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Covell, Roger
Cowan, Theodora Esther (Theo)
Cowan, William
Cowell, Frances
Cowell, Timothy Alfred
Cowper, Charles
Cowper, Eliza
Cowper, Norman
Cowper, William
Cowper, William Macquarie
Cox, Annie
Cox, Edward
Cox, Frederick Charles
Cox, Frederick Farrant
Cox, James Charles
Cox, Jane Maria
Cox, Mary Ann
Cox, Matilda
Cox, Philip
Cox, William
Coxen, Charles
Coxen, Charles F
Coxen, Stephen
Coxhead, Harald
Coyle, James Edmund Fitzgerald
Crackenthorp, Spencer
Cracknell, Ruth
Craddock, John Lansdown
Craigie, Billy
Cramer, Madame
Cramphorn, Rex
Crane, Samuel
Crane, WG
Cranston, William
Crawford, Jack
Crawford, Loretta
Crawford, Percy
Crawford, Robert
Crawley, Margaret
Craydon, Letty
Creed, John Mildred
Creighton, John Wilford
Cresswell, John
Cressy, Richard
Crestani, Sebastiano
Creswell, Rosemary
Crews, Bill
Crick, Guy
Crick, Paddy
Crick, Stanley Sadler

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Covell, Roger

Academic, writer and journalist.

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Cowan, Theodora Esther (Theo)

Sculptor who trained and worked in Europe and Sydney, producing striking busts of political figures as well as child portraiture.

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Cowan, William

Local landowner who became first president of Ku-ring-gai Shire Council.

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Cowell, Frances

Publican who successfully took over her husband's license when he became insolvent.

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Cowell, Timothy Alfred

Publican who appeared before the court for insolvency and failing to pay maintenance.

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Cowper, Charles

Farmer and politician who became Premier five times, testament to his political adroitness and powers of conciliation.

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Cowper, Eliza

Wife of Sir Charles Cowper.

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Cowper, Norman

Solicitor and soldier who became senior partner at Allen Allen and Hemsley and a director of many companies.

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Cowper, William

Anglican minister who arrived in 1809 and over nearly 50 years, preached, founded schools, churches and religious societies and worked with convicts and Aboriginal people.

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Cowper, William Macquarie

Anglican minister who worked hard to spread his ministry through the north of the state before settling in Sydney and launching Moore College. He was Dean of Sydney for 44 years.

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Cox, Annie

Dressmaker whose insolvency ended in the debtor's prison.

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Cox, Edward

Son of the New South Wales Corps officer and settler William Cox, he built the property 'Fernhill' in Mulgoa and was a member of the Legislative Council.

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Cox, Frederick Charles

Butcher who became an orchardist at Carlingford, and an alderman and mayor of Parramatta.

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Cox, Frederick Farrant

Sailor, theosophist and lecturer who arranged to be cremated upon his death in a small transportable oven he had commissioned from a foundry. It was the first cremation in New South Wales.
'The deceased's wishes were carried without complete success'

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Cox, James Charles

Physician and lecturer whose love of Australian natural history is reflected in his membership of all the important scientific associations of the day.

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Cox, Jane Maria

Daughter of the mariner, merchant and settler, Richard Brooks, and wife of Edward Cox.

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Cox, Mary Ann

Salvation Army sister who energetically supported the establishment of the Army in Sydney.

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Cox, Matilda

Fruit shop proprietor.

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Cox, Philip

Architect who designed many of our iconic buildings including several used for the Olympic Games in 2000.

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Cox, William

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New South Wales Corps officer who settled in the Windsor district and oversaw the building of the first road over the Blue Mountains.

Coxen, Charles

Naturalist who travelled for months collecting specimens of Australian fauna which provided the stimulus for the expedition of John Gould in 1838-40. He later became a politician in Queensland.

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Coxen, Charles F

Student at the Normal Institute.

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Coxen, Stephen

Settler in the Upper Hunter who was ruined by drought and flood in the 1840s.

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Coxhead, Harald

Community activist who became first ranger of Carss Park.

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Coyle, James Edmund Fitzgerald

Civil engineer who, with Professor William H Warren, designed the suspension bridge at Northbridge. Born in Ireland about 1844, he was a Member of the Institute of Civil engineers and worked in coal mining in Scotland before migrating to New Zealand in the early 1870s. He worked there as an engineer and surveyor, also travelling to and from Sydney. In 1884, he was asked to produce a report on the NSW Department of Public Works for the government,who were looking for recommendations to reduce its size. In the late 1880s he was commissioned by the NSW Government to produce a report on the Murray River, looking at navigation and water rights, and also advised on railways. He died at his sister Rosalind Robertson's house, Byron Lodge, in Randwick on 6 October 1895 at the age of 51.

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Crackenthorp, Spencer

Chess champion.

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Cracknell, Ruth

Actor and author who worked in radio, television, film and on the stage.

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Craddock, John Lansdown

Public servant and magistrate who served as the City Coroner between 1961 and 1963.

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Craigie, Billy

Aboriginal campaigner who worked for better legal, housing and medical services for Indigenous people.

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Cramer, Madame

Singer who performed in Sydney in 1856 and 1857.

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Cramphorn, Rex

Experimental theatre director who emerged in the 1960s challenging the received view of theatre.

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Crane, Samuel

Soldier and early settler who was killed while clearing his land at Concord in 1794.

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Crane, WG

President of the YMCA.

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Cranston, William

Sailor who survived the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834. He was described in newspaper reports of the disaster as a boy.

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Crawford, Jack

Champion tennis player who won the Australian Open four times in the 1930s.

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Crawford, Loretta

Receptionist at the Carousel club in Kings Cross, and a witness at the 1983 inquest into the disappearance of Juanita Neilsen in 1975. In 2001 she made a statement to the police with additional information concerning Neilsen's death.

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Crawford, Percy

Tivoli employee for more than 20 years under both Harry Rickards and later Hugh D McIntosh.

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Crawford, Robert

Principal clerk to the Colonial Secretary who arrived from Scotland in 1821 and soon managed to build up extensive holdings including farms and Clydebank on his town allotment. Financial difficulties later in the decade saw many of the properties sold by 1828.

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Crawley, Margaret

Solicitor and a founder of the Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales.

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Craydon, Letty

Actress who began her career as a child touring in tent shows. She performed in revue and vaudeville in Sydney and the United Kingdom.

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Creed, John Mildred

Physician and politician who was unconcerned at the unpopularity of many of his legislative initiatives such as registration of medical practitioners, protection of children and care of inebriates.

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Creighton, John Wilford

Plasterer and carpenter, transported for seven years in 1819. Participated in the 1828 robbery of the Bank of Australia. Died by drowning in a boating accident in 1829.

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Cresswell, John

Marine officer who embarked as Lieutenant aboard Charlotte during the First Fleet voyage and transferred to Prince of Wales whilst in port at Cape Town, South Africa.

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Cressy, Richard

Sailor who died in the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in August 1834. His body was washed up near the wreck, at Mr Bass's shipyard, and was identified at an inquest by Thomas Marshall, the ship's first mate. A stout and athletic man between 40 and 50 years old, Cressy had been at the wheel when the ship entered the Heads, but had been washed away with the front part of the ship within five minutes of it striking the rocks at Middle Head. 

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Crestani, Sebastiano

Italian community leader whose shed was used for some of the first meetings of Club Marconi.

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Creswell, Rosemary

Literary agent, editor and author who also worked as a lecturer and book reviewer.In 2008 she received an OAM for service to literature, particularly through the promotion and support of Australian writers.

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Crews, Bill

Uniting Church minister who founded the Exodus Foundation to help homeless youth.

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Crick, Guy

Architect responsible for many of the European modernist style theatres in Australia.

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Crick, Paddy

Colourful and feisty solicitor and politician remembered as a racehorse owner and a heavy gambler, rather than one who fought for legislative reform.

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Crick, Stanley Sadler

Film producer and distributor Stanley Crick was active in civic and charitable affairs, and served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1940-1942.

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