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Upton, Andrew
Uranie Ship
Urara Estate Subdivision
Urban Kooris 1986 Exhibition
Urban Theatre Projects Cultural organisation
Ure, Richard Minchin
Urquhart, John
USS Chicago Ship
USS New Orleans Ship
Uther, Reuben
UTS Broadway Campus Campus
UTS Haymarket Campus Campus
UTS Tower Educational facility
Utzon, Jørn
Vaccari, Raimondo
Vaccine Institution Scientific organisation
Vagrancy (Amendment) Act 1929 Legislation
Vajrayana Institute Religious organisation
Valad Property Group Commercial organisation
Valamamesh, Angela
Valamamesh, Hossein
Valentine, Alana
Valhalla cinema Theatre
Valley Heights Suburb
Valuer-General's Department State or colonial government
Van de Velde, Henri
van den Broek, Issac
van Os, P
van Pinxteren, Hans
van Straaten, C
Van Straten, Frank
van t'Veen, Jan
Vanbrugh, Irene
Vanceville Estate Subdivision
Vanda, Harry
Vandebus, Jane
Vandere, Vola
Vandiest, John
Vaniman, Melvin
Vanneck, William Charles
Varnice, John
Varro Ville Estate
Varroville Suburb
Varroville House House
Varuna House
Vase de Rimini Work of art
Vasilakis, Georgios
Vaucluse Suburb
Vaucluse Bay Bay or cove
Vaucluse Bowling Club Sporting club or association

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Upton, Andrew

Playwright, director and screenwriter.

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Uranie

French corvette equipped for scientific research which circumnavigated the globe between 1817 and 1820.

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Ship

Urara Estate

Estate at Neutral Bay subdivided in the early twentieth century.

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Subdivision

Urban Kooris 1986

Exhibition of urban Koori art at the Workshop Arts Centre in Willoughby which targeted public consciousness of the racial history of the country.

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Exhibition

Urban Theatre Projects

Based in Western Sydney, this company creates performances based upon contemporary Australian stories.

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Cultural organisation

Ure, Richard Minchin

Architect who was part of the Commonwealth Department of Works team responsible for the design of the Reserve Bank of Australia building at Martin Place.

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Urquhart, John

Coachbuilder of George Street and Parramatta.

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USS Chicago

US Navy heavy cruiser which was anchored in Sydney Harbour and was the target of a Japanese submarine attack on 31 May 1942. The torpedoes missed the Chicago but sank the neighbouring HMAS Kuttabul.

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USS New Orleans

United States of America heavy cruiser which saw service in the Pacific in World War II, escaping serious damage at Pearl Harbour only to lose most of the bow to a torpedo in December 1942. It returned to service the following year and was eventually sold for scrap in 1959.

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Uther, Reuben

Merchand and manufacturer who arrived in Sydney in 1806 and worked for Simeon Lord. Later established a hat factory in Sydney. Granted land near Campbelltown in 1812.

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UTS Broadway Campus

University campus which occupies a collection of buildings, many repurposed, at the southern end of Ultimo.

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Campus

UTS Haymarket Campus

University campus adapted from the Fruit Market. In the 1900s the Council began building new produce markets on reclaimed mudflats at the head of Darling Harbour, close to the railway and wharves. After the markets moved out of the city in 1975, UTS redeveloped the site with its distinctive bell tower, as well as the market facade and signage along Quay Street.

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UTS Tower

Lecture rooms and office accommodation erected for the University of Technology in the 1970s. Industrial action, design criticism and cost overruns meant construction was not completed for over eight years.

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Educational facility

Utzon, Jørn

Danish architect whose years in Sydney were marred by political conflict and cost overruns though he lived to see the Opera House design win international acclaim.

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Vaccari, Raimondo

Italian Catholic priest brought to Sydney in 1843 by Bishop Polding.

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Vaccine Institution

Government vaccine facility that opened at the Emigration Barracks on Bent Street in 1847, moving to the top of King Street beside Hyde Park Barracks in May 1857 and remaining there until late 1886 when the Barracks were redeveloped. 

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Scientific organisation

Vagrancy (Amendment) Act 1929

Legislation which made it an offence to consort with known criminals, prostitutes and others of dubious repute. These heightened powers for police drove prostitution in to underworld brothels.

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Legislation

Vajrayana Institute

Centre for the study of meditation in accordance with Tibetan Buddhism.

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Religious organisation

Valad Property Group

Real estate investment management company.

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Commercial organisation

Valamamesh, Angela

Artist and sculptor.

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Valamamesh, Hossein

Iranian born sculptor and artist.

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Valentine, Alana

Playwright whose plays, often reflecting social issues of the times, have been produced in Australia and overseas.

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Valhalla cinema

Art Deco cinema on Glebe Point Road in Glebe which was part of the boom of cinema construction of the 1930s after the worst of the Depression had eased. An integral part of the community for over four decades it was reinvented as a venue for art movies and stage productions from the 1960s. It was converted to office space in 2005.

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Theatre

Valley Heights

Lower Blue Mountains township which developed around the station platform known as Eagars which had been built for the Colonial Treasurer Geoffrey Eagar to generate business for his pub the Welcome Inn. By 1890 the area was known as The Valley or Valley Heights.

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Suburb

Valuer-General's Department

Department established in 1916 to evaluates land in all parts of New South Wales for levying rates, taxes and duties on the value of land.

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State or colonial government

Van de Velde, Henri

Merchant and felt maker whose business success allowed him to follow his passion for exotic gardens in the Blue Mountains.

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van den Broek, Issac

Successful Dutch immigrant to Australia who established a factory in the 1860s

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van Os, P

Dutch author who wrote about Syeney in the 1840s.

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van Pinxteren, Hans

Owner of Roseville Cinema since 1974

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van Straaten, C

Consul-General of the Netherlands in the 1970s.

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Van Straten, Frank

Arts historian, author and theatre director.

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van t'Veen, Jan

Dutch community leader.

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Vanbrugh, Irene

Actress (1872-1949) who appeared in Sydney in the late 1890s-early 1900s

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Vanceville Estate

Subdivision of land at Warrawee in 1877 into orchard and farm lots.

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Vanda, Harry

Musician and songwriter who was a member of the Easybeats and later one of Australia's most successful songwriters and record producers.

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Vandebus, Jane

Convict who was tried at the Old Bailey, London on 12 September 1787 for receiving stolen goods and was sentenced to transportation for 14 years in 1790. She arrived in Sydney and was then sent to Norfolk Island. She returned to Sydney and her sentence expired.

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Vandere, Vola

Television and theatre actor.

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Vandiest, John

Dutch convict transported in the Third Fleet

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Vaniman, Melvin

American photographer who travelled in Australia and New Zealand and is known for his panoramic images of Sydney.

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Vanneck, William Charles

British conservative politician and soldier who as the 5th Baron Huntingfield, served as Governor of Victoria and Administrator of Australia in 1938.

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Varnice, John

Early landowner in Denistone.

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Varro Ville

Estate established on a land grant made by Governor Macquarie to Robert Townson at Minto in 1810.

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Estate

Varroville

Far south-western semi-rural suburb named after the estate granted to Dr Robert Townson in 1810. It did not join in the rapid postwar development of the Campbelltown district.

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Varroville House

Early Victorian homestead incorporating features of the original house of the 1810s, surrounded by extensive gardens, arbours and circular driveway.

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House

Varuna

Large Katoomba house built by Eleanor and Eric Dark in the 1930s and donated to the New South Wales government as a writer's retreat in 1989.

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Vase de Rimini

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Vase made Sevres Imperial Manufactory in 1869 which was one of a pair sent by France to be exhibited in the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition with many other decorative items to demonstrate France's rich cultural heritage. It was presented afterward by the Commissary-General A Mathieu "on behalf of the French Republic, to the City Corporation of Sydney, C J Roberts, Mayor 1879" in gratitude for the exhibition and with "the full appreciation my countrymen have of the energy and freedom of the inhabitants of Australia, freedom extended to all, whatever may be their origin."

Work of art

Vasilakis, Georgios

Greek-born convict who was pardoned in 1836.

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Vaucluse

Eastern suburb located on South Head named after Vaucluse House. It is one of Sydney's most expensive suburbs.

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Vaucluse Bay

Small bay in the eastern suburbs below Vaucluse House.

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Bay or cove

Vaucluse Bowling Club

Lawn bowls club on New South Head Road, Vaucluse.

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Sporting club or association