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Maddock, William
Maddocks, Sydney
Madigan, Col
Madsen, John Percival Vissing
Magagnotto, Pietro
Magee, Eleanor
Magnus, Walter
Magoffin, RJ
Magrin, Léon Henry
Magull, Albert
Mah, King Hock
Mahinda
Mahony, Frank
Maiden, Eliza Jane
Maiden, Jennifer
Maiden, Joseph
Main, James Maxwell
Maitland, Benjamin
Major Lee
Mak, Sai Ying 麥世英
Makin, Ann
Malaspina, Alessandro
Malaxos, Nick
Malcom, John
Maley, Alfred James
Maling, Roy
Mallard, Charles
Mallard, Hedley Richard Horace
Mallard, Henri
Malley, Ernest Lalor (Ern) Fictional character
Maloney, James J
Malouf, David
Malouf, JG
Maney, Andrew
Mangos, John
Maning, Frederick
Mann, David Dickinson
Mann, Gother Kerr
Mann, Gother Victor Fyers
Mann, Richard
Mann, Tom
Manning, Frederic Norton
Manning, John
Manning, John Edye
Manning, Mary
Manning, Nora
Manning, William Montagu
Manning, William Patrick
Manolis, Antonis
Mansbridge, Albert

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Maddock, William

Bookseller, publisher and stationer at 383 George Street in the 1880s.

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Maddocks, Sydney

Public servant and administrator who was instrumental in building up Sydney's tramway system, but whose career ended in scandal.

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Madigan, Col

Architect, best known for his work on the National Gallery of Australia and the High Court. Born 1921, died 2011.

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Madsen, John Percival Vissing

Physicist and electrical engineer.

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Magagnotto, Pietro

Italian priest who became Dean of Sydney in 1850.

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Magee, Eleanor

Convict wife of Christopher Magee.

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Magnus, Walter

German born restaurateur who conducted a number of restaurants in the city from 1935 until 1954.

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Magoffin, RJ

Designer.

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Magrin, Léon Henry

Mauritian journalist and newspaper owner.

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Magull, Albert

Publican.

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Mah, King Hock

Malaysian businessman.

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Mahinda

Buddhist monk from Malaysia who moved to Sydney in 1986 to lead the Hock Cheng See Buddhist Vihara at Ambarvale.

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Mahony, Frank

Artist and illustrator specialising in horses and action scenes.

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Maiden, Eliza Jane

Wife of Joseph Maiden.

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Maiden, Jennifer

Poet and facilitator at writing workshops with a variety of community and educational institutions.

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Maiden, Joseph

Botanist who during his tenures at the Technological Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens, brought knowledge about plants, their uses and conservation, into the public realm.

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Main, James Maxwell

First Missionary Superintendent of Sydney City Mission.

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Maitland, Benjamin

Master of the store ship of the Second Fleet, he averted disaster upon entering Port Jackson when the weather changed suddenly and threatened to wreck the ship and its precious cargo of supplies for the struggling colony.

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Major Lee

Fisherman and local identity who lived on the Wentworth estate in a hut at Parsley Bay. He would go outside the heads to fish, catching lobster in Broken Bay, and sell his catch at Circular Quay. In February 1857, he and other fishermen caught a 15ft (4.5m) long shark 'Big Ben' off South Head which was then exhibited at Circular Quay. Described as a 'fighting man', Lee was a participant in Sydney's early boxing scene in the 1830s and 1840s, He was rumoured to have come from a wealthy family and come to Australia after killing a police constable in Dublin. 

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Mak, Sai Ying 麥世英

First known Chinese born settler in Sydney who worked as a publican, carpenter and builder in the Parramatta district. He was also known as John 麥世英 Shying.

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Makin, Ann

Fruit shop proprietor.

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Malaspina, Alessandro

Italian explorer who spent most of his life as a Spanish naval officer, commanding many scientific expeditions around the world stopping in Sydney in 1793.

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Malaxos, Nick

Administrator.

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Malcom, John

Publican of the Adelphi Hotel in York Street who became a successful circus entrepreneur.

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Maley, Alfred James

Criminal figure romantically linked to prostitute Maisie Matthews in 1937. In a case that was widely publicised, Maley attacked the petty thief and sly-grog seller, Iris Webber, with a razor after a fight with Matthews. Webber fatally wounded Maley with a pea rifle and was charged with murder, though she was later acquitted.

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Maling, Roy

Composer and jazz musician.

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Mallard, Charles

Ship's master who conducted several voyages to the colonies in the 1830s and 1840s and who was instrumental in petitioning for harsher penalties for seamen who deserted in port.

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Mallard, Hedley Richard Horace

Local resident who worked tirelessly for the provision of a swimming club in Oatley.

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Mallard, Henri

Photographer best know for recording the building of the Bridge from precarious advantage points.

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Malley, Ernest Lalor (Ern)

Fictitious poet created by James McAuley and Harold Stewart. The poetry was to become one of Australia's greatest literary hoaxes humiliating Max Harris, the founder of the magazine 'Angry Penguins' who published them in his role as a champion of modernist poetry.

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Fictional character

Maloney, James J

Trade unionist and politician, member of the NSW Legislative Council 1941-43 and 1946-72. Minister for Labour & Industry 1956-65.

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Malouf, David

Award winning author who has often explored the theme of male identity and soul searching.

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Malouf, JG

Lebanese born wholesaler and merchant who established his business in Redfern.

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Maney, Andrew

Brother-in-law of William Paling, who settled in Sydney.

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Mangos, John

Television and radio broadcaster.

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Maning, Frederick

Trader, writer and judge who settled in New Zealand after his family had emigrated to Van Diemen's Land. Despite his early involvement with Māori clans his alienation from all things Māori increased as he grew older.

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Mann, David Dickinson

Emancipist who entered government service as a clerk before returning to England in 1809.

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Mann, Gother Kerr

Civil engineer and army officer who was responsible for all penal and civil building design work on Cockatoo Island between 1847 and 1870. Manns Point, Greenwich, is named for him.

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Mann, Gother Victor Fyers

Artist, gallery director and architect who became director of the New South Wales Art Gallery and vastly increased the collection of Australian oils and watercolours.

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Mann, Richard

Sydney architect.

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Mann, Tom

Socialist labour organiser who toured widely, speaking to workers around Australia and the world.

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Manning, Frederic Norton

Doctor who radically changed the treatment of the mentally ill by breaking down indifference and deep-rooted prejudices and overseeing the construction of purpose built humane facilities.

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Manning, John

Baker who arrived as a free settler in 1841.

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Manning, John Edye

Administrator who was registrar of the Supreme Court of NSW and an active figure in colonial life, before he went bankrupt in the 1840s losing trust fund money in the process.

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Manning, Mary

Free settler who arrived in 1841.

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Manning, Nora

Wife of William Patrick Manning.

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Manning, William Montagu

Prominent barrister, judge and politician who also oversaw a period of significant change as chancellor of the University of Sydney.

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Manning, William Patrick

Businessman and politician who was Mayor of Sydney 1891-94.

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Manolis, Antonis

Greek-born convict who became a farmer.

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Mansbridge, Albert

One of the founders, with his wife Frances Mansbridge, of the Workers Educational Association in England.

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