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Opera with music by William Shield and libretto by John O'Keeffe, which was one of the earliest theatrical productions in Sydney.

Solicitor in Sydney before becoming active in Victorian politics and member of both Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament in Victoria.

Sketcher, silhouette artist and lithographer whose portraits of Aborigines and Sydney identities survive in the State Library of New South Wales.

American-born businessman who was actively involved in Sydney's civic and business organisations, notably as a foundation member of the American National Club.

Adopted daughter of William and Honora Holmes who married her cousin, a jeweller, William Joseph Murphy and raised 10 children in Sydney.

Pioneering medical practitioner who started the first suburban radiology practice in suburban Sydney and who performed the first mammogram in Australia.

Film producer and distributor Stanley Crick was active in civic and charitable affairs, and served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1940-1942.

Retailer and company director Sir Norman Nock worked to improve Sydney's civic amenities and culture. He served as Lord Mayor 1938-39.

George Thomas Clarke, an accountant and businessman, was active in civic affairs. He served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1912.

Politician and philanthropist who was a keen member of the Australian Jockey Club and benefactor of St Paul's College, University of Sydney.

Free settler who acted as a marriage celebrant for Sydney's Jewish community, and held religious services in his home during the 1830s.

Italian-born chef and businessman who opened famous restaurant Beppi's in 1956 and is considered the patriarch of Italian restaurants in Sydney.

Businessman and brewer who established Resch's Ltd, a successful brewery that captured much of the Sydney market in the early twentieth century.

Engineer, designer and activist, whose visionary plans for Sydney's harbour crossing and education system were not realised until after his death.

Trade unionist who led the Builders Labourers Federation through the Green Ban period and became one of Sydney's foremost urban environmentalists.

Rock and roll band formed in Sydney in 1964, who had an international hit with 'Friday on My Mind' in 1966.

Social club founded to make connections between 'New Australians' who had arrived in Sydney after World War II and other Sydneysiders.

Irish convict who was sentenced to 7 years transportation in Dublin in 1791, and arrived in Sydney on the Boddingtons in 1793.

Actor-manager who founded the Brough & Boucicault Comedy Company and was a mainstay of Sydney theatre at the end of the nineteenth century.

The site of many Aboriginal carvings, HMAS Watson has been part of Sydney's military defences since 1854.