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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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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…

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.

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

Psychologist and teacher who was first professor of psychology at the University of Sydney.

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.