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Justus, Apollonia
Justus, Hannah Maria
Justus, Johann
Justus, Johannes
Justus, John
Justus, Philip
Kable, Henry
Kah-dier-rang
Kahanamoku, Duke
Kaldis, Takis (Jim)
Kaldor, John
Kalmar, Steven
Kanematsu, Fusajiro
Kang, David
Kapral, Mario
Karadimas, Ouranita
Karskens, Grace
Kata, Elizabeth Colina
Katayama, Shinshiro
Kavanagh, Edward John
Kaye, Ruth Emilie
Keane, Eva
Kearns, Phil
Keating van Iersel, Annita
Keating, Edmund
Keating, Paul
Keats, Horace
Kebblewhite, James
Keck, Henry
Keegan, Thomas
Keep, John
Keesing, Nancy
Keifer, Phillip
Kellaway, Cecil
Kellerman, Annette
Kellett, Thomas
Kellow, Robert
Kelly, Doreen
Kelly, Emily Caroline (Carrie)
Kelly, Frederick Septimus
Kelly, John
Kelly, Michael
Kelly, Patrick
Kelly, Paul
Kelly, Petra
Kelly, Thomas Hussey
Kelly, Tony
Kelly, Vince
Kelly, William Henry
Kelman, Winsome

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Justus, Apollonia

German born wife of Johann Justus who followed her husband across the world to help establish a wine industry at Camden.

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Justus, Hannah Maria

Second daughter of Johann Justus.

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Justus, Johann

Vinedresser who emigrated with his wife and child to help establish the Macarthur vineyard.

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Justus, Johannes

German vinedresser who emigrated to join his uncle in the colony.

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Justus, John

Eldest son and first Australian born child of Johann Justus.

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Justus, Philip

Second son of Johann Justus.

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Kable, Henry

Emancipist who became chief constable before embarking on a commercial career as sealer, shipowner, brewer and farmer.

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Kah-dier-rang

Daughter of Carangarang and her first husband Yuwarry.

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Kahanamoku, Duke

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Hawaiian swimmer, businessman and actor credited with promoting surfing around the world. He also won five Olympic medals in swimming.

Kaldis, Takis (Jim)

Journalist and Labour politician.

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Kaldor, John

Textile designer and importer who became a major collector, patron and supporter of contemporary art and who has commissioned and shared public art projects since 1969.

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Kalmar, Steven

Interior designer with a showroom in Rowe Street, Sydney

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Kanematsu, Fusajiro

Japanese entrepreneur who first visited Sydney in 1887. On his return to Japan he opened a trading house, Kanematsu, coming back to Sydney in 1890 with Toranosuke Kitamura to open an Australian office, and shipping the first direct consignment of wool from Australia to Japan. He visited Sydney several times, but lived in Japan. 

In 1933 the company donated funds for the establishment of the Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology at Sydney Hospital in memory of him and his wife Sen Katematsu, in recognition of the medical care and support given to early Japanese migrants by the Australian community. The Institute closed in the early 1980s, but the Kanematsu Fund continues to donate an annual research scholarship to the Australian Royal Pathology Association.

 

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Kang, David

Barrister who as a university student fired a starting pistol near Prince Charles to protest the plight of Cambodian refugees.

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Kapral, Mario

Businessman.

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Karadimas, Ouranita

Teacher.

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Karskens, Grace

Author and historian whose books include the 'The Rocks: Life in Early Sydney' and 'The Colony: A History of Early Sydney' and 'People of the River'.

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Kata, Elizabeth Colina

Author and scriptwriter who experienced hardship and discrimination after her marriage to a Japanese pianist.

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Katayama, Shinshiro

Japanese pianist who visited Sydney in 1936 but who gained disfavour after he married an Australian woman at the outbreak of World War II.

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Kavanagh, Edward John

Politician and trade unionist who took a leading role in the Great Strike of 1917. A great believer in arbitration, he was the made deputy industrial commissioner under the Lang government, the first lay person to hold the office. 

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Kaye, Ruth Emilie

English-born nurse and public servant who came to Australia to escape her past as a convicted murderer, and made a new life under a new identity.

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Keane, Eva

Australian author.

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Kearns, Phil

Australian rugby union player who was captain of the team on 10 occasions.
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Keating van Iersel, Annita

Wife of former Prime Minister Paul Keating between 1975 and 1998.

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Keating, Edmund

Early settler, with his family, in Lidcombe.

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Keating, Paul

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Sydney Labor politician who was Prime Minister from 1991-96.

Keats, Horace

Composer and songwriter who wrote music for radio plays, ballet, and film.

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Kebblewhite, James

Office worker who rose to become managing director of Beard Watson Ltd.

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Keck, Henry

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Governor of Darlinghurst Gaol in the 1840s.

Keegan, Thomas

Miner represented the labour movement at state level for 25 years.

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Keep, John

Ironmonger who conducted his business first in Barrack Street before moving to the corner of Clarence and King streets.

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Keesing, Nancy

Author of poetry, childrens novels, biography and literary criticism.

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Keifer, Phillip

Publican at Haslam's Creek in the mid nineteenth century.

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Kellaway, Cecil

South African actor born 1890 died 1973. Came to Australia in 1921 to act in musical comdeies. Later made feature films in Hollywood.

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Kellerman, Annette

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Professional swimmer, actor and writer who was born in Marrickville.

Kellett, Thomas

Publican and entrepreneur who established Sir Joseph Banks Hotel as a sport and leisure destination.

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Kellow, Robert

First Lieutenant of the Marines who was sent to New South Wales on the First Fleet ship, Scarborough.

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Kelly, Doreen

Aboriginal activist.

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Kelly, Emily Caroline (Carrie)

Theatre producer and anthropologist who founded the first Sydney company devoted to Australian plays - the Community Playhouse - using the stage name Carrie Tennant (her mother's maiden name). Disheartened by the company's subsequent failure, Kelly abandoned theatre to study anthropology.

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Kelly, Frederick Septimus

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Talented Australian born musician and oarsman who won gold for England rowing in the 1908 Olympics.

Kelly, John

Landowner at Beauty Point at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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Kelly, Michael

Fourth Archbishop of Sydney whose conservatism was often at odds with his Irish nationalism.

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Kelly, Patrick

Supervisor of convict logging parties in the Pennant Hills and Epping districts under Governor Macquarie.

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Kelly, Paul

Indigenous singer songwriter.

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Kelly, Petra

German politician who founded the German Green Party based on her observations of the Green Ban movement she has observed in Australia.

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Kelly, Thomas Hussey

Wool broker and company director with special interest in promoting mining.

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Kelly, Tony

Labor parliamentarian who held a variety of portfolios from 2003.

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Kelly, Vince

Journalist and author wrote biographies and non-fictional works on Australian police and criminals.

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Kelly, William Henry

Federal politician 1903-1919

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Kelman, Winsome

Architect.

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