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Shankar, Ravi
Shapcote, Peter John
Sharman, James (Jimmy)
Sharman, Jim
Sharp, Martin
Sharp, William
Sharpe, Wendy
Shaughnessy, Thomas
Shaw, Archibald John
Shaw, Artie
Shaw, ES
Shaw, Gayfield
Shaw, Jack
Shaw, Mary
Shaw, Shadrach
Sheahan, Terry
Sheahan, William
Shearer, Andrew
Sheather, Anne
Sheather, Silas
Sheehan, Jenny
Shehadie, Nicholas
Sheils, John
Shelley, Elizabeth
Shelley, Max
Shelley, William
Shepherd, Isaac
Shepherd, James
Shepherd, Thomas
Sheppard, Margaret
Sheppard, Richard Moxey
Sheridan, John Felix
Sherker, Shauna
Sherman, Albert John
Sherrit, WG
Sherwin, Amy
Sherwin, Ann
Shields, Ella
Shields, Joseph Henry
Shiell, Henry
Shillito, Phyllis
Shipp, Les
Shirase, Nobu
Shirley, William Thomas
Shirlow, John
Shivaram, Ananda
Shlemin, Methodius
Short, Benjamin
Shorter, William Thomas Ashton
Shortland, John 1739-1803

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Shankar, Ravi

Indian musician and composer who has toured the world playing the sitar.

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Shapcote, Peter John

Seaman who sailed with the Second Fleet aboard the storeship, Justinian, arriving in Sydney only to find his father had died during the voyage aboard Neptune.

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Sharman, James (Jimmy)

Boxer and boxing entrepreneur who toured country shows with his boxing troupe.

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Sharman, Jim

Director and writer for film and stage.

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Sharp, Martin

Pop artist and cartoonist who has contributed to Australian and international pop culture since 1960.

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Sharp, William

Mariner who mastered supply ship Golden Grove during the First Fleet and its return voyage to England.

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Sharpe, Wendy

Acclaimed artist who has won both the Sulman and Archibald prizes.

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Shaughnessy, Thomas

Cabinet maker and undertaker who conducted successfully conducted both branches of business in the 1820s.

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Shaw, Archibald John

Catholic priest, inventor and radio pioneer who experimented with wireless telegraphy at Ascot house. In 1910 he began to design and manufacture receivers and transmitters, building a 240-foot tower in his backyard that could transmit messages at over 3,200 kilometres. He had a flair for invention which led him to produce a prototype electric car, Morse code and telephone sets and design a remote-controlled submarine. In 1914, his Shaw Wireless Company was investigated by the Order of the Sacred Heart in 1914 and it was found he misappropriated 10,000 pounds of mission funds. Shaw sold his patents and works to the Commonwealth Government in 1916 for 55,000 pounds, though he then died suddenly and there was controversy when his cash could not be traced which resulted in a royal commission on defence administration.

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Shaw, Artie

American jazz musician, composer and bandleader who played at the Trocadero in Sydney with his American Navy Band in 1943.

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Shaw, ES

Sutherland Shire President in 1937.

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Shaw, Gayfield

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Successful artist and early-twentieth century gallery owner.

Shaw, Jack

Builder and developer.

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Shaw, Mary

Historian of the Mark Foy story and that of the Hydro Majestic Hotel.

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Shaw, Shadrach

Convict sentenced to transportation for fraud who later became the first importer of goods to the colony.

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Sheahan, Terry

Lawyer and Labor politician.

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Sheahan, William

Lawyer and public servant who held several portfolios in the Legislative Assembly in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Shearer, Andrew

Clerk who enlisted in the 53rd Battalion, disembarking at Liverpool, England in October 1917. He was attached to the Australian Army Pay Corps in England in December 1917 and then to the Australian Army Medical Corps. He was attached to duty at a hospital in Tidworth, promoted to ER Corporal in May 1918, promoted to ER Sergeant in May 1919 and was then discharged from the AIF in 1920. He chose to stay in England to marry and work.

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Sheather, Anne

Wife of Silas Sheather.

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Sheather, Silas

Horticulturalist who specialised in vegetables and flowers especially camellias.

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Sheehan, Jenny

One of the co-founders of the National Black Theatre, a non-Indigenous theatre student at the University of Sydney.

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Shehadie, Nicholas

Rugby union player of Lebanese origin who achieved success as an international sportsman before his career in business and politics.

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Sheils, John

Publican who operated Woodford House while it was owned by Alfred Fairfax.

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Shelley, Elizabeth

Teacher who was placed in charge of the Native Institution at Parramatta upon the death of her husband.

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Shelley, Max

Landscape designer prominent in Sydney in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Shelley, William

Missionary and trader who used his trading expeditions to the Pacific islands to finance his missionary work.

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Shepherd, Isaac

Landowner and politician.

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Shepherd, James

Transported in 1791, he was granted land in the Meadowbank-Ryde area in 1795.

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Shepherd, Thomas

Early landholder in Darlington and Chippendale who established a commercial nursery in the 1820s.

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Sheppard, Margaret

Poet and Glebe activist.

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Sheppard, Richard Moxey

Western Sydney orchardist who developed the Imperial mandarin, now one of Australia's leading varieties.

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Sheridan, John Felix

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Catholic priest who devoted himself to youth welfare and was fondly remembered for his skill as a fiddler.

Sherker, Shauna

Writer on sport related injuries.

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Sherman, Albert John

Cornish Australian artist best known for his paintings of flowers.

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Sherrit, WG

Aboriginal activist from La Perouse who took part in the 1938 Day of Mourning

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Sherwin, Amy

Opera singer who toured Australia several times after achieving success and recognition in Europe and America.

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Sherwin, Ann

The partner of Joseph Foveaux. She lived with him in Sydney from 1793 when she left her husband Sergeant Sherwin, another soldier in the colony, and married him in 1814 in Derby, England.

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Shields, Ella

Vaudeville singer and male impersonator who toured Australia from England in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Shields, Joseph Henry

Early settler and orchardist in the Pennant Hills area.

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Shiell, Henry

One of the city’s longest-serving coroners, Shiell served from 1866 until 1888, when he fell ill and was unable to return to the position. He died in January 1889.

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Shillito, Phyllis

Water-colourist and designer who established a diploma of design and crafts at East Sydney Technical College.

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Shipp, Les

Theatre and vaudville producer

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Shirase, Nobu

Lieutenant Shirase was the leader of the Japanese Antarctic expedition in 1910-1912. His name is also given as Naoshi or Choku Shirase.

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Shirley, William Thomas

Stonemason who enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces during World War I but received a medical discharge, remembered for a sphinx he carved from sandstone as a personal memorial to his fallen comrades during his convalescence at Lady Davidson Hospital.

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Shirlow, John

Painter, etcher and cartoonist who worked mainly in Melbourne.

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Shivaram, Ananda

Indian dancer and dance teacher who first visited Australia in 1947.

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Shlemin, Methodius

Russian Orthodox priest who was invited from Queensland to be parish priest to the Sydney community.

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Short, Benjamin

Founder of Sydney City Mission in 1862, based on the London City Mission.

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Shorter, William Thomas Ashton

Solicitor who practised from premises at 118 Pitt Street from the 1860s. In 1912 it appears he became bankrupt.

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Shortland, John 1739-1803

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Naval officer often confused with his son, who was naval agent for the transports of the First Fleet.