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Sidaway, Robert
Convict and baker who opened Sydney's first formal theatre.
Whitaker, Oswald
An early convert to the Baha'i faith in Sydney.
Deane, Edward
Musician in one of Sydney's earliest string quartet performances.
Pacey, Millicent
Poultry farmer in South Turramurra, in Sydney's northern suburbs.
Plateau Estate
Housing subdivision in South Turramurra, in Sydney's northern suburbs.
Cramer, Madame
Singer who performed in Sydney in 1856 and 1857.
Campbell, Henry I
Draughtsman and artist who recorded scenes of early Sydney.
Randall, John
American-born convict transported to Sydney by the First Fleet.
Harris, R Keith
Twentieth-century Sydney architect who also exhibited sketches and paintings.
Rose, Danny
Aboriginal community leader who settled in Sydney from Walgett.
Wright, Victor
Aboriginal community leader from Kempsey who settled in Sydney.
Cahuac, Mary
Free settler who followed her convict husband to Sydney.
Spence, Esther
Dressmaker from Lancashire who settled in Sydney from 1842.
Haigh, William
Employment agent in Sydney in the mid nineteenth century.
Scott, William
The first government astronomer appointed to the Sydney Observatory.
Gray, Samuel
Farmer and grazier who acquired business interests in Sydney.
Goodsell, Alfred
Member of the Goodsell family, early brickmakers in Sydney.
Herz, Maximilian
German-born Sydney doctor who was interned during World War I.
Cullis-Hill, Eleanor
Architect who designed houses and kindergartens in northern Sydney.
Curtis, Ann
Convict who became a landowner and businesswoman in western Sydney.