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Bass, Tom
Bassett, William
Baswick, Johnny
Bate, John
Bate, Samuel
Bate, Stanley
Bates, Thomas
Bateson, Charles
Batey, Peter
Batten, Bronwyn
Batten, John
Baudin, Nicolas
Baughan, John
Baume, Eric
Baur, George
Bavin, Thomas
Baxter, Alexander
Baxter, Emily
Baxter, Frederick
Baxter, William
Bayliss, Joseph
Bayly, Nicholas
Bērziņš, Valdis
Beach, William (Bill)
Beachley, Layne
Beale, William Henry
Bean, William Herbert
Beard, William Henry
Beattie, Minnie
Beaumont, Armes
Beaumont, Ebenezer
Beaumont, William
Beaver, Bruce
Beaver, Moya
Beaver, William
Bebarfald, Barnet
Beck, Syd
Beckford, Elizabeth
Beckwith, Mary
Bedford, Jean
Beecham, Thomas
Beencke, John
Beetson, Arthur
Begg, John Ely
Beiger, Edith Pearl
Beiger, Maurice Andrew
Beiger, Shirley Patricia
Beilharz, Kirsty
Beinssen, Irmhild
Belcher, James

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Bass, Tom

Sculptor whose totemic and emblematic work is exhibited all over Australia.

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Bassett, William

Farmer who married Katherine Darley, nee Wentworth, heiress.

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Baswick, Johnny

Aboriginal man who camped at Bondi in 1873.

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Bate, John

Landholder at Roseville in the 1840s.

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Bate, Samuel

Surveyor of distilleries 1824-32 and landholder at Roseville in the 1840s.

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Bate, Stanley

English composer who whilst openly gay, was also married to composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks.

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Bates, Thomas

Early landholder in Auburn.

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Bateson, Charles

New Zealand-born writer and maritime historian.

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Batey, Peter

Playwright, director and producer who has had a major influence on comedy and satire in Australia for over 50 years.

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Batten, Bronwyn

Academic and public servant with a special interest in shared history and Aboriginal affairs.

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Batten, John

Friend of Joseph Fowles who drowned in a boating accident on Sydney Harbour in 1843.

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Baudin, Nicolas

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French hydrographer and naturalist who surveyed much of the Australian coast between 1801 and 1803.

Baughan, John

Millwright and carpenter who arrived in Sydney as a convict on the Friendship in the First Fleet. He designed and built a successful functional grinding mill, using a treadmill model operated by 9 men in March 1794. 

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Baume, Eric

Journalist, radio commentator and television host.

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Baur, George

Bavarian doctor who supervised the baths at the Hydro Majestic, offering treatment for neurotic, rheumatic and digestive complaints.

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Bavin, Thomas

Lawyer, writer and politician who became Premier of New South Wales.

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Baxter, Alexander

Early landholder in the Kings Cross area.

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Baxter, Emily

Teacher who opened a fashionable school for young ladies in Surry Hills in 1872.

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Baxter, Frederick

Soldier who became the first resident of a War Service home in Belmore in 1919.

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Baxter, William

Marine private with the 32nd Portsmouth Company who received land grants at the Field of Mars, Bankstown and Evans but died a pauper.

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Bayliss, Joseph

Bayliss who enlisted in the 37th Regiment before joining the NSW Corp. Despite a land grant in 1803 he sold up within 3 years and returned to army life.

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Bayly, Nicholas

Participant in the Rum Rebellion who was a landholder at Ryde, Cabramatta and Haberfield.

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Bērziņš, Valdis

First Australian diplomatic representative in independent Latvia.

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Beach, William (Bill)

Champion sculler and local government councillor who was unbeaten as World Sculling Champion from 1884 to 1887.

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Beachley, Layne

Champion surfer who learned to surf on Sydney's northern beaches.

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Beale, William Henry

Methodist minister who deplored the way the war was justified and defended from the pulpit.

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Bean, William Herbert

Landowner in Ryde district.

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Beard, William Henry

Furniture retailer and partner in retailing and manufacturing company Beard Watson Ltd.

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Beattie, Minnie

Milliner who worked in her mother's business in Pitt Street.

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Beaumont, Armes

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Tenor who made his first operatic appearance in Sydney in November 1863 and subsequently joined Fred Lyster's opera company. He joined WS Lyster's opera company in 1870.

Beaumont, Ebenezer

Painter and paperhanger.

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Beaumont, William

Businessman, timber merchant and zoo manager whose partnership with James Waller was to last 28 years.

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Beaver, Bruce

Poet and novelist.

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Beaver, Moya

Dancer in Sydney's first ballet company, who later taught ballet.

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Beaver, William

Undertaker who promoted mourning grandeur for the wealthy in Sydney in the 1840s by his use of black draped horses, extravagant coffins and mutes and porters to accompany the hearse.

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Bebarfald, Barnet

Furniture retailer who founded Bebarfald's furniture stores.

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Beck, Syd

Vaudeville performer.

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Beckford, Elizabeth

Convict tried at the Old Bailey, London in January 1787 for stealing cheese with a value of 4 shillings. She was sentenced to seven years' transportation but died of dropsy during the voyage.

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Beckwith, Mary

Convict who escaped the colony, sailing for Mauritius with explorer Nicolas Baudin in 1802.

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Bedford, Jean

Writer and teacher.

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Beecham, Thomas

British conductor who visited Australia in 1940.

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Beencke, John

Builder and newsagent who constructed the first pedestrian bridge across Berry's Creek at Greenwich.

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Beetson, Arthur

Rugby league footballer and coach, who became the first Aboriginal player to captain an Australian national team in any sport.

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Begg, John Ely

Tanner and property owner.

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Beiger, Edith Pearl

Shopkeeper whose daughter Shirley Beiger was tried for and acquitted of the murder of Arthur Griffith in 1954.

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Beiger, Maurice Andrew

Father of Shirley Beiger, who was acquitted in 1954 of murdering her boyfriend outside Chequers Nightclub. He was described at different times in the press as a war pensioner and as working for the Department of the Interior in Melbourne in 1954.

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Beiger, Shirley Patricia

Model and magazine cover girl who shot and killed her lover, Arthur Griffith, outside Chequers Nightclub in 1954. She was acquitted of the crime and her trial gained significant national media attention at the time.

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Beilharz, Kirsty

Composer and interactive media artist.

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Beinssen, Irmhild

Activist in Sydney's German community for three decades.

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Belcher, James

Government forestry officer and settler at Lidcombe in the 1860s.

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