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Flitcroft, Esther Bridget (Ettie)
Flitcroft, Francis Joseph Maher (Frank)
Flitcroft, Margaret (Alice)
Flockton, Margaret
Flood, Charlotte
Flood, Edward
Flood, Joseph
Flower, Dulcie
Flower, Pat
Flowers, Fred
Flugelman, Bert
Flynn, Pat
Foden, Richard George
Fogg, Joseph
Foggitt, William
Foley, Dennis
Foley, Fiona
Foley, Gary
Foley, Horace John
Foley, Larry
Fong, King
Fontana, Giovanni
Forbes, Amelia
Forbes, Francis
Forbes, Francis Ewen
Forbes, John
Forbes, Terry
Ford, John
Forde, Edward
Forde, Florrie
Forde, Helena
Forde, Joseph Michael
Fordham, John
Formby, George junior
Forster, Elizabeth
Forster, Henry William
Forster, Rachel
Forster, Thomas
Forsyth, Archibald
Forsyth, John
Forsyth, Robert
Forsyth-Evans, Douglas
Forsythe, Leonard Edgar
Foss, Ambrose
Foster, Arthur George
Foster, Ethel
Foster, George Albert
Foster, Tom
Foster, William John
Foucart, Louis

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Flitcroft, Esther Bridget (Ettie)

Wife of the publican at Burtons Family Hotel at Glebe who took a very active part in her community and the life of the hotel patrons.

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Flitcroft, Francis Joseph Maher (Frank)

Long serving publican who fostered a close relationship with the Glebe Rugby League Club at his hotel, organising excursions and providing de facto change rooms. 

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Flitcroft, Margaret (Alice)

Irish born publican whose family held several pubs in the inner city for over 100 years.

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Flockton, Margaret

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Botanical illustrator and artist who was considered a gifted artist and lithographer.

Flood, Charlotte

Wife of Edward Flood.

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Flood, Edward

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Builder, sportsman and politician who built up a pastoral empire, and was Mayor of Sydney in 1849.

Flood, Joseph

Irish convict.

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Flower, Dulcie

Aboriginal health worker and activist who was instrumental in establishing the Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service where she worked for many years.

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Flower, Pat

Crime novelist and television playwright.

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Flowers, Fred

Painter and plasterer whose leadership of the Labor Party consolidated its growth in the 1890s and whose expertise in medical and hospital development helped shape its policy.

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Flugelman, Bert

Visual artist and teacher who is best known for his stainless steel geometric sculpture.

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Flynn, Pat

Gardener who established a garden at Barrenjoey in 1804 to supply passing ships.

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Foden, Richard George

Shark attack victim who was attacked in the George River at Milperra.

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Fogg, Joseph

Drayman and town traveller who was well known in the liquor trade and worked for Tooth's Brewery for almost 40 years.

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Foggitt, William

Government architect.

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Foley, Dennis

Descendant of Gai-mariagal, traditional owners of the Collaroy area.

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Foley, Fiona

Indigenous artist whose work encompasses painting, mixed media, sculpture and installations.

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Foley, Gary

Aboriginal writer, actor, activist and academic.

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Foley, Horace John

Glebe doctor with a reputation for generosity to the poor, who as party organiser was embroiled in labour politics for over four decades.

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Foley, Larry

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Pugilist who introduced the Queensberry rules into boxing in Australia and helped to revitalise the sport. A building contractor who joined the Catholic larrikin gang The Greens and as its leader he lasted 71 rounds in a fight with Sandy Ross, leader of the Orange Protestant group, at Como on the Georges River in 1871. He ran two hotels in Sydney. The first, Foley's Hotel, was on York Street. In 1885 he refurbished an old tavern named Nissen's Cafe on George Street and renamed it the White Horse Hotel. Bouts were fought and boxers trained in a gym at the back of the building.

Fong, King

Chinese community leader and businessperson.

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Fontana, Giovanni

Sculptor who worked in Sydney during the 1870s to 1890s producing several public works including three figures for the General Post Office facade and a statue of John Dunmore Lang.

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Forbes, Amelia

Wife of Sir Francis Forbes, Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court 1824-1837.

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Forbes, Francis

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First chief justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Forbes, Francis Ewen

Emancipist and merchant who was reduced to storekeeper by heavy business losses and litigation costs.

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Forbes, John

Poet and performer of contemporary writing in the 1980s.

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Forbes, Terry

Magistrate and coroner.

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Ford, John

Shipwright at Greenwich.

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Forde, Edward

Draughtsman, artist and explorer who died after contracting typhoid whilst exploring near Menindee.

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Forde, Florrie

Singer and entertainer who ran away from home to join a music hall and eventually found fame in England.

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Forde, Helena

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Botanical illustrator who with her sister, was an acclaimed recorder of the insect life and botany of the colony.

Forde, Joseph Michael

Journalist famous for publishing articles about 'Old Sydney' under the pen name 'Old Chum' in Sydney's Truth newspaper.

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Fordham, John

Journalist who established a media, sports and entertainment management agency.

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Formby, George junior

English singer and comedian.

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Forster, Elizabeth

Landowner in the Ryde area who with her husband Dr Thomas Forster, acquired Brush Farm estate from her father Gregory Blaxland in 1829.

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Forster, Henry William

British politician who became the seventh Governor-General of Australia.

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Forster, Rachel

Charity worker and wife of the seventh Governor-General of Australia. Opening the first Rachel Forster Hospital building in Redfern in August 1925 was her last official act before returning to England.

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Forster, Thomas

Medical doctor and landowner in the Ryde area who expanded the Brush Farm Estate and built the first Denistone House.

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Forsyth, Archibald

Timber getter and gold miner who finally settled in Sydney and established a rope making company before becoming a politician.

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Forsyth, John

Local politician in the Ryde area.

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Forsyth, Robert

Anglican Bishop of South Sydney between 2000-2015. At St Barnabas Anglican Church prior to that he continued the tradition of pithy sayings and responses across Broadway with the Broadway Hotel.

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Forsyth-Evans, Douglas

Architect.

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Forsythe, Leonard Edgar

Australian naval officer, commander of the Navy League Sea Cadets.

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Foss, Ambrose

Chemist, druggist and dentist who was also an alderman and church deacon. The suburb Forest Lodge was named after the villa he had built there in the 1830s for his family, and a local street is named after him.

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Foster, Arthur George

Theodore Arthur George Foster, better known as AG Foster, was a historian. He and his wife Ethel Foster were founding members of the Royal Australian Historical Society and documented the Devonshire Street Cemetery in the early 1900s before its removal for the construction of the Central Railway station.

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Foster, Ethel

Josephine Ethel Foster, better known as Ethel Foster or Mrs AG Foster, was a historian and photographer, who was one of the first members of the Royal Australian Historical Society. She and her husband, fellow historian Arthur George Foster, documented the Devonshire Street Cemetery in the early 1900s before its removal for the construction of the Central Railway station.

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Foster, George Albert

Ironmoulder who enlisted in the 15th Reinforcement of the 18th Battalion in 1916. Wounded at Bullecourt in France he died of his wounds in May 1917.

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Foster, Tom

Aboriginal activist from La Perouse who spoke at the Day of Mourning in 1938.

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Foster, William John

Attracted to Australia by the goldfields, he returned to study law and enter political life. A devout evangelical and militant temperance advocate he earned the nickname Water Jug Foster.

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Foucart, Louis

Doctor and landowner in Rozelle and Waterloo.

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