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Throsby, Jane
Wife of explorer Charles Throsby and holder of several land grants south-west of Sydney.
Fowles, Joseph
Artist and teacher who left a record in illustrations of Sydney in the mid-nineteenth century.
Dawson, Alexander
Colonial architect from 1856 to 1862 and designer of a number of Sydney's public buildings.
Brown, Ida
Palaeontologist who lectured at the University of Sydney and continued private field-work until 1965.
Batten, John
Friend of Joseph Fowles who drowned in a boating accident on Sydney Harbour in 1843.
Baldwinson, Arthur
Architect and teacher whose work influenced both town planning and domestic architecture in Sydney.
Huckstepp, Sallie-Anne
Prostitute and drug addict who was murdered after she exposed police corruption in Sydney.
Lejeune, Jules
Official artist on the French naval vessel La Coquille which visited Sydney in 1824.
Assessment Book
Record of ownership, occupation, construction and value of buildings in the City of Sydney.
Melville, Herman
American novelist who visited Sydney as part of a whaling crew in the early 1840s.
Collegium Musicum
Chamber music group which performed in Sydney from the late 1930s until the 1950s.
Marian Watson
Ship which travelled monthly between Hobart and Sydney carrying cargo, passengers and occasionally convicts.
Mongez, Jean-André
French priest and mineralogist who visited Sydney as part of the La Perouse expedition.
Cornelius Werd
Ship of 530 tons from Rotterdam which arrived in Sydney via Manilla in 1857.
Roberts, Harry R
Character actor who achieved success in London and New York before settling in Sydney.
Kelly, Michael
Fourth Archbishop of Sydney whose conservatism was often at odds with his Irish nationalism.
Wilds, Edward
Surveyor who worked on the survey of Sydney Harbour before pursuing a career in China.
Endeavour Energy
Electricity supply company in the Blue Mountains, Southern Highland, Western Sydney and the Illawarra.
Writer, Larry
Journalist, author and public speaker known for his books on Sydney's razor gang wars.
Guinness, Howard
Anglican minister who pioneered student ministry and became chaplain at the University of Sydney.