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Holden, John Rose
Arriving in New South Wales as a soldier, John Rose Holden became a respected businessman and politician, before returning to England.
Truman, Ernest
A musician and composer trained in Leipzig, Ernest Truman was City Organist for 26 years.
Oram, Edward Thompson
Appointed Sydney City Coroner in January 1935, Edward Oram was soon thrust into the media spotlight during the case known popularly as the Shark Arm murders after a tiger shark held at the Coogee Aquarium Baths vomited up the left hand and forearm of small-time criminal,…
Cremorne Point
Once a camping, fishing and ceremonial place for the Cammeraygal people, Cremorne Point was granted to James Robertson in the 1830s and later sold to James Milson. Cremorne pleasure gardens were built there, opening in 1856, with visitors arriving by ferry. From 1903, houses…