

Farmer in the Camden district.

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Burnley, Ian

Academic and teacher in population geography and demography.

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Burns, James

Shipowner, businessman and philanthropist who endowed Burnside Children's Homes.

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Burns, Joanne

Poet who won the Judith Wright award 2005.

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Burns, John Fitzgerald

Businessman and politician who was Postmaster-General and Treasurer in the late nineteenth century.

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Burns, Tommy

Canadian heavyweight boxer who lost his world title to opponent Jack Johnson at Sydney Stadium.

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Burnum Burnum

Activist, actor and author who is best remembered for planting the Aboriginal flag on the white cliffs of Dover on the Australian Bicentenary Day of 26 January 1988.

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Burragalang, Paddy

Aboriginal elder who lived in the southern part of Dharawal country in Five Islands (The Illawarra).

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Burridge, Pam

Champion surfer who learned to surf on Sydney's northern beaches.

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Burridge, Theresa

Fruit shop owner and confectioner who inherited a ginger beer factory upon the death of her husband.

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Burstall, Tim

Film producer and director and writer who was instrumental in rebuilding the Australian film industry from the 1960s.

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Burt, Samuel

Convict who was tried at London's Old Bailey for forgery in January 1787, a crime he committed after a rejected marriage proposal. He told the court: 'I now feel myself forever cut off from the union of a person that was most dear to me, death to me will be preferable to life'. While in prison his intended agreed to marry him, however, Burt was sentenced to transportation for life and his fiancée died of typhus before he was sent to Sydney. During the voyage he warned the ship's captain and officers of a convict group's plan for mutiny. For his role thwarting the mutiny he was granted 30 acres in Erskineville, known as Burt's Farm, on 8 January 1794 and given a full pardon by Governor Francis Grose. His land was later the site of Bakewell Brothers' Beulah Steam Brick and Pottery Works.
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Burton, Henry

Circus proprietor and horse breeder who toured remote areas around Sydney and interstate.

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Burton, Rosina

Equestrienne and circus performer who travelled with her husband's circus troupe in the 1850s.

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Burton, William James

Stonemason who became a publican in Glebe and represented his ward on Glebe Council for many years.

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Burton, William Westbrooke

Lawyer, judge and politician who helped develop legal structures in the colony.

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Busby, James

Pioneer viticulturalist and farmer who was British Resident in New Zealand from 1833.

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Busby, John

Surveyor and engineer who built Sydney's first regular water supply system.

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Bush, Beatrice Olive

Rozelle woman who for 25 years sold newspapers seven days a week from the traffic island at the intersection of Victoria Road and The Crescent, White Bay.

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Bush, George W

Forty third President of the United States who served from 2001 to 2009.

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Bush, Thomas

Engineer employed at AGL gasworks at Mortlake.

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Bushell, Philip Howard

Tea merchant who helped establish the Sydney branch of Bushell's tea with his brother.

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Bushelle, John

Singer.

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Buss, William

Convict who became a publican at Woodford.

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Bussell, Darcey

English ballet dancer who performed with the Australian Ballet and briefly lived in Sydney after her retirement from professional dance in 2007.

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Bussell, Henry Lytton

Miller who established the milling business HL Bussell & Co in Chippendale and manufactured flour products under the White Wings brand.

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Butcher, Benjamin

Early landowner in the Mortlake area.

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Butcher, Elizabeth

Arts administrator whose financial management and political sense made a substantial impact on Sydney theatre including the redevelopment of wharves 4 and 5 at Walsh Bay as a theatre venue.

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Butler, Arthur

Engineer, aviator and businessman, who built an early commercial airline in New South Wales.

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Butler, Edward

Irish-born barrister and politician who became the 13th Attorney-General of New South Wales. He also worked on Henry Parkes' 'Empire' and was associated with the liberal movement.

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Butler, Frank

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Murderer who killed at least three men in Sydney in 1896. He escaped to the United States but was brought back to face the charges and was executed at Darlinghurst Gaol on 16 July 1897.

Butler, James

City of Sydney alderman for Fitzroy Ward from 1 December 1863 to 30 November 1869. He was instrumental in having the steps 'Butler Stairs' in Woolloomooloo erected.

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Butler, Lawrence

Early landholder in Rozelle.

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Butlin, Syd

Professor of Economics at Sydney University.

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Butt, Clara

English recitalist and concert singer.

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Buttel, Vera

Champion swimmer who competed frequently against Annette Kellerman at turn of the twentieth century.

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Butters, Malcolm

Saddler and bootmaker in Oatley.

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Butts, Stephen

Publican of a number of hotels in Sydney in the mid-nineteenth century.

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Buzo, Alex

A principal Sydney playwright of the late 1960s and 1970s. He was one of the first contemporary Australian playwrights recognised overseas and authored 88 works.

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Byers, Isabel

Naremburn resident who took in Henry Lawson in 1906-07.

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Byles, Cyril Beuzeville

Railway signal engineer father of Marie Byles.

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Byles, Ida Margaret

Suffragette, vegetarian, teetotal mother of Marie Byles.

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Byles, Marie

Pioneering woman lawyer, bushwalker and Buddhist who gave endless opportunities to women in law as she had herself overcome many obstacles to her chosen career.

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