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Yang, William
Sydney based photographer, writer, and performer.
Melocco, Antonio Nicholas
Partner in Melocco Brothers. He arrived in Sydney in 1910 to work in the mosaic business established in Sydney by his brother Pietro in 1908.
Galleria Espresso
Coffee shop said to be the first in Sydney to serve 'real' coffee, which pioneered exotic continental cafeteria-style eating in 1950s Sydney, in Rowe Street
Connor, Harry
American actor who visited Sydney in 1899.
a'Beckett, Arthur
Surgeon who practiced in Sydney from 1838.
Purser, Joseph
Merchant and early settler at North Sydney.
Carr, William
Solicitor and early settler in North Sydney.
Grocott, Joseph
Printseller and stationer in mid-nineteenth century Sydney.
Askew, John
English writer who visited Sydney in 1852.
Trocadero Dance
Dance studio in Concord, in Sydney's inner-west.
La Coquille
French ship which visited Sydney in 1824.
Thornton, Samuel
Free settler and publican in early Sydney.
Chrysanthopoulos, Leonidas
Greek consul to Sydney in the 1920s.
Munro, Henry
Early land grant holder in northern Sydney.
Alksne, Carl
First Sydney consular representative for independent Latvia.
Dorrough, Terry
Architect of many residential buildings in Sydney.
Draganović, Harasty
Founder of Croatian language school in Sydney.
Modini, Gianbattista
Italian merchant in 19th century Sydney.
Pidgeon, Nathaniel
Irish-born cabinetmaker who became Sydney's first missionary.