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Laurence, Charles A
Laurence, Janet
Lavell, Henry
Lavender, George
Lavercombe, Clara
Lawler, Ray
Lawrence, Charles
Lawrence, Christopher H
Lawrence, Denny
Lawrence, DH
Lawrence, George
Lawrence, Marjorie
Laws, John
Lawson, Gertrude
Lawson, Henry
Lawson, Henry (1867-1922)
Lawson, Louisa
Lawson, Nelson Simmons
Lawson, Sarah
Lawson, William
Laycock, Hannah
Laycock, Isabella
Laycock, Thomas (1756?-1809)
Laycock, Thomas (1786–1823)
Lazar, Samuel
Le Plastrier, Richard
Le, Hung
Lea, Montague
Lea-Scarlett, EJ
Leach, Claudia
Leadbeater, Charles
Leak, Jonathan
Leane, Lucy
Leane, William
Learmonth, Alexander
Learmonth, Mary Louisa
Leclezio, Odile
Lecorre, Alexandre Josselin
Lee, Charles Alfred
Lee, Donald George
Lee, Edward
Lee, Frederick
Lee, James Ernest (Jack)
Lee, Sammy
Leek, Charles
Leemon, John
Lees, Emma A
Lees, George
Lees, Jane
Lees, Samuel Edward

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Laurence, Charles A

Early settler in the Fairlight area

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Laurence, Janet

Artist who works in mixed media and installations.

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Lavell, Henry

Convict Henry Lavell, or Lovell, arrived in Sydney on the Friendship in 1788. Convicted of theft and forgery in London in 1782, he had been sentenced to transportation to America for life but escaped before departure in the convict mutiny on the Mercury in 1784. Recaptured, he was transported to New South Wales. In early 1788, he and three of his fellow escapees were sentenced to death for stealing food, but only one, Thomas Barrett, was hanged. Given a reprieve, Lavell was sent to Pinchgut with Joseph Hall, until June. In 1790 he was sent to Norfolk Island, returning to Sydney in 1793. He was given an absolute pardon by Governor Hunter in 1798 and by 1801 had left the colony, apparently for England. In 1789 he had a son, James Lavello, with an Aboriginal woman, possibly named Borra Borra.

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Lavender, George

Officer in charge of the ship 'Phoenix' that housed convicts moored in the bay that was to bear his name. He married Billy Blue's daughter, Susannah, and eventually made this district his home.

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Lavercombe, Clara

Last surviving member of the family which owned the Creamery building at Mount Hunter.

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Lawler, Ray

Playwright whose most famous work is The Doll Trilogy of plays, written between 1955 and 1976.

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Lawrence, Charles

English cricketer who stayed on after the English tour of 1861-62 and was instrumental in organising the tour of an Aboriginal team in 1868.

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Lawrence, Christopher H

Forensic pathologist

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Lawrence, Denny

Actor, writer, producer and director of television, theatre and film. Born 1951.

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Lawrence, DH

English author, poet and playwright who visited Australia during 1922.

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Lawrence, George

Landscape artist, member of the 'Northwood Group'.

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Lawrence, Marjorie

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Australian singer who made an international career and performed in Sydney in 1951.

Laws, John

Host of extremely successful morning radio programme which was syndicated across Australia.

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Lawson, Gertrude

Daughter of Louisa and sister of Henry Lawson, who helped run The Dawn newspaper, until she fell out with her mother in the early twentieth century.

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Lawson, Henry

Carpenter and sailor who was a survivor of the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in August 1834.

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Lawson, Henry (1867-1922)

Writer and poet who became identified with bush life, despite living most of his life in Sydney.

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Lawson, Louisa

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Writer, newspaper proprietor and advocate for women's rights and womanhood suffrage.

Lawson, Nelson Simmons

Pastoralist who, like his father, had extensive land holdings around Prospect and in the Mudgee district. He was born on the Lady Nelson commanded by Captain Simmons, as the family returned from Norfolk Island.

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Lawson, Sarah

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Convict whose marriage brought respectability and security.

Lawson, William

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Explorer and pastoralist whose journeys did much to open up the land west of the Blue Mountains.

Laycock, Hannah

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Wife of quartermaster Thomas Laycock who received her own land grants at present day Kingsgrove in 1804.

Laycock, Isabella

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Daughter of Eber Bunker who married Thomas Laycock in 1809.

Laycock, Thomas (1756?-1809)

Quartermaster in the New South Wales Corps and landowner who helped put down the Castle Hill convict uprising in March 1804.

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Laycock, Thomas (1786–1823)

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Soldier, explorer and publican who was the son of Thomas and Hannah Laycock.

Lazar, Samuel

Theatre manager and producer of pantomimes and operas. Lazar played a key role in the Theatre Royal, possibly financing its construction. A few years after that he was admitted to Bayview House psychiatric asylum after exhibiting 'symptoms of lunacy' and died just over a year and half later.

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Le Plastrier, Richard

Architect who teaches master classes for beginning and established architects and is involved in preservation and development discussions around the Pittwater area.

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Le, Hung

Vietnamese born musician and comedian.

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Lea, Montague

Confectioner and shopkeeper who worked in the family business Darrell Lea.

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Lea-Scarlett, EJ

Historian.

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Leach, Claudia

Alderman and community leader who worked to establish the Community Aid program in Lane Cove to provide home nursing, child minding and meals to the needy in the community.

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Leadbeater, Charles

Theosophist and cult clergyman who lived in Sydney from 1914.

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Leak, Jonathan

Convict and potter who became one of the most successful manufacturers in the colony, producing bricks, tiles, bottles, jars and clay pipes.

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Leane, Lucy

Woman of Aboriginal heritage who settled with her large family on the Georges River and was a highly respected farmer and vineyard owner.

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Leane, William

English born farmer who raised a large afmily and built a thriving farm and vineyard enterprise on the George River near Voyager Point.

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Learmonth, Alexander

Landowner in what was later Haberfield.

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Learmonth, Mary Louisa

Church worker and superintendent of the school established at St David's church on the family estate Yasmar at Haberfield.

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Leclezio, Odile

Actor of Mauritian descent

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Lecorre, Alexandre Josselin

Mauritian trader who undertook the first Mauritian expedition to Sydney in 1802.

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Lee, Charles Alfred

Shopkeeper and conservative parliamentarian who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 35 years. He served from 1884 for Tenterfield, and as Minister for Justice and briefly as Secretary for Public Works in 1899.

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Lee, Donald George

Waiter at Chequers nightclub who lived in Kellett Street, Kings Cross in the 1950s. 

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Lee, Edward

Shipwright at Greenwich.

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Lee, Frederick

Merchant and Canterbury landholder.

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Lee, James Ernest (Jack)

Petty criminal and illegal bookmaker who operated in Sydney's underworld at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was born in Tumut to a Chinese father and Australian born mother.

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Lee, Sammy

Canadian bandleader who settled in Potts Point and became a prominent and flamboyant nightclub owner.

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Leek, Charles

Early farmer and orchardist at Waitara.

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Leemon, John

Third principal of Greenwich Public school.

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Lees, Emma A

Child who emigrated with her extended family from Staffordshire on the 'Empire' in 1853.

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Lees, George

Emigrant from Staffordshire who travelled with his wife and her extended family in 1853 on the 'Empire'.

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Lees, Jane

Bonnet-maker who re-established her bonnet-making business with her sister when they emigrated from Staffordshire.

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Lees, Samuel Edward

Samuel Lees, printer and politician, was Mayor of Sydney in 1895 and Lord Mayor in 1904

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