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An independent school for girls in North Sydney established in 1913.

Lawyer and partner in Allens, one of Sydney's oldest law firms.

Lawyer and partner in Allens, one of Sydney's oldest law firms.

Surveyor and engineer who built Sydney's first regular water supply system.

Comptroller of Customs at Sydney who bankrupted himself with land speculation.

Architect and social reformer who campaigned to improve Sydney's sewerage system.

Surgeon and sailor who explored much of early Sydney and surrounds.

Leading architect and committee member of Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts.

Entrepreneur and editor who helped shape the artistic life of Sydney.

Pianist, composer and conductor. Born South Africa 1909, died Sydney 1982.

Managing director of Farmer's department store and pioneer of Sydney radio.

Film and stage actor, born Sydney 1918, died Los Angeles 2005

Champion billiards player who played exhibition and championship matches in Sydney.

Sicilian Benedictine priest who worked in Sydney from the mid-1840s.

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

Though representing one of Sydney's least known professions, harbour pilots have kept Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay safe for commercial shipping from the earliest days of settlement.

Two artists named Richard Read were active in Sydney in the early 19th century. Richard Read Senior (c.1765?–1829) arrived in Sydney in 1813 as a convict. His son Richard Read Junior (c.1796-1862) arrived in Sydney in 1819 as a free settler. For works by either artist on the…

Actor and theatrical producer who founded the Melbourne Repertory Company in 1911. After it folded in 1918 he moved to Sydney and founded the Sydney Repertory Theatre Society. He returned to Melbourne in 1928.

Leader of the first circus troupe to visit Sydney in 1841.

Surveyor and politician who served twice as Lord Mayor of Sydney.