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Chappell & Co
Music publishing company founded in London in 1810 which established a branch in Sydney in 1900.
Gooch, Gertrude
Governess who travelled to Sydney under the auspices of the Female Middle Class Emigration Society.
Davis, Annie
Governess who found employment in Sydney and the Hunter Valley and was also a recognised draughtsman.
McGowan, Dick
Cafe proprietor and former American naval officer who introduced American style cafe fare to Sydney.
Bellingham, Francis
Secretary and librarian at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts who sued for wrongful dismissal.
Frere, Marthe
French women who travelled with her family to work in vineyards in Albury and Sydney.
Watkins, John
Welsh-born merchant and barrister who migrated to Sydney and became an alderman at Randwick Council.
Agnes Napier
Coal carrier which made over 20 trips from Newcastle to supply Dawson's foundry in Sydney.
Beneath Clouds
Film made by Ivan Sen in 2002 in which two Indigenous teenagers travel to Sydney.
Hinder, Margel
American born sculptor who came to Sydney with her Australian husband Frank Hinder in 1934.
Biffin, James
Orchardist in Turramurra whose daughter Harriett became one of the first women doctors in Sydney.
Eucalyptus saligna
Sydney blue gum is a large flowering hardwood tree which can grow to 63 metres high.
Redfern Council
Redfern council was incorporated in 1859 and amalgamated with the City of Sydney in 1949.
Doody, John
Convict who painted in Sydney and Norfolk Island and was an early settler at Gladesville.
Bixio, Nino
Captain of ship that brought Italian emigrants to Sydney in 1856, later deputy of Garibaldi.
Spencer, Cozens
Film producer and theatre entrepreneur who owned a number of cinemas and a production company in Sydney.
Sattler, Howard
Perth based radio presenter who was host, from Perth, of a morning radio programme in Sydney.
Hervel, Antoine
French merchant who recognised the prominence of Sydney as a commercial centre as early as 1826.
Lewis, Mortimer
Surveyor and architect whose work as Colonial Architect had a huge influence on Sydney's public buildings.
Inglis, Dorothy
Dress shop proprietor in Rowe Street who provided the latest Paris fashions to Sydney society.