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Vukovar folkloric ensemble Entity
W Angliss & Co Entity
W Walker, Sons and Bartholomew Ltd Entity
Waaka, Gugi Entity
Waakzaamheid Entity
Wackett, Lawrence James Entity
Waddell Cottage Entity
Waddell, Francis Entity
Waddell, James Entity
Wade, Charles Entity
Wade, Mary Entity
Wade, William Glenn Entity
Wafer, James William Entity
Wagschall, Murdock Alexander Entity
Wahroonga Entity
Wahroonga Kindergarten Entity
Wahroonga Park Entity
Wahroonga Progress Association Entity
Wahroonga railway station Entity
Wahroonga South Entity
Wai, Stanley Entity
Waiata Poi Entity
Waimea Entity
Waitara Entity
Waitara Park Entity
Waite, Edgar Entity
Wajin Entity
Wake in Fright Entity
Wakeley Entity
Wakelin, Roland Entity
Wakely, Ann Entity
Wakely, Joseph Entity
Wakely, Sarah Entity
Walch, Garnet Entity
Walder, Sam Entity
Walkabout: Australia and the South Seas Entity
Walker Corporation Entity
Walker Trust Act 1838 Entity
Walker, Alan Entity
Walker, Eadith Entity
Walker, Egmont Entity
Walker, Frank 1861-1948 Entity
Walker, Frank 1942-2012 Entity
Walker, Frederic Joseph Entity
Walker, George Entity
Walker, George Washington Entity
Walker, Jane Entity
Walker, Joanna Entity
Walker, John Entity
Walker, Joseph Entity

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Vukovar folkloric ensemble

Croatian folkloric group which was founded in 1984 and has performed both nationally and internationally.

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W Angliss & Co

Meat producing and exporting company developed by William Charles Angliss from his first butcher's shop in Melbourne in 1886.

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W Walker, Sons and Bartholomew Ltd

Furniture manufacturer of 357 George Street, prominent in the late 1890s and early 1900s.

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Waaka, Gugi

Māori musician who toured Australia.

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Waakzaamheid

Dutch merchant ship, called Waaksamheyd in British sources, hired to sail to Batavia to collect supplies and then on to England for Captain Hunter to face court-martial for the loss of HMS Sirius.

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Wackett, Lawrence James

Aeronautical engineer whose preferences shaped the construction of planes at Cockatoo Island and the setup of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.

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Waddell Cottage

Home of the pioneering Waddell family in Galston from 1866 to 1969, now incorporated into Galston High School.

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Waddell, Francis

Early resident in the Fiddletown area who gave it its name.

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Waddell, James

Early settler in the Galston area.

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Wade, Charles

Lawyer and politician who was Liberal Party leader between 1907 and 1916.

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Wade, Mary

The youngest convict transported aboard Lady Juliana, the 11-year-old was convicted of assaulting and stealing from an eight-year-old girl. After she was tried at the Old Bailey, her death sentence was commuted to transportation. After arriving in Sydney, she was sent to Norfolk Island where she had two children. According to family legend, back in Sydney she lived in a tent on the banks of the Tank Stream before she settled in the Hawkesbury. She had 21 children in total and owned land in the Illawarra region. Her many descendants include Kevin Rudd.

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Wade, William Glenn

Electrician whose interest developed from youth club radio construction.

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Wafer, James William

Jim Wafer is an anthropologist with a specialisation in the sub-fields of anthropological linguistics and anthropology of religion.

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Wagschall, Murdock Alexander

Publican.

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Wahroonga

Upper-north shore residential suburb with an Aboriginal name meaning 'our home'. Orchards and large estates gradually gave way to suburban development on leafy green streets, but it still retains a natural bushland setting in its residential areas.

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Wahroonga Kindergarten

Kindergarten designed by architect Eleanor Cullis-Hill in 1954.

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Wahroonga Park

Park established by volunteer labour during the 1920s on land bought by the council in 1921.

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Wahroonga Progress Association

Association formed in June 1895 by George Collingridge to promote the development and amenities of the area.

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Wahroonga railway station

Railway station on Sydney's northern line opened in 1890.

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Wahroonga South

Locality in the southern part of Wahroonga.

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Wai, Stanley

Chinese community leader.

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Waiata Poi

Māori poi song by Alfred Hill

 

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Waimea

House built for Thomas Barr which was used as an hostel by the Royal Blind Society for many years.

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Waitara

Northern commercial and residential suburb. A Māori word for 'pure water', its name comes from the property owned by Miles McCrae, Railways Commissioner in the 1890s.

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Waitara Park

Park with cricket oval in Waitara.

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Waite, Edgar

English zoologist and museum curator who was the assistant curator in charge of vertebrates at the Australian Museum between 1893 and 1905.

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Wajin

Aboriginal elder from Shoalhaven.

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Wake in Fright

1971 film by Ted Kotchieff, set in Sydney.

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Wakeley

Western residential suburb named after Daniel Wakeley, a free settler. It was semi-rural until it was developed in the 1980s.

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Wakelin, Roland

New Zealand-born painter who painted Sydney landscapes and cityscapes in modernist style.

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Wakely, Ann

Publican's wife.

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Wakely, Joseph

Publican.

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Wakely, Sarah

Shopkeeper who sold tripe at the Markets.

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Walch, Garnet

Author and dramatist who published over 30 works and wrote a steady stream of burlesques, pantomimes and comedies.

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Walder, Sam

Sail and tentmaker who expanded the family business and prospered by making tents for the army during World War I, before a career in politics. He served in State Parliament for a decade and was Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1932. He served in numerous philanthropic, political and charitable organisations He was knighted in 1933.

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Walkabout: Australia and the South Seas

Monthly travel and geographic magazine published between 1934-1974 by the Australian National Travel Association (ANTA).

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Walker Corporation

Construction and property development company originally formed as a family business in the late 1960s.

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Walker Trust Act 1838

Legislation to establish the Dame Eadith Walker Convalescent Hospital for Men at Concord and, according to the wills of Thomas and Eadith Walker, vested control of the Walker trusts in the Crown.

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Walker, Alan

Methodist minister, superintendent of the Wesleyan Mission, founder of the Lifeline counselling service. Knighted in 1981.

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Walker, Eadith

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Philanthropist and benefactor.

Walker, Egmont

Cousin of Eadith Walker.

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Walker, Frank 1861-1948

Historian and passionate supporter of local history who cycled over 22,000 miles taking glass plate negatives he later used as lantern slides for his lectures.

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Walker, Frank 1942-2012

Lawyer, judge and politician who was a minister in both the New South Wales and Commonwealth governments

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Walker, Frederic Joseph

Sydney businessman, founder of FJ Walker Ltd, meat importers and exporters.

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Walker, George

Cousin of Eadith Walker.

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Walker, George Washington

Shopkeeper, Quaker missionary and humanitarian who travelled with James Backhouse for nine years through the Australian and South African colonies assisting Aborigines, convicts and prisoners.

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Walker, Jane

Wife and mother of philanthropists Thomas and Eadith Walker.

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Walker, Joanna

Sister of Thomas Walker who helped raise his daughter Eadith after his wife's death.

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Walker, John

Clock and watchmaker who returned to London to manage his father's business in Regent Street.

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Walker, Joseph

First shopkeeper in Epping (1892).

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