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Daceyville Entity
Daceyville Preservation Society Entity
Daceyville Public School Entity
Dad and Dave Entity
Dadswell, Lyndon Entity
Dadul, Dorjee Entity
Dagmar Berne Prize Entity
Daily Mail Entity
Daily Mirror Entity
Daily Telegraph Entity
Daintrey Estate Entity
Daintrey, Edwin Entity
Dairy Cottage Parramatta Entity
Dakers, Jennifer Entity
Dal Monte, Toti Entity
Dale, David Entity
Daley, Victor Entity
Daleys Entity
Dalgarno, Marjorie Clare Entity
Dalgarno, Roy Entity
Dalgety & Co Entity
Dalgety's wharf Entity
Dalhousie House Entity
Dalle Case, Luigi Entity
Dalley Street Entity
Dalley, Catherine Entity
Dalley, Eleanor Jane Entity
Dalley, John Entity
Dalley, William Bede Entity
Dalmacija Entity
Dalmacija Sydney Croatian Club Entity
Dalmatinac Entity
Dalrymple Hay Reserve Entity
Dalrymple, David Entity
Dalton, Edwin Entity
Dalton, GCJ Entity
Dalton, Joseph Entity
Dalton, Maurice Entity
Dalton, Richard Entity
Dalton, Robin Entity
Dalton, Sarah Entity
Dalton, Thomas Joseph Entity
Dalton, William Entity
Dalwood Home Entity
Dalwood, AE Entity
Dalyell, Elsie Entity
Dampier Company Entity
Dampier, Alfred Entity
Dan Viet Entity
Dan, George Entity

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Daceyville

South-eastern residential suburb originally planned as a model garden suburb with low-cost housing for working-class people. Built by the New South Wales housing board, it is named after New South Wales Treasurer John Rowland Dacey who first proposed it.

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Daceyville Preservation Society

Community lobby group established to preserve the suburb.

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Daceyville Public School

Government primary school in Joffre Crescent Daceyville.

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Dad and Dave

Radio comedy serial that was one of the most popular of its time, based on Steele Rudd's book On Our Selection.

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Dadswell, Lyndon

Sculptor who was an official war artist 1941-2 and created work for many of Sydney's buildings and public spaces.

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Dadul, Dorjee

Tibetan-born community leader who worked to help newly arrived Tibetans to settle in Sydney, and founded the Tibetan Learning Centre at Dee Why.

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Dagmar Berne Prize

University of Sydney monetary prize for students that was established in 1917 with funds presented to the university by the mother of Dagmar Berne, the first woman to study medicine there. For many years it was awarded to the woman who gained the highest marks in her final year of Medicine, and then from 2003 was awarded annually to a candidate for the degrees of the Bachelor of Medicine and the Bachelor of Surgery for proficiency in the final barrier examinations.

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Daily Mail

Newspaper owned and edited by John James Gay from Australia Day 1922 and renamed on 27 January 1924 as the Daily News.

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Daily Mirror

Sydney newspaper.

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Daily Telegraph

Tabloid newspaper founded in 1879 under the name Sydney Daily Telegraph. After 1927 it was known as Daily Telegraph News Pictorial.

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Daintrey Estate

Land at Fairlight granted to Edwin Daintrey on 2 July 1857. A further 5 small portions facing Fairlight Street were granted to Daintrey on 23 December 1857.

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Daintrey, Edwin

Solicitor and amateur botanist who helped found the Linnaean Society of New South Wales.

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Dairy Cottage Parramatta

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Brick cottage constructed by emancipist George Salter on his 30 acre grant. It was converted to a dairy after its purchase by Governor Macquarie c1813 and a sunken dairy processing room constructed in a pavillion beside the cottage. A cow house and barn were added as side pavillions.

Dakers, Jennifer

Women's liberationist who sought to provide practical help to women and children who were victims of domestic violence.

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Dal Monte, Toti

Italian soprano who toured Australia with Nellie Melba and was married in Sydney in 1928.

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Dale, David

Journalist and editor.

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Daley, Victor

Poet and journalist whose work appeared in the Bulletin and Sydney Punch, and founder of the Dawn and Dusk club of writers and artists. He often wrote under the pseudonym Creeve Roe.

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Daleys

Tug operators early in the twentieth century.

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Dalgarno, Marjorie Clare

Pioneering medical practitioner who started the first suburban radiology practice in suburban Sydney and who performed the first mammogram in Australia.

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Dalgarno, Roy

Social realist artist often commissioned by maritime and mining unions to depict Australian workers and working conditions.

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Dalgety & Co

Mercantile, pastoral and financial company established in Melbourne in 1848 before expanding nationally and internationally to exploit the financial resources of Britain for the growing requirements of the Australian economy.

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Dalgety's wharf

Wharf at Millers Point, rebuilt in the 1903 redevelopment and demolished in the 1970s.

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Dalhousie House

House built on Waratah Street, Dobroyd Point. It was demolished in 1930 and Dobroyd Point Public School was built on the site.

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Dalle Case, Luigi

Leader of the first circus troupe to visit Sydney in 1841.

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Dalley Street

Part of the warren of tiny lanes and courtyards that grew up along the Tank Stream, it was previously named for Queen Charlotte. This section was Queen's Court and originally lined up with Charlotte Place (now Grosvenor Street) across George Street.

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Dalley, Catherine

Irish housemaid from Kinsale in County Cork who was tried for stealing sheets and sentenced to seven years transportation, arriving in Sydney in 1825 with her daughter. John Dalley applied for a ticket of leave to marry her which was initially rejected and so the couple were only able to marry once Catherine was granted her freedom. The couple moved to Sydney and her husband ran a successful store on George Street. The couple had seven children together, however, four of them died before they reached adulthood.

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Dalley, Eleanor Jane

Daughter of the wealthy wine merchant William Long who later married the politician and lawyer, William Bede Dalley. She died at their residence, Clairvaux House, of typhoid fever leaving six young children.

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Dalley, John

Storekeeper who was transported to Sydney for burglary. He lived in Bathurst and applied for a ticket of leave to marry Catherine Spillane. The couple moved to Sydney and Dalley ran a successful store on George Street. The couple had seven children together, however, four of them died before they reached adulthood.

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Dalley, William Bede

Politician and lawyer who rose to prominence despite being a Catholic and the son of convicts, and became a popular and influential Sydney figure.

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Dalmacija

Croatian folkloric group.

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Dalmacija Sydney Croatian Club

Croatian social and general club in Terrey Hills.

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Dalmatinac

Croatian soccer club that preceded the foundation of Yugal in 1960.

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Dalrymple Hay Reserve

Reserve containing one of the last stands of blue gum high forest in Sydney.

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Dalrymple, David

Ship captain of General Wellesley which traded throughout the Pacific islands.

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Dalton, Edwin

Painter and photographer who was renowned for his portraiture.

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Dalton, GCJ

New Zealand-born engineer who helped establish the nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights as chief engineer of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission from 1955.

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Dalton, Joseph

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Irish Jesuit priest who established a Jesuit presence in Melbourne before moving to Sydney to found St Ignatius College.

Dalton, Maurice

Brisbane based Irish republican interned at Darlinghurst.

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Dalton, Richard

Constable, deputy gaoler and master of the Benevolent Asylum.

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Dalton, Robin

Australian author, literary agent and film producer.

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Dalton, Sarah

Matron of the Benevolent Asylum.

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Dalton, Thomas Joseph

Member of one of the colony's richest and most influential Catholic families.

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Dalton, William

Ship owner at Greenwich.

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Dalwood Home

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House built by Theodore Gurney and later sold to AE Dalwood who donated it to the Food for Babies Fund. It was later used as a children's home and hospital.

Dalwood, AE

Estate agent who donated his home to the Food for Babies Fund, establishing Dalwood Home at Seaforth.

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Dalyell, Elsie

First female resident medical officer at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and senior clinician in deficiency diseases in children who worked extensively overseas during and after World War I.

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Dampier Company

Theatre company that presented first Sydney production of For the Term of His Natural Life, in 1886.

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Dampier, Alfred

Theatre manager and Shakepearian actor who by necessity also became adept at melodrama, often with Australian themes.

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Dan Viet

Newspaper offering Vietnamese language coverage of local, national and international news.

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Dan, George

Syrian born businessman who built a large business in Redfern and was influential in Orthodox church and community activities. Employing over 100 people, he was also highly regarded for his assistance to those in need.

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