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Pioneer of American cafe culture in Sydney with his chain of milk bars.

Sydney resident in 1858 and possibly later of Unwin's Bridge Road St Peters.

American-born businessman who operated mail ships and steamships between Sydney and San Francisco.

French sailor and explorer who visited Sydney on his voyage around the world.

Police officer who migrated to Sydney and became Commissioner of Police in 1935.

Based in Western Sydney, this company creates performances based upon contemporary Australian stories.

A semi-voluntary organisation established in Sydney that acted as a coordinating body for amateur theatre.

Twelve-ton ship built in Sydney Cove to transport cargo and passengers to Parramatta.

Official journal of the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) in Australia, published in Sydney.

Registrar of the University of Sydney from 1882 until his retirement in 1924.

Dental surgeon, alderman and Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney from 1969-1972. 

Soldier and Lieutenant Governor who arrived in Sydney in 1817, departing in 1823.

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

Prostitute, madam and sly-grog seller, famous in interwar Sydney for her criminal exploits.

Sydney's City Architect in early 1900s who oversaw major changes to the city.

Architect who influenced Sydney church and commercial architecture in the early twentieth century.

English singer who visited Sydney several times, once with her lover Nicholas Bochsa.

Architect, born England 1860, died Sydney 1930. Partner in architectural firm Joseland & Gilling.

Naturalist and explorer who made Sydney his base between expeditions during the 1840s.

Writer and art historian who was part of Sydney's bohemia in the 1920s.