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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.
Agnes Napier
Coal carrier which made over 20 trips from Newcastle to supply Dawson's foundry in Sydney.
Watkins, John
Welsh-born merchant and barrister who migrated to Sydney and became an alderman at Randwick Council.
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.
Cusack, Victor
Artist, sculptor and engineer whose public sculpture has been commissioned by a number of Sydney councils.
Doody, John
Convict who painted in Sydney and Norfolk Island and was an early settler at Gladesville.
Cameron, Peter
Presbyterian Minister and principal of St Andrew's College, University of Sydney, declared a heretic in 1993.
Campbell, George
Congregational minister at Burwood who was first president of the council of Sydney City Mission.
Connelly, P Frank
American-born sculptor who won the competition for a memorial to TS Mort during a visit to Sydney.
Bixio, Nino
Captain of ship that brought Italian emigrants to Sydney in 1856, later deputy of Garibaldi.
Redfern Council
Redfern council was incorporated in 1859 and amalgamated with the City of Sydney in 1949.
Inglis, Dorothy
Dress shop proprietor in Rowe Street who provided the latest Paris fashions to Sydney society.
Mathers, James
Scottish missionary for Sydney City Mission in the Rocks and Millers Point area around 1900.
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.