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Fischer, Syd
Fisher, Amelia Selina
Fisher, Andrew
Fisher, Anne
Fisher, Bettie
Fisher, Bill
Fisher, Emily
Fisher, Frances Amelia
Fisher, Francis
Fisher, Frederick
Fisher, Henry
Fisher, Jemima
Fisher, John
Fisher, John 1745-1832
Fisher, Thomas
Fisher, William Henry
Fisk, Ernest
Fiske, Pat
Fitton, Doris
FitzGerald, Dan
Fitzgerald, John Daniel
Fitzgerald, Michael
Fitzgerald, Richard
Fitzgerald, Robert
FitzGerald, Robert D (Bob) 1902-1987
FitzGerald, Robert D 1830-1892
FitzGerald, Robert David
FitzGerald, Thomas
FitzGerald, Tom
Fitzgerald, William Patrick
Fitzpatrick, Brian Charles
Fitzpatrick, James
Fitzpatrick, Kate
FitzRoy, Charles Augustus
FitzRoy, George
FitzRoy, Mary
Fitzsimons, David
FitzSimons, Peter
Flanagan, James Everard
Flanagan, Mervyn Ambrose Leslie
Flannagan, Robert
Flannery, Tim
Fleischmann, Arthur
Fleming, Jim
Fletcher, David
Fletcher, Joseph
Fletcher, Judith
Fletcher, Mary Anne
Flick, Casper
Flinders, Matthew

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Fischer, Syd

Property developer and sailor who has represented Australia as skipper in many successful yacht races.

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Fisher, Amelia Selina

Wife of Henry Fisher.

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Fisher, Andrew

Prime Minister on three occasions who lead a vast legislative program of reforms and national development that lasted beyond the divisions caused by World War I and the issue of conscription.

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Fisher, Anne

Landowner at Marrickville after the estate of her brother Robert Wardell was divided amongst his siblings.

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Fisher, Bettie

Cabaret singer and Aboriginal activist who became administrator of the Black Theatre Arts and Cultural Centre.

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Fisher, Bill

Boatbuilder at Putney.

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Fisher, Emily

Second wife of Henry Fisher.

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Fisher, Frances Amelia

Daughter of Amelia and Henry Fisher.

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Fisher, Francis

Lawyer who was NSW Crown Solicitor 1835-39.

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Fisher, Frederick

Convict and farmer at Campbelltown who was murdered by George Worrall to gain control of his property.

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Fisher, Henry

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Businessman, shipowner and local politician.

Fisher, Jemima

Convict who became a government housekeeper before marriage to John Fisher. Her son Thomas endowed the Fisher Library at the University of Sydney.

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Fisher, John

Seaman who sailed to New South Wales with the First Fleet. He developed a relationship with convict Catherine Hart and would swim ashore to see her each night. He contracted dysentery and died within two months of arriving in Sydney.

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Fisher, John 1745-1832

Convict who became an expert horseman and jockey and received a pardon in 1814. His son Thomas endowed the Fisher Library at the University of Sydney.

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Fisher, Thomas

Businessperson and benefactor, the son of convicts, who quietly and industriously built a business empire that enabled him to amass a large fortune. Much of his estate was bequeathed to the University of Sydney to endow a library now named in his honour.

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Fisher, William Henry

Master mariner who inherited his father's shipping fleet.

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Fisk, Ernest

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Radio engineer who promoted the potential of wireless communications and was the founding director of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd.

Fiske, Pat

Director, producer and sound recordist within Australia's independent film making community.

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Fitton, Doris

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Actor, director and theatrical entrepreneur.

FitzGerald, Dan

Circus owner and performer.

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Fitzgerald, John Daniel

Barrister and Labor politician whose fought for social and political improvements and was a prominent town planning advocate.

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Fitzgerald, Michael

Early landholder at Roseville.

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Fitzgerald, Richard

Emancipist whose knowledge of agriculture saw him given increasing responsibilities by successive governors in areas from Toongabbie to the Hawkesbury.

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Fitzgerald, Robert

Pastoralist and politician with extensive landholdings and investment properties in and around Sydney.

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FitzGerald, Robert D (Bob) 1902-1987

Surveyor and public servant who became an award winning artist and writer.

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FitzGerald, Robert D 1830-1892

Botanist and artist who published extensively on Australian orchids.

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FitzGerald, Robert David

Civil engineer.

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FitzGerald, Thomas

Irish republican interned at Darlinghurst.

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FitzGerald, Tom

Circus owner and performer.

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Fitzgerald, William Patrick

William Fitzgerald, a grocer, served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1920.

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Fitzpatrick, Brian Charles

Journalist, historian, socialist and defender of civil liberties whose historical writings for the first time provided a left-wing interpretation which deeply influenced the postwar generation of young academic historians.

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Fitzpatrick, James

Convict who accompanied Hume and Hovell on their expedition to Port Phillip Bay and returned to become a prosperous farmer in the Camden area.

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Fitzpatrick, Kate

Film and theatre actor.

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FitzRoy, Charles Augustus

Governor of New South Wales during the upheaval of the gold rushes, he was also referred to as the Governor General as his role extended to other colonies in Australia.

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FitzRoy, George

Second son of Charles FitzRoy who worked as his personal secretary when his father came to the colony as governor.

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FitzRoy, Mary

Wife of the Governor who died tragically after a carriage accident in Parramatta Park.

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Fitzsimons, David

Australian journalist.

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FitzSimons, Peter

Journalist and author who had previously had a successful rugby career.

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Flanagan, James Everard

Striker during the Great Strike 1917. He and his brother Merv Flanagan were on Bridge Road, Camperdown on August 30 1917 with other strikers when Merv was shot and killed by strike-breaker Reginald Wearne after an altercation. He and Henry Williams, who had also been shot by Wearne, were sentenced to three months hard labour for 'having used violence with intent to prevent Wearne from working at his lawful occupation'. Charges against Wearne, the brother of the Member for Namoi WE Wearne, were dismissed by a Coroners Court.

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Flanagan, Mervyn Ambrose Leslie

Carter and father of four who was murdered in Camperdown during the Great Strike in 1917 by strike-breaker Reginald Warne. Amid great controversy and public tension, a coroner's court found that Wearne had acted in self defence and charges were dropped without him facing trial. Thousands of people lined the streets during Flanagan's funeral.

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Flannagan, Robert

Irish convict tried at Armagh, Northern Ireland in 1791 for highway robbery and transported for life.

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Flannery, Tim

Scientist, teacher and writer.

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Fleischmann, Arthur

Sculptor who briefly enlivened Sydney's artistic scene but achieved his greatest recognition in Europe. In 1941 he completed The Explorer bronze doors at the State Library.

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Fleming, Jim

Food retailer who sold his supermarket chains and became an eminent horse breeder and racing club administrator.

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Fletcher, David

Landowner and first Mayor of Waverley Council.

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Fletcher, Joseph

Early settler at Oatley who moved to the area as a railway worker in 1885.

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Fletcher, Judith

Photographer who established herself as one of the first women studio portrait photographers in 1909. She became well known for her portraits of celebrities, Sydney socialites and artists.

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Fletcher, Mary Anne

Resident of Tamarama.

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Flick, Casper

Vinedresser who emigrated from Hattenheim in Germany with his wife and two sons and was to raise a further four children in the colony.

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Flinders, Matthew

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Navigator and cartographer who circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent.