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Mow Chow
Mowat, Thomas
Mowbray, Thomas
Mowll, Howard West Kilvinton
Moxham, Mary Agnes
Moxham, Robert Henry
Moxham, Thomas Robert
Moxham, William Dick
Moy Sing
Moyes, Bill
Moylan, Mavis
Moylan, Michael Eugene (Mick)
Muddle, Beryl
Mudie, James
Mudiman, Thomas
Muir, Ian Miller
Muir, Jane
Muir, John
Muir, Thomas
Mulchay, Harry
Mulhally, Patrick
Mullens, Mary
Muller, Agnes
Muller, Franz Melchior
Muller, Fritz
Muller, John Francis
Mulligan, John
Mullins, Jane Mary Frances
Mullins, John Lane
Mulvena, John
Mumbler, Eric (Nugget)
Munanguri
Munday, Agnes
Munday, George
Mundey, Jack
Mundine, Anthony
Mundine, Michael
Mundine, Tony
Mundy, Godfrey Charles
Munro Ferguson, Helen
Munro Ferguson, Ronald
Munro, Barbara
Munro, Catharine
Munro, Finlay junior
Munro, Harold
Munro, Henry
Munro, Jenny
Munro, Malcolm
Munro, William
Munyarryun, Djakapurra

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Mow Chow

Market gardener at Marrickville.

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Mowat, Thomas

Ship's captain.

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Mowbray, Thomas

Minister of St Stephen's Presbyterian church, Macquarie Street, in the mid nineteenth century.

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Mowll, Howard West Kilvinton

Anglican minister and missionary who travelled the world preaching in Canada, on the Western Front during World War I and in China before being elected Archbishop of Sydney and migrating to Australia.

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Moxham, Mary Agnes

Charity worker who became president of the Parramatta branch of the New South Wales Red Cross. She was also president of the Parramatta auxiliary of the Crown Street Women's Hospital. She was the wife of the politician, Thomas Robert Moxham.

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Moxham, Robert Henry

Stonemason and quarryman who established his business in Parramatta.

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Moxham, Thomas Robert

Quarry master, landowner and orchardist who moved from Parramatta Council to the Legislative Assembly.

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Moxham, William Dick

Quarry master and owner in the Northmead area.

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Moy Sing

Chinese businessman.

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Moyes, Bill

Bronte shopkeeper who operated a kiosk at Bronte beach in the 1950s.

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Moylan, Mavis

Publican who carried on the family business after her husband Mick's death. Together thay had transformed a bayside hotel into a family entertainment venue.

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Moylan, Michael Eugene (Mick)

Well respected publican who with his wife Mavis turned a bayside hotel in to a family entertainment venue.

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Muddle, Beryl

Girlfriend of petty criminal Wally Mellish who in 1968 took her hostage for eight days in his house at Glenfield.

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Mudie, James

Officer of marines, landowner and author renowned for his cruelty to convicts. Eventually, disgusted with colonial affairs he returned to England and published The Felonry of New South Wales, an attack on all whom he fancied had opposed him in the colony. The subsequent duel in Sydney in 1840 only reinforced his unpopularity.

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Mudiman, Thomas

Tailor of King Street Newtown and early evangelist for the Salvation Army.

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Muir, Ian Miller

Student who enlisted in the 8th Reinforcement, 1st Battalion and was sent to Gallipoli in November 1915. He was sent to Egypt and then transferred to the 14th Machine Gun Company in March 1916, sailing for Marseilles, France. In January 1917 he was appointed lance corporal, however, two months later was found guilty of 'hesitating to obey an order given by an officer' and was reduced in rank. While in England, he was mentioned in the British General, Sir Douglas Haig's, despatches. He was promoted to lieutenant in August 1918 but returned to Australia shortly afterward.

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Muir, Jane

Scottish born wife of Presbyterian minister Reverend John Muir who served at Ultimo Presbyterian Church from 1916-1920. She was the supervisor of the Presbyterian Missions bands for 24 years and the Presbyterian Missionary Womens Union established the Jane Muir Memorial Fund in her memory after her death in 1943.

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Muir, John

Minister who worked for his businessman father before he was ordained in 1888. He migrated with his wife Jane and three sons serving in Bega and Nowra before he moved to Ultimo in 1916. From 1920 he served in various churches and as a visiting chaplain at Sydney Hospital.

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Muir, Thomas

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One of the 'Scottish Martyrs', Muir was transported for sedition in 1794. He escaped from the colony in 1796 only to be hunted by the Spanish and English before being wounded and offered refuge in France.

Mulchay, Harry

Diving champion.

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Mulhally, Patrick

Irishman arrested for assaulting a policeman.

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Mullens, Mary

Infant daughter of Hannah Peat who was transported with her mother.

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Muller, Agnes

German infant who accompanied her parents to the colony and grew to make her own contribution to the wine industry.

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Muller, Franz Melchior

German born vinedresser.

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Muller, Fritz

Businessman and manufacturer who developed his small sheetmetal workshop into a large manufacturer of car, refrigerator and aircraft components.

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Muller, John Francis

First son of Franz Muller.

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Mulligan, John

Photographer who documented life in Sydney particularly in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Mullins, Jane Mary Frances

Leader of Catholic society in Sydney with her husband John Lane Mullins.

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Mullins, John Lane

Lawyer, whose inherited income enabled him to become a prominent art patron and Catholic lay leader. When he entered first local and then state politics he was an important link between artists and Sydney's political and business elite.

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Mulvena, John

Woolloomooloo resident who fought to stop the destruction of the suburb in the 1970s.

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Mumbler, Eric (Nugget)

Former Indigenous cricket all-rounder and rugby league coach and player during the 1940s.

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Munanguri

Aboriginal woman who lived close to the first white settlement.

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Munday, Agnes

Poultry and pig farmer, and fruit grower, in West Pymble around the turn of the twentieth century.

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Munday, George

Poultry and pig farmer, and fruitgrower, in West Pymble at the turn of the twentieth century.

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Mundey, Jack

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Trade unionist who led the Builders Labourers Federation through the Green Ban period and became one of Sydney's foremost urban environmentalists.

Mundine, Anthony

Aboriginal rugby league player (born 1975) who changed career to become a world champion boxer.

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Mundine, Michael

Aboriginal activist and former rugby league player.

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Mundine, Tony

Aboriginal former boxer and rugby league player who held four Australian boxing titles in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Mundy, Godfrey Charles

Soldier and author who commanded the military forces in the colony from 1846 to 1851 but is best remembered for his discerning eye and lively sketches in his publication of 1852 'Our Antipodes'.

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Munro Ferguson, Helen

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President and founder of the Australian Branch of the British Red Cross Society. She was also the wife of Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, Governor-General of Australia in 1914-20. In 1918 she was appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) for her work during World War I.

Munro Ferguson, Ronald

British politician who served as Governor General between 1914 and 1920.

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Munro, Barbara

Architect who worked in London and Montreal during World War II before returning to practise in Sydney in 1941.

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Munro, Catharine

Journalist.

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Munro, Finlay junior

Architect who joined with John Reid to design St Stephen's church in Macquarie Street.

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Munro, Harold

Sydney defence lawyer operating during the time of the razor gangs. His clients included key underworld figures including Tilly Devine, Kate Leigh and Iris Webber.

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Munro, Henry

Early land grant holder in northern Sydney.

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Munro, Jenny

Aboriginal activist and child welfare worker.

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Munro, Malcolm

Landscape architect based in Canberra who won the competition held by the Reserve Bank of Australia in 1961 for a garden design which would serve as the Reserve Bank of Australia building's interface with Macquarie Street.

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Munro, William

Architect and local councillor

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Munyarryun, Djakapurra

Dancer from northeast Arnhem Land who received the inaugural Australian Dance Award for outstanding performance.

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