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Wolfcarius, Eva Marie
Sydney socialite who was active in a range of causes.
Hosking, Martha Foxlowe
Wife of Sydney's first mayor and independently wealthy landowner.
Manning, William Patrick
Businessman and politician who was Mayor of Sydney 1891-94.
R Brownlow and Co
Wine and general merchant business in George Street, Sydney.
Wellesley, Arthur Valerian
Eighth Duke of Wellington who visited Sydney in 1990.
Goodsell, Henry Wesley
Member of the Goodsell family, early brickmakers in Sydney.
Goodsell, John Wesley
Member of the Goodsell family, early brickmakers in Sydney.
Federal Coffee Palace
Temperance hotel in Phillip Street Sydney, constructed in 1889.
Catholic Education Office
Administrative organisation for Catholic education in the Sydney archdiocese.
Copains Social Club
Community cultural and social club for Mauritians in Sydney
St Andrew's College
Protestant co-educational residential college within the University of Sydney.
Barnet, James
Colonial architect who designed many of Sydney's public buildings.
de Waart, Edo
Dutch-born chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra 1995-2004.
Stephen, Septimus Alfred
Lawyer, pastoralist and politician from a distinguished Sydney legal family.
Keating, Paul
Sydney Labor politician who was Prime Minister from 1991-96.
Dixon, James
Irish priest transported to Sydney after taking part in the Irish uprising of 1798. On 15 May 1803 he conducted the first public Roman Catholic mass and marriage in Sydney.
Exchange Coffee Palace
Temperance hotel and coffee palace in Sussex Street, Sydney, open by 1909 and still operating as a residential hotel in the 1950s, when it was owned by the Sydney County Council.
Kingsley, Garrett Patrick Dominic
Sydney artist who exhibited with the XV Independent Group.
Allen Jack and Cottier
Architectural firm with offices in Sydney and Beijing, China.