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The first female professional performer in Australia, active in Sydney between 1826 and 1843.

Miller in Woolloomooloo in the 1830s who arrived in Sydney as a convict in 1818.

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.

Japanese Imperial Navy midget submarine of the type which entered Sydney Harbour in 1942.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A free settler who built a legal practice, William Thurlow was mayor of Sydney in 1851 and 1852.

A conductor and organist, Bradley was appointed conductor of Sydney's Royal Philharmonic Society in 1908, and also conducted the first Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 1908-14. He resigned from the Philharmonic Society in 1927 with failing sight, having conducted from memory…