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Farmer, Joseph
Farnell, James Squire
Farnell, Thomas Charles
Farr-Jones, Nick
Farrell, Elizabeth
Farrell, George
Farrell, Philip
Farrell, William Thomas
Farrelly, Bernard (Midget)
Farrer, Vashti
Farrington, Herbert Howell
Farwell, George
Fayers, Walter Kemp
Fear, Jonathan
Fell, John
Fennell, William (Willie)
Fennelly, Michael
Fenton, Charles
Fenwick, Andrew
Fenwick, Andrew jnr
Fenwick, James
Fenwick, John
Fenwick, Thomas
Ferdinand, Franz
Ferguson, F
Ferguson, John Alexander
Ferguson, William
Fernyhough, William Henry
Ferrier, Jim
Ferrier, Ron
Ffrench, Ellen Wilhelmine
Ffrench, James
Ffrench, John Henry Ogilvie Gore Power
Fiaschi, Piero
Fiaschi, Thomas Henry
Fidden, Joseph
Field, Barron
Field, EP
Field, Thomas Alfred
Fields, WC
Fillans, James Davidson
Filmer, Mabel
Finch, Peter
Fincham, John
Finey, George
Fink, Molly
Finley, Don
Firth, Verity
Fischer, Gerhard
Fischer, Minnie

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Farmer, Joseph

Draper who expended his wife's business and established a retail empire.

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Farnell, James Squire

Drover, farmer and first native born Premier in 1877.

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Farnell, Thomas Charles

Landowner at Tennyson Point and Putney, and briefly brewer, at the brewery established by his father-in-law James Squires.

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Farr-Jones, Nick

Rugby union footballer who represented Australia 63 times and was captain of the 1991 Rugby World Cup winning team.

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Farrell, Elizabeth

Convicted of stealing clothing and linen and transported for seven years, she became known as Nance Ferel and was considered a 'troublesome' convict. John Nicol described how she 'was ever making disturbance', and would 'abuse the agent and captain'. She was confined in a 'wooden jacket' as punishment, which was an empty flour barrel with holes cut out for the head and limbs. Nicol described the scene: 'She laughed and capered for a while...She walked about strutting and smoking the tobacco, and making others laugh...her head moving from side to side like a turtle'. This did not seem to have much of an impact, and she was eventually whipped with a cat o' nine tails.

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Farrell, George

Shoemaker who was transported for seven years in 1822. Found guilty in 1831 of participating in the 1828 robbery of the Bank of Australia and sentenced to life on Norfolk Island, he returned to Sydney in 1839 and subsequently offended again numerous times in Sydney and Tasmania. Received a ticket-of-leave in 1859.

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Farrell, Philip

Pickpocket who was tried at the Old Bailey, London in 1784 for stealing a handkerchief and sentenced to seven years' transportation. He led an attempted mutiny along with accomplice Thomas Griffiths on board the First Fleet transport, Scarborough. He received 24 lashes on HMS Sirius and was transferred to Prince of Wales.

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Farrell, William Thomas

Soldier who was commissioned as Second Lieutenant No. 3 Company Sydney Battalion Volunteer Rifles in 1861 and retired in 1898 as Commanding Officer of the First Infantry Regiment with the rank of Honorary Colonel.

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Farrelly, Bernard (Midget)

Australian world surfing champion in 1963.

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Farrer, Vashti

Author of fiction, poetry and play scripts.

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Farrington, Herbert Howell

Having served as a general state coroner since 1927, Herbert Farrington was appointed to the position of Sydney City Coroner in 1932. His previous public service roles also included an appointment as Police Magistrate within New South Wales, as an Industrial Magistrate, a Special Magistrate under the Child Welfare Act 1923 and a Magistrate under the Fair Rents Act 1915. Farrington was reappointed to the position of travelling magistrate in January 1935.

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Farwell, George

Author and traveller, whose obsession with the outback provided a setting for much of his writing.

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Fayers, Walter Kemp

Draper of George Street.

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Fear, Jonathan

Early settler at Asquith.

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Fell, John

Shale oil manufacturer near Rose Hill.

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Fennell, William (Willie)

Radio, television, stage and film actor, comedian and writer who appeared in many Australian television series.

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Fennelly, Michael

Renowned horse trainer and employee of the pastoralist James White. Along with White, he owned and operated the Newmarket Stables in Randwick. He also won many horse racing cups including the Sydney Cup in 1878, Victoria Derby and Melbourne Cup in 1883 and Maribyrnong Plate in 1879, 1881, 1883 and 1885.

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Fenton, Charles

Volunteer firefighter and founding member of the Glebe voluntary brigade.

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Fenwick, Andrew

Seaman who emigrated from Scotland.

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Fenwick, Andrew jnr

Tugboat proprietor and partner in J & T Fenwick.

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Fenwick, James

Third generation businessman in the towage business.

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Fenwick, John

Operator and partner of towage company with his brother Thomas. He retained the Sydney branch of the business when the partnership dissolved in 1883.

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Fenwick, Thomas

Operator and partner of a towage business with his brother John before expanding his business to Ballina and pursuing success with brute force if necessary.

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Ferdinand, Franz

Archduke of Austria and from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive of the Austro-Hungarian throne

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Ferguson, F

Early landowner in the Camden district.

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Ferguson, John Alexander

Barrister and judge who became an avid collector of Australiana and bibliographer who aimed to include an accurate description of every book, pamphlet, periodical and newspaper relating in any way to Australia.

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Ferguson, William

Aboriginal political leader.

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Fernyhough, William Henry

Sketcher, silhouette artist and lithographer whose portraits of Aborigines and Sydney identities survive in the State Library of New South Wales.

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Ferrier, Jim

Professional golfer who achieved amateur success in Australia before a professional acclaim in the United States of America.

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Ferrier, Ron

Theatre designer and director and founder of Studio Australia Productions.

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Ffrench, Ellen Wilhelmine

Landowner at Greenwich who inherited the property upon her husband's death.

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Ffrench, James

Timber getter and sawmill owner who cleared the land above Bantry Bay.

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Ffrench, John Henry Ogilvie Gore Power

Public servant with the Treasury and President of Willoughby School of Arts who took his own life at Gore Hill.

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Fiaschi, Piero

Medical practitioner and army medical officer who with his father Thomas, is commemorated by a life-sized bronze replica of the famous Florentine Porcellino monument outside Sydney Hospital.

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Fiaschi, Thomas Henry

Surgeon, army medical officer and wine industry leader who was held in high esteem by wide sections of the community.

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Fidden, Joseph

Early landowner at Killara who gave his name to the wharf on the Lane Cove.

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Field, Barron

Judge of the Supreme Court whose early high regard and wise counsel in the colony was soon seen as elitist and fractious.

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Field, EP

Visiting teacher from Brisbane who criticised the SMSA and was an unsuccessful litigant against the school.

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Field, Thomas Alfred

Meat supplier who migrated to Sydney as a boy with his parents after livestock disease plagued his father's business in England. He worked in his father's retail and wholesale butchering business from 1900. By World War I, the Field brothers controlled about one-third of Sydney's wholesale meat business. He established the family business which eventually evolved into T A Field Estates Pty Ltd and still operates today.

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Fields, WC

American actor and comedian who often played a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist.

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Fillans, James Davidson

Sculptor who worked on statues and carvings on many of Sydney's most prominent buildings between the 1880s and early 1900s. Worked with William Priestley MacIntosh on ornamental carving at the Sydney Technical College and the Lands Department building.  Instructor in masonry, stone and marble carving and letter cutting at Sydney Technical College, 1898.

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Filmer, Mabel

Radio personality 'Aunty May' on radio 2UE.

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Finch, Peter

Actor who spent his early career in Sydney before becoming an international film star.

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Fincham, John

Convict and early settler in the Balgowlah area who also received a land grant in Sydenham.

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Finey, George

Black and white artist famous for his caricatures and strong left wing political views.

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Fink, Molly

Melbourne born socialite whose interracial marriage to an Indian rajah caused diplomatic ructions from London to Sydney.

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Finley, Don

Theatre director and set designer.

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Firth, Verity

State Labor politician who was previously a councillor on the City of Sydney Council for four years.

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Fischer, Gerhard

Writer and historian.

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Fischer, Minnie

Singer who trained and toured in Australia before joining the Italian Opera Company at age 16 and undertaking further training in Germany and concerts in London.

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