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Bentley, Cecil
Bentley, Dick
Berejiklian, Gladys
Beresford, Bruce
Berg, Charles
Bergner, Ruth
Berne, Dagmar
Berne, Florence
Berne, Georgina Kenyon
Bernhardt, Sarah
Berry, Alexander
Berry, David
Berry, Elizabeth
Berry, Kevin
Bertie, Charles Henry
Bertie, CM
Bertrand, Henry Louis
Bertrand, Jane
Bertrand, Marian
Berzins, Ilmar
Besant, Annie
Best, Albert Henry
Best, George
Best, Marion Hall
Bettington, Rebecca
Beveridge, John
Beveridge, Judith
Beyer, Augustus Jacob
Bialoguski, Michael
Bibb, John
Biddulph, Edward
Bidgee Bidgee
Biffin, Eliza
Biffin, Harriet Eliza
Biffin, James
Bigge, John Thomas
Billing, Henry
Billinghurst, Rick
Billings, Johnathon
Billyard, William Whaley
Bird, Thomas
Birkenhead, Hannah
Birkenhead, William
Birkett, Annie
Birmingham, John
Bischoff, Joseph
Bishop, Anna
Bishop, George
Bishop, Percy
Bitugully

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Bentley, Cecil

Tennis racquet manufacturer who built St Bernard's at Blakehurst.

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Bentley, Dick

Comedian and actor who worked in both England and Australia and became famous for the character Ron Glum from the show Take It From Here.

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Berejiklian, Gladys

Banking official who was elected to government in 2003.

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Beresford, Bruce

Film, theatre and opera director.

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Berg, Charles

Accountant and music administrator who fostered chamber music and opera in Sydney.

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Bergner, Ruth

Dancer who took part in the first performance of Indian dance in Sydney, and later taught.

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Berne, Dagmar

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First female student to study medicine in Australia, who, during her short life, pioneered women's health services in Sydney.

Berne, Florence

Governess, teacher and frustrated medical student whose lack of means meant she could not continue her studies.

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Berne, Georgina Kenyon

Widow who managed her inheritance to support the education of her children.

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Bernhardt, Sarah

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French actress who toured Australia in 1891. Her two dogs Star and Chouette were quarantined on Rodd Island in the harbour for the duration of her tour, cared for by the French micobiologist Adrien Loir.

Berry, Alexander

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Leading merchant and landowner in nineteenth-century Sydney.

Berry, David

Landowner who inherited the estate of his brother Alexander at North Sydney.

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Berry, Elizabeth

Landowner in North Sydney and Shoalhaven.

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Berry, Kevin

Champion swimmer and businessman.

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Bertie, Charles Henry

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Librarian, historian, Australiana collector and author who was appointed as the first librarian of the Sydney Municipal Library in 1909. In 1918 he established within the Municipal Library the first public lending library for children in Australia. An active member of the Royal Australian Historical Society he wrote and spoke on many aspects of Sydney's history and amassed an impressive collection of Australian material.

Bertie, CM

Theatrical manager in North Sydney.

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Bertrand, Henry Louis

Dentist whose scandalous behaviour was revealed when he was gaoled for the murder of his lover's husband.

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Bertrand, Jane

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The wife of Henry Louis Bertrand, a dentist who murdered the husband of his lover in 1865. Jane was also implicated but escaped conviction.

Bertrand, Marian

Widow who travelled to gold rush Melbourne and found wealthy husbands for her three daughters before moving to Sydney.

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Berzins, Ilmar

First qualified landscape architect in Australia.

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Besant, Annie

Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator who travelled widely to promote theosophy and political reform.

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Best, Albert Henry

Councillor on Hornsby Shire Council.

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Best, George

Early landowner in Dural area.

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Best, Marion Hall

Leading interior designer with showrooms in Woollahra and Rowe Street.

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Bettington, Rebecca

Daughter of the explorer William Lawson.

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Beveridge, John

Captain of several vessels involved in whaling and trading between the South Sea islands and along the Australian coast between 1817 and 1825, before establishing a boarding school.

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Beveridge, Judith

Writer and teacher who became poetry editor of Meanjin.

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Beyer, Augustus Jacob

Surgeon who sailed on three convict transport ships to Australia. Throughout the voyage of the Scarborough and later Britannia, convicts were severely mistreated. Though Beyer was employed as the ship's surgeon, he consistently demonstrated little concern for his duties and the health and welfare of the convicts.

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Bialoguski, Michael

Doctor and intelligence agent whose work with ASIO was to culminate in engineering the defection of the Petrovs in 1954.

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Bibb, John

Leading architect and committee member of Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts.

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Biddulph, Edward

Captain Edward Biddulph, manufacturer of steam engines at Cockle Bay in the 1830s.

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Bidgee Bidgee

Aboriginal man and elder of the Kissing Point people who learnt to speak good English and mimic the manners of every officer and person in the colony. His name was also written in historical records as Bidjee Bidjee and Bidgywidgy.

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Biffin, Eliza

Midwife and Theosophist whose daughter Harriett became one of the first women doctors in Sydney, and with her was one of the founders of the Rachel Forster Hospital for Women.

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Biffin, Harriet Eliza

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Medical practioner who was one of the first women medical graduates in the state. She worked tirelessly for the establishment of a hospital run for and by women.

Biffin, James

Orchardist in Turramurra whose daughter Harriett became one of the first women doctors in Sydney.

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Bigge, John Thomas

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Royal Commissioner who examined and reported on the government of New South Wales 1819-23.

Billing, Henry

Publican in Watsons Bay in the mid-nineteenth century.

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Billinghurst, Rick

Theatre Director and first salaried Artistic Director of La Boite Theatre Company in Brisbane, Queensland.

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Billings, Johnathon

Thirteen year old boy who, with three of his school friends and three members of another family, died in the Luna Park Ghost Train fire on 6 June 1979.  

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Billyard, William Whaley

Solicitor and landholder who named and subdivided Gladesville.

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Bird, Thomas

Circus performer and horseman.

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Birkenhead, Hannah

Resident of Bourke Street Surry Hills.

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Birkenhead, William

Resident of Surry Hills.

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Birkett, Annie

Shopkeeper and murder victim.

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Birmingham, John

Writer and 'biographer' of Sydney.

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Bischoff, Joseph

Nineteenth century photographer who captured many images of Sydney and the Blue Mountains.

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Bishop, Anna

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English singer who visited Sydney several times, once with her lover Nicholas Bochsa.

Bishop, George

Surveyor, who became a landholder and developer in Naremburn.

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Bishop, Percy

Māori radio presenter in Sydney.

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Bitugully

Gandangara warrior who lived near Appin.

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