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King George VI
King Hing
King, Agnes
King, Alicia Martha
King, Anna
King, Arthur
King, FJ
King, Francis
King, George
King, Kelso
King, Lethbridge John
King, Mary Truby
King, Mervyn
King, Norah
King, Philip Gidley 1758-1808
King, Philip Gidley 1817-1904
King, Phillip Parker 1791-1856
King, Samuel
King, Truby
King, William Francis (Flying pieman)
Kingi, Noel
Kingsbury, John
Kingsley, Garrett Patrick Dominic
Kingsley, Omar
Kingston, Beverley
Kingston, Peter
Kinloch, John
Kinsela, Charles
Kippax, H G (Harry)
Kipske, Egil
Kirby, Michael
Kirchner, Wilhelm
Kirk, Patrick
Kirk, Rupert
Kirkman, John
Kirkman, Thomas
Kirkpatrick, John
Kirkpatrick, Peter
Kirkwood, Joe
Kisch, Egon
Kiss, George
Kitamura, Toranosuke
Kitty
Klaphake, Alice
Klippel, Robert
Knatchbull, John
Knibbs, George
Knight, Austin
Knight, Elizabeth
Knight, James

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King George VI

King of the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth from 1936 until 1952. He visited Australia as Duke of York to open Australia's Federal Parliament at Canberra in 1927.

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King Hing

Chinese-born grocer.

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King, Agnes

Matron and superintendent of reformatories Biloela and then Shaftesbury. She arrived in New South Wales in 1862 and established the reformatory for girls at Newcastle before coming to Sydney.

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King, Alicia Martha

Charity worker and philanthropist.

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King, Anna

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Wife of Governor Philip Gidley King who was active in charity work in Sydney, and later returned to the colony to be close to her children who had settled there.

King, Arthur

Leader of the residents' action group in Kings Cross who was abducted and menaced during the Green Bans on redevelopment in Victoria Street.

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King, FJ

Early settler in Fishermans Point, Hawkesbury River.

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King, Francis

One of the first men to be granted land at Brooklyn in 1840.

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King, George

Early Sydney resident.

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King, Kelso

Businessman whose hard work and business acumen lead to his position on many company boards and within many cultural organisations.

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King, Lethbridge John

Magistrate and City Coroner.

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King, Mary Truby

Karitane nurse and teacher who wrote extensively promoting the principles of Truby King's mothercraft.

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King, Mervyn

Circus owner and performer who started Silver's Circus in 1946.

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King, Norah

Aboriginal woman who lived near Moore Park.

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King, Philip Gidley 1758-1808

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Naval officer, able administrator and lieutenant-governor of Norfolk Island who was Governor of the colony of New South Wales from 1800 to 1806.

King, Philip Gidley 1817-1904

Pastoralist and politician who was the grandson of Governor Philip Gidley King.

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King, Phillip Parker 1791-1856

Naval officer and hydrographer who in four voyages surveyed much of the northern and western coasts of Australia, contributing significantly to Australian exploration.

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King, Samuel

Early landowner in the Turramurra district.

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King, Truby

New Zealand mental health reformer and baby care activist, whose patient-centered baby care methods were popular with mothers but controversial among doctors. Knighted in 1925, Sir Truby King's methods were credited with lowering infant mortality in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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King, William Francis (Flying pieman)

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Athlete and pie seller, who achieved many feats of pedestrian prowess during the 1840s and became a well known street character in Sydney.

Kingi, Noel

Māori musician who joined the Howard Morrison Quartet and achieved fame in New Zealand and Australia between 1960 and 1965.

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Kingsbury, John

Draper in Newtown.

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Kingsley, Garrett Patrick Dominic

Sydney artist who exhibited with the XV Independent Group.

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Kingsley, Omar

American equestrian and circus performer.

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Kingston, Beverley

Author and historian.

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Kingston, Peter

Printmaker, illustrator and artist.

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Kinloch, John

Founder of Hurlstone College which gave its name to Hurlstone Park.

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Kinsela, Charles

Funeral director who prospered through a combination of service and respectability using modern equipment and tasteful parlours. He continued the profession of his father and grandfather, both also Charles, and established a successful business which prospered until 1981.

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Kippax, H G (Harry)

One of the most authoritative theatre critics Australia has ever produced. He was a foreign correspondent and war correspondent and theatre and music critic at the Sydney Morning Herald for over 40 years.

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Kipske, Egil

Theatre casting director and teacher.

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Kirby, Michael

Jurist, judge and academic.

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Kirchner, Wilhelm

Businessman, diplomat and immigration agent who organised passage for German immigrants to Sydney and was later Sydney consul for Hamburg and Prussia.

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Kirk, Patrick

Early landowner in the Parramatta district.

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Kirk, Rupert

Early settler at Longueville who established one of the first soap and candlemaking factories in the area.

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Kirkman, John

Curator and arts administrator.

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Kirkman, Thomas

Publican of the Hero of Waterloo from 1845-1849 who was the child of convict John Kirkham and his wife Martha.

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Kirkpatrick, John

Architect who worked for a time with Edmund Blacket before he established his own practice in 1880. He designed many well known buildings of Sydney and surrounds including the Carrington Hotel in Katoomba and the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York building in Martin Place. He replaced the architect Thomas Rowe completing the Sydney Hospital in 1891, and constructed the original five stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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Kirkpatrick, Peter

Writer, poet and lecturer.

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Kirkwood, Joe

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Professional golfer who won the Australian Open in Sydney in 1920 and becoming a top ranked player in the United States by the mid-1920s.

Kisch, Egon

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Czech journalist and communist who came to Australia in November 1934 as an anti-war and anti-fascism campaigner and spoke to large crowds at the Domain. Charged with being a 'prohibited immigrant', he was made to undertake the infamous 'dictation' test under the Immigration Restriction Act in Scottish Gaelic, which was not among the many languages he spoke, and he failed. His experiences here and eventual deportation in March 1935 lead to challenges to the Act. 

Kiss, George

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Auctioneer who established a business on Pitt Street in Sydney and later became an alderman and mayor of Randwick Council.

Kitamura, Toranosuke

Japanese merchant who came to Australia in 1890 with Fusajiro Kanematsu to establish and manage the Australian offices of new Kanematsu's export and import business. He and his family lived at Woodford and on Blues Point Road in North Sydney.

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Kitty

Aboriginal woman from Broken Bay who found work as a servant.

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Klaphake, Alice

Casula resident who in 1976 founded The Modern Art Gallery.

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Klippel, Robert

Prolific sculptor committed to construction as a method who produced totally abstract sculptures often using junk objects.

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Knatchbull, John

Naval officer and convict who was eventually hanged for murder at Darlinghurst Gaol.

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Knibbs, George

Statistician, academic and public servant who was a major influence on education in New South Wales, and on the development of Australian statistics.

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Knight, Austin

Hairdresser who was a passenger on the Edward Lombe and died when it was wrecked in Sydney Harbour in August 1834. When the crew were taking the passengers up on deck in the hope of rescue he refused to leave his cabin and was never seen again.

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Knight, Elizabeth

Poulterer.

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Knight, James

Glebe resident.

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