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Wilkie, John Perrell
Wilkins, Erin
Wilkins, Ormsby
Wilkins, William
Wilkinson, F
Wilkinson, Honora
Wilkinson, James
Wilkinson, Leslie
Wilkinson, Linden
Wilkinson, William
Wilkinson, William
Willamannan
Willandra House
Willemering
Willerri, Lucy
Willesee, Mike
William & Mary Ship
William and Ann Ship
William Howe Reserve Park or open space
William Inglis and Son Commercial organisation
William Pitt Ship
William Shand Ship
William Street Dairy Farm
William Street Superior Public School Educational institution
Williams Creek River or creek
Williams, Alfred
Williams, Charles
Williams, Charlotte
Williams, Claude 'Candy'
Williams, Edna
Williams, Edward
Williams, Fred
Williams, Gary
Williams, George
Williams, Henry
Williams, Iris
Williams, James Hartwell
Williams, JD
Williams, John
Williams, John 1816-1873
Williams, Lewis
Williams, Mary Elizabeth
Williams, Merv (Boomanulla)
Williams, Peter
Williams, Robert
Williams, Ruth C
Williams, Thomas
Williams, Tom jnr
Williamson, David
Williamson, James

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Wilkie, John Perrell

English migrant who became a pastoralist in the Darling Downs in Queensland.

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Wilkins, Erin

Darug woman who is an Aboriginal Cultural educator, trainer & facilitator.

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Wilkins, Ormsby

Talkback radio host.

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Wilkins, William

Educationist, school principal and superintendent of National schools he advocated a unified, co-ordinated system of state schools, inspectorates and improved teacher training.

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Wilkinson, F

Anglican minister in the Prospect and Windsor areas during the 1820s

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Wilkinson, Honora

Local historian and activist who belonged to several residents groups which fought for open space and against over development in Woolloomooloo .

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Wilkinson, James

Carpenter and convict who established the first functional flour mill in Sydney in 1793. The mill worked on a treadmill or walking mill model and was operated by his fellow convicts.

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Wilkinson, Leslie

Architect and first Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at Sydney University whose work was strongly influenced by Mediterranean architecture and Sydney's colonial heritage.

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Wilkinson, Linden

Film, television and theatre actor and writer during the 1970s to the present.

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Wilkinson, William

Passenger who died in the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834. He had joined the ship in Hobart. He and Captain Stroyan and two of the crew were trying to cut away the launch to attempt a rescue of all hands when they were washed away by the high seas. 

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Wilkinson, William

Judge and prominent Glebe resident.

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Willamannan

Aboriginal man who first achieved notoriety after being speared in 1804. He became a sealer and adventurer but was found dead of exposure and intoxication in Hyde Park in 1844.

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Willandra

Grand house built in the 1840s by James Devlin in Ryde.

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House

Willemering

Aboriginal warrior and clever-man from the Garagal clan.

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Willerri, Lucy

Aboriginal woman who lived on the banks of Tarban Creek, Gladesville, in the 1920s. Died 1928.

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Willesee, Mike

Television presenter and political interviewer.

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William & Mary

Ship of 536 tons which carried 166 female orphans from Plymouth to Port Jackson in 1849.

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Ship

William and Ann

Third fleet convict transport of 350 tons which converted to a whaling ship on the return journey in 1791.

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William Howe Reserve

Bushland reserve in the Camden area.

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Park or open space

William Inglis and Son

Auctioneering and produce agency first established by William Inglis and Joseph Butler at 793 George Street, Sydney. After Butler left the partnership, Inglis established a 'horse bazaar' between Castlereagh and Pitt streets in 1882. There the company sold a wide range of livestock, horses, vehicles and other machinery. In 1917, the company purchased the Newmarket site in Randwick for 50,000 pounds. Since then it has expanded nationally.

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Commercial organisation

William Pitt

Ship transporting 120 female convicts (and one male).

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William Shand

Ship of 284 tons constructed in Sunderland, England in 1818.

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William Street Dairy

Dairy, with 8 stalls for cows, in Darlinghurst until the 1880s.

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Farm

William Street Superior Public School

Public school that educated Darlinghurst children for a century from its foundation in 1851.

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Educational institution

Williams Creek

A watercourse about 16 kilometres long which rises about 10 kilometres south east of Campbelltown flowing generally north into the Georges River.

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River or creek

Williams, Alfred

Engineer who supervised reclamation work on the Cooks River flats in the 1880s.

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Williams, Charles

Convict who received the first land grant at Camellia and settled there with his family to farm.

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Williams, Charlotte

Landowner at Agnes Bank.

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Williams, Claude 'Candy'

Aboriginal country and western musician.

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Williams, Edna

Landowner at the Bankstown Soldier Settlement.

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Williams, Edward

Convicted murderer of his three children in February 1924, executed at Long Bay Penitentiary April 1924, despite doubts about his sanity.

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Williams, Fred

Balgowlah resident who helped establish a Depression village at Crater Cove.

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Williams, Gary

Aboriginal activist.

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Williams, George

Landowner at Agnes Bank.

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Williams, Henry

Carter and participant in the Great Strike 1917 who was shot by strike-breaker Reginald Wearne on Bridge Road, Camperdown on 30 August 1917. Merv Flanagan was shot and killed by Wearne in the same incident. Flanagan's brother, James, and Williams were both charged with 'using violence with intent to prevent Wearne from following his lawful occupation' and sentenced to three months hard time. Charges against Wearne, the brother of WE Wearne, then the Member for Namoi, were dismissed by a Coroners Court.

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Williams, Iris

Aboriginal resident of La Perouse in the mid-late twentieth century

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Williams, James Hartwell

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American merchant who became the first United States Consul to Australia.

Williams, JD

American-born entrepreneur who opened the first continuous cinema in Sydney, showing films from 11 am to 11 pm, and built a large business in popular entertainment before leaving Australia in 1916. He went on to influence the film industry in the United States, Britain and Canada.

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Williams, John

Solicitor, public servant and local politician who was Crown Solicitor of New South Wales for over 30 years. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1858.

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Williams, John 1816-1873

Convict transported for pick pocketing who achieved respectability as publican and mayor of Parramatta.

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Williams, Lewis

Soldier granted land in the Ryde area.

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Williams, Mary Elizabeth

Wife of Crown Solicitor John Williams.

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Williams, Merv (Boomanulla)

Indigenous rugby league winger who played during the 1940s and whose name meant 'speed and lightning' in Aboriginal language.

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Williams, Peter

Theatre director, entrepreneur and actor.

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Williams, Robert

Landowner at Agnes Bank.

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Williams, Ruth C

Writer of historical fiction.

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Williams, Thomas

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Professional criminal and burglar who was hanged after his participation in the Bridge Street Affray in 1894. He had only recently arrived in Sydney from Melbourne where he had served time in Pentridge Prison.

Williams, Tom jnr

Aboriginal community leader.

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Williamson, David

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Playwright whose work includes Emerald City, about Sydney, and many other works focusing on the social morality of the day.

Williamson, James

Early settler at Artarmon on a land grant he received in 1795.

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