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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
Pringle, Bob
Pringle, John Douglas
Prior, Samuel
Pritchard, Edward
Pritchard, William
Probasco, Ellsworth Lincoln
Procopis, George
Proctor, Thea
Proctor, William
Proudfoot, Helen
Prout, Cornelius
Prout, John Skinner
Pryke, Laurence Ernest
Psaltis, John Dimitri
Pucci, Alessandra
Puckeridge, John Thomas
Puckeridge, William
Puckey, Mary
Pugh, Clifton
Pullen, Thomas F
Pulley, Oliver Owen
Punch
Pundah
Purchase, Samuel
Purser, Cecil
Purser, Joseph
Putin, Vladimir
Putland, John
Pye, James
Pye, Thomas
Pye, Walter
Pymble, Robert
Quaife, Barzillai
Quartly, Marian
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Queen Mary
Quentin, Robert
Quigg, John
Quiggin, RT
Quilty, James
Quinlan, Thomas
Quinn, Patrick
Quinn, Roderick
Quirk, Jeremiah
Quirk, Mary Lilly May
Quist, Adrian
Quoy, James Ung
Rachael

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

Wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who served as Australia's Governor-General from 1945-47.

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Pringle, Bob

Builders labourer who was a Communist and president of the New South Wales branch of the Builders Labourers Federation.

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Pringle, John Douglas

English-born newspaper editor, known particularly for his role as editor of the Sydney Morning Herald.

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Prior, Samuel

Journalist and editor who became major shareholder in the Bulletin magazine.

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Pritchard, Edward

Railway contractor who built several rail lines in New South Wales and elsewhere. He later became a successful dairy farmer on the south coast.

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Pritchard, William

Prominent late-nineteenth century auctioneer who auctioned parts of the Johnston family's Annandale estate.

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Probasco, Ellsworth Lincoln

Circus performer and horse trainer.

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Procopis, George

Medical Superintendent of Lidcombe Hospital under whose leadership services were expanded, a nursing school was established, and the hospital was recognised as a prestigious geriatric facility.

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Proctor, Thea

Important twentieth century artist, considered an arbiter of taste and style, who worked in several media including watercolour and different forms of printmaking.

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Proctor, William

Artist who recorded natural history subjects and mapped the voyage of the 'John Craig' in 1834.

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Proudfoot, Helen

Historian and author.

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Prout, Cornelius

Early resident of the Canterbury area who lived at 'Belle Ombre', operating a punt across the Cooks River. A clerk in the Office of the Colonial Secretary and later Under Sheriff of the Colony, he raised the ire of his neighbours by imposing a toll on the bridge he had constructed across the river.

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Prout, John Skinner

Artist whose landscape sketches and lithographs illustrated convict and emigrant life in Sydney and Tasmania.

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Pryke, Laurence Ernest

Engineer who served in the 12th Light Horse Regiment, 23rd Reinforcement of the AIF. After departing Sydney he arrived in

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Psaltis, John Dimitri

Cafe proprietor and businessman who emigrated from Kythera Island in the early twentieth century.

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Pucci, Alessandra

Italian biochemist who pioneered the linkage of science and business in Australia.

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Puckeridge, John Thomas

Fisherman and limeburner who supported his family from the abundant resources of Botany Bay.

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Puckeridge, William

Lime burner and fisherman of Botany.

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Puckey, Mary

Medical practioner who became the first Australian woman doctor to be appointed chief executive officer of a hospital.

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Pugh, Clifton

Renowned Australian artist.

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Pullen, Thomas F

Naval officer who undertook survey work an the Mediterranean and along the East African coast before improving the hydrographic surveys of Sydney Harbour.

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Pulley, Oliver Owen

Radiophysicist.

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Punch

Aboriginal woman who lived close to Sydney Town in the 1820s.

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Pundah

Aboriginal man known to early colonists in Sydney. The brother of Daringa.

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Purchase, Samuel

Owner of the successful Somerset Nursery in Parramatta in the late nineteenth century.

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Purser, Cecil

Physician and skilled administrator.

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Purser, Joseph

Merchant and early settler at North Sydney.

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Putin, Vladimir

Russian politician who served as the second President of the Russian Federation and since 2008, as Prime Minister of Russia.

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Putland, John

Naval lieutenant who accompanied his wife and father-in-law, Governor Bligh to Sydney.

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Pye, James

Orchardist, farmer and local politician.

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Pye, Thomas

Descendent of Seven Hills orchardist James Pye.

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Pye, Walter

Quarry owner at Parramatta.

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Pymble, Robert

Free settler who was granted land on Sydney's upper north shore in 1823.

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Quaife, Barzillai

Congregational and Presbyterian minister who became a journalist and teacher.

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Quartly, Marian

Historian and academic.

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Queen Elizabeth II

British monarch and Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II became the first reigning monarch to set foot on Australian soil when she came ashore at Farm Cove on her first royal visit in 1954.

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Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

Queen consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom who travelled to Australia to open Parliament House in Canberra in 1927 when they were Duke and Duchess of York.

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Queen Mary

As Duchess of York she visited Australia for Federation ceremonies in 1901.

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Quentin, Robert

Professor of drama and theatre director who greatly influenced Australian Theatre after World War II and the direction taken by subsidised theatre, especially in Sydney.

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Quigg, John

Early butcher in the new village of Canterbury in the 1840s.

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Quiggin, RT

Builder.

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Quilty, James

Local politician and landowner in Campbelltown.

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Quinlan, Thomas

Musical impresario who visited Sydney with his opera company and orchestra in 1912 and 1913, presenting 15 operas in five weeks.

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Quinn, Patrick

Journalist who also wrote verse and fiction and became a member of Legislative Assembly.

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Quinn, Roderick

Leading poet and writer of fiction, known for his singing ability, who was an editor at the North Sydney News and the Daily Telegraph.

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Quirk, Jeremiah

Farmer in the Campbelltown district.

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Quirk, Mary Lilly May

First Labor woman, and only the second woman, to be elected to the New South Wales Parliament.

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Quist, Adrian

Tennis player who was both a singles and doubles champion.

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Quoy, James Ung

Merchant who was a prominent member of the Sydney Chinese community in the late nineteenth century.

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Rachael

Aboriginal woman who lived at Rose Bay in the 1870s.

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