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Nicol, John
Nicol, Johnny
Nicolle, Eugene Dominique
Nicolle, Philip
Nicolson, Francis
Nield, Lawrence
Nielsen, Christian
Nielsen, Herman
Nielsen, Juanita
Nielsen, Niels Rasmus Wilson
Nielsen, Walter Leslie
Nikora, Gwen
Nile, Fred
Ninis, Damianos
Nixon, William Mark
Noble, John Sullivan
Nock, Norman Lindfield
Noffs, Ted
Nolan, Sidney
Noller, William Peter
Nomura, Naokichi
Noonan, Patrick
Norman, Decima
Norman, George
Norman, Lilith
Norris, Isaac
Norris, William
Norris, WP
Norst, Marlene
North, John Britty
Northam, William
Northan, Charles
Northcote, Alice
Northcote, Henry Stafford
Norton, Frank
Norton, James
Norton, James snr
Norton, John
Norton, Rosaleen
Nosworthy, Ellice
Nosworthy, Robert
Nott, Charles
Notting, William Albert
Nowra, Louis
Noyce, Phil
Nugent, Maria
Nurragingy
O'Brien, DJ
O'Brien, Justin
O'Brien, Richard

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Nicol, John

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Scottish sailor whose autobiography published in 1822 recorded his circumnavigation of the globe, involvement in the American War of Independence, his life on a whaling vessel and that on a convict transport. On the voyage aboard Lady Juliana he partnered with Sarah Whitlam and together they had a child on the voyage to Sydney. After arriving, Nicol was stationed there for six weeks before setting sail for England, never returning to Sydney.

Nicol, Johnny

Original band member of the Māori Troubadours and respected jazz singer-songwriter.

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Nicolle, Eugene Dominique

Refrigeration engineer who patented and developed his own ice making machine in Sydney in partnership with others. He was a pioneer in domestic devices, refrigerated railway vans and cold stores but unable to translate that to machinery suited to ships.

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Nicolle, Philip

Builder and contractor who built and lived in Ascot mansion in Randwick. He established a company with a J B Corbin on Hunter Street naming it Corbin and Nicolle but was declared bankrupt in 1894.

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Nicolson, Francis

Pioneer settler and orchardist in Forest Glen in the 1890s

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Nield, Lawrence

Urban design architect and sport planning enthusiast who was head of planning for the Sydney Olympics and who designed five venues for each for the Athens and Beijing Olympics.

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Nielsen, Christian

Boatbuilder at Putney Point in the early twentieth century.

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Nielsen, Herman

Coal lumper who made his living at Millers Point but returned to his family at Willoughby at the end of the working week.

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Nielsen, Juanita

Australian publisher who disappeared whilst opposing development in Kings Cross where she lived.

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Nielsen, Niels Rasmus Wilson

Politician and trade unionist who grew up in Young and worked as a carpenter before joining the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia in 1887 and eventually entering politics with the newly formed Labor Party.

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Nielsen, Walter Leslie

Architect responsible for the design of several apartment blocks in Potts Point including Carinthia and Carisbrooke.

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Nikora, Gwen

Māori founder of the Te Aroha cultural group.

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Nile, Fred

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Uniting church minister who founded the Christian Democratic Party.

Ninis, Damianos

Greek-born convict who was pardoned in 1836.

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Nixon, William Mark

Councillor on Hornsby Shire Council.

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Noble, John Sullivan

American showman and circus owner who toured Australia between 1851 and 1854.

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Nock, Norman Lindfield

Retailer and company director Sir Norman Nock worked to improve Sydney's civic amenities and culture. He served as Lord Mayor 1938-39.

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Noffs, Ted

Methodist minister who reached out to the most marginalised in society through his work at the Wayside Chapel and Lifeline.

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Nolan, Sidney

Artist renowned for his personal interpretations of historical and legendary figures, including Ned Kelly, Burke and Wills, and Eliza Fraser.

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Noller, William Peter

Builder in the Parramatta area.

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Nomura, Naokichi

Japanese sailor who was the captain of the Japanese Polar expedition's ship Kainan Maru.

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Noonan, Patrick

Early landowner at Wahroonga.

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Norman, Decima

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Champion runner who won 5 gold medals at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, and stayed to train in Sydney for the 1940 Olympics, which were cancelled because of World War II.

Norman, George

Sailor who died in the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in August 1834. He had been the second mate. He and a passenger, surgeon Thomas Gibbs, died while trying to fix a line from the ship to the shore at Middle Head during the storm.  His remains were found near Chowder Bay, and he was identified an an inquest on 9 September 1834 by the ship's first mate Thomas Marshall. He was buried at Devonshire Street cemetery. 

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Norman, Lilith

Poet and children's author.

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Norris, Isaac

Proprietor of a ginger beer and cordial factory.

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Norris, William

Marine who was sent to South Head as punishment.

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Norris, WP

Director of Quarantine for the Commonwealth in 1912.

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Norst, Marlene

Linguist and academic of Austrian heritage who became a respected multicultural consultant and freelance writer.

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North, John Britty

Stockbroker and mining agent who developed coal and shale mines in the Katoomba area.

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Northam, William

Sydney City Council alderman, businessman and sailor who competed in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, winning Australia's first gold medal in sailing.

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Northan, Charles

Owner of Studley Park House near Camden 1984-1994.

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Northcote, Alice

Dignified consort to Australia's third governor-general.

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Northcote, Henry Stafford

Governor General of Australia from 1903 until 1908.

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Norton, Frank

First official war artist of the Royal Australian Navy during World War II who later became a prominent arts administrator.

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Norton, James

Solicitor, politician and horticulturalist. His legal clients included Sir Edward Macarthur and David Scott Mitchell. He was a founder of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.

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Norton, James snr

Solicitor and free settler who became a protectionist politician in opposition to John Dunmore Lang.

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Norton, John

Personal excesses sometimes obscured the social evil his newspaper exposed and diminished the influence he had on popular opinion including xenophobia, Australian nationalism and exposes of capitalist abuses.

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Norton, Rosaleen

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Artist, occultist and pagan whose art reflected her beliefs in witchcraft. She is often referred to as the Witch of Kings Cross.

Nosworthy, Ellice

One of the first woman architects who graduated from Sydney University in 1922, and established her own practice specializing in domestic architecture.

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Nosworthy, Robert

Early resident of Killara, active in the Killara Progress Association and a foundation trustee of Killara Park Reserve.

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Nott, Charles

First postmaster of Narellan (1856)

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Notting, William Albert

Accountant and estate agent who was a keen sailor and the Commodore of the Sydney Sailing Club. He recognised the importance of keeping access to Sydney Harbour in public hands and as founder and secretary of the Harbour Foreshore Vigilance Committee in the early 1900s lobbied the state government to resume lands and create public reserves.

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Nowra, Louis

Novelist, playwright and screenwriter whose works have been performed by all major Australian theatre companies.

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Noyce, Phil

Film writer and director

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Nugent, Maria

Academic and historian with expertise in oral, Aboriginal and cross cultural history

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Nurragingy

Aboriginal leader who participated in the punitive expeditions of Governor Macquarie in 1816 to punish theft and violence against settlers. His reward was a joint land grant of 30 acres with Colebee, the first to Aboriginal people.

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O'Brien, DJ

Former Mayor of Kogarah Council.

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O'Brien, Justin

Artist whose use of colour and form revealed his wide knowledge of art history and literature.

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O'Brien, Richard

Irish ambassador in Australia in the 1990s.

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