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Carradah
Carrington, Charles Robert
Carroll, Garnet H
Carroll, Matthew
Carroll, Richard Charles
Carruthers, Joseph
Carslaw, Horatio S
Carss, Elizabeth Maria
Carss, Mary Neilson
Carss, William
Carter, Andrew
Carter, Benjamin Bowen
Carter, Bryce
Carter, Frances Mowat
Carter, James
Carter, Norman
Carter, Paul
Carter, Ronald Graeme
Carter, W
Carter, William
Cartwright, C
Cartwright, Robert
Caruey
Carver, Ben
Caspers, Ella
Castell, Susannah
Castell, William
Castle, Henry
Cataneo, Bartolomeo
Cato, Jack
Catts, Norman
Cauvarel, Aristide
Cavalier, Rodney
Cave, Cecil CB
Cavendish, Mary
Cazabon, Albert
Cazneau, Pierce Mott
Cazneaux, Beryl
Cazneaux, Carmen
Cazneaux, Harold
Cazneaux, Harold Ramsay
Cazneaux, Jean
Cazneaux, Joan
Cazneaux, Rainbow
Cazneaux, Winifred
Cerretti, Bonaventura
Chadley, James
Chadwick, Doris
Chalder, Thomas
Challis, John Henry

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Carradah

Early Aboriginal vistor to Sydney Town who was befriended by Captain Henry Ball.

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Carrington, Charles Robert

Governor of New South Wales 1885-90.

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Carroll, Garnet H

Actor and stage manager who became a theatre entrepreneur and brought many famous companies to Sydney after World War II.

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Carroll, Matthew

Early landholder in the Kogarah area, who built the house Sunnyside.

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Carroll, Richard Charles

Thirteen year old boy who, with three of his school friends and three members of another family, died in the Luna Park Ghost Train fire on 9 June 1979.

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Carruthers, Joseph

Lawyer and politician who was a minister in various governments and premier 1904-07.

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Carslaw, Horatio S

Professor of Mathematics at the University of Sydney who worked on the theory of conduction of heat.

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Carss, Elizabeth Maria

Daughter of William Carss, early landowner in the area later known as Carss Park.

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Carss, Mary Neilson

Daughter of William Carss who lived at Carss Park until her death in 1916.

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Carss, William

Scottish cabinetmaker and publican who invested in land and retired to the area later known as Carss Park.

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Carter, Andrew

Activist who, with Richard Johnson, founded the Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt to commemorate those who had died and to promote compassionate learning about those living with the disease.

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Carter, Benjamin Bowen

Surgeon on a visiting American ship, the Ann and Hope, who recorded Aboriginal words at La Perouse in 1798.

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Carter, Bryce

Cellist who played a prominent part in concert life in Sydney.

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Carter, Frances Mowat

Violinist and teacher who was prominent in concert life early in the twentieth century.

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Carter, James

Minister of religion.

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Carter, Norman

Portraitist and stained-glass artist who worked on major city buildings and taught at Sydney Technical College and the University of Sydney.

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Carter, Paul

Academic and artist who works with the poetics of place making and public space design.

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Carter, Ronald Graeme

Twenty three year old man who was a patient at Chelmsford Private Hospital in 1967and died while under the care of Dr Harry Bailey. The coroner found he had died of pneumonia after barbituates had been administered used in the course of prescribed deep sleep therapy.

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Carter, W

Landowner in Camden area from 1885.

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Carter, William

Businessman.

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Cartwright, C

Draughtsman who drew the 1816 'Plan of the Governor's Demesne' for Governor Macquarie.

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Cartwright, Robert

Anglican minister at Windsor, Liverpool and St James, and later in southern NSW, who was also a magistrate and master of the Male Orphan School.

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Caruey

Cadigal man, called Carraway by the colonists, who survived the upheaval and epidemic that followed the arrival of the Europeans.

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Carver, Ben

Cattle rustler who used the Grose Valley to hide cattle before applying for a lease in 1875.

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Caspers, Ella

Contralto who continued her training in London before the scandal of marriage to a bigamist hastened her return to Sydney. She recovered her career and was an early recording artist in the 1910s and 1920s.

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Castell, Susannah

Wife of William Castell, who remained in England with their four children after he fled his creditors in 1826. They remained in correspondence, despite his many relationships with other women.

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Castell, William

Musician, conman and adventurer.

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Castle, Henry

Ironmonger and blacksmith who made anchors at his business in The Rocks. He was in a partnership with Richard Dawson before returning to England in 1837.

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Cataneo, Bartolomeo

Apostolic Delegate, or diplomatic representative, of the Vatican in Australia in the 1920s.

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Cato, Jack

Photographer and historian of Australian photography.

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Catts, Norman

Advertising executive who later worked for chemical companies and endowed a trust fund for the education of Aboriginal children.

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Cauvarel, Aristide

French born publican whose hospitality extended to catering for all classes of society and even Mayoral picnics. After working in several cafes and hotels around Sydney he spent 10 years in Gundagai before leaving for Europe, later returning to work in Dubbo.

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Cavalier, Rodney

Australian politician and author who was the Member for Gladesville from 1981 to 1988 and served in two successive New South Wales Labor governments as the Minister for Education from 1984 to 1988.

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Cave, Cecil CB

Anglican minister.

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Cavendish, Mary

Lover of William Castell who arrived with him in Sydney from Mauritius where she had been known as Mrs Mary Cecil. She lived with Castell in Sydney as his supposed sister and died in the boating accident on 26 January 1839 that also took his life.

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Cazabon, Albert

Composer and conductor who became musical director at the Prince Edward Theatre in 1927 and also conducted at the Conservatorium.

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Cazneau, Pierce Mott

Photographer.

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Cazneaux, Beryl

Daughter of photographer Harold Cazneaux.

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Cazneaux, Carmen

Artist daughter of photographer Harold Cazneaux.

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Cazneaux, Harold

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Photographer whose work recorded many aspects of Sydney over many decades.

Cazneaux, Harold Ramsay

Son of photographer Harold Cazneaux who died in the battle at Tobruk.

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Cazneaux, Jean

Daughter of photographer Harold Cazneaux.

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Cazneaux, Joan

Daughter of photographer Harold Cazneaux and mother of entrepreneur Dick Smith.

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Cazneaux, Rainbow

Daughter of photographer Harold Cazneaux.

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Cazneaux, Winifred

Wife of Harold Cazneaux.

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Cerretti, Bonaventura

Italian cardinal of the Catholic church who became the first Apostolic delegate of the church in Australia in 1914.

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Chadley, James

Colonial architect and auctioneer in and around Sydney in the 1830s.

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Chadwick, Doris

Assistant editor and editor of the NSW School Magazine 1924-59 who wrote children's books based on Sydney's history.

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Chalder, Thomas

Landowner in St Peters, Tempe and Marrickville which was named after his home village in Yorkshire.

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Challis, John Henry

Merchant and philanthropist who made his fortune selling wool and other merchandise. He was a prominent property owner, with holdings at Potts Point, and also ran cattle and sheep stations at his properties in southern New South Wales. He made generous donations to the University of Sydney allowing the establishment of the Challis professorships. After his death his estate was valued for probate at 60,000 pounds in England and 101,000 pounds in New South Wales. His bequest to the University of Sydney completely transformed the institution, and was estimated to be 250,000 pounds or $32 million in 2016.

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