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Hill, Clark & Co Entity
Hill, Edward Smith Entity
Hill, Florence Entity
Hill, George Entity
Hill, Jane Entity
Hill, John Entity
Hill, John Entity
Hill, Mary Ann Entity
Hill, Mirrie Entity
Hill, Norman & Beard (Aust) Pty Ltd Entity
Hill, Richard Entity
Hill, Rosamond Entity
Hill, Thomas Entity
Hill, William Entity
Hill, William 1760-1793 Entity
Hillier, Lucy Entity
Hills Reserve Surry Hills Entity
Hills, Patrick Darcy Entity
Hillsborough Entity
Hillsdale Entity
Hillsong church Entity
Hilltop Estate Entity
Hillview Entity
Hillview Community Health Centre Entity
Hilly's Orchard Entity
Hilly, John Frederick Entity
Hilton Entity
Hilton Hotel Entity
Hilton hotel bombing 1978 Entity
Hilton, Elizabeth Entity
Hilton, John Entity
Hilton, Joseph Entity
Himmelhoch, Isaac Entity
Hinch, Derryn Entity
Hinchcliff Wool Stores Entity
Hinchinbrook Entity
Hinder, Frank Entity
Hinder, Margel Entity
Hindley, John Entity
Hines, Marcia Entity
Hinkler, Bert Entity
Hinks, Harold Entity
Hinks, Leslie Entity
Hinton, Henry Entity
Hinton, Howard Entity
Hippodrome Entity
Hirst, William Entity
Historic Sports Racing Car Association of New South Wales Entity
Historical Atlas of Sydney Entity
Hixson, Francis Entity

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Hill, Clark & Co

Wool merchant.

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Hill, Edward Smith

Wine and spirit merchant who was also a naturalist and a Trustee at the Australian Museum. He was a supporter of Aboriginal people, learning the Sydney language and gave lectures on culture. Aboriginal vistors to Sydney would camp at his house in Woollahra.

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Hill, Florence

Social reformer and writer who visited Sydney in the 1870s.

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Hill, George

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Butcher, businessman and politician who rose from a humble convict background to become a rich and influential citizen. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1850.

Hill, Jane

Second wife of butcher and politician George Hill.

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Hill, John

Convict and butcher who murdered emancipist Simon Burn in Parramatta on 5 October 1794 when Burn had attempted to defend Hill's partner from him. He was executed on 15 October and buried the next day. 

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Hill, John

Miller in Woolloomooloo in the 1830s who arrived in Sydney as a convict in 1818.

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Hill, Mary Ann

First wife of George Hill, butcher and politician.

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Hill, Mirrie

Prolific composer and teacher who wrote for voice, piano, orchestra and film.

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Hill, Norman & Beard (Aust) Pty Ltd

Organ builder.

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Hill, Richard

Carpenter and butcher who became a wealthy landowner both on the Liverpool Plains and in New Zealand before a career in politics. He lived in an old cottage at 43 Bent Street in the city until his death. He was interested in the welfare of Aboriginal people, and employed an Aboriginal coachman. In 1892 he published 'NNotes on the Aborigines of New South Wales : with personal reminiscences of the tribes formerly living in the neighbourhood of Sydney and the surrounding districts' with George Thornton.

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Hill, Rosamond

Social reformer and writer who visited Sydney in the 1870s.

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Hill, Thomas

Convict who in 1788 was sentenced to a week on bread and water in irons on the rocky outcrop which became known as Pinchgut.

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Hill, William

Convict transported to life for felony who became superintendent of the government slaughterhouse and later a butcher in Pitt Street.

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Hill, William 1760-1793

Second Captain of the New South Wales Corps and commander of the detachment on the transport Surprize which brought convicts to New South Wales with the Second Fleet. He was severely critical of conditions for convicts and troops on the transport ships.

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Hillier, Lucy

Resident of Pitt Street in the 1850s.

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Hills Reserve Surry Hills

Public park which was built of the site of the infamous Frog Hollow in the 1930s. Previously it had been home to a variety of dangerous criminals and considered one of the most depraved areas of Sydney.

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Hills, Patrick Darcy

Toolmaker who became a politician who served in various high offices including Lord Mayor of Sydney

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Hillsborough

Convict transport on which 95 convicts died en route to Sydney in 1799.

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Hillsdale

South-eastern residential and industrial suburb. Named in 1961 after then New South Wales local government minister and former Sydney Lord Mayor Patrick Hills.

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Hillsong church

Pentecostal megachurch begun in 1983 as the Hills Christian Life Centre in Baulkham Hills. It later merged with Sydney Christian Life Centre at Waterloo.

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Hilltop Estate

Housing subdivision in Roseville

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Hillview

Federation mansion owned by the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service.

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Hillview Community Health Centre

Health centre in Turramurra operated by the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service.

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Hilly's Orchard

Orchard on the banks of the Cooks River in the Belfield Enfield area which grew apples and oranges in the 1860s.

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Hilly, John Frederick

Surveyor and architect who designed churches and public buildings in mid-nineteenth-century Sydney.

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Hilton

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Darlinghurst villa built for John Rae.

Hilton Hotel

Hotel, part of the international Hilton Hotel chain, that lies between George and Pitt Streets, opposite the Queen Victoria building. The first Hilton Hotel building was constructed in 1969 on the site of Tattersall's Hotel and the Royal Arcade to designs by architectural firm Kolos and Bryant. This modernist building was largely demolished in 2001 and, after a design competition won by Sydney architectural firm Johnson Pilton Walker, was replaced by a new building that opened in 2005.

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Hilton hotel bombing 1978

Explosion in the early hours of 13 February 1978 that occurred when a bomb, hidden in a bin outside the Hilton hotel on George Street, was collected by a council garbage truck. Three men were killed, garbage collectors Alec Carter, 37, and William Favell, 36, and police officer Paul Burmistriw, 31, who died from his injuries nine days later. The target was believed to be the Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, and other heads of state who were at the hotel for a Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM). 

 

 

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Hilton, Elizabeth

Convict known as the "Fighting Hen of the Cooks River" for her pugnacious behaviour and outrageous costume at numerous court appearances.

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Hilton, John

Forensic pathologist who was the head of the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Glebe.

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Hilton, Joseph

Convict who became a basketmaker and hired boats on the Cooks River dam but is best remembered as the pugnacious individual who offered himself, his dog or his wife, to fight anyone in the colony.

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Himmelhoch, Isaac

Polish born financier and vigneron who took up winemaking in Eckersley at the end of the nineteenth century. His vineyard Grodno, became the site of the Holdsworthy Internment camp in World War I.

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Hinch, Derryn

Journalist and television and radio host based in Melbourne.

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Hinchcliff Wool Stores

Two three storey gabled warehouses built to service the international wool trade of the late nineteenth century. Two loading bays and hoist pulley indicate how the bales were lifted manually to the upper storeys before shipment. In 1945 it became a Catholic refuge and since 1988 has been an office complex.

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Hinchinbrook

South-western residential suburb. Formerly part of Green Valley and Hoxton Park, it was formed in 1986 and named after the nineteenth century property of Barron Field.

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Hinder, Frank

Art teacher and artist best known for his abstract paintings, he also produced work across a diverse range of materials, including drawings and electric-light sculptures. He also produced theatre and set designs.

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Hinder, Margel

American born sculptor who came to Sydney with her Australian husband Frank Hinder in 1934.

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Hindley, John

Convict who had been transported for 7 years for stealing six brass powder flask moulds and several blankets. Whilst he survived the voyage he was in such poor health that he died within months of arriving at Sydney Cove.

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Hines, Marcia

American-born vocalist, stage actress and TV personality who achieved success in her adopted home of Australia.

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Hinkler, Bert

Aviator who flew in Europe during World War I and was a pioneer in aviation in the 1920s making the first solo flight to Australia in 1928. He was killed on his second attempt in 1933 crossing the Appenines in Italy.

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Hinks, Harold

Child found electrocuted in the front garden of Cyril and Violet McKenzie's home in Greenwich in 1934.

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Hinks, Leslie

Businessman and father of Harold Hinks, who died after being electrocuted in the garden of Cyril and Violet McKenzie in Greenwich. Flying home from Kalgoorlie for the boy's funeral in the 'Miss Southern Cross', he was killed when the plane crashed near Yerranderie in New South Wales.

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Hinton, Henry

Wine merchant who lived at Sandgate Cottage in Randwick.

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Hinton, Howard

Company director, art collector and patron who was a generous benefactor to the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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Hippodrome

Performance venue constructed in 1913 by Sydney City Council on behalf of Wirth Bros circus.

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Hirst, William

Merchant.

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Historic Sports Racing Car Association of New South Wales

Established in 1981 to promote the preservation and restoration of historic racing cars and organise race meetings.

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Historical Atlas of Sydney

The Historical Atlas of Sydney contains digital versions of maps and associated documents from the collections of the City of Sydney's Archives.

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Hixson, Francis

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Surveyor in the Royal Navy who made major contributions to the state's maritime services.