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Polese, Giuseppe (Beppi)
Politis, Nick
Poll, Christabel
Polson, John
Poole, Elizabeth
Poole, George
Poole, Lilian
Pooley, William
Pope, Caroline Louisa
Pope, John Henry
Pope, Norman
Popplewell, Joseph
Port, Leo
Porter, Dorothy
Porter, GA
Porter, Richard
Posich, Stefano
Post, Joseph Mozart
Potarlick, Thomas
Potter, Ian
Potts, Joseph Hyde
Poulden, John
Poulos, George
Powell, Edward
Powell, Gordon
Powell, Michael
Power, Catherine
Power, Daniel
Power, John Joseph Wardell
Power, Tom
Powers, John
Powles, Adrian
Poyne, Jenny
Praed, Annie
Praeger, Laura
Prampolini, Giuseppe
Pratt, Robert
Prendergast, John William (Snowy)
Prentice, JM
Prentice, John Thomas
Prerauer, Maria
Prest, Cedar
Preston Stanley, Millicent
Preston, Margaret
Price, John Washington
Priddle, Charles Frederick
Priddle, Jane Isabella
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

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Polese, Giuseppe (Beppi)

Italian-born chef and businessman who opened famous restaurant Beppi's in 1956 and is considered the patriarch of Italian restaurants in Sydney.

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Politis, Nick

Rugby league player.

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Poll, Christabel

Co-founder of mixed gay and lesbian organisation Campaign Against Moral Persecution Incorporated (CAMP Inc).

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Polson, John

Actor and film director who founded the Tropfest short film festival.

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Poole, Elizabeth

Wife of George Poole.

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Poole, George

Popular policeman who organised informal youth club meetings at Balmain Watch House where he served for over 20 years.

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Poole, Lilian

Daughter of George Poole.

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Pooley, William

Watchman in the centre of the city who first gave the alarm about the burglary in the Bridge Street Affray in 1894.

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Pope, Caroline Louisa

Madam who operated in the Woolloomooloo area before a brief and unpleasant marriage bought her to residence at an oyster saloon at 190 Pitt Street.

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Pope, John Henry

Postmaster.

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Pope, Norman

Managing director of Farmer's department store and pioneer of Sydney radio.

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Popplewell, Joseph

Works included carving the gargoyles at the Great Hall at the University of Sydney.

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Port, Leo

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Polish-born engineer who became Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney, overseeing a revitalisation of the city centre and the creation of public spaces.

Porter, Dorothy

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Poet and novelist.

Porter, GA

Early farm owner at the Camden Park Estate.

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Porter, Richard

Early settler of Pymble.

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Posich, Stefano

Convict of Croatian descent, born in Sicily, who received a ticket of leave in 1819, changed his name and raised a family in Castle Hill with his Irish wife Mary Stanton.

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Post, Joseph Mozart

Musician and conductor who enjoyed a distinguished career as Australia established a professionally based music scene.

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Potarlick, Thomas

Aboriginal man who was said to have slept in the Domain.

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Potter, Ian

Stockbroker and philanthropist who grew up in Sydney's southern suburbs.

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Potts, Joseph Hyde

Accountant and early landowner in the areas later known as Lidcombe and Woolloomooloo Hill, which he renamed Potts Point. He was also the first employee of the Bank of New South Wales.

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Poulden, John

Marine officer who embarked as Lieutenant aboard Charlotte during the First Fleet voyage and transferred to Prince of Wales whilst in port at Cape Town, South Africa. He later married convict Mary Mitchell (from Lady Penrhyn) before returning to England.

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Poulos, George

Greek immigrant who was part of the post war wave that established small businesses in inner city suburbs. George opened a milk bar, The Rio in Summer Hill which he ran for 63 years until his death.

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Powell, Edward

English farmer and seaman who was one of the colony's first free settlers, being granted land at Liberty Plains, and who later became an innkeeper.

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Powell, Gordon

Presbyterian minister popular for his mid-week services and radio broadcasts.

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Powell, Michael

British film director who directed two films in Sydney in the late 1960s.

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Power, Catherine

Illiterate Irish servant who travelled with her widowed mother and sister after being sponsored by her older sister already settled in the colony. Marrying master mariner Patrick Power she settled and raised her family in Balmain.

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Power, Daniel

Pioneering priest who arrived to replace Father Therry.

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Power, John Joseph Wardell

Expatriate doctor and artist who left his estate to the University of Sydney for the study and acquisition of contemporary art. His bequest became the basis of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Power Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Sydney.

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Power, Tom

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Community activist who helped form a committee to build the Irish Famine memorial.

Powers, John

Convict who attempted to escape the First Fleet transport Alexander at Tenerife and was punished for his role in a disturbance on the ship.

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Powles, Adrian

Former managing partner of Allen Allen & Hemsley who misappropriated client funds for his own use.

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Poyne, Jenny

Aboriginal child.

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Praed, Annie

Dental surgeon who was in the first intake at the University of Sydney dentistry school in 1901. Her career was spent encouraging women students and advancing dentistry through a series of professional associations.

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Praeger, Laura

Photographer who was working in Sydney between 1890 and 1894 predominantly as a portraitist to Sydney's elite. Examples of her landscape, architectural and group photographs also survive including her earliest known works which feature exterior and interior views of the elaborate mansion Clarens and its gardens in Potts Point.

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Prampolini, Giuseppe

Italian immigrant who launched weekly newspaper Uniamoci.

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Pratt, Robert

Sailor who survived the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.

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Prendergast, John William (Snowy)

Criminal who served various terms of imprisonment before being killed when he broke into the home of Kate Leigh.

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Prentice, JM

Distinguished army officer who later became an influential broadcaster in the pioneering days of commercial radio, known as 'Uncle Jack'.

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Prentice, John Thomas

Soldier appointed Ensign to the New South Wales Corp in 1789 and who travelled with them to the colony in 1790.

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Prerauer, Maria

Soprano, music critic and journalist.

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Prest, Cedar

Stained glass maker and designer.

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Preston Stanley, Millicent

First woman elected to New South Wales parliament in 1925, she fought for better maternal health, government family payments and maternal custody rights.

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Preston, Margaret

Important Australian artist known for her modernist works as a painter and printmaker, and for championing Indigenous art and the development of national cultural identity in Australian art.

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Price, John Washington

Surgeon on the convict ship Minerva which arrived in 1800.

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Priddle, Charles Frederick

Free settler who, with his wife Isabella, is commemorated in the triple church window in the chancel at St Luke's Liverpool.

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Priddle, Jane Isabella

Sister of Sydney barrister Robert Wardell, who emigrated to Sydney from England after she inherited part of his estate.

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Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

Member of the royal family, son of King George V, who served as Australia's Governor-General from 1945-47.

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Longest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch. He had previously served as a naval officer.

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Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

Member of the British royal family who carries out duties on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, her cousin.

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