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Golding, Annie
Goldner, Richard
Goldsbrough, Richard
Goldstein, Hyman
Goldstein, Vida Jane
Golla, George
Gombeeree
Gooch, Gertrude
Goodaire, Ruth
Goodall, Heather
Goodhew, Richard Henry (Harry)
Goodlet, John Hay
Goodluck, Joseph
Goodman, Isador
Goodsell, Alfred
Goodsell, Frederick John
Goodsell, Henry Wesley
Goodsell, John
Goodsell, John Wesley
Goold, Bruce
Goold, Stephen Styles
Goorah-Goorah
Gooseberry, Cora
Goossens, Eugene
Gordon, Bob
Gordon, Hayes
Gordon, Henry
Gordon, James
Gordon, John
Gordon, Lee Lazer
Gordon, Samuel Deane
Gore, John
Gore, John (Endeavour)
Gore, William
Gorman, James
Gorman, John Valentine
Gorman, Mary
Gormley, Bernard
Gorrick, Isaac
Gorrick, John B Lisson
Gosling, Mark
Gospell, Lawrence
Gotsch, Carl
Gotsch, Leonore
Goudie, Thomas
Gough, Hugh Rowlands
Gough, John B
Goulburn, Frederick
Gould, Edward
Gould, Elizabeth

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Golding, Annie

Feminist and school principal who lobbied for women's equality before the law. She often organized deputations for equal pay, the removal of the sex barrier in employment and the appointment of women as justices of the peace and police officers.

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Goldner, Richard

Viola player and inventor who used some of the proceeds of his successful zipper invention to fund the foundation of Musica Viva, and support chamber music in Australia.

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Goldsbrough, Richard

Woolbroker who built a large and successful business in Melbourne before expanding into Sydney in 1882. By 1888 his business had amalgamated with Mort & Co to form Goldsbrough Mort & Co.

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Goldstein, Hyman

Businessman and politician who died after falling from a cliff at Coogee.

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Goldstein, Vida Jane

Feminist and suffragist who was the first woman in the British Empire to be nominated and to stand for election to a national parliament.

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Golla, George

Australian jazz guitarist.

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Gombeeree

Aboriginal elder of the Dharug clan who met with Captain Phillip in 1791.

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Gooch, Gertrude

Governess who travelled to Sydney under the auspices of the Female Middle Class Emigration Society.

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Goodaire, Ruth

Convict transported in 1805 who became common law wife of James Meehan.

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Goodall, Heather

Historian and academic who has researched and published in the areas of Indigenous history and relationships, environmental history and intercolonial networks.

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Goodhew, Richard Henry (Harry)

Anglican Archbishop of Sydney from 1993 to 2001.

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Goodlet, John Hay

Timber merchant and philanthropist who established a sawmill and wharf in Erskine Street, a brickworks at Granville and a pottery at Surry Hills.

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Goodluck, Joseph

Publican of the Camden Inn when it opened in 1842.

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Goodman, Isador

Pianist, composer and conductor. Born South Africa 1909, died Sydney 1982.

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Goodsell, Alfred

Member of the Goodsell family, early brickmakers in Sydney.

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Goodsell, Frederick John

Early brickmaker and businessman in St Peters.

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Goodsell, Henry Wesley

Member of the Goodsell family, early brickmakers in Sydney.

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Goodsell, John

Brickmaker who established his business at St Peters in 1848.

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Goodsell, John Wesley

Member of the Goodsell family, early brickmakers in Sydney.

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Goold, Bruce

Printmaker, artist and designer.

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Goold, Stephen Styles

House painter and building contractor who lobbied for Protestant political organisations and greatly expanded Masonic membership, despite his Jewish ancestry. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1874.

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Goorah-Goorah

Aboriginal of the Wangal clan, and father of Bennelong, who hunted along the Parramatta River before white settlement.

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Gooseberry, Cora

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Karoo was an Aboriginal woman who became a Sydney identity, with her trademark government issue blanket, headscarf and a clay pipe. One of Bungaree's wives. She died in 1852 and was buried in Devonshire Street Cemetery.

Goossens, Eugene

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Conductor and composer eminent in Sydney musical circles until a public scandal in 1956.

Gordon, Bob

Last boatbuilder at McMahons Point.

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Gordon, Hayes

American actor and director who settled in Sydney and established the Ensemble Theatre Company.

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Gordon, Henry

Teacher at the Normal Institute with Henry Carmichael.

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Gordon, James

Soldier who replaced George Barney as Lieutenant-Colonel, commander of the Royal Engineers in 1843. In 1848, Gordon drew up a comprehensive plan for fortifications in Sydney which involved 30 heavy guns located at Inner South Head and Middle Head, nine heavy guns at Sow and Pigs Reef, two heavy guns at Pinchgut, work at Bradley's Head and changes to the Dawes Point Battery. The plan was only instigated in part.

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Gordon, John

Property owner on the Parramatta River who renamed the area Callan Park in 1864.

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Gordon, Lee Lazer

American-born entrepreneur and music promoter who moved to Australia in the 1950s and brought popular American entertainers to Sydney, including Frank Sinatra and Bill Haley and the Comets.

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Gordon, Samuel Deane

Merchant who speculated in property across New South Wales and Queensland and became a very successful businessman in Sydney.

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Gore, John

Salvation Army officer who began the mission in Adelaide before transferring to New South Wales in 1889. His fiery preaching and forthright testimony won many converts.

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Gore, John (Endeavour)

Virginian-born Second Lieutenant on HMS Endeavour during James Cook's voyage of discovery.

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Gore, William

Provost Marshal who became one of the largest landholders in Artarmon.

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Gorman, James

English born seaman who was recipient of the Victoria Cross in the Crimean War.

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Gorman, John Valentine

Auctioneer and surveyor who was active in Woollahra community and council in the 1860s.

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Gorman, Mary

Greengrocer of Pitt Street in the 1850s.

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Gormley, Bernard

Early publican, cattle dealer and shopkeeper at Rookwood.

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Gorrick, Isaac

Convicted to seven years transportation for larceny in Exeter in 1789, he settled in the Hawkesbury area where he became a farmer and substantial landowner.

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Gorrick, John B Lisson

Publican and former boxing champion who was born in the Hawkesbury. The son of convicts Ann and Thomas Lisson, after Ann left Thomas in about 1812 for Isaac Gorrick, John took on his stepfather's surname, and also used his first name sometimes to fight. He was also known as the 'white Bungaree' and fought under this name in England in the early 1840s.

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Gosling, Mark

Building contractor and painter.

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Gospell, Lawrence

Early cab driver at Killara.

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Gotsch, Carl

Cellist who completed his musical training in Germany.

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Gotsch, Leonore

Soprano who completed her training in Germany before returning to perform in Australia.

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Goudie, Thomas

Confectioner and shopkeeper.

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Gough, Hugh Rowlands

Anglican bishop who was elected Archbishop of Sydney and also served as Primate of the Church of England in Australia between 1959 and 1966, when he resigned.

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Gough, John B

Publican.

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Goulburn, Frederick

Military officer and first Colonial Secretary from 1821 until a rift with Governor Brisbane saw him recalled to England in 1826.

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Gould, Edward

Early landowner in the Lidcombe area.

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Gould, Elizabeth

Illustrator and artist who produced many lithographs for her husband John's publications on birds.

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