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Slocum, Joshua
Sly, Ethel
Sly, Joseph
Small, Francis Walsh
Small, John
Small, William J
Smallgood, Henry
Smart, Jeffrey
Smart, Thomas Ware
Smeathman, Charles Thomas
Smeathman, Henry Osborne Green
Smedley, John
Smillie, Bill
Smith E R
Smith, Ann
Smith, Ann Elizabeth
Smith, Anne
Smith, Anne Margaret
Smith, Arthur (Neddy)
Smith, Arthur Bruce
Smith, Bernard
Smith, Bob
Smith, Charles
Smith, Charles jnr
Smith, Charles Kingsford
Smith, Charles snr
Smith, Colin H
Smith, Courtenay
Smith, Cuthbert
Smith, Edwin
Smith, Elizabeth
Smith, Frank
Smith, Frederick Trenchard
Smith, George
Smith, Grace Cossington
Smith, Harry Curzon
Smith, Henry Gilbert
Smith, Jack
Smith, James
Smith, James Joynton
Smith, Jim
Smith, John
Smith, John jnr
Smith, John snr
Smith, Joshua
Smith, Keith Macpherson
Smith, Keith Vincent
Smith, Leonard
Smith, Maria Ann
Smith, Percy

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Slocum, Joshua

Canadian seaman and adventurer who was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world.

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Sly, Ethel

Assistant to photographer Harold Cazneaux 1920-1934

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Sly, Joseph

Upholsterer and cabinetmaker of 194 Pitt Street.

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Small, Francis Walsh

Superintendent of Hyde Park Barracks.

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Small, John

Convict transported for assault and theft who was eventually granted land at Ryde in 1794. In 1809 he was appointed a district constable.

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Small, William J

Early landowner and settler in the Fiddletown area

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Smallgood, Henry

Killara resident, owner of Lynwood Cottage (1917), one of the best intact examples of California bungalow architecture.

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Smart, Jeffrey

Painter renowned for modernist depictions of urban landscapes. Since 1962 he has lived in Arezzo, Italy.

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Smart, Thomas Ware

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Businessman and politician who ran several successful businesses, from auctioneering to real estate agent, banking and flour milling.

Smeathman, Charles Thomas

Coroner for the Town of Sydney from 1828 until his death in 1835.

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Smeathman, Henry Osborne Green

The son of Sydney Coroner Major CT Smeathman and his wife Eliza, Henry Smeathman became William Bland's stepson in 1846 when his widowed mother remarried. Until then he had been working as a registrar and clerk in Berrima, but after the marriage he lived in Sydney and trained under Bland as a physician. In 1848 he married actor Sarah Rookes and became the stepfather of her daughters Isabelle, Fanny and Agnes. He followed his wife and her daughters to Amercian in 1856, where he was ordained in the Episcopal Church. He was killed in an attack by Native Americans on the American frontier in Nevada in 1864. Agnes married Junius Brutus Booth in 1867.

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Smedley, John

Architect and painter who worked extensively in China and Japan as well as designing many prominent buildings in Sydney including the Sydney Trades Hall.

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Smillie, Bill

Criminal figure who worked for the prominent sly-grog operator and drug trader Kate Leigh. He was found shot dead in an alleyway in Surry Hills in 1940.

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Smith E R

Property owner in the Campbelltown district.

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Smith, Ann

Wife of Sydney butcher and philanthropist Charles Smith.

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Smith, Ann Elizabeth

Wife of George Smith.

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Smith, Anne

Infant daughter of George Smith.

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Smith, Anne Margaret

Second wife of businessman and hotelier Henry Gilbert Smith, one of the early residents of both Manly and Fairlight.

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Smith, Arthur (Neddy)

Criminal convicted of drug dealing, armed robbery and murder who gained further notoriety testifying against corrupt police.

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Smith, Arthur Bruce

English born politician, barrister and businessman whose family migrated to Melbourne when in 1854.

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Smith, Bernard

Art historian and critic.

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Smith, Bob

Aboriginal leader from Kempsey who settled in Sydney.

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Smith, Charles

Convict who became a successful butcher, publican and landowner, well known for his horses and his kindness to Aboriginal people, some of whom attended his funeral.

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Smith, Charles jnr

Professional fisherman for over 30 years who saw a serious decline in fish stocks in Botany Bay.

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Smith, Charles Kingsford

Aviator who served in World War I and became a pioneer of the aviation industry and air transport in Australia before disappearing on a record breaking flight from England.

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Smith, Charles snr

Carpenter sentenced to transportation for stealing tools, he founded one of the oldest fishing families in Botany when he settled there to build after receiving his ticket of leave.

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Smith, Colin H

Architect of some notable Sydney houses.

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Smith, Courtenay

Charity worker on behalf of alcoholics.

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Smith, Cuthbert

Third generation fisherman who worked with his father in the depleted fishing grounds of Botany Bay.

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Smith, Edwin

Brother of James Smith, victim in the Shark Arm murder of 1935.

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Smith, Elizabeth

Landowner at Berowra who inherited her mother's farm.

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Smith, Frank

Publican and entrepreneur who transformed the amenities at the Sir Joseph Banks Hotel into a major tourist attraction.

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Smith, Frederick Trenchard

Manly architect and local politician.

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Smith, George

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Businessman and sportsman who was Mayor of Sydney in 1859 and later a prominent citizen of the Manly district.

Smith, Grace Cossington

Modernist painter who recorded the general excitement and turbulence of big-city life in a radical flat-patterned construction.

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Smith, Harry Curzon

Entrepreneur who made his fortune operating railway refreshment rooms.

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Smith, Henry Gilbert

Businessman who became a founder of Manly after retiring to his estate at Fairlight. He helped shape the look of Manly by supporting the planting of Norfolk pines on the ocean front.

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Smith, Jack

Ferry man across Berowra Creek early in the twentieth century.

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Smith, James

Cleaner and carrier.

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Smith, James Joynton

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Hotelier, sportsman and racecourse owner who was also Lord Mayor of Sydney and publisher of Smith's Weekly.

Smith, Jim

Small-time criminal who was the victim of the Shark Arm murder in 1935.

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Smith, John

Academic and teacher who was foundation professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Sydney.

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Smith, John jnr

Settler who arrived in the Barwell as a child with his family.

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Smith, John snr

Free settler who was a landowner in Toongabbie.

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Smith, Joshua

Artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1944 but is best remembered as the subject of the previous year's controversial Archibald Prize win by artist William Dobell.

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Smith, Keith Macpherson

Aviator who was one of the first people to fly from England to Australia.

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Smith, Keith Vincent

Journalist, gardener, historian and curator.

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Smith, Leonard

Fourth generation Botany Bay net fisherman.

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Smith, Maria Ann

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Orchardist who settled in Ryde and worked with seedling apples, eventually developing a variety which had huge commercial success after her death.

Smith, Percy

One of the last professional fishermen on Botany Bay.

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