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Herbert, George
Secretary of the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union.
Pidgeon, Nathaniel
Irish-born cabinetmaker who became Sydney's first missionary.
Plummer, George
Founder of the first Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Robinson, John
Trumpet player with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Romac, Rok
Catholic priest who served Sydney's Croatian community.
Mihalic, Ivan
Catholic priest who served Sydney's Croatian community
Modini, Gianbattista
Italian merchant in 19th century Sydney.
Alksne, Carl
First Sydney consular representative for independent Latvia.
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
Power, John Joseph Wardell
Expatriate doctor and artist who left his estate to the University of Sydney for the study and acquisition of contemporary art. His bequest became the basis of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Power Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Sydney.
Crown Street Women's Hospital
Maternity and women's hospital which became the largest in Sydney when it moved to Crown Street in 1897, catering for Sydney's inner-city population and training hundreds of doctors, nurses and midwives. Closed in 1983, its facilities were transferred to hospitals…
Parramatta railway station
One of Sydney's oldest railway stations. Opened in 1860 when Sydney to Parramatta Railway line was extended from original terminus at Parramatta Junction near Granville.
Hay, Jessie Sinclair
Landholder in North Sydney and the Shoalhaven.
Newlands, Stephen Foster
Alderman of North Sydney Municipal Council, 1923-1931
Ride on Stranger
Novel set in Sydney in the 1930s.
Turramurra Public School
Public primary school in Sydney's northern suburbs.
Todd, Frederick Augustus
Classics scholar at the University of Sydney
d'Aunet, Georges Biard
First French Consul-General in Sydney, from 1893-1905.
Main, James Maxwell
First Missionary Superintendent of Sydney City Mission.