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Howard, Jane
Howard, Jenny
Howard, John
Howard, Les
Howard, Lydia
Howard, Robert Rice
Howard, Stanley
Howard, Sydney
Howard, William George
Howarde, Kate
Howden, Harry L
Howe, George
Howe, George William
Howe, John
Howe, William
Howie, Archibald
Howitt, John
Howlett, John
Hoyle, Henry Clement
Huckstepp, Sallie-Anne
Hudson, Eliza
Hudson, George
Hudson, Henry
Hudson, Herbert
Huey, Alexander
Hughes, Esther
Hughes, John
Hughes, John Terry
Hughes, Joy
Hughes, Mary Ethel
Hughes, Mary Jane
Hughes, Patrick Henry
Hughes, Robert
Hughes, Susan
Hughes, Susannah
Hughes, Thomas
Hughes, William Morris (Billy)
Hume, Andrew
Hume, Andrew Hamilton
Hume, Hamilton
Hume, James
Hume, John
Hume, Sarah
Humes, Samuel
Humphries, Barry
Hungerford, Clarrie
Hunt, Freeman
Hunt, John Charles
Hunt, John Horbury
Hunt, Joseph

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Howard, Jane

The wife of 19th century NSW hangman Robert Rice Howard.

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Howard, Jenny

Vaudeville and music hall performer who settled in Australia from England.

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Howard, John

Australia's 25th prime Minister who served from March 1996 until he lost his seat of Bennelong in December 2007.

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Howard, Les

Pyrotechnic expert who managed the family company from the 1960s to the 1990s.

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Howard, Lydia

Singer and pantomime performer who performed in both Australia and New Zealand in the 1870s.

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Howard, Robert Rice

Robert 'Nosey Bob' Howard was the New South Wales public hangman from 1876 until his retirement in 1904. He acted as assistant executioner several times prior to his official permanent appointment. Howard had been a successful hansom cab driver who was apparenlty popular with his wealthy Darling Point clientele (it was rumoured that he had been the preferred cab driver for Prince Alfred during his visit to Sydney in 1868), but after being kicked in the head by one of his horses and losing his nose, his disfigured appearance deterred his former patrons and his business failed. He moved from Paddington with his family to Bondi Beach in 1888 and lived there until his death in 1906.

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Howard, Stanley

Clergyman who emigrated for his health but took ordination in Sydney and tactfully served as intermediary between an ageing bishop and his changing diocese.

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Howard, Sydney

Sydney, or Sidney, Howard was the son of the late 19th century NSW hangman Robert Rice Howard and his wife Jane.

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Howard, William George

Son of late 19th century NSW hangman Robert Rice Howard and his wife Jane.

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Howarde, Kate

Actor, playwright, cinema pioneer and very successful theatrical entrepreneur who founded her own theatre company and toured extensively. She was best known for her play 'Possum Paddock' in 1919 and she was the first Australian woman to direct a feature film.

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Howden, Harry L

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Officer in the Royal Australian Navy, born 1896, died 1969.

Howe, George

Former convict who became Australia's first government printer, editor, journalist and publisher. 

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Howe, George William

Developer and local politician.

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Howe, John

Early settler at Windsor who was appointed Chief Constable and Coroner for the district, and among his occupations were those of bridge-building, keeper of the ferry, settler, storekeeper and auctioneer. In 1819-1920 he led exploring parties which opened up the Upper Hunter .

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Howe, William

Grazier and superintendent of police at Campbelltown, Howe was a keen supporter of the racing industry and active in his local community.

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Howie, Archibald

A builder, with his brother John Howie, Sir Archibald Howie worked towards many civic improvements and served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1936-37.

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Howitt, John

Sydney theatre director 1970s and 1980s. He ran the 680 Coffee Theatre in Killara and then the 269 Playhouse in North Sydney.

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Howlett, John

A survivor of the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in August 1834. He was the under-steward on the ship, and identified passenger Francis Jones by the worsted stocking that remained on the body at a coroner's inquest.

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Hoyle, Henry Clement

Blacksmith who joined the railways and helped to found the Railway and Tramway Association before becoming a politician.

 

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Huckstepp, Sallie-Anne

Prostitute and drug addict who was murdered after she exposed police corruption in Sydney.

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Hudson, Eliza

Music shop proprietor with her husband George Hudson, musician, from the 1840s until the late 1850s.

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Hudson, George

Businessman and property owner at Galston.

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Hudson, Henry

Engineer who established a joinery business with his father in 1860 which quickly developed in to a multi faceted manufacturing and engineering company.

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Hudson, Herbert

Businessman and property owner at Galston in the 1870s.

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Huey, Alexander

Miniature painter and soldier who was a junior officer of the 73rd Regiment of Foot. After retiring from the military, he became a miniature painter because of his admiration for the artist John William Lewin.

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Hughes, Esther

Daughter of Rosetta Terry, who helped found an influential dynasty in the colony.

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Hughes, John

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Grocer and property developer whose success and wealth allowed him to become a generous Catholic benefactor.

Hughes, John Terry

Businessman and speculator who was the nephew of Samuel Terry and married his stepdaughter, Esther.

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Hughes, Joy

Author and historian.

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Hughes, Mary Ethel

Second wife of Billy Hughes whose social graces and management skilld were great assets in their political lives.

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Hughes, Mary Jane

Teacher who established and ran the Lotaville Girls' School along with her husband.

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Hughes, Patrick Henry

Professor who established and ran the Lotaville Girls' School along with his wife.

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Hughes, Robert

Art critic, writer and documentary maker.

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Hughes, Susan

Benefactor to the Catholic church.

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Hughes, Susannah

Landowner in the Ryde area.

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Hughes, Thomas

Solicitor and politician who became an ardent supporter of a unified Greater Sydney, and Federation, whilst continuing the family tradition as benefactor of the Catholic church.

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Hughes, William Morris (Billy)

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Unionist and politician who became Labor Prime Minister during World War I and was expelled for his support for conscription. He served in a number of non-Labor federal governments, remaining in parliament until his death.

Hume, Andrew

Convicted thief who was released from prison to substantiate his claim that a survivor of Ludwig Leichhardt's expedition of 1848 was living with Aboriginals in north-western Australia.

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Hume, Andrew Hamilton

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Superintendent of convicts at Toongabbie and farmer who achieved some respectability despite many early brushes with the law.

Hume, Hamilton

Explorer and landowner.

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Hume, James

Obscure architect in the 1830s whose designs for St Andrew's Cathedral were subsumed by those of Edmund Blacket.

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Hume, John

Sergeant of marines who travelled on the First Fleet with his wife.

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Hume, Sarah

Marine's wife who travelled with her husband on the First Fleet.

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Humes, Samuel

Leader of the convict rebellion at Castle Hill who was convicted and executed at Parramatta and hung in chains as a deterrent to others.

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Humphries, Barry

Australian comedian and satirist. Actor, Author, Composer, Devisor, Director, Lyricist, Performer, Writer

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Hungerford, Clarrie

Bilpin farmer whose lease of the Blue Gum Forest was to accelerate the campaign to have the park protected, which it was successfully in 1932.

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Hunt, Freeman

Soldier injured at Gallipoli who took up land in the Bankstown Soldier Settlement.

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Hunt, John Charles

Councillor and Mayor of Hornsby Shire Council.

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Hunt, John Horbury

Architect who produced highly individual buildings of complex form and asymmetrical balance including the Chapel of the Sacred Heart Convent at Rose Bay and Cloncorrick at Darling Point.

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Hunt, Joseph

Marine who arrived in Sydney on the Charlotte in the First Fleet. On 20 March 1789, in exchange for a pardon, Hunt told authorities all he knew about the gang organsing thefts from the Government Stores. On 27 March 1789, his co-conspirators James Baker, James Brown, Richard Lukes, Thomas Jones, Luke Haines (or Haynes) and Richard Askew (or Asky) – were hanged. Hunt was transferred to the Sirius and went to Norfolk Island, and returned to England on the Gorgon in 1791.

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