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Sailor who survived the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.

Sailor who survived the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.

Sailor who survived the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.

Sailor who survived the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.

Free local newspaper that flourished on Sydney's north shore in the 1920s and 1930s.

Works included carving the gargoyles at the Great Hall at the University of Sydney.

A founder of the Commercial Banking Co of Sydney and a landowner in the Newcastle area.

Professor of philosophy and free thinker who influenced generations of students at Sydney University.

Industrial chemist and music critic born in Germany in 1925, died in Sydney 2011.

Writer who has created several fictional Sydney detectives including Claudia Valentine and Harry Lavender.

Coffee shop proprietor and coffee importer who helped establish a European cafe culture in Sydney.

Businessman and philanthropist who endowed children's homes and hospitals in Sydney and Blue Mountains.

Internationally famous theatrical designer who was brought to Sydney by JC Williamsons in 1892.

American actor and director who settled in Sydney and established the Ensemble Theatre Company.

Actor who spent his early career in Sydney before becoming an international film star.

Finding and securing enough water for Sydney's needs has been a challenge since the arrival of the Europeans in 1788, and over two centuries water supply has prompted some of the largest engineering schemes undertaken in Sydney.

Writer who wrote several gardening books and, using the pseudonym 'Redgum', wrote about gardening at the Sydney Morning Herald. He also wrote under the pseudonym 'Fiorist' for the Evening News and also for the Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Sun.

Cookery instructor who influenced school and technical education in Sydney and later in Victoria.

Landholder who inherited property from the Berry family in North Sydney and the Shoalhaven.

Scottish stonemason and builder who arrived in Sydney on the Stirling Castle in 1831.