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O'Callaghan, Mel
O'Connell, Mary
O'Connell, Maurice
O'Connor, DB
O'Connor, Richard
O'Connor, Richard Edward
O'Dea, Ernest Charles
O'Doherty, Chris
O'Donald, Thomas
O'Donnell, Dawn
O'Donnell, John
O'Farrell, Barry Robert
O'Farrell, Henry James
O'Flanagan, Michael
O'Flynn, Jeremiah Francis
O'Grady, John
O'Keefe, Barry
O'Keefe, Johnny
O'Kelly, Sean J
O'Loughlin, Peter
O'Neill, Charles
O'Neill, Cornelius
O'Neill, Jackie (Jackie O)
O'Reilly, Benjamin
O'Reilly, Cresswell
O'Reilly, Susannah Hennessy (Susie)
O'Shea, Tessie
O'Sullivan, Edward William
O'Sullivan, Patrick
Oakes, Francis
Oakes, George
Oatley, Eleanor
Oatley, James
Oatley, James (jnr)
Oatley, Jane
Oatley, Margaret
Oatley, Mary
Ogilvie, Kate
Old Bomwrang
Old Phillip
Old Wingle
Old, Richard
Olding, George Henry
Oliphant, Mark
Oliver, Charles
Oliver, Henry
Oliver, Maggie
Olivier, Laurence
Olley, Margaret
Ollif, Lorna

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O'Callaghan, Mel

Video, photographic and sculptural installation artist.

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O'Connell, Mary

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Daughter of Governor William Bligh who shared his arrest. She never forgave those that had acted against his government, an attitude which was to have repercussions for her future husband.

O'Connell, Maurice

Soldier whose promotion within the British army saw him returned to the colony as head of the armed forces and Member of the Upper House.

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O'Connor, DB

Owner of Traynor's Picture Palace, Roseville, from 1936.

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O'Connor, Richard

Local politician and lifetime resident of Rozelle.

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O'Connor, Richard Edward

Lawyer who twice declined the offer of a knighthood.

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O'Dea, Ernest Charles

Trade union organiser Ernest O'Dea served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1949-52

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O'Doherty, Chris

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New Zealand born artist and musician also known as Reg Mombassa.

O'Donald, Thomas

Early landowner in the area later known as Berala.

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O'Donnell, Dawn

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Professional speed skater who later owned a number of gay and lesbian venues across Sydney and was a major figure in the gay and lesbian scene.

O'Donnell, John

Early landowner in the area later known as Lidcombe.

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O'Farrell, Barry Robert

43rd Premier of New South Wales.

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O'Farrell, Henry James

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Irish republican who shot and wounded the Duke of Edinburgh and was hanged for attempted murder.

O'Flanagan, Michael

Irish republican leader deported in 1923.

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O'Flynn, Jeremiah Francis

Priest who helped to publicize the needs of Catholics in New South Wales and to influence the British government in 1820 to allow the first official Roman Catholic missionaries to be sent to Australia.

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O'Grady, John

Qualified pharmacist who had a variety of jobs before finding success as an author who wrote under his own name as well as several noms de plume including Nino Culotta.

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O'Keefe, Barry

Barrister and Supreme Court judge who was the longest serving Mayor of Mosman and staunch supporter of environment and heritage conservation bodies.

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O'Keefe, Johnny

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Singer who became known as Australia's homegrown rock 'n roller.

O'Kelly, Sean J

Irish republican who was deported because of government fears of Irish sedition.

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O'Loughlin, Peter

Irish republican.

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O'Neill, Charles

Civil engineer who co-founded the Society of St Vincent de Paul in Australia.

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O'Neill, Cornelius

Mayor of Glebe, labourer and city council driver

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O'Neill, Jackie (Jackie O)

Commercial radio host and television presenter.

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O'Reilly, Benjamin

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Female impersonator and burlesque performer whose stage name was Lea Sonia.

O'Reilly, Cresswell

Film censor and public servant renowned for his extreme conservatism and advocacy of heritage conservation.

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O'Reilly, Susannah Hennessy (Susie)

Popular family doctor and obstetrician who helped establish the Rachel Forster Hospital.

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O'Shea, Tessie

Welsh entertainer and actress who appeared in Sydney in 1948.

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O'Sullivan, Edward William

Printer and journalist whose work as a labour leader lead to a career in politics. As Secretary of Public Works he was responsible for the new Central railway station at Devonshire Street.

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O'Sullivan, Patrick

Cartoonist and film producer best known for his Felix the Cat animated films.

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Oakes, Francis

Chief constable for the Parramatta district from 1805 and convict administrator who also worked as a farmer, baker, shop-keeper, contractor and auctioneer.

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Oakes, George

Pastoralist and politician who, though based at Parramatta, had extensive landholdings in the Goulburn area.

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Oatley, Eleanor

Wife of James Oatley (jnr) and mother of nine children.

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Oatley, James

Convict who worked as a watch and clock maker and was appointed by Lachlan Macquarie as keeper of the town clock.

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Oatley, James (jnr)

Publican, businessman and politician who was mayor of Sydney in 1862.

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Oatley, Jane

Wife of Frederick Stokes Oatley.

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Oatley, Margaret

Second wife of James Oatley, and mother of one of his children.

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Oatley, Mary

Free settler who followed her convict husband to the colony.

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Ogilvie, Kate

Social worker and educator who was a formidable champion of the profession in theory and practice.

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Old Bomwrang

Aboriginal man who lived in the Hawkesbury area in the 1830s. Government Blanket lists of the period say he belonged to the 'Lower Branch' or '‘Portland Head’ people whose Country reached from the upper Macdonald River (Gunanday) downstream to Mangrove Creek and upstream along the Hawkesbury River (Dyarubbin) as far as Portland Head and Cattai.

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Old Phillip

Aboriginal elder who recounted the circumstances of Bennelong's death in 1813.

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Old Wingle

Aboriginal man thought to have come originally from Port Stephens.

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Old, Richard

Early settler in North Sydney and director of the Australian Gas Light Company.

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Olding, George Henry

Coach builder who founded GH Olding & Sons that operated at Parramatta Road Glebe until the 1960s. His version of the belt and reel surf lifesaving device was officially introduced in 1906 and in use until 1993.

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Oliphant, Mark

Physicist and humanitarian whose work with nuclear fusion was instrumental in the development of the atomic bomb though he later abhorred its use in Japan and became a harsh critic of nuclear weapons.

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Oliver, Charles

Cricketer for New South Wales who became a long-serving civil servant appointed as Railways Commissioner.

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Oliver, Henry

Early landowner in the area later known as Killara.

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Oliver, Maggie

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A well regarded comic actor who played character roles of all kinds.

Olivier, Laurence

English actor, director and producer who toured Australia.

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Olley, Margaret

Artist and philanthropist best known for her interior and still life painting.

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Ollif, Lorna

Local historian of the Hornsby area.

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