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Knight, Julius
Knight, Robert
Knight, William
Knightly, Phillip George
Knitis, Christophoros
Knowles, Conrad Theodore
Knowles, Craig
Knox, D Broughton
Knox, Edward
Kolenberg, Hendrik
Kombumerri, Dillon
Konishi, Shino
Konrads, John
Koons, Jeff
Korff, Johann
Korokoro
Kosky, Barrie
Kosovich, Ivan
Kostakidis, Mary
Kotcheff, Ted
Kott, Jacqueline
Krausmann, Rudi
Krawczyk, Kris
Krefft, Annie
Krefft, Johann Ludwig Gerard
Krishnamurti, Jiddu
Kristensen, Leif
Krooi
Kruger, Sonia
Krummel, John
Krupp, Bertha
Kuepper, Ed
Kuharic, Franjo
Kurringy
Kurubarabula
Kuyululu, Ayten
Kwiet, Konrad
Kwon, Keith
Kwong Chong
Kwong Shing
Kyle, Robert
Kyriakou, Ikaros
L'Estrange, Harry
La Pérouse, Jean-François
La Rosiere, Edward
Lachaume, Margaret J
Lacy, John
Lai, Joy
Laidley, James
Lain, Russell

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Knight, Julius

Scottish actor who toured with JC Williamson's between 1897 and 1916, and became a popular idol with audiences.

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Knight, Robert

Resident of 10 Union Street in 1855.

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Knight, William

Convict who escaped very soon after his arrival and became a bushranger.

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Knightly, Phillip George

Journalist and author.

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Knitis, Christophoros

First Bishop of the Greek Orthodox congregation in Australia whose position became untenable because of divisions within the church.

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Knowles, Conrad Theodore

Theatrical manager considered one of the most talented and only educated actors in early Sydney theatre. Knowles was Sydney's first Romeo, Othello and Shylock.

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Knowles, Craig

Alderman and Mayor of Liverpool City Council who moved into State politics in 1990 as a member of the Australian Labor Party.

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Knox, D Broughton

Principal of Moore Theological College 1959-1985

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Knox, Edward

Danish born sugar refiner and banker.

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Kolenberg, Hendrik

Senior Curator Art Gallery of NSW

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Kombumerri, Dillon

Aboriginal architect who has designed several major works, assisting Indigenous communities realise their cultural aspirtions within the built environment.

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Konishi, Shino

Yawuru woman who is a historian at the University of Western Australia. In 2020 she led an ARC Discovery Indigenous project with Dr Malcolm Allbrook and Professor Tom Griffiths from ANU to double the number of Indigenous biographies in the Australian Dictionary of Biography.

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Konrads, John

Australian champion swimmer. born Latvia 1942.

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Koons, Jeff

American artist known for his reproductions of banal objects like plant and balloon animals.

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Korff, Johann

Shipbuilder who built coastal steamers and established ferry services to Balmain and Manly.

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Korokoro

Māori chief who wished to establish trade ties with Sydney.

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Kosky, Barrie

Theatre and opera director now based in Berlin, known for his controversial stage interpretations and comments on Australian cultural life.

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Kosovich, Ivan

Yugoslav consul in 1945.

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Kostakidis, Mary

Television broadcaster.

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Kotcheff, Ted

Canadian film and television director, born 1931

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Kott, Jacqueline

Television actress.

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Krausmann, Rudi

Austrian born poet who migrated to Australia in 1958

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Krawczyk, Kris

Sculptor and stonemason who has specialised in heritage facade remediation.

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Krefft, Annie

Wife of naturalist and Australian Museum curator Gerard Krefft.

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Krefft, Johann Ludwig Gerard

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German born zoologist who became curator at the Australian Museum.

Krishnamurti, Jiddu

Spiritualist who renounced his role as the 'World Teacher' within the Theosophical Society to become a writer and speaker on philosophy, the nature of the mind and positive social change.

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Kristensen, Leif

Danish born architect practising in Australia.

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Krooi

Aboriginal man from Botany Bay.

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Kruger, Sonia

Commercial radio host and television presenter.

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Krummel, John

Actor, theatre administrator and artistic director.

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Krupp, Bertha

German industrialist who became the sole proprietor of the Krupp family's industrial empire from 1902 to 1943.

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Kuepper, Ed

Musician who was a founding member of pioneering Brisbane punk band The Saints in 1976, and a feature of Sydney's live music scene as a solo artist and with bands Laughing Clowns and the Aints.

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Kuharic, Franjo

Croatian cardinal and archbishop of Zagreb.

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Kurringy

Aboriginal man who was a sailor and warrior. He was one of the resistance leaders in the frontier wars in the Richmond and Hawkesbury area. Also known as Carbone Jack or Captain Black.

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Kurubarabula

Second wife of Bennelong who later lived with Caruey.

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Kuyululu, Ayten

Turkish born actor, writer and director.

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Kwiet, Konrad

Professor of history and political science who became chief historian of the Australian war crimes commission.

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Kwon, Keith

Korean-born lawyer and local politician who became Mayor of Strathfield in 2008.

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Kwong Chong

Proprietor of a boarding house in Robertson Lane, Haymarket.

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Kwong Shing

Chinese market gardener in the Roseville area in the late 19th century.

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Kyle, Robert

Shipbuilder on the Georges River, who gave his name to Kyle Bay.

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Kyriakou, Ikaros

Editor.

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L'Estrange, Harry

Tightrope walker and performer.

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La Pérouse, Jean-François

French navigator and explorer who arrived in Botany Bay in 1788, just days after the First Fleet, and stayed for six weeks. His expedition was never heard from again.

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La Rosiere, Edward

Rope-walker and circus performer who established a touring circus troupe in the 1850s.

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Lachaume, Margaret J

Owner of the Bondi Aquarium when it was sold in 1906.

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Lacy, John

Early landowner in the Studley Park area.

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Lai, Joy

Artist and photographer.

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Laidley, James

Deputy commissary general in Sydney for ten years from 1825.

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Lain, Russell

Forensic odontologist and specialist dentist at Sydney Dental Hospital.

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