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Lawson, Henry
Carpenter and sailor who was a survivor of the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in August 1834.
Sutherland, Henry
Sailor who was one of the survivors of the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.
Young, Richard
Sailor who was one of the survivors of the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.
Lake, Thomas
Sailor who was one of the survivors of the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.
Wilson, William
Sailor who was one of the survivors of the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.
Bryant, Edward
Sailor who was one of the survivors of the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.
Burns Philp
Shipping and trading company that was headquartered in Sydney from 1876 and became a multinational enterprise across the South Pacific.
Beppi's Restaurant
Italian restaurant established in 1956 which claims to be the longest running restaurant under the same ownership in Sydney.
HMS Sirius
Flagship of the First Fleet, which arrived in Sydney in 1788, and was wrecked off Norfolk Island in 1790.
Abravanel, Maurice
Swiss-American conductor who visited Sydney in 1934-36 conducting opera and orchestral concerts, and returned in 1946 for another tour.
Allan, Percy
Engineer and bridge designer who designed the Glebe Island and Pyrmont bridges and oversaw great changes to Sydney's infrastructure.
Bradfield, JJC
Engineer and planner who designed and oversaw the building of the Harbour Bridge, underground railway and other Sydney infrastructure.
Ellard, Frederick
Irish-born composer who became a leading music teacher, and published his work through the family music publishing business in Sydney.
Carroll, Garnet H
Actor and stage manager who became a theatre entrepreneur and brought many famous companies to Sydney after World War II.
Dickson, John
Engineer who brought an early steam engine to Sydney in 1813, and established large grazing properties and manufacturing works.
Sulman, John
Architect who began town planning in Australia as a formal discipline and did much to influence the plan of Sydney.
Tennant, Kylie
Writer whose work was based on strenuous research among working people and the unemployed, and often set in Sydney.
Munro, Barbara
Architect who worked in London and Montreal during World War II before returning to practise in Sydney in 1941.
Richmond, Ethel
Architect who worked building air raid shelters in London in 1938-39 before returning to practice in Sydney in 1940.
Sceberras, Rinaldo
Maltese-born British army officer who arrived in Sydney in 1837 and supervised convicts building the Hume Highway near Goulburn.