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Edrop, James
Edward, Deacon
Edward, Duke of Windsor
Edwards, George
Edwards, James George
Edwards, Mary
Egan, Brian
Egan, Daniel
Egan, Josephina
Egan, Marian
Egan, Mary
Eldershaw, Flora
Eldred, Gilbert
Eliott, Gilbert
Elkin, Adolphus Peter
Ellard, Charlotte
Ellard, Francis
Ellard, Frederick
Ellard, William
Ellerington, William
Ellery, Peter
Elliot, Rob
Elliot, Tim
Elliott, Arthur
Elliott, Eliot V
Elliott, Frederick
Elliott, George Robinson
Elliott, Henry Logan
Elliott, James
Elliott, Joseph
Elliott, Sumner Locke
Ellis, Andy
Ellis, Bob
Ellis, Havelock
Ellis, Rennie
Ellis, Samuel
Ellis, Solomon
Ellis, William
Ellison, Henry
Elphinstone, Alexander
Elphinstone, William jnr
Elric, Elizabeth
Elyard, Samuel
Emanuel, Cedric
Emerson, Albert
Emmett, Peter
Encel, Sol
Enderby, Samuel
English, John
Enright, Nicholas (Nick)

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Edrop, James

Squatter and businessman.

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Edward, Deacon

Priest in the Coptic Orthodox church.

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Edward, Duke of Windsor

One of the shortest reigning monarchs of British history, he visited Australia as the Prince of Wales in 1920.

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Edwards, George

Actor and radio producer who pioneered the radio serial in Australia. He changed his name from Harold Parks to George Edwards in the early 1930s.

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Edwards, James George

School teacher who played an important role in the Killara Progress Association and was later elected to Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council.

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Edwards, Mary

Painter and carver who spent the later part of her life in Fiji.

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Egan, Brian

Convict who worked as publican, labourer and seaman.

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Egan, Daniel

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Public servant, businessman and politician. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1853.

Egan, Josephina

Daughter of Daniel Egan.

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Egan, Marian

Second wife of Daniel Egan who perished in the Dunbar shipwreck.

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Egan, Mary

Householder in the Rocks who had followed her convict husband to the colony.

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Eldershaw, Flora

Author who co-wrote with Marjorie Barnard under the pseudonym M Barnard Eldershaw.

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Eldred, Gilbert

English equestrian renowned for his acrobatic circus performances o horseback.

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Eliott, Gilbert

Public servant and politician who was a city commissioner for Sydney in the 1850s and later a squatter and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

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Elkin, Adolphus Peter

Anglican clergyman and professor of anthropology who was a proponent of the assimilation of Indigenous Australians.

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Ellard, Charlotte

Shopkeeper who inherited and successfully managed several properties.

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Ellard, Francis

Music seller and composer who emigrated from Dublin Ireland.

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Ellard, Frederick

Irish-born composer who became a leading music teacher, and published his work through the family music publishing business in Sydney.

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Ellard, William

Composer who fell overboard and drowned returning to Australia.

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Ellerington, William

Chief mate of the Second Fleet transport, Neptune, who, along with the captain Donald Trail, was prosecuted for the mistreatment of the ship's convicts after they returned to England. They were both acquitted.

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Ellery, Peter

Punt operator at The Spit.

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Elliot, Rob

Businessman and local politician in Campbelltown area.

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Elliot, Tim

New Zealand born actor who worked extensively in Australia.

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Elliott, Arthur

Publican who devised many of the witty sayings to answer the billboard of St Barnabas church across Broadway.

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Elliott, Eliot V

Merchant seaman and militant trade unionist who emphasised the importance of unity, solidarity and internationalism amongst maritime workers.

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Elliott, Frederick

English immigrant who co-founded a chemical and manufacturing plant in Balmain with his two brothers.

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Elliott, George Robinson

Surgeon who immigrated from England in the 1840s and co-founded a chemical and drug manufacturing plant in Balmain with his two brothers.

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Elliott, Henry Logan

Soldier, accountant and freelance journalist who was married to author Helena Sumner Locke. Their son was Sumner Locke Elliott.

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Elliott, James

English immigrant who co-founded a chemical and manufacturing plant in Balmain with his two brothers.

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Elliott, Joseph

Tobacco pipe maker who operated in Sydney in the 1830s.

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Elliott, Sumner Locke

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Novelist, playwright and actor who won the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 1963 and the Patrick White Literary Award in 1977.

Ellis, Andy

Tailor who established his business on Oxford Street in Paddington before moving to Pitt Street in Sydney's Central Business District in 1954.

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Ellis, Bob

Political commentator, journalist and writer.

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Ellis, Havelock

Tutor and teacher who completed his studies to become a teacher at Fort Street Normal School. After returning to England he trained as a physician and wrote the first objective study of homosexuality.

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Ellis, Rennie

Social documentary photographer.

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Ellis, Samuel

Farmer in Camden district.

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Ellis, Solomon

Farmer who took up land in Camden West.

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Ellis, William

Alderman of Randwick who established the historic former Star and Garter Inn on Belmore Road.

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Ellison, Henry

Publican at Parramatta.

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Elphinstone, Alexander

Designer of the manse for St Paul's Presbyterian church, Rozelle.

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Elphinstone, William jnr

Builder and longtime resident of Derwent Street Glebe.

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Elric, Elizabeth

Matron at the Benevolent Asylum for over 24 years.

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Elyard, Samuel

Landscape painter and public servant who exhibited in Sydney and Paris.

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Emanuel, Cedric

Painter who recorded the rapidly changing landscape of the inner suburbs of Sydney.

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Emerson, Albert

Early settler at Blakehurst.

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Emmett, Peter

Curator who oversaw the early development of the Museum of Sydney and has continued in shaping our view of colonial history at the Historic Houses trust.

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Encel, Sol

Pioneer in the study of sociology and social policy in Australia, he was also a lecturer, author and active participant in Jewish affairs.

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Enderby, Samuel

Trading merchant and whaler whose early success in the American colonies lead to his highly profitable expansion into southern oceans.

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English, John

A mercer and tailor, John English served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1919.

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Enright, Nicholas (Nick)

In a widely varied career, he was best known as a playwright. His better known works were the plays Blackrock, Daylight Savings and Mongrels.

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