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Holt, Bland
Holt, Harold
Holt, James
Holt, Thomas
Holtermann, Otto
Hongi Hika
Hook, Alfred
Hook, Charles
Hooker, Leslie Joseph
Hopetoun, John
Hopkins, Livingston (Hop)
Hopkins, Ted
Hopman, Harry
Hordern, Alfred James
Hordern, Ann
Hordern, Anthony 1788-1869
Hordern, Anthony 1819-1876
Hordern, Edward
Hordern, Percy
Hordern, Samuel
Hore-Ruthven, Zara
Horler, Ken
Horne, Donald
Horne, Robert
Horne, Samuel Henry
Horner, Jack
Horniman, Robert
Horton, Allan Roy
Horton, Mervyn
Horton, Warren
Horwood, HV
Hosking, Ann Elizabeth
Hosking, John
Hosking, John snr
Hosking, Martha Foxlowe
Hospital, Janette Turner
Houdini, Harry
Hough, Henry
Houghton, Thomas John
Houison, James
Hourigan, John
Hourigan, Robert
House, William
Houston, Brian
Hovell, Esther
Hovell, William
Howard, Bert
Howard, Edward Charles
Howard, Emily Jane
Howard, Harry

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Holt, Bland

Actor and theatre manager who became famous for his spectacular effects.

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Holt, Harold

Australian politician from 1966 to 1967, when he disappeared while swimming off the coast of Victoria, presumed drowned.

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Holt, James

Property speculator and businessman who suffered in the recession of the early 1840s.

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Holt, Thomas

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Businessman and politician who was a large landowner in southern Sydney.

Holtermann, Otto

Gold miner, businessman, politician and photography enthusiast who made a fortune on the goldfields and sponsored a famous series of photographs of Sydney.

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Hongi Hika

Māori chief who visited Sydney to establish trade ties. He introduced Western agriculture to the Māori and helped put Te Reo (the Māori language) into writing. He was also a fierce warrior who pioneered the introduction of the musket to Māori warfare.

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Hook, Alfred

Professor of architecture who worked within several professional associations to improve architects' salaries and working conditions during the uncertainty of the depression and World War II.

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Hook, Charles

Junior partner in Robert Campbell's Sydney business who supported Governor Bligh as an opponent of the trading cabal of military officers who were their trading competition.

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Hooker, Leslie Joseph

Businessman of Chinese heritage who founded his real estate business in 1928 with his first office in Maroubra.

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Hopetoun, John

First Governor-General of Australia.

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Hopkins, Livingston (Hop)

American-born artist and cartoonist who became an illustrator for The Bulletin magazine, and produced over 19,000 drawings.

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Hopkins, Ted

Operator of Luna Park.

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Hopman, Harry

Tennis player and coach who despite his early opposition to paid players, was to open a professional coaching academy in Florida.

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Hordern, Alfred James

Third generation member of the Hordern's retailing family.

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Hordern, Ann

Haberdasher, bonnet and corset maker whose success formed a basis for the family's later empire.

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Hordern, Anthony 1788-1869

Coachmaker, wheelwright and publican who founded the Hordern family in Australia with his wife Ann. His sons would eventually establish the largest department store in Australia, and at one point in the world, through their business Anthony Hordern and Sons.

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Hordern, Anthony 1819-1876

Draper whose family business grew from a small drapery established in Haymarket about 1844.

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Hordern, Edward

Retailer and alderman of the Sydney City Council.

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Hordern, Percy

Member of the Hordern drapery family.

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Hordern, Samuel

Merchant and stockbreeder who took his place at the head of the family emporium before retiring to devote himself to agriculture and a variety of business pursuits.

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Hore-Ruthven, Zara

Wife of the Governor of New South Wales in 1935 who worked to promote the welfare of children and members of the armed forces.

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Horler, Ken

Theatre entrepreneur who co-founded Nimrod Theatre Company.

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Horne, Donald

Writer and journalist.

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Horne, Robert

Shopkeeper who assumed ownership of his wife's business but operated with much less success.

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Horne, Samuel Henry

Government overseer and chief constable who received a land grant in the Hornsby area as a reward for his part in the capture of bushrangers Dalton and MacNamara in 1830.

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Horner, Jack

Activist who campaigned for the repeal of the Aborigines Protection Act 1935, and also became active in the federal movement to improve conditions of life for aborigines.

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Horniman, Robert

Schoolmaster who taught at the Australian College and then started his own school.

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Horton, Allan Roy

Allan Horton's career spanned both archives and librarianship. He joined the then Public Library of New South Wales in 1944 and was appointed Archives Officer in 1953. He moved to the University of New South Wales as Associate Librarian in 1960. He succeeded John Metcalfe as University Librarian in 1965 and retired in 1988. Active in his profession he held various offices in the Library Association of Australia and in the Australian Advisory Council on Bibliographical Services. In 1976 he served as Chairman of the federal government's Committee of Inquiry into Public Libraries. The Library Association of Australia awarded him a Fellowship in 1969 and the HCL Anderson Award in 1979. In 1989 the University of New South Wales conferred an honorary D.Litt for his services to the University and to his profession.

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Horton, Mervyn

Entrepreneur and editor who helped shape the artistic life of Sydney.

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Horton, Warren

Warren Horton was a respected senior member of the library profession in Australia. He began his career in the Public Library of New South Wales in 1957 and served as Deputy State Librarian 1975-1981. He served as State Librarian of Victoria 1981-1985 and as Director-General of the National Library of Austraia 1985-1999. The Australian Library and Information Association awarded him a Fellowship in 1985 and the HCL Anderson Award in 1992. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to librarianship in 1992, and was awarded honorary doctorates by LaTrobe University and the University of Canberra.

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Horwood, HV

Builder and contractor, and alderman on Parramatta Council.

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Hosking, Ann Elizabeth

Matron of the Female Orphan School who encouraged needlework and other commercial skills amongst the girls.

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Hosking, John

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Merchant who was Sydney's first elected Mayor (1842-43), before the 1840s depression and financial troubles ended his public career.

Hosking, John snr

Teacher in charge at the Orphan School and active member of the Methodist Society and Benevolent Society during his time in Sydney as well as undertaking some commercial activities.

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Hosking, Martha Foxlowe

Wife of Sydney's first mayor and independently wealthy landowner.

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Hospital, Janette Turner

Novelist and short story writer who has lived mainly in Canada and the United States of America.

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Houdini, Harry

American magician and escapologist.

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Hough, Henry

Farmer who operated one of the last windmills in Sydney on his property Hope Farm, Waverley.

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Houghton, Thomas John

Printer and publisher who became involved in the Trades and Labour Council and was a founder of the Labor Party. He took an active part in the federation campaign and entered state politics in 1891.

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Houison, James

Architect and builder who was responsible for a number of important buildings in the Parramatta area.

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Hourigan, John

Quarry owner at Parramatta with his brother Robert.

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Hourigan, Robert

Quarry owner at Parramatta with his brother John.

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House, William

One of the earliest grant holders at Gladesville.

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Houston, Brian

Founding pastor of evangelical church Hillsong.

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Hovell, Esther

Illegitimate daughter of Thomas Arndell who was to follow her father to Sydney as the wife of the explorer William Hovell.

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Hovell, William

Explorer who with Hamilton Hume opened up the land between lake George and Bass Strait before settling near Goulburn.

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Howard, Bert

Theatre entrepreneur who ran his office from the pavement on the north-east corner of Pitt and Park streets, known as " Poverty Point". Among other things he was a booking agent and ran his own vaudeville circuit.

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Howard, Edward Charles

Son of Robert Rice Howard, the NSW hangman in the late 19th century, and his wife Jane.

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Howard, Emily Jane

Daughter of Robert Rice Howard, the hangman in late 19th century England, and his wife Jane.

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Howard, Harry

Landscape architect who was a devotee of the modernist style of architecture.

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