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Speculator Entity
Speer, Margaret Anne (Annie) Entity
Speer, William Entity
Speer, William M Entity
Spence, Esther Entity
Spence, Thomas Entity
Spencer and Fairfax Entity
Spencer, Cozens Entity
Spencer-Stansfield, John Entity
Sperry, Charles Stillman Entity
Spider Wonders of Australia Entity
Spier, William Entity
Spirit of Gallipoli Entity
Spit bridge Entity
Spit punt Entity
Split Enz Entity
Splivalo, Anthony Entity
Spofforth, Fred Entity
Spong, Walter Brookes Entity
Spooner, Eric Entity
Sporing, Herman Entity
Spremnost Entity
Spring Cove Estate Entity
Spring Creek Entity
Spring Farm Entity
Springbok tour 1971 Entity
Springdale Entity
Springfield College Entity
Springfield house Entity
Springfield Lodge Entity
Springwood Entity
Springwood Entity
Springwood Ladies College Entity
Springwood School of Arts hall Entity
Sprod, Charles Entity
Spruce, Frank Entity
Squire, James Entity
SS Burra Bra Entity
SS Champion Entity
SS City of Sydney Entity
SS Felton Bank Entity
SS Frankfurt Entity
SS Goolgwai Entity
SS Heroic Entity
SS Heroine Entity
SS Malolo Entity
SS Minmi Entity
SS Minmi shipwreck site Entity
SS Mortlake Bank Entity
SS Orontes Entity

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Speculator

Brig which traded out of Sydney from 1837.

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Speer, Margaret Anne (Annie)

Wife of William Speer.

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Speer, William

Irish-born draper and businessman who became Mayor of Sydney and a member of parliament.

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Speer, William M

Carrier and contracting agent who developed the business established by his father.

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Spence, Esther

Dressmaker from Lancashire who settled in Sydney from 1842.

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Spence, Thomas

Carpenter, businessman and politician.

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Spencer and Fairfax

Architectural practice of John B Spencer and Charles E Fairfax.

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Spencer, Cozens

Film producer and theatre entrepreneur who owned a number of cinemas and a production company in Sydney.

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Spencer-Stansfield, John

Architect thought to be responsible for the design of over 1000 houses in the Haberfield subdivisions.

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Sperry, Charles Stillman

Commander of the Great White Fleet during its celebrated visit to Sydney in 1908.

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Spider Wonders of Australia

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Book published in 1936, written by entomologist Keith C McKeown. The Bulletin described it as 'a readable book on Australian spiders' that 'has been needed for some time'.

Spier, William

Shipowner and early resident of Manly.

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Spirit of Gallipoli

Film made in 1928 using footage shot for the silent film 'The Hero of the Dardanelles' in 1915 at Tamarama.

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Spit bridge

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Sydney's only remaining lift bridge on a major arterial road.

Spit punt

Ferry which operated between Mosman and Seaforth before the construction of the first Spit Bridge in 1924.

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Split Enz

Musical act from New Zealand formed by Tim Finn and Philip Judd. Whilst the membership changed over the years band were very successful in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Splivalo, Anthony

Croatian migrant who was interned as an enemy alien in World War I. After his release he moved to Canada.

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Spofforth, Fred

Cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia in the 1870s and 1880s

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Spong, Walter Brookes

Artist, stage designer and theatrical manager who worked in Sydney with Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin before returning to London.

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Spooner, Eric

Accountant and Member for Ryde from 1932 to 1940.

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Sporing, Herman

Finnish naturalist and artist who accompanied Joseph Banks on the Endeavour in 1770.

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Spremnost

Croatian language magazine.

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Spring Cove Estate

Land grant of 100 acres at Lilyfield.

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Spring Creek

Creek near the town of Mt Hunter

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Spring Farm

Far south-western semi-rural suburb. Formerly the site of orchards, vineyards and poultry farms, it was proclaimed a suburb in 1992 and is being developed for housing.

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Springbok tour 1971

Australian tour by South African rugby union team which was disrupted by anti-apartheid protesters.

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Springdale

1839 land grant covering what is now the central part of Killara.

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Springfield College

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Girls' boarding school in Springfield, Darlinghurst, It was founded and run by Lady Agnes Ann Murray after the death of her husband from 1873 until 1877, and then French teacher Mme de Monsigny until the school closed in the late 1880s.

Springfield house

Darling Point single storey cottage with wide verandahs built for Samuel Smyth which was enlarged with a second storey by auctioneer RP Richardson in the 1870s. Demolished in 1971 for an apartment block.

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Springfield Lodge

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Home built on land granted to Alexander Baxter on Woolloomooloo Hill. It was demolished in 1934 for the construction of a shopping centre.

Springwood

Lower Blue Mountains town named by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1815 when he stopped on a 'very pretty wooded Plain near a Spring of very good fresh water.' It became popular with Sydneysiders after the western railway reached it in 1867.

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Springwood

Stone cottage which now houses the Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum.

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Springwood Ladies College

School which prided itself on the bracing mountain air, physical activity and healthy diet afforded its students, combined with a thorough college education.

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Springwood School of Arts hall

Community hall opened in 1913, and operated until 1969 when the building was demolished and the site used as car park.

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Sprod, Charles

Engineer who operated the asbestos boiler-covering factory in Glebe which was destroyed by fire in 1909.

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Spruce, Frank

Young man who rescued his friend at East Hills after a shark attack in 1934.

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Squire, James

Convict who arrived in Sydney with the First Fleet who became one of the earliest, if not the first, to brew beer in the colony and the first to successfully cultivate the hop plant in Australia.

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SS Burra Bra

One of five steel screw steamers who dominated the ferry service on the Harbour between the 1900s and 1940s.

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SS Champion

Tugboat in the fleet of J & A Brown which operated in Sydney and Newcastle harbours.

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SS City of Sydney

Steamship of 735 tons which plied the coast from Sydney to Melbourne and was wrecked off the south coast in 1862.

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SS Felton Bank

Coal ship of 1400 tonnes which carried coal from Newcastle to Mortlake Gasworks.

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SS Frankfurt

Ship used to deport Yugoslav internees in 1919.

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SS Goolgwai

Minesweeper built during World War I which changed hands several times before operating from Sydney as a fishing trawler. Requisitioned as a minesweeper in World War II she returned to trawling in 1947 but was smashed on rocks at Little Bay and finally pounded to pieces.

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SS Heroic

Steel hulled steam tugboat of 258 tons built for Thomas Fenwick which was commandeered by the British Admiralty in World War I. After further service in World War II it returned to Sydney as a working tug. The wreck can now be seen in Homebush Bay.

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SS Heroine

Steam tug constructed for Fenwicks which saw service during World War I & II.

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SS Malolo

American ocean liner and cruise ship which did much to develop tourism in the Pacific in the 1920s.

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SS Minmi

Collier which plied between Melbourne and Newcastle for almost 10 years before hitting the rocks at Cape Banks and breaking up with the loss of two lives. The stern section is still visible on the rock platform on the inside of Cape Banks.

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SS Minmi shipwreck site

Rocky platform at Cape Banks near La Perouse which still supports the stern section of the ship which was wrecked in 1937.

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SS Mortlake Bank

Coal ship of 1400 tonnes which bought coal from Newcastle to Mortlake Gasworks.

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SS Orontes

Passenger ship with the Orient Line that operated between England and Australia between 1929 and 1962. During the 1940s the ship served as a troopship.

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