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Walker, Phillip Entity
Walker, Thomas Entity
Walker, Thomas Entry
Walker, William Entity
Walker, William 1800-1855 Entity
Walkley, William Entity
Wall, John Entity
Wall, Mary Entity
Wall, Nathaniel James Entity
Wall, William S Contributor
Walla Walla Entity
Wallaby Entity
Wallace Tugs Entity
Wallace, Elizabeth Entity
Wallace, George Entity
Wallace, Isabella Entity
Wallace, James Entity
Wallace, Robert Entity
Wallace, Wellington Entity
Wallace, William Entry
Wallace, William Entity
Wallace-Crabbe, Virginia Contributor
Wallach, James Entity
Wallacia Entity
Wallamattagal people Entity
Waller, James Entity
Waller, Kevin Maurice Entity
Wallis, James Entity
Wallis, James Contributor
Wallis, Marie Entity
Wallis, William Entity
Walpole, Joseph Entity
Walsh Bay Entity
Walsh Bay Entity
Walsh Bay wharves Entity
Walsh, H D Contributor
Walsh, Henry Deane Entity
Walsh, John Entity
Walsh, Margaret Entity
Walsh, Richard Entity
Walsh, William Horatio Entity
Walter L Vernon, Government Architect c1890 Media
Walter Montgomery 1872 Media
Walter Renny c1870 Media
Walter Renny, Mayor of Sydney 1869-1870 Media
Walter, Rebecca Entity
Walters, FJ Entity
Walton, Francis Entity
Walton, Nancy Bird Entity
Waltons Limited Entity

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Walker, Phillip

Early developer in Putney.

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Walker, Thomas

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Scottish-born banker and businessman who used his money to support many Sydney charities.

Walker, Thomas

A businessman, pastoralist and philanthropist, Thomas Walker used the fortune he'd made in the colony to endow hospitals, establish cultural institutions and support the poor.

Walker, William

Businessman who became a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and first Commodore of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron.

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Walker, William 1800-1855

Methodist minister who fell foul of the Wesleyan Overseas Committee when he combined his mission work with farming.

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Walkley, William

Oil company director who supervised the building of oil storage facilities at White Bay Balmain and the first oil shipments from the United States and the Middle East.

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Wall, John

Early settler at Asquith.

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Wall, Mary

Early settler at Berowra who established a farm on land granted in 1879.

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Wall, Nathaniel James

Thought to be the first child of European parents born in the Asquith area.

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Wall, William S

Walla Walla

Pacer who created several records in trotting races at Harold Park.

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Wallaby

First double-ended screw ferry on Sydney Harbour launched at Berry Bay in 1879. It was designed to increase and speed up passenger traffic as it could leave a jetty without turning around.

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Wallace Tugs

Ship owners and operators in Sydney Harbour and Port Botany.

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Wallace, Elizabeth

Singer who travelled to Sydney with her brother and family and chose to remain when he left abruptly.

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Wallace, George

Comedian, vaudeville and film star whose career spanned four decades.

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Wallace, Isabella

Soprano who travelled to Sydney with her husband.

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Wallace, James

Scottish civil engineer who became a leader in railway construction in England and the rest of Europe before coming to Sydney to oversee its first railway construction. He was the second Engineer-in-Chief of the NSW Government Railway.

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Wallace, Robert

Scottish-born vice chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1928 to 1947.

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Wallace, Wellington

Flautist who travelled with his brother to perform in Sydney in 1836.

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Wallace, William

Hailed as the 'Australian Paganini', William Wallace was a musical star in Sydney on his arrival in 1836, but left only two years later, in debt, for adventures elsewhere.

Wallace, William

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Composer and violinist whose stay in Sydney was short but eventful.

Wallace-Crabbe, Virginia

Wallach, James

Wool broker.

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Wallacia

South-western semi-rural suburb. It was named after nineteenth century local grazier Robert Wallace.

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Wallamattagal people

Aboriginal clan which was custodian of the land along the north shore of the Parramatta River west of the Lane Cove River.

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Waller, James

Timber merchant and zoo manager who was in partnership with William Beaumont for 28 years.

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Waller, Kevin Maurice

Public servant, barrister, magistrate and coroner. He was appointed as the City Coroner in 1970 and in 1987 conducted the coronial inquest into the death of Pearl Watson, the Family Court judge's wife killed in 1984 by a bomb at her Greenwich home unit. In 1988 he was the first person to be appointed to the position of New South Wales State Coroner. As State Coroner he conducted inquests into some of the state's most significant cases including the 1989 death of David Gundy, the Kempsey coach crash,  the Newcastle earthquake and the shootings in 1991 at the Strathfield Plaza shopping centre. He held the position until his retirement in 1992. He was the inaugural chair of the Victims Advisory Council from 1992 and the founder of the the Australian Coroners Society in 1991. In 1993 he chaired an independent committee reviewing suicide and other forms of self-harm in the NSW prison system, and a crisis and aged care unit in the Long Bay Correction Centre Hospital was named after him.

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Wallis, James

English-born soldier and commander of the 46th Regiment which ran raids against Aboriginal people near Appin and Airds.

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Wallis, James

Soldier who was in Australian between 1814 and 1819. He arrived in 1814 on the same ship as convict artist Joseph Lycett and worked with him on views of the colony. In 1816 he led the regiment responsible for the Appin Massacre. From later in 1816 he served as the commandant of Newcastle.

Wallis, Marie

German born governess who established Ascham School for girls in 1886.

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Wallis, William

Builder and landowner in the Vaucluse area in the 1840s. He was a Trustee of the South Head Roads in 1848.

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Walpole, Joseph

Clergyman and teacher.

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Walsh Bay

Precinct around Hickson Road and wharves at Walsh Bay that includes entertainment venues, commercial and residential buildings.

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Walsh Bay

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Bay on the western side of Dawes Point in Sydney Harbour, west of Sydney Cove.

Walsh Bay wharves

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Wharves along Hickson Road which form part of an historical port precinct comprising sheds, bond stores and bridges carved from the sandstone cliff of Dawes Point. Built of turpentine piles with ironbark beams the wharves have been converted for use as theatre and arts venues and residential apartments.

Walsh, H D

Walsh, Henry Deane

Irish born engineer responsible for the remodelling of Dawes and Millers points and the wharves and cargo handling facilities at Jones and Walsh bays.

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Walsh, John

Building and railway contractor who built railways in Queensland, became Cooktown's first mayor in 1876 and was also the member for Cook in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1878-83. He also worked on the Goulburn to Cooma railway in New South Wales in 1887. Shortly after this project he built Avonmore Terrace in Randwick and lived there until his death.

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Walsh, Margaret

Wife of the prominent builder John Walsh, who constructed and owned Avonmore Terrace in Randwick. After her husband's death in 1893 Margaret Walsh continued to rent out the terraces until 1905.

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Walsh, Richard

Publisher who was editor of Honi Soit at Sydney University before embarking on a career which often generated controversy, and even conviction for obscenity.

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Walsh, William Horatio

Church of England clergyman who used his friendships with members of the upper classes to promote his parochial and educational work among the underprivileged.

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Walter L Vernon, Government Architect c1890

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From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a4365074 / P1/1874]
(Mitchell Library)

Walter Montgomery 1872

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By
Charles Hewitt
Image courtesy of the
State Library of Victoria
[H96.160/1800]

Walter Renny c1870

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From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[ML 1062]
(Mitchell Library)

Walter Renny, Mayor of Sydney 1869-1870

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By
Barcroft Capel Boake
Image courtesy of the
State Library of Victoria
[Accession no:H24426]

Walter, Rebecca

Proposed as the first teacher at Greenwich, her appointment was short lived as conflicts arose with parents.

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Walters, FJ

Owner of boot factories in Sydney's inner suburbs.

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Walton, Francis

Mariner who mastered Friendship during the First Fleet voyage.

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Walton, Nancy Bird

Pioneering aviator.

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Waltons Limited

Department store for men established in George Street in 1955.

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