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Rose, Danny
Aboriginal community leader who settled in Sydney from Walgett.
Wright, Victor
Aboriginal community leader from Kempsey who settled in Sydney.
Cramer, Madame
Singer who performed in Sydney in 1856 and 1857.
Pacey, Millicent
Poultry farmer in South Turramurra, in Sydney's northern suburbs.
Plateau Estate
Housing subdivision in South Turramurra, in Sydney's northern suburbs.
Campbell, Henry I
Draughtsman and artist who recorded scenes of early Sydney.
Randall, John
American-born convict transported to Sydney by the First Fleet.
Spence, Esther
Dressmaker from Lancashire who settled in Sydney from 1842.
Cahuac, Mary
Free settler who followed her convict husband to Sydney.
Haigh, William
Employment agent in Sydney in the mid nineteenth century.
Goodsell, Alfred
Member of the Goodsell family, early brickmakers in Sydney.
Scott, William
The first government astronomer appointed to the Sydney Observatory.
Gray, Samuel
Farmer and grazier who acquired business interests in Sydney.
Lain, Russell
Forensic odontologist and specialist dentist at Sydney Dental Hospital.
Cullis-Hill, Eleanor
Architect who designed houses and kindergartens in northern Sydney.
Curtis, Ann
Convict who became a landowner and businesswoman in western Sydney.
Bradley, Joseph
Conductor of the Sydney Royal Philharmonic Society from 1908-27.