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Jones, Gail
Jones, George Sydney
Jones, Gil
Jones, Harriet
Jones, Ignatius
Jones, J
Jones, James
Jones, Jane
Jones, Jill
Jones, John
Jones, Jonah
Jones, Margaret
Jones, Mary Milford Auber
Jones, Matilda (Tilly)
Jones, Maureen
Jones, Mrs
Jones, Rex
Jones, Sarah
Jones, Sydney Evan
Jones, Thomas
Jones, Vince
Jong, Ngock Bew (William Jong)
Joosten, Harry
Jordan, John
Jorgenson, William
Jose, Arthur Wilberforce
Joseland, Howard
Joseph, Francis Edward
Joseph, Moses
Joseph, Rosetta
Joseph, Sarah
Josephson, Elizabeth Geraldine
Josephson, Emma Moses Wilson
Josephson, Isaac
Josephson, Jacob
Josephson, Joshua Frey
Josephson, Katerina Frederica
Josephson, Lewis
Josephson, Louisa Jane
Josephson, Manuel
Joubert, Didier
Joubert, Jules
Joy, Edward
Joyce, William
Joye, Col
Judd, Daniel
Julius, Harry
Jumbler, Jerry
Jupp, James
Justus, Anna Maria

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Jones, Gail

Australian novelist who lives in Sydney.

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Jones, George Sydney

Architect who designed several prominent homes in Strathfield.

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Jones, Gil

Historian, geologist and author.

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Jones, Harriet

The first female professional performer in Australia, active in Sydney between 1826 and 1843.

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Jones, Ignatius

Events director and actor who has co-directed several sporting and commemorative events.

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Jones, J

Shopkeeper and post receiver at Brookvale at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Jones, James

Gardener who rose to head gardener at both the Botanic Gardens and Centennial Park, and influenced the design of the park.

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Jones, Jane

Restaurant owner in Pitt Street.

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Jones, Jill

Poet and writer.

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Jones, John

Saddler whose success enabled him to purchase land which he named after his birthplace in England. He bequeathed his estate to the Wesleyan Methodist Church which used it as the site for Newington College.

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Jones, Jonah

American jazz trumpeter.

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Jones, Margaret

Gay activist who acted on the growing tension between men and women in the gay movement by forming a women's association.

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Jones, Mary Milford Auber

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The daughter of Judge Thomas Callaghan and Eliza Milford. Mary and her mother built the two houses, Corona and Hygeia, which comprise one of the key heritage sites in Randwick in the 1890s. She married the pastoralist, newspaper owner and Member of the Lower House of the New South Wales Parliament, George Auber Jones in 1878 and was widowed in 1887.

Jones, Matilda (Tilly)

The first notable actor of Australian birth, Edward Geoghegan wrote 'The Currency Lass' to display her talents. She retired from the stage to marry in 1843 before the premiere of the play.

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Jones, Maureen

Pianist.

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Jones, Mrs

Passenger who survived the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834. She was travelling from London with her husband, a solicitor, after their marriage had been objected to by his parents. Her brother travelled with them, but neither he nor her husband survived the disaster. It is not clear from the reports of the wreck which of the other victims was her brother. Left with nothing after the wreck, she was taken in by Sydney's society. She returned to London in October 1834 on the Caroline where she opened a tobacconist's shop on the City Road.

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Jones, Rex

Boatman and long term resident of Berowra Waters.

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Jones, Sarah

Teacher whose girls' school in Pitt Street operated for over a decade.

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Jones, Sydney Evan

Psychiatrist who travelled to the Antarctic with Douglas Mawson in 1911-14 before returning to psychiatric medicine in Sydney where he developed innovative and successful treatment methods.

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Jones, Thomas

Shopkeeper.

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Jones, Vince

Australian jazz musician born in Scotland in 1954, migrated to Australia 1964.

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Jong, Ngock Bew (William Jong)

Trade unionist who political activities saw him discriminated against be Australian authorities for many years by having one-year renewals of his papers.

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Joosten, Harry

Leader of the Dutch choral group the Rembrandt Male Choir, established 1985.

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Jordan, John

Cabinetmaker who worked from 280 Pitt Street from the 1850s until 1879.

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Jorgenson, William

Tugboat operator in Balmain.

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Jose, Arthur Wilberforce

Journalist and historian who became a war correspondent and sometime lecturer though increasingly turned to historical scholarship from the 1920s.

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Joseland, Howard

Architect, born England 1860, died Sydney 1930. Partner in architectural firm Joseland & Gilling.

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Joseph, Francis Edward

Stockbroker.

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Joseph, Moses

Jewish emancipist and shopkeeper who became a wealthy trader and provided the land for the synagogue in York Street.

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Joseph, Rosetta

Free settler who travelled to Sydney to marry the Jewish convict Moses Joseph in Australia's first Jewish wedding.

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Joseph, Sarah

Publican.

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Josephson, Elizabeth Geraldine

Third wife of Joshua Frey Josephson.

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Josephson, Emma Moses Wilson

Free settler in 1820 to join her husband Jacob Josephson. Three children from her first marriage, Sarah, Henry and Charles Wilson, were adopted by her husband.

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Josephson, Isaac

Property developer in Concord and Strathfield areas.

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Josephson, Jacob

Jeweller and silversmith who was transported to Sydney for having forged notes in his possession. He opened a small store almost immediately on his arrival and despite a period in the debtor's prison in 1827, went on to succeed in business as a jeweller and merchant. In 1841 he purchased Enmore House where he lived with his family until his death.

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Josephson, Joshua Frey

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Businessman and judge who served as Mayor of Sydney in 1848.

Josephson, Katerina Frederica

Second wife of Joshua Frey Josephson.

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Josephson, Lewis

Free settler who arrived with his mother in 1820, following his convict father Jacob.

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Josephson, Louisa Jane

Wife of Joshua Josephson.

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Josephson, Manuel

Property developer in Concord and Strathfield areas.

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Joubert, Didier

Businessman and local politician who was first mayor of Hunters Hill, and one of Sydney's early photographers, using the daguerreotype process.

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Joubert, Jules

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French-born entrepreneur and builder who was a founder of Hunters Hill.

Joy, Edward

Merchant who, concerned at the moral state of destitute children, devoted many years of his life to establishing charity schools which were focussed on the moral and educational reform of both children and their parents.

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Joyce, William

Early settler and orchardist in the Seven Hills area.

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Joye, Col

Popular entertainer who was the first Australian rock-and-roll singer to have a No. 1 hit Australia-wide, and who became an influential music entrepreneur.

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Judd, Daniel

Former chimney sweep and convict who became a farmer in the Hawkesbury area. His name is often written as 'Daniel Jurd'.

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Julius, Harry

Cartoonist, printmaker and commercial artist who formed the advertising company Smith and Julius in 1909 with Sydney Ure Smith.

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Jumbler, Jerry

Aboriginal man who lived near Moore Park.

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Jupp, James

Academic and social researcher.

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Justus, Anna Maria

German emigrant who arrived in 1849 with her husband.

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