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Geologist and chemist who worked tirelessly to promote the study and application of science through the University of Sydney and many scientific societies.

First Greek-born woman to settle in Sydney, after marrying a British soldier in Greece in the 1820s and moving with him to the colony.

First wife of Eber Bunker who, as his whaling business became profitable, was able to join him in Sydney, with their five children.

Early practitioner of homeopathy in New South Wales, who acquired large landholdings in northern Sydney, and left money endowing the Glebe Homeopathic Hospital.

Solicitor and raconteur with a love of Irish literature, who helped and encouraged the best of Sydney's literary minds in the mid twentieth century.

English actress and comedian who established a theatre company in Sydney with her husband and who also toured extensively in Australia in the 1910s.

Publisher who was editor of Honi Soit at Sydney University before embarking on a career which often generated controversy, and even conviction for obscenity.

Croatian born ear and eye specialist trained in Germany before establishing consulting rooms at 149 King Street Sydney and in Penrith, in 1873.

Actress who began her career as a child touring in tent shows. She performed in revue and vaudeville in Sydney and the United Kingdom.

Actor of radio, television and film known for his resonant baritone voice. He became a leading radio actor in Sydney after World War II.

Naval officer who undertook survey work an the Mediterranean and along the East African coast before improving the hydrographic surveys of Sydney Harbour.

Soldier and public servant who served in Sydney, Parramatta and Norfolk Island before becoming deputy advocate general in Van Diemen's Land in 1815.

Architect and engineer who was one of the founders of Ross & Rowe, one of Sydney's most significant architectural firms between 1911 and 1937.

Council established as a district council in 1843, which became a municipal council in 1889 and governs Camden local government area on Sydney's south-west edge.

One of Sydney's oldest community clubs, the Concordia Club has been a social club for the German community since 1883, in a variety of locations.

English civil servant and writer who visited Australia, and Sydney, twice during the 1870s and used his experiences in a number of his books.

Sydney City Council alderman, businessman and sailor who competed in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, winning Australia's first gold medal in sailing.

Dealer and Catholic layman whose trading businesses in Sydney and on Norfolk Island failed when he could not recover debts owed to him.

Surveyor who helped explore and lay out towns in much of southern and western New South Wales as well as parts of Sydney.

Tibetan-born community leader who worked to help newly arrived Tibetans to settle in Sydney, and founded the Tibetan Learning Centre at Dee Why.