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Neill, Norm
Neitenstein, Frederick William
Nelolla, Narney
Nelson, Bill
Nelson, Isaac
Nelson, John Dunbar
Nelson, Randall 'Animal'
Nelson, Sarah
Nelson, Simeon
Nepean, Nicholas
Nervi, Pier Luigi
Nesbitt, Thomas Huggins
Neville, John
Neville, Margot
Neville, Richard
Nevin, Robyn
Newcomb, John Alexander
Newcomb, Robert Alfred
Newfong, John
Newland, Philip
Newland, William
Newlands, Stephen Foster
Newling, Arthur Sidney
Newman, John
Newman, Thomas
Newman, Walter
Newnham, Charles
Newton, A
Newton, Charles
Newton-Tabrett, Alice Sarah
Ngahuruhuru
Ngawaka, Bill
Ngo, Canh Phuong
Ngo, Thang
Nguyen, Tuong Van
Nicholas, Emily Hilda
Nicholas, John Liddiard
Nicholls, Doug
Nicholls, Sydney Wentworth (Syd)
Nichols, George
Nichols, George Robert
Nichols, Isaac
Nichols, John
Nichols, Joy
Nichols, Michelle
Nichols, Rosanna
Nicholson, Charles
Nicholson, John
Nicodemou, Ada
Nicol, Jimmy

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Neill, Norm

Author who wrote a history of Sydney Technical College in 1991.

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Neitenstein, Frederick William

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Sailor who became a distinguished prison administrator and reformer, moving from juvenile institutions such as the training ship Vernon, to become comptroller of New South Wales prisons.

Nelolla, Narney

Aboriginal woman who lived close to Sydney Town.

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Nelson, Bill

Glebe doctor who was active in local conservation.

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Nelson, Isaac

Convict whose wife followed him as a free settler. They established a small farm at Croydon and were amongst the first settlers in the area. In 1809 the family moved to land he had been granted at Fairfield.

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Nelson, John Dunbar

Entrpreneur who promoted the pleasure grounds at Bantry Bay as a means of increasing ferry excursions.

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Nelson, Randall 'Animal'

Randall 'Animal' Nelson was one of the founders of the Kings Cross Bikers Social and Welfare Club in 1989. A resident of Kings Cross since the 1950s, he was he was responsible for the bikies Toy Ride each Christmas to distribute toys for needy children and known to many as the Kings Cross Santa. He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2004 for his service to the Kings Cross community.  

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Nelson, Sarah

Free settler who arranged her own passage to the colony when her husband was transported. They were to be amongst the first settlers in the Croydon area when she received a 15 acres land grant in 1794.

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Nelson, Simeon

Sculptor and artist who created the Ben Chifley sculpture in Chifley Square.

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Nepean, Nicholas

Marine and army officer who arrived in Sydney aboard the Second Fleet transport, Neptune. He was in charge of the first detachment of the New South Wales Corps and, until the arrival of Major Francis Grose, he was the corps' commanding officer. He quarrelled with John Macarthur on the voyage to Sydney, who attempted to have Nepean court-martialled before Grose settled their dispute.

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Nervi, Pier Luigi

Italian engineer and architect famous for his novel use of reinforced concrete.

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Nesbitt, Thomas Huggins

Town Clerk of Sydney Municipal Council who made many progressive decisions to widen streets, eliminate slums and introduce electricity to the city.

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Neville, John

Dairy farmer at Marrickville.

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Neville, Margot

Pseudonym of Anne and Margot Goyder, born respectively in 1887 and 1907 in Melbourne, and died in 1966 and 1975, who were writers author of detective fiction and playwrights .

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Neville, Richard

Author associated with several libertarian publications which have lead to controversy and in London, conviction for obscenity.

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Nevin, Robyn

Actor and theatre director whose strongest presence has been on the stage though she has also worked in radio and television.

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Newcomb, John Alexander

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Clerk who served in Gallipoli, Egypt and France and suffered severe gunshot wounds which required treatment in England and then Australia where he died.

Newcomb, Robert Alfred

Clerk who enlisted in the NSW Reinforcement 25 of the Australian Imperial Force in July 1918 after having previously been rejected as unfit for service; his chest measurements did not meet the standard. He embarked on 7 November 1918, just four days before Armistice Day. The troopship was recalled and he disembarked in November 1918.

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Newfong, John

Aboriginal activist who was the first Indigenous journalist in mainstream media, giving him crucial skills in his roles as spokesperson both nationally and internationally.

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Newland, Philip

Civic minded resident.

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Newland, William

Convict who gained his freedom in 1833. He borrowed £600 to build the Charing Cross Hotel where he remained until declared insolvent in 1863.

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Newlands, Stephen Foster

Alderman of North Sydney Municipal Council, 1923-1931

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Newling, Arthur Sidney

Labourer who enlisted in the B Company, 18th Battalion. In Gallipoli he took part in the assault at Hill 60 in August 1915 before he was sent to the Western Front in France. In July 1916 he suffered a gunshot wound to his right leg and embarked for England suffering from 'shell shock'. In November he was charged with absence without leave (AWL) and then overstaying his leave, receiving 10 days' confinement to barracks. He was sent to Camiers, France in May 1917 and was wounded in action in August 1918. In February 1919 he was punished for AWL and in March he was discharged from hospital, having suffered pyrexia (possibly trench fever).

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Newman, John

Union organiser and Labor Party politician whose murder by a rival was the first political assassination in Australia.

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Newman, Thomas

Proprietor of ''Fairy Nook'' at the southern end of Manly Beach, a picnic and refreshment area in competition with the neighbouring "Fairy Bower".

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Newman, Walter

Architect.

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Newnham, Charles

Brewer and businessman.

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Newton, A

Superintendent of Glebe volunteer fire brigade.

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Newton, Charles

Auctioneer who conducted a very successful business in Pitt Street for 11 years.

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Newton-Tabrett, Alice Sarah

An early women doctors in Sydney.

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Ngahuruhuru

Māori chief who was kidnapped from the Cavalli Islands to Norfolk Island to teach flax processing.

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Ngawaka, Bill

Māori bus driver.

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Ngo, Canh Phuong

Vietnamese community leader convicted of the murder of his political rival John Newman.

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Ngo, Thang

Vietnamese born alderman.

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Nguyen, Tuong Van

Vietnamese Australian convicted and hanged for drug trafficking in Singapore.

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Nicholas, Emily Hilda

Acclaimed landscape artist who exhibited in Australia, Paris and London.

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Nicholas, John Liddiard

Author and traveller who supported and wrote about Samuel Marsden's missionary visit to New Zealand. Although granted land in Sydney, he returned to England and eventually sold his land to Marsden.

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Nicholls, Doug

Aboriginal Australian Rules football player, boxer and pastor who was
the first Aboriginal to be knighted and the first to serve as a state governor.

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Nicholls, Sydney Wentworth (Syd)

Cartoonist and book publisher who created the Fatty Finn cartoon strip.

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Nichols, George

Actor who moved to England in 1946 to further his career.

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Nichols, George Robert

First native-born Australian admitted as a solicitor, he combined strong oratory with a radical reform agenda, advocating self-government and denouncing transportation.

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Nichols, Isaac

Emancipist and the colony's first postmaster, who became a wealthy farmer and shipowner and achieved financial and social success in the colony.

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Nichols, John

Early land holder at Belfield.

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Nichols, Joy

Comedienne and actress who moved to Britain to further her career and also worked in the United States of America.

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Nichols, Michelle

Local historian and librarian in the Hawkesbury area.

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Nichols, Rosanna

Born in prison and transported with her mother, she became the second wife of Isaac Nichols.

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Nicholson, Charles

Physician, businessman and politician who was regarded as a connoisseur, scholar and statesman. He helped found Sydney University, and a museum there is named for him.

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Nicholson, John

Ship builder who oversaw the closing of King's Dockyard.

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Nicodemou, Ada

Actor.

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Nicol, Jimmy

English drummer and business entrepreneur best known for temporarily replacing Ringo Starr in The Beatles for a series of concerts in 1964.

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