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Campbell, Henry I
Draughtsman and artist who recorded scenes of early Sydney. He has also been cited as Henry J Campbell.
Charles E Wakeford
Press photographer in the 1930s and 40s who was also a member of the Sydney Camera Circle.
O'Sullivan, Kimberly
Kimberly O'Sullivan is an archivist and historian who is currently local studies librarian at Waverley Library, Sydney
Morgan, George
George Morgan is senior lecturer in the Centre for Cultural Research at the University of Western Sydney
Movizio, Vicki
Vicki Movizio is a local studies librarian and historian with a keen interest in the history of south-western Sydney
Marquis of Lansdowne
209 ton ship owned by John Lord that sailed between India, Sydney and Hobart in the late 1820s. She was hired in 1827 by the government for an expedition to establish a new settlement at Port Essington (north of Darwin). She also transported four military convicts to Sydney…
Tunks, William
Businessman and local and state politician who was important in the development of local government in North Sydney.
Joseph, Rosetta
Free settler who travelled to Sydney to marry the Jewish convict Moses Joseph in Australia's first Jewish wedding.
Tribe, Barbara
Sculptor and artist who trained at East Sydney Technical College and eventually settled and worked in Cornwall, England.
Ihaka, Kingi M
Broadcaster, director of Māori cultural groups and the first resident Māori minister in Sydney from 1984 to 1987.
McCaughey, Samuel
Grazier who expanded the family merino stud, Coree, at Jerilderie and was a generous supporter of several Sydney charities.
Sutherland, Thomas
Salvation Army Captain who lead the energetic evangelism that established the Army in Sydney and earlier, in Adelaide.
Vaniman, Melvin
American photographer who travelled in Australia and New Zealand and is known for his panoramic images of Sydney.
Lesson, René-Primavére
French naturalist and surgeon who visited Sydney in 1824 as part of Duperrey's round-the-world voyage on La Coquille.
Wallace, Elizabeth
Singer who travelled to Sydney with her brother and family and chose to remain when he left abruptly.
Vincenc, Cyril
Delicatessen owner who specialises in European foods and has done much to improve the culinary scene in Sydney.
Bennett, Samuel
Journalist, historian and newspaper owner who published Sydney's first evening newspaper and The Australian Town and Country Journal.
Playbox Theatre
Theatre in Phillip Street, Sydney which was initially fitted out by Radio 2GB as the Macquarie Auditorium.
Waterlow, Nick
Artistic director and curator who guided the development and vision of the Sydney Biennale from the late 1970s.
Rowe, Sarah
Free settler who scandalised society by leaving her husband and living with the prominent Sydney lawyer Robert Wardell.