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Patuone, Eruera Maihi Entity
Patyegarang Entity
Paul Hamlyn Group Entity
Paul Keating's Redfern speech 1992 Entity
Paul, Edmon Monson Entity
Paul, Mick Entity
Paul, Mrs John Entity
Paul, Queenie Entity
Pavlova, Anna Entity
Pawsey, James Entity
Pawsey, Joseph Lade Entity
Pawsey, Marianne Entity
Pax Entity
Payne, William Charles Entity
Payne-Scott, Ruby Entity
Payten, Andrew Entity
Payten, Isaac Entity
PCYC Parramatta Eagles Entity
Peace Garden Entity
Peace Society, New South Wales Branch Entity
Peach Tree Bay Entity
Peach, Bill Entity
Peacock Jam Company Entity
Peacock, Arthur Lawrence Entity
Peacock, George Edwards Entity
Peacock, John Jenkins Entity
Peakhurst Entity
Peakhurst Heights Entity
Peakhurst School of Arts and Public Hall Entity
Peapes Entity
Pearce, Aaron Entity
Pearce, Henry Robert (Bobby) Entity
Pearce, John Entity
Pearce, Matthew Entity
Pearce, Phillip A Entity
Pearce, Simeon Henry Entity
Pearce, Vera Entity
Pearce, Villiers Entity
Pearces Corner Entity
Pearl Entity
Pearl Bay Entity
Pearson, John Entity
Pearson, TE Entity
Peart, Charles Entity
Peat, George Entity
Peat, Hannah Entity
Peats Bight Entity
Peats Crater Entity
Peats Ferry Entity
Peats Ferry Road Bridge Entity

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Patuone, Eruera Maihi

Māori chief of the Ngati Hou clan, who was highly regarded as warrior and priest. He witnessed the arrival of white settlers and missionaries and developed lucrative trading ties with them both in New Zealand and Australia.

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Patyegarang

Aboriginal girl who befriended William Dawes and helped him learn some of the Cadigal language.

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Paul Hamlyn Group

UK book publishing company which opened offices in Australia in 1964

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Paul Keating's Redfern speech 1992

Speech given by Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating on 10 December 1992 at Redfern Park to launch the United Nations International Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples. With the speech, Keating becane the first Prime Minister to acknowledge the impact of European settlement on Indigenous Australians. The address reflected a changing official interpretation of Australian history which better accommodated the Aboriginal experience and it is considered one of the greatest Australian speeches.

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Paul, Edmon Monson

Honorary Russian Consul in Sydney.

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Paul, Mick

Cartoonist known for his depictions of drunks and various artists of his era, and a foundation member of the Society of Australian Black and White Artists.

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Paul, Mrs John

Musician and composer.

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Paul, Queenie

Actress and entrepreneur who performed and produced shows with her husband Mike Connors, and was later a much-loved television and club performer.

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Pavlova, Anna

Russian ballerina who toured the world with her own company to great critical acclaim.

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Pawsey, James

Former resident of Maitland who died at his residence at 32 Elizabeth Street.

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Pawsey, Joseph Lade

Astronomer, radiophysicist and engineer.

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Pawsey, Marianne

Proprietor of a labour registry for servants.

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Pax

Monthly journal of the Peace Society.

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Payne, William Charles

Grazier from Narellan who established the Studley Park estate in the late nineteenth century.

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Payne-Scott, Ruby

Radiophysicist and mathematician who benefited from increased opportunities for women scientists at the outbreak of war but was still forced to resign when she became pregnant.

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Payten, Andrew

Driver who operated a horse-bus for ferry passengers at Parramatta.

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Payten, Isaac

Convict whose skills as a stonemason and building contractor were quickly put to use though he suffered financial difficulties and tried to escape the colony in 1807.

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PCYC Parramatta Eagles

Soccer club established by the Maltese community in 1956 which is now supported by the Police and Citizen Youth Club.

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Peace Garden

A war memorial garden at Gladesville Public School.

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Peace Society, New South Wales Branch

Pacifist group which grew out of the anti-Boer War campaigns, opposing the principle of compulsory military training and promoting arbitration as a means of settling international disputes.

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Peach Tree Bay

Bay within Middle Harbour about 1 kilometre north east of Fig Tree Point.

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Peach, Bill

Television presenter and businessman.

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Peacock Jam Company

Jam manufacturer established in Hobart in 1867 by George Peacock and moved to Sydney in 1880.

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Peacock, Arthur Lawrence

Publican who conducted major renovations at the Carrington Hotel in Katoomba..

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Peacock, George Edwards

Lawyer who was transported for forgery, and as a 'gentleman convict' turned to painting to improve his circumstances.

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Peacock, John Jenkins

Coal merchant.

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Peakhurst

Southern residential suburb on eastern bank of Salt Pan Creek. It is thought to be named for Isaac and Jacob Peake, who appear in an 1885 return of landowners.

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Peakhurst Heights

Southern residential suburb on peninsula overlooking Georges River. It was separated from Peakhurst in 1995.

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Peakhurst School of Arts and Public Hall

Opened on Empire Day, 24 May 1909, this community hall held regular Wednesday night social dances and is still in use as a School of Arts and public hall.

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Peapes

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Menswear store that traded on George Street near Wynyard for over one hundred years. It opened in 1866 as Peapes and Shaw on the eastern side of the street between Hunter Street and the post office, and in 1889 moved to new premises almost directly opposite. A new building, now known as Beneficial House, was erected by the store on this site in 1922 and occupied by the firm until 1970.

Pearce, Aaron

Emancipist who became a timber getter in the 1830s in the forests covering present day Pennant Hills.

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Pearce, Henry Robert (Bobby)

Australian-Canadian sculler of the 1920s and 1930s who won two Olympic gold medals in the single sculls and was world sculling champion three times.

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Pearce, John

Early radio broadcaster who pioneered talkback radio.

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Pearce, Matthew

Early landowner in the Castle Hill district, whose original grant is still known as Kings Langley Farm.

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Pearce, Phillip A

Landowner from a family of orchardists at Bella Vista who offered land for the construction of a new church at Seven Hills.

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Pearce, Simeon Henry

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Early settler at Randwick who promoted its development tirelessly for almost 40 years.

Pearce, Vera

Actress who began performing in pantomimes at five and sprang to musical-comedy fame in Sydney 1911. She was a star of Harry Rickards's Tivoli circuit for seven years.

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Pearce, Villiers

Free settler who held public positions in Jamaica and New South Wales before attempting to slander Dr Robert Wardell in 1832 and who was convicted of forgery in 1846.

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Pearces Corner

Area at intersection of Pennant Hills Road and Pacific Highway first settled by convict and timber getter Aaron Pierce. The incorrect spelling has persisted since the 1830s.

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Pearl

Steamship built by James Merriman in 1875 for the pearl-shell industry in the Torres Strait.

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Pearl Bay

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Bay in Middle Harbour between Beauty Point and the Spit Bridge.

Pearson, John

Coal lumper who suffered horrific injuries working on the docks.

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Pearson, TE

New Zealand-born industrialist who manufactured sandsoap.

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Peart, Charles

High diver and circus performer famous for diving from a 50 foot tower into a 6 x 6 ft tank of water only 3' 6" deep. His dive on 8 May 1896 led to his death.

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Peat, George

Early landowner who established a ferry crossing of the Hawkesbury River.

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Peat, Hannah

Convicted of intent to deceive, Hannah was transported with her daughter. She was to marry convict Charles Peat in 1788.

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Peats Bight

Small bay on the southern side of the Hawkesbury River west of Brooklyn.

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Peats Crater

Amphitheatre formed by an extinct volcano two kilometres west of Kangaroo Point near Brooklyn.

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Peats Ferry

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Area around the ferry which operated across the Hawkesbury near Brooklyn until 1945. The ferry had been established in 1840 by George Peat.

Peats Ferry Road Bridge

Road bridge across the Hawkesbury river near Brooklyn.

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