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Dalle Case, Luigi
Leader of the first circus troupe to visit Sydney in 1841.
Richards, Richard Watkins
Surveyor and politician who served twice as Lord Mayor of Sydney.
Oatley, James (jnr)
Publican, businessman and politician who was mayor of Sydney in 1862.
Royal Magnet Troupe
Trapeze and acrobatic troupe which performed in Sydney in October 1873.
Bland, William
Medical doctor, philanthropist and politician who arrived in Sydney as a convict.
Only Heaven Knows
A musical about gay life in Sydney in the 1940s and 1950s.
Chameleons social club
Social club for Sydney's gay community in the 1960s and 70s.
Woolcott, Charles Henry
Artist and City of Sydney Town Clerk between 1857 and 1887.
Fitzgerald, William Patrick
William Fitzgerald, a grocer, served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1920.
Evans, James William
Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures for Metropolitan Sydney from 1883-1909.
Shipping Master's Office
Administrative office to log ships and seamen arriving in Sydney Harbour.
Allen, Arthur Mansfield
Lawyer and partner in Allens, one of Sydney's oldest law firms.
Allen, David Wigram
Lawyer and partner in Allens, one of Sydney's oldest law firms.
Barker, Frederic
Second Anglican bishop of Sydney and a founder of Moore Theological College.
Auld, James Muir
Landscape painter and illustrator who contributed to Sydney Mail and Bulletin.
Cazneaux, Harold
Photographer whose work recorded many aspects of Sydney over many decades.
Blacket, Edmund
Colonial Architect and designer of Sydney University and many public buildings.
Deane, John Phillip
Musician and music teacher in early nineteenth century Sydney and Hobart.
Walker, Frederic Joseph
Sydney businessman, founder of FJ Walker Ltd, meat importers and exporters.
Wallace, William
Composer and violinist whose stay in Sydney was short but eventful.