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Scott, James
Scott, Jane
Scott, Montagu
Scott, Rose
Scott, Thomas Hobbes
Scott, William
Scratchley, Peter
Scriven, Peter
Scrymgeour, William Tindal
Sculthorpe, Peter
Seaborn, Rodney
Seale, Allen
Seamer, John Henry
Searle, Henry
Sebastian, Guy
Seddon, Richard
Seddon, William
Sedgewick, Edward
Sedgewick, Elizabeth
Sedgewick, Ted
See, John
Sefton, Charles
Seidler, Harry
Seland, James
Selby, Desmond
Seldon, Richard
Selfe, Emily
Selfe, Harry
Selfe, Henry
Selfe, Marion
Selfe, Norma Catherine
Selfe, Norman
Selfe, Rhoda Jane
Sellwood, Neville Francis
Selwyn, Elizabeth
Semphill, Hamilton Collins
Sen, Ivan
Seravich, Samuel
Seravich, Theodore
Serventy, Vincent
Seryshev, Innokenti
Sestier, Marius
Sever, William Cropton
Sewell, Ann
Seymour, Jasmine
Seymour, Vincent William
Shakespear, J
Shalyapin, Fyodor
Shand, John Wentworth
Shand, Ron

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Scott, James

Sergeant of marines on the First Fleet who travelled with his family and stayed in the colony for three years. His diary is one of the few surviving contemporary accounts of the first settlement of Australia.

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Scott, Jane

Military wife who travelled with her husband in the First Fleet, giving birth to a daughter at Rio de Janeiro and a son in Sydney in 1790.

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Scott, Montagu

British-born artist and cartoonist who worked in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

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Scott, Rose

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Feminist campaigner who was a founder of the Australian women's suffrage movement, and a lifelong advocate for the rights of women and children.

Scott, Thomas Hobbes

Anglican minister in western Sydney in the 1820s who became close to the Macarthur family. He was a tireless worker and did much to promote education in the colony.

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Scott, William

The first government astronomer appointed to the Sydney Observatory.

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Scratchley, Peter

Engineer and soldier who advised on each colonies defences.

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Scriven, Peter

Artistic director and founder of the Marionette Theatre of Australia who played a huge role in establishing puppetry as a serious artform in Australia.

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Scrymgeour, William Tindal

Pastoralist and businessman who owned property in Queensland and at Putney.

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Sculthorpe, Peter

Composer of orchestral and chamber music who has sought to combine elements of native Australian music with that of Asia and the West.

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Seaborn, Rodney

A psychiatrist and patron of Australian theatre, he formed a foundation that purchased the Stables Theatre. A significant performing arts archive in the foundation's name is based at NIDA.

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Seale, Allen

Much loved gardening author, journalist and broadcaster who appeared on television and radio from the 1950s.

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Seamer, John Henry

Timber merchant, Mayor of Glebe Council in 1878

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Searle, Henry

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Sculler from Grafton who trained in Sydney and won a world championship race in Sydney in 1888 and London in 1889. On his return to Australia later in 1889 he contracted typhoid and died in Melbourne.

Sebastian, Guy

Malaysian born singer-songwriter who achieved fame in 2003 by winning the 'Australian Idol' television talent program.

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Seddon, Richard

Cabinetmaker whose wife's drinking habits drove him to the debtor's prison.

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Seddon, William

Missionary for the Sydney City Mission in Chippendale.

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Sedgewick, Edward

Farmer who established Smeaton Grange on land inherited by his wife Elizabeth.

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Sedgewick, Elizabeth

Inherited land from her father James Fitzpatrick and with her husband Edward Sedgewick, built Smeaton Grange.

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Sedgewick, Ted

Sheep and dairy farmer who inherited the family property Smeaton Grange.

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See, John

Merchant and politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislature and was then Premier of New South Wales from 28 March 1901 until 14 June 1904.

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Sefton, Charles

Boxer who fought James Parton (known as Bellinger) near Botany in January 1814 in an illegal match.

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Seidler, Harry

Austrian-born architect of iconic residential and commercial buildings considered to have been one of the leading exponents of Modernism in Australia.

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Seland, James

Coal lumper and planksman who worked at Sydney wharves. He had arrived in Sydney in 1889 from Norway and lived in the Rocks with his family. He was naturalised in October 1903, with one of his references provided by another coal lumper Herman Nielsen. Seland died on 3 November 1905 after being hit by a basket and knocked into the hold of the steamship Kanowna while at work loading coal on 23 October. His fifth child had been been born on 22 October, the night before the accident.     

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Selby, Desmond

Swimming pool lessee at Coogee.

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Seldon, Richard

Master mariner, Greenwich landowner and politician.

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Selfe, Emily

First wife of Norman Selfe and daughter of John Booth, timber merchant and local identity in Balmain.

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Selfe, Harry

Engineer, brother of Norman Selfe.

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Selfe, Henry

Plumber and inventor who arrived in Sydney in 1855 with his family.

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Selfe, Marion

Second wife of Norman Selfe.

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Selfe, Norma Catherine

Kindergarten teacher who was a daughter of Norman Selfe.

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Selfe, Norman

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Engineer, designer and activist, whose visionary plans for Sydney's harbour crossing and education system were not realised until after his death.

Selfe, Rhoda Jane

Kindergarten teacher who was a daughter of Norman Selfe.

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Sellwood, Neville Francis

Queensland born jockey who found success in Sydney and Melbourne after the war before major wins in America and Britain.

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Selwyn, Elizabeth

Transported for burglary she bore five children to Thomas Rowley and saw them become prosperous citizens in the new colony.

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Semphill, Hamilton Collins

Scottish born farm manager who acquired extensive holdings in the Hunter Valley and Sydney before the financial depression of the 1840s forced their sale.

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Sen, Ivan

Indigenous filmmaker since the late 1990s who has received numerous awards from the film industry.

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Seravich, Samuel

Early Yugoslav settler in the Fairfield area.

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Seravich, Theodore

Early Yugoslav settler in the Fairfield area.

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Serventy, Vincent

Author, ornitholigist and conservationist.

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Seryshev, Innokenti

Priest of the Russian Orthodox church who initially used other Orthodox churches for services in 1926.

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Sestier, Marius

Chemist and photographer who visited Australia as a representative of Lumière Brothers, and made the first moving pictures filmed in Sydney in 1896.

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Sever, William Cropton

Master mariner who part-owned and captained Lady Penrhyn during the First Fleet voyage.

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Sewell, Ann

Property owner in Pitt Street.

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Seymour, Jasmine

Darug woman who is a primary school teacher and the author of children's books that are based on her cultural heritage. She is a descendant of Yarramundi and Maria Lock.

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Seymour, Vincent William

First settler at Brooklyn who took up land in 1862.

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Shakespear, J

Businessman.

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Shalyapin, Fyodor

Russian opera singer who toured Australia.

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Shand, John Wentworth

High profile barrister in the 1940s and 50s, better known as Jack Shand.

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Shand, Ron

Actor and comedian who began in vaudeville and musical comedy before a successful television acting career.

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