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Leeson, Ida
Legge, Gertrude
Legge, John Williamson (Jack)
Leggo, Charles William
Leggott, James S
Leichhardt, Ludwig
Leigh, Kate
Leigh, Vivien
Leighton, John
Leist, Frederick William (Fred)
Lejeune, Jules
Lemmone, John
Lennon, John
Lennox, David
Leon, Charles
Leong, Albert
Leslie, Fred
Lesson, René-Primavére
Lesueur, Charles-Alexandre
Lethbridge, Mary Gidley
Lethbridge, Robert Copland
Lett, Stafford Squire
Lette, Kathy
Levarrier, Ivonne
Lever, William
Levey, Barnett
Levey, Sarah Emma
Levey, Solomon
Leviņš, Jānis
Levy, Daniel
Levy, Gerry
Levy, Jock
Lewers, Gerald
Lewers, Margo
Lewin, John William
Lewin, Mary
Lewis, Biddy
Lewis, Essington
Lewis, H
Lewis, Jack
Lewis, Jeannie
Lewis, John
Lewis, John (d 1794)
Lewis, Mortimer
Lewis, Thomas Lancelot
Lexcen, Ben
Ley, Louise
Ley, Thomas John
Lidbury, Frederick
Liedtke, Tanja

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Leeson, Ida

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Librarian who was appointed as the second Mitchell Librarian, despite opposition to a woman in the role, in 1932, and who consolidated the Library's position as the preeminent repository of Australian and Pacific historical documents. During World War II, Leeson was made a major in the Directorate of Research (and Civil Affairs) in the Australian Military Forces.

Legge, Gertrude

Socialist who continued the activist role of her parents.

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Legge, John Williamson (Jack)

Biochemist who carried out physiological research in the field of chemical warfare, including mustard gas. He and his wife were active members of the Communist Party.

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Leggo, Charles William

Organ builder who created instruments for a number of Sydney churches.

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Leggott, James S

Builder, carpenter and joiner of Parramatta.

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Leichhardt, Ludwig

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Naturalist and explorer who made Sydney his base between expeditions during the 1840s.

Leigh, Kate

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Madam, sly-grog operator, drug trader and underworld figure.

Leigh, Vivien

English actress who toured Australia in 1948.

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Leighton, John

Emancipist who owned three windmills at Millers Point.

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Leist, Frederick William (Fred)

Artist who was exhibited internationally during his lifetime and worked as a war artist during World War I.

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Lejeune, Jules

Official artist on the French naval vessel La Coquille which visited Sydney in 1824.

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Lemmone, John

Flautist and composer who was a favourite accompanist to Dame Nellie Melba.

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Lennon, John

English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the band The Beatles. He was shot dead by fan, Mark David Chapman, in New York City in 1980.

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Lennox, David

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Scottish bridge-builder and master mason who arrived in Sydney in 1832 and was responsible for constructing many of the stone bridges in Sydney, some of which are still standing.

Leon, Charles

Political activist for Aboriginal rights who always had time to talk to many of the most isolated and lonely members of society.

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Leong, Albert

Chinese waterside worker.

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Leslie, Fred

English actor  who appeared in Sydney on several occasions between 1903 and 1913.

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Lesson, René-Primavére

French naturalist and surgeon who visited Sydney in 1824 as part of Duperrey's round-the-world voyage on La Coquille.

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Lesueur, Charles-Alexandre

Artist and naturalist on the French naval and scientific expedition to Australia under Baudin on Le Géographe and Le Naturaliste in 1800-1804.

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Lethbridge, Mary Gidley

Daughter of Philip Gidley and Anna King and wife of the landowner and magistrate, Robert Copland Lethbridge.

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Lethbridge, Robert Copland

English attorney who was connected to the family of Philip Gidley King by marriage and built and owned Werrington House in Western Sydney.

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Lett, Stafford Squire

Emancipist publican in the Rocks who had been transported for stealing a coat.

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Lette, Kathy

Author and columnist who lives in London.

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Levarrier, Ivonne

Pianist and teacher.

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Lever, William

British co-founder of Lever Brothers soap manufacturers, who constructed a factory in Rozelle and visited Sydney in 1914.

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Levey, Barnett

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Levey, or Levy, was a merchant and theatre owner who was the first Jewish free settler in the colony, and ran Sydney's first commercial theatre.

Levey, Sarah Emma

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Wife of Barnett Levey (or Levy), and the stepdaughter of Jacob Josephson.

Levey, Solomon

Convict who became a successful businessman after his pardon, and one of the richest men in the colony.

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Leviņš, Jānis

Latvian resident of Millers Point.

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Levy, Daniel

Lawyer and politician who was active in Jewish affairs.

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Levy, Gerry

Active member of many Jewish community organizations.

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Levy, Jock

Wharf labourer who brought his film and theatre experience to union films of workers rights and conditions.

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Lewers, Gerald

Sculptor and construction engineer who often worked on joint commissions with his wife Margo.

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Lewers, Margo

Artist and designer who worked in a variety of mediums including painting, textiles, sculpture and mosaic. She often worked on commissions with her husband Gerald. After their deaths, their home in Emu Plains was given to the Penrity City Council and became the Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest.

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Lewin, John William

Australia's first professional artist. A talented artist with an interest in scientific studies, Lewin decided to travel to Australia to paint its natural history. He arrived in Sydney in 1800 and was encouraged by patrons including Governor Philip Gidley King, Governor Lachlan Macquarie, William Paterson and Sir Joseph Banks. He published Australia's first illustrated book 'Birds of New South Wales' in 1813. In 1810 Governor Lachlan Macquarie appointed him to the role of coroner in the town of Sydney and of the County of Cumberland, which he held until his death in 1819. The headstone to his grave was moved from the Devonshire Street Cemetery to Pioneer Memorial Park in Botany Cemetery in 1976.

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Lewin, Mary

One of the first grant holders at Botany.

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Lewis, Biddy

Aboriginal woman who lived on her own land at Marramarra Creek from the 1830s.

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Lewis, Essington

Industrialist, primarily with BHP and associated companies. Born 1881, died 1961.

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Lewis, H

Teacher with the New South Wales Department of Public Instruction Technical Education Branch who was manager of the Erskineville Bootmaking School from its inception.

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Lewis, Jack

Performer who specialised in dangerous stunts.

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Lewis, Jeannie

Singer, songwriter and political activist.

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Lewis, John

Convict settler on the Hawkesbury.

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Lewis, John (d 1794)

Elderly convict who was murdered in 1794 at Parramatta. No charges were ever laid.

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Lewis, Mortimer

Surveyor and architect whose work as Colonial Architect had a huge influence on Sydney's public buildings.

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Lewis, Thomas Lancelot

Soldier, farmer and politician who became Premier in 1975.

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Lexcen, Ben

Yachtsman and marine architect who designed some of Australia's most successful boats.

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Ley, Louise

Wife of Thomas Ley.

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Ley, Thomas John

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Self-made politician whose opponents mysteriously disappeared.

Lidbury, Frederick

Business manager of home decorating business in George Street at the beginning of the twentieth century who was the Mayor of Rookwood, now Lidcombe, on several occasions. His name was combined with that of another Mayor Alexander Larcombe to create the new suburb name 'Lidcombe' when it was felt that the area's development was being held back by it's association with Rookwood Cemetery.

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Liedtke, Tanja

Choreographer and arts administrator.

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