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Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel Place of worship
Cardinal Stepinac Retirement Village Aged care facility
Cardinal's Palace House
Cardoza, Signor
Cardus, Neville
Careel Bay Locality
Careening Cove Bay or cove
Careful, He Might Hear You Book
Careless, William
Carey, Gabrielle
Carey, Hilary M
Carey, Peter
Carfrae, Alexander Swinton
Cargo Wharf Wharf or dock
Carides, Gina
Carides, Zoe
Caringbah Suburb
Caringbah South Suburb
Carisbrook Castle Ship
Carlile, Forbes
Carlingford Suburb
Carlisle, Richard Risley
Carlisle, Walter Thomas
Carlotta
Carlson, Carl
Carlton Suburb
Carlton and United Brewing Company Commercial organisation
Carlton School of Arts hall School of Arts hall
Carlton, Mike
Carmel of Mary and Joseph Varroville Place of worship
Carmen
Carmen, Edmund
Carment, David Maxwell
Carmichael, Ambrose Campbell
Carmichael, Henry
Carmichael, John Black
Carmody, Kev
Carnarvon Golf Club Sporting club or association
Carnarvon golf course Golf course
Carnes Hill Suburb
Carney, Kate (Diamond Kate)
Carnivale Festival
Carols by Candlelight Performance
Carousel Club Entertainment venue
Carpenter, Marion Beatrice
Carpenters' Arms Hotel
Carr, Bob
Carr, William
Carradah
Carramar Suburb

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Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel

Chapel designed by the architects Hennessy, Hennessy & Co and built in 1934-35 as part of St Patrick's seminary. It was named for Cardinal Cerretti who had come to Australia in 1915 as the first Apostolic Delegate, diplomatic representative of the Papacy in Australia.

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Place of worship

Cardinal Stepinac Retirement Village

Retirement home for aged Croatian migrants in Sydney.

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Aged care facility

Cardinal's Palace

House designed by Sheering and Hennessy to be a church residence as part of St Patrick's Seminary, Manly.

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House

Cardoza, Signor

Tightrope walker and circus performer.

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Cardus, Neville

English writer and critic, particularly on music and cricket, born 1889, died 1975.

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Careel Bay

Bay on Pittwater near Avalon Beach and Palm Beach

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Locality

Careening Cove

Cove at Kirribilli named for the practice of cleaning, or careening, vessels in the early days of settlement.

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Bay or cove

Careful, He Might Hear You

Semi-autobiographical novel by Sumner Locke Elliott about a young boy caught up in a custody battle between his aunts in Depression era Sydney.  The book was made into a film in 1983.

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Book

Careless, William

Convict who received a 30-acre grant at Ryde for his bravery when the ship Guardian hit an iceberg off Africa.

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Carey, Gabrielle

Writer whose early novel Puberty Blues, co-written with Kathy Lette, was the first Australian teenage novel written by teenagers.

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Carey, Hilary M

Religious and cultural historian.

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Carey, Peter

Advertising copywriter who became a prizewinning novelist.

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Carfrae, Alexander Swinton

Architect and councillor on Vaucluse Council.

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Cargo Wharf

One of the first jetties to be built for Scotland Island, probably dating back to the early 1920s.

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Wharf or dock

Carides, Gina

Television and film actor.

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Carides, Zoe

Film and television actor.

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Caringbah

Southern mixed residential, commercial and light industrial suburb whose Aboriginal meaning is 'small wallaby'. Most of the area was used for market gardening until after the Second World War.

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Suburb

Caringbah South

Southern residential suburb separated from Caringbah in 2008.

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Carisbrook Castle

Trading and passenger vessel.

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Ship

Carlile, Forbes

Pioneer swimming coach and Australia's first competitor in the modern pentathlon.

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Carlingford

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North-western residential suburb which was an important agricultural area prior to the urbanisation that followed World War II. Originally inhabited by the Burramattagal clan, it became known for citrus orchards.

Carlisle, Richard Risley

Gymnast and athlete who became a circus performer and toured extensively internationally.

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Carlisle, Walter Thomas

Labourer who enlisted as a private in the 13th Reinforcement, 19th Battalion and proceeded to France in November 1916. In July 1917, he was admitted to hospital in Le Havre for venereal disease for a total of 65 days. In October 1917, he was admitted to hospital with an injury to his wrist before he contracted 'trench fever' and was transferred to England. He proceeded back to Le Havre and was wounded in action on 5 July 1918, suffering a severe shrapnel wound to his left arm. After convalescing in England he was returned to Australia.

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Carlotta

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Transgender Australian cabaret performer and entertainer who became the most famous member of the Les Girls show, in Sydney's Kings Cross. Carlotta is the stage name of Carol Spencer.

Carlson, Carl

A resident of Millers Point who moved to Glebe in old age.

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Carlton

Southern residential suburb, which developed after the railway reached nearby Hurstville in 1884. The name of Forest Road comes from the area once being heavily timbered.

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Carlton and United Brewing Company

Brewing company formed by the merger of Carlton, Fosters, Victoria, Shamrock, Castlemaine and McCracken Breweries which was the last operator of the Tooth's Brewery in Chippendale.

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Commercial organisation

Carlton School of Arts hall

Community hall in Carlton, still operating as a school of arts in 2009.

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School of Arts hall

Carlton, Mike

Media commentator and broadcaster.

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Carmel of Mary and Joseph Varroville

Carmelite convent established in 1987 after the merger of the Dulwich Hill convent and the Parkes convent of the order.

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Carmen

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Māori transgender performer or drag queen who performed in Kings Cross and Wellington, New Zealand.

Carmen, Edmund

Convict flogged for wearing women's clothing.

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Carment, David Maxwell

Actuary who rose to be a senior executive at AMP in early twentieth century.

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Carmichael, Ambrose Campbell

Labor politician and pro-conscriptionist who held public instruction, industry and treasury portfolios before gradually drifting into the National Party in 1922. He enlisted as a Lieutenant in the AIF and was promoted to captain. He was awarded a Military Cross in 1917 for 'conspicuous gallantry in action. He organized the men of his platoon and maintained his position during the most intense enemy bombardment. He set a splendid example of courage and determination throughout. He was wounded.'

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Carmichael, Henry

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The Reverend Henry Carmichael was a Scottish minister, teacher and educationist who was a founder of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. He moved to the Hunter Valley in 1838, where he pioneered viticulture in the colony.

Carmichael, John Black

Deaf Scottish print maker and engraver who migrated to Australia to work as a professional artist. 

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Carmody, Kev

Aboriginal singer and songwriter who founded Building Bridges Association with musician Paul Kelly.

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Carnarvon Golf Club

Golf club, formed in 1926, which has played on four locations in its history.

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Sporting club or association

Carnarvon golf course

Golf course in Lidcombe, established on the site of Lidcombe Hospital dairy.

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Golf course

Carnes Hill

Southwestern residential suburb where Amos Miller is credited with having grown the first crops of wheat around 1840. Formerly a rural locality, it was designated a separate suburb in 2010.

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Carney, Kate (Diamond Kate)

Woolloomooloo personality thought to have a diamond in every tooth.

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Carnivale

Multicultural festival held in Sydney.

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Festival

Carols by Candlelight

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Annual community event held in the city at Christmas time. It was first held in Hyde Park near the War Memorial in 1946 (apart from 1947 when it was postponed due to rain and held on Good Friday at the Showground instead. The festival moved to the Domain in 1983.

Performance

Carousel Club

Nightclub in Kings Cross on the corner of Darlinghurst Road and Roslyn Street that was owned by Abe Saffron & Sammy Lee who had built the venue to house the revue 'Les Girls'.

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Entertainment venue

Carpenter, Marion Beatrice

Mayoress of Burwood in 1914, while her husband Alfred Thomas Carpenter was Mayor. She presided over the fundraising efforts of her community in relation to the Red Cross and its sewing and knitting groups.

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Carpenters' Arms

Hotel in Pitt Street, Sydney.

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Hotel

Carr, Bob

Journalist who became Premier of New South Wales 1995-2005.

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Carr, William

Solicitor and early settler in North Sydney.

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Carradah

Early Aboriginal vistor to Sydney Town who was befriended by Captain Henry Ball.

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Carramar

Small south-western residential suburb, named for an Aboriginal word meaning 'shade of trees'. Fishing, boating and swimming in Prospect Creek were popular there in the first half of the twentieth century.

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