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Civic Reform Movement Entity
Civilian Widows Association Entity
Clague, Joyce Entity
Clairvaux House Entity
Clamp, John Burcham Entity
Clancy, Frank Entity
Clanville Estate Entity
Clare, John Entity
Claremont Meadows Entity
Claremont Restaurant Entity
Clarendon Entity
Clarens Entity
Clareville Entity
Clareville estate Entity
Clark Bros Entity
Clark Island Entity
Clark Island Trust Entity
Clark's Assembly Rooms Entity
Clark, EM Entity
Clark, Henry Marcus Entity
Clark, John Entity
Clark, Manning Entity
Clark, Ralph Entity
Clark, Reginald Marcus Entity
Clark, Roland Cuthbert Entity
Clark, Samuel Entity
Clark, WT Entity
Clarke & Son Entity
Clarke Medal Entity
Clarke's Dairy Entity
Clarke, Francis Entity
Clarke, Gazzard and Yeomans Entity
Clarke, George Entity
Clarke, George 1932-2005 Entity
Clarke, George Thomas Entity
Clarke, Henry Entity
Clarke, Jacob Entity
Clarke, John Entity
Clarke, Laurence Entity
Clarke, Marcus Entity
Clarke, Rupert Turner Entity
Clarke, William Entity
Clarke, William Branwhite Entity
Clarken, James (Jimmy) Entity
Clarkson's mill Entity
Clarkson, Thomas Entity
Claverton Randwick Entity
Clay Cliff Creek Entity
Clay, Harry Entity
Claymore Entity

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Civic Reform Movement

A non-aligned ratepayers' association who contested local political positions.

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Civilian Widows Association

Organisation established in 1949 to assist and lobby on behalf of widows not covered by the War Widows Guild.

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Clague, Joyce

Early activist for Aboriginal rights.

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Clairvaux House

House on the ridge at Vaucluse overlooking Rose Bay. The house still existed in 1910 when much of the land around it was subdivided.

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Clamp, John Burcham

Architect who influenced Sydney church and commercial architecture in the early twentieth century.

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Clancy, Frank

Journalist and author.

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Clanville Estate

400 acres granted to Daniel Mathew in 1819 which formed the basis of the suburb of Roseville.

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Clare, John

Jazz musician, critic and author.

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Claremont Meadows

Western residential suburb adjacent to Western Sydney University Penrith campus. Built on land granted to Mary O'Connell (née Bligh) in 1810, it was opened up as a housing estate in 1984.

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Claremont Restaurant

Restaurant which helped established the cosmopolitan reputation of Kings Cross.

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Clarendon

North-western semi-rural suburb lying between Richmond RAAF base and Windsor. It was the name of William Cox's homestead, after an estate in England.

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Clarens

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Residence built by Joseph Hyde Potts in Potts Point. During James Martin's ownership, its surrounding garden was famed as one of the 'most architecturally elaborate gardens constructed in Australia'. The gardens were developed in 1853-68 and the novelist Anthony Trollope described the 'garden falling down to the sea' as a 'fairyland'. Its monument of Lysicrates was later moved to the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. The property was acquired by the Royal Australian Navy in 1941 and then subsequently destroyed, however, elements of the original garden have survived. The navy base HMAS Kuttabul now stands on the site, located adjacent to the Garden Island dockyard.

Clareville

North-eastern residential suburb bordered by Avalon Beach, Bilgola Plateau and Newport.

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Clareville estate

Estate of 250 acres at Belfield established on the previous land grants of John Nichols and Joseph Broadbent.

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Clark Bros

Architectural practice of James and George Clark which won many awards and was responsible for many civic buildings in all states.

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Clark Island

Island in Sydney Harbour off Darling Point, part of the Sydney Harbor National Park

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Clark Island Trust

Trust established in 1892 to beautify Clark Island and improve facilities for visitors.

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Clark's Assembly Rooms

Function rooms and exhibition space at 5 Elizabeth St established by John Clark in the 1850s.

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Clark, EM

Local politician in North Sydney who was an alderman for 42 years and mayor 1918-19.

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Clark, Henry Marcus

Draper and businessman who established the department store Marcus Clark and Co.

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Clark, John

Theatre teacher and director.

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Clark, Manning

Eminent historian of Australia whose work revitalised the study of Australia's history.

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Clark, Ralph

Officer of marines and diarist whose intimate writing gives an informal view of early Sydney. The site of his vegetable garden is commemorated in the name of Clark Island in Sydney Harbour.

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Clark, Reginald Marcus

Retailer who inherited the Marcus Clark companies.

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Clark, Roland Cuthbert

Businessman.

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Clark, Samuel

Draper in Pitt Street in the 1850s.

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Clark, WT

Glebe businessman.

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Clarke & Son

Produce agency in Sussex street.

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Clarke Medal

Award presented since 1878 for distinguished work in the geology, botany and zoology. It was named for William Branwhite Clarke.

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Clarke's Dairy

Dairy which operated first at Greenwich and then Longueville in the early twentieth century.

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Clarke, Francis

Architect in colonial Sydney.

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Clarke, Gazzard and Yeomans

Architectural practice.

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Clarke, George

Missionary who with his wife Martha worked briefly at the Native Institute at Blacktown before continuing on to New Zealand to work amongst the Māori.

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Clarke, George 1932-2005

City planner and architect of the model estate Sherwood Hills in 1965.

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Clarke, George Thomas

George Thomas Clarke, an accountant and businessman, was active in civic affairs. He served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1912.

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Clarke, Henry

Produce agent of Sussex Street.

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Clarke, Jacob

Publisher and bookseller who specialised in publishing music. He built the Cremorne Pleasure Gardens that gave the suburb its name.

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Clarke, John

Early free settler and landowner in Millers Point.

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Clarke, Laurence

Dairy farmer at Greenwich.

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Clarke, Marcus

English-born journalist who wrote For the Term of His Natural Life, a powerful novel about convict life.

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Clarke, Rupert Turner

Pastoralist, entrepreneur and theatre producer who owned land in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.

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Clarke, William

Landowner at Grotto Point 1853-54.

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Clarke, William Branwhite

Clergyman and geologist who acted as scientific adviser to the government during the gold rushes.

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Clarken, James (Jimmy)

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Tram driver and professional footballer from Glebe who became famous for his role rescuing several people, alongside his friend Harold Baker, in the Coogee Beach surf rescue of 1911.

Clarkson's mill

First windmill in Darlinghurst, erected by merchant Thomas Clarkson c1819.

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Clarkson, Thomas

Convict who became a successful businessman, miller and farmer.

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Claverton Randwick

Grand Victorian residence, part of two attached houses, built in the 1890s which form part of the elegant streetscape in St Mark's Road.

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Clay Cliff Creek

Small watercourse which flows east and north from near Clyde to the Parramatta River.

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Clay, Harry

Entrepreneur and singer who took theatre to Sydney's suburbs in the early twentieth century, with theatres in Newtown, North Sydney, Parramatta and elsewhere.

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Claymore

South-western residential suburb. The majority of its homes were built by the New South Wales Housing Commission, with the first residents arriving in 1978.

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