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Frere, Georges Gaston Leonce
Frere, Georges Pierre
Frere, Jacques Gustave
Frere, Marthe
Freycinet, Henri de
Freycinet, Louis de
Friday, James
Friend, Donald
Frinsdorf, Mark
Frith, John Eric
Froggatt, Walter Wilson
Frost, Robert
Fullagar, Kate
Fuller, Benjamin
Fuller, George Warburton
Fuller, John junior
Fullwood, Albert Henry
Fulton, Henry
Fulton, Margaret
Furlong, George
Furlong, Michael Patrick
Furphy, Joseph
Furse, Bruce
Fysh, Wilmot Hudson
Ga-gulh
Gabriel, Ben
Gaden, John
Gaffney, George Leonard
Gagemeister, Leonty
Galbraith Fox, Marion
Gallagher, Norm
Galvin, Thomas (Paddy)
Gambling, George
Game, Philip
Gander, Catherine
Gannon, Michael
Gardiner, Allen Francis
Gardiner, Andrew
Gardiner, Frank
Gardiner, Joe
Gariglio, Luigi
Garland, John
Garlick, Reginald Gordon (Phil)
Garling, Frederick (1775–1848)
Garling, Frederick (1806-1873)
Garling, Jean
Garran, Robert Randalph
Garrett, Peter
Garside, EW
Garthwaite, John

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Frere, Georges Gaston Leonce

Vigneron who emigrated with his family from France and established a vineyard on the Georges River.

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Frere, Georges Pierre

French born vigneron who took up land on the river that was to bear his name.

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Frere, Jacques Gustave

Vigneron who established a vineyard near Albury and also selected land on the Georges River with his brother and nephew.

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Frere, Marthe

French women who travelled with her family to work in vineyards in Albury and Sydney.

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Freycinet, Henri de

French naval officer.

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Freycinet, Louis de

French naval officer who joined his brother on the Baudin expedition to explore the south and south-west coasts of Australia.

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Friday, James

Aboriginal man who camped at Bondi in 1873.

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Friend, Donald

Artist, writer and diarist who was well known for his studies of the young male nude.

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Frinsdorf, Mark

Property developer in western Sydney.

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Frith, John Eric

Artist, sculptor and cartoonist.

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Froggatt, Walter Wilson

Entomologist and academic who contributed to the popular study of natural history.

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Frost, Robert

Minister and founding headmaster of the King's School at Parramatta.

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Fullagar, Kate

Historian, author and academic

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Fuller, Benjamin

London-born theatrical entrepreneur who extended the family business from New Zealand to Sydney, expanding from vaudeville into melodrama and pantomime.

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Fuller, George Warburton

Barrister, federationist and free trade politician who served as Premier in 1921 for one day and then between 1922 and 1925.

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Fuller, John junior

Theatre entrepreneur, performer and producer who with his brother Benjamin, moved from vaudeville to moving pictures and musical comedy.

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Fullwood, Albert Henry

Black and white artist and etcher whose works were often seen in the illustrated journals of the day.

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Fulton, Henry

Clergyman implicated in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and convicted of seditious practices. He was transported on the Minerva in 1799 but received a conditional pardon in 1800 which enabled him to resume his role as a chaplain.

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Fulton, Margaret

Cookbook writer and journalist who introduced the Australian general public to a wide array of cuisines and cooking techniques.  Her first book, the Margaret Fulton Cookbook was published in 1968 and was still in print in 2019. She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1983 and in 1998 was named as one of the National Trust's National Living Treasures.

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Furlong, George

Labourer who was briefly married to the notorious petty thief and sly-grog seller, Iris Webber.

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Furlong, Michael Patrick

Publican who would not tolerate any drunkenness or bad language in his hotel. An experienced publican he had held licences in several pubs including the Woolpack in Castlereagh Street, the Haymarket in George Street, and the Pyrmont Bridge Hotel in Pyrmont.

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Furphy, Joseph

Writer and author, under the pseudonym Tom Collins, of the classic Australian novel 'Such is Life', first published in 1903.

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Furse, Bruce

Architect who was strongly influenced by the European Modernist style.

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Fysh, Wilmot Hudson

Airline director who, with others, founded Qantas after realising the potential of air travel during World War I.

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Ga-gulh

Aboriginal woman, and mother of Bennelong, who lived along the Parramatta River when the first settlers arrived in the colony.

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Gabriel, Ben

English-born actor who served in the armed forces during World War II before starting his 60-year acting career in theatre, film and television.

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Gaden, John

Actor who has enjoyed five decades on the stage.

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Gaffney, George Leonard

Known as 'Gunman' Gaffney, he worked for madam and sly-grog queen, Kate Leigh. He was also the rival of James Devine and was fatally shot outside the Devines' house in Maroubra. Gaffney refused to name his killer as he lay dying, and Devine was later found not guilty of the charge of murder on the grounds of self-defence.

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Gagemeister, Leonty

Ship master and explorer who crossed the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans and circumnavigated the globe in 1816 and 1828.

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Galbraith Fox, Marion

Doctor in the Lindfield area.

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Gallagher, Norm

Trade unionist who as federal secretary of the BLF, intervened in the NSW branch in a highly controversial takeover.

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Galvin, Thomas (Paddy)

Convict who became a landowner near Camden.

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Gambling, George

Emancipist who received one of the first land grants in the Petersham area in 1810.

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Game, Philip

British soldier and air force officer who was Governor of New South Wales during the turbulent Depression years, and took action to dismiss Premier Jack Lang in 1932.

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Gander, Catherine

Campaigner and management consultant who has worked with and developed services for women and children who have experienced domestic and family violence.

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Gannon, Michael

Convict who later prospered as an innkeeper and builder and acquired significant landholdings in the area south of the Cooks River.

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Gardiner, Allen Francis

Royal Navy officer and missionary.

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Gardiner, Andrew

Scottish convict and farmer who established the first inn at Blackheath.

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Gardiner, Frank

Bushranger who regularly escaped custody and was eventually sentenced to 32 years hard labour. An appeal for mercy and his subsequent exile led to the fall of Parkes's government in 1875.

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Gardiner, Joe

Shoe maker and property developer.

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Gariglio, Luigi

Merchant whose trade with Italy helped supply Italian produce to the local community.

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Garland, John

Scottish born barrister and parliamentarian.

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Garlick, Reginald Gordon (Phil)

Racing car driver tragically killed whilst racing at the Olympia Speedway.

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Garling, Frederick (1775–1848)

Second free solicitor, after colleague William Henry Moore, to be appointed in the colony, who enjoyed a distinguished career working for the Crown and in private practice.

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Garling, Frederick (1806-1873)

Customs official and marine artist.

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Garling, Jean

Dancer, author, critic and strong supporter of the performing arts and the State Library.

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Garran, Robert Randalph

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Lawyer and public servant who shaped the first Federal government departments after Federation and was trusted counsellor of all attorney generals and governments between 1901 and 1932.

Garrett, Peter

Musician and environmentalist who pragmatism has attracted both criticism and praise since becoming a Federal Labor politician.

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Garside, EW

Writer.

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Garthwaite, John

Tanner who established a business at Lidcombe in 1877.

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