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Stein, Jakob
Stein, Johann
Stelzer, Eunice
Stenhouse, Nicol Drysdale
Stenteford, Ephraim
Stephen, Alfred
Stephen, Francis
Stephen, John
Stephen, Matthew Henry
Stephen, Ninian
Stephen, RD
Stephen, Septimus Alfred
Stephen, Sidney James
Stephens, Alfred
Stephens, Charles
Stephens, Mary Ann
Stephens, William
Stephensen, Percy (Inky)
Stephenson & Turner Commercial organisation
Sternbeck, John
Stevens, Bertram
Stevens, Clive
Stevens, Frank
Stevens, Julia
Stevens, Ray
Stevenson, Cecil Vincent (Pa)
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Stewart House Hospital or other health organisation
Stewart Towers Lighthouse
Stewart, Bruce (La Pa)
Stewart, David
Stewart, Douglas
Stewart, Frederick
Stewart, Harold
Stewart, James
Stewart, Jane Ann (Aimie)
Stewart, John
Stewart, Mary Caroline
Stewart, Nellie
Stewart, Peter
Stewart, Rex
Stewart, Richard
Steyne Hotel Manly Hotel
Stichting Nederlandse School 'De Kangaroo' Community organisation
Still Creek River or creek
Stilwell, Frank
Stimpson, W
Stingray Rock Carving
Stirling Castle Ship
Stirling, James

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Stein, Jakob

Vinedresser who followed his brother from Erbach in Germany as the wine industry flourished in the colony.

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Stein, Johann

Vinedresser who bought Reisling vines to the colony when he emigrated from Erbach in Germany in 1838.

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Stelzer, Eunice

Music teacher, broadcaster and charity worker whose career on radio influenced Sydney's charitable causes for over 25 years.

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Stenhouse, Nicol Drysdale

Lawyer who became a patron of writing and education in the colony, and whose library became the foundation of the University of Sydney library.

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Stenteford, Ephraim

Builder.

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Stephen, Alfred

Chief justice and politician whose long career saw great changes in the law and the colony.

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Stephen, Francis

Landowner at Croydon Park.

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Stephen, John

Lawyer who came to Sydney after legal success in the West Indies and was appointed first solicitor-general of New South Wales. He was made a judge in 1826.

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Stephen, Matthew Henry

Lawyer and judge, usually known as Henry Stephen, who was active in social and philanthropic circles. He was the son of Alfred Stephen.

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Stephen, Ninian

Barrister and judge who served as Governor General of Australia from 1982 to 1989.

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Stephen, RD

Driver of the first train that ran on the underground line between Central and St James on 9 December 1926. He had apparently also driven the city's first electric tram, on the Randwick-Waverley line, in 1890.

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Stephen, Septimus Alfred

Lawyer, pastoralist and politician from a distinguished Sydney legal family.

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Stephen, Sidney James

English lawyer who practiced in the West Indies before arriving in Sydney in 1828 to join his father, John Stephen, and family. He practiced in Sydney and Hobart, but after a dispute with Henry Montagu, was disbarred, when he went to Victoria. After the disbarrment was overturned by the Privy Council in 1847, he was appointed to the bench in New Zealand.

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Stephens, Alfred

Editor and critic who became literary editor of the Bulletin and later ran his own literary periodical, the Bookfellow.

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Stephens, Charles

Convict who was employed at Bennett's bakery in Parramatta.

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Stephens, Mary Ann

Shopkeeper and librarian.

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Stephens, William

Shopkeeper and ironmonger.

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Stephensen, Percy (Inky)

Publisher and literary agent who became a political rebel and literary adventurer, influencing the careers of several major Australian writers and also improving the standard of book design and production.

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Stephenson & Turner

Architectural firm established in Melbourne in 1922 and now headquartered in New Zealand.

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Commercial organisation

Sternbeck, John

Member of one of the earliest settler families in the MacDonald Valley.

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Stevens, Bertram

Accountant and public servant who became an ambitious and energetic politician and Premier from 1932 to 1939.

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Stevens, Clive

Academic staff member, School of Architecture, University of New South Wales.

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Stevens, Frank

Champion swimmer, noted academic and successful barrister who spent his life fighting oppression, racism and corruption.

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Stevens, Julia

Sailor's wife who was resident of Pitt Street in the 1850s.

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Stevens, Ray

Local resident who was active in the Oatley swimming club for over 50 years.

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Stevenson, Cecil Vincent (Pa)

Electrical engineer who owned a business, Electrical Utilities, in George Street selling radio sets and electrical wares and conducted wireless transmissions from his home and shop. He founded 2EU (later 2UE) and physically built the equipment needed for its first broadcast in his Maroubra home. In his final broadcast, Stevenson said people thought he was crazy for this venture and though it was hard work to begin with, he managed to convince companies of the publicity value of radio.

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Stevenson, Robert Louis

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Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer who visited Sydney in 1893.

Stewart House

Organisation established in 1929 to offer respite care and remedial nutrition for children in need. A facility was opened opposite South Curl Curl Beach in 1931, named for Sir Frederick and Lady Stewart.

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Hospital or other health organisation

Stewart Towers

Two early wooden lighthouses erected at either end of Barrenjoey Headland, replaced by Barrenjoey lighthouse in 1881.

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Lighthouse

Stewart, Bruce (La Pa)

Aboriginal rugby league player.

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Stewart, David

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One of the founders of the Workers' Educational Association in Sydney (WEA Sydney) in 1913, and the organisation's General Secretary from 1913 until his death in 1954. He was also a member of the Commonwealth Advisory Committe to UNESCO.

Stewart, Douglas

Poet whose love of the bush and the natural world inspired many of his works.

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Stewart, Frederick

Land developer at Chullora, bus company owner and federal politician who donated land at Dundas for the establishment of the Lottie Stewart hospital, named for his first wife.

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Stewart, Harold

Poet and oriental scholar who is best remembered as the co-creator of Ern Malley.

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Stewart, James

Publican.

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Stewart, Jane Ann (Aimie)

Irish immigrant who was only 17 years old when she travelled with 195 single women on the Earl Grey in 1848 to build a better life in the colony.

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Stewart, John

Shipwright at Greenwich.

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Stewart, Mary Caroline

The daughter of a Governor and wife of naval officer, Keith Stewart, Mary Stewart turned the first sod for the railway in Cleveland Paddock on 3 July 1850 and was chatelaine at Government House, Parramatta from 1849. The Evening News claimed that during her tenure 'many gay meetings were held at Parramatta, which, from time to time, broke out in wild dissipation' and included races, concerts and balls held at the Woolpack Inn. The article described her as a 'tall, handsome' with a 'gracious presence and charming manner'.

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Stewart, Nellie

Singer and actor who achieved national and international success in operettas and pantomimes before turning to comedy and drama as her voice failed.

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Stewart, Peter

Marine sergeant who sailed with the First Fleet.

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Stewart, Rex

American jazz cornetist.

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Stewart, Richard

Actor and theatre entrepreneur who toured with his family company through Europe and America.

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Steyne Hotel Manly

Second oldest hotel on the Corso at Manly.

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Hotel

Stichting Nederlandse School 'De Kangaroo'

Dutch primary school in Gordon

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Community organisation

Still Creek

Stream that runs from Arcadia into Berowra Creek at Crosslands.

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River or creek

Stilwell, Frank

University of Sydney Professor of political economy and writer.

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Stimpson, W

Early landowner in the Camden district.

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Stingray Rock

Sandstone rock at Kangaroo Point with Aboriginal carvings.

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Carving

Stirling Castle

Brig of 351 tons chartered to bring Scottish immigrants to Sydney in 1831, carrying the founders of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. Its destruction on the north eastern coast of Australia in 1836 was later to become infamous when the survivors were saved by local Aboriginal people before returning to civilisation.

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Ship

Stirling, James

Naval officer and explorer who travelled briefly inland from Sydney before exploring and promoting settlement on the Swan River in Western Australia in 1827.

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