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Caesar, David
Writer and director of several films set in suburban Sydney.
Beachley, Layne
Champion surfer who learned to surf on Sydney's northern beaches.
Beaver, Moya
Dancer in Sydney's first ballet company, who later taught ballet.
Blanchett, Cate
Actor, director and artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company.
Cumberland Newspapers
Community newspaper publisher at Parramatta with multiple titles in Sydney.
La Veneziana
Italian restaurant opened in 1952 in Stanley Street, East Sydney.
Geoghegan, Edward
Convict who became Sydney's most prolific playwright in the 1840s.
McLachlan, Dugald
First planning officer appointed to the Sydney City Council (1938).
Melham, Daryl
Member of federal parliament representing the Sydney seat of Banks
Potter, Ian
Stockbroker and philanthropist who grew up in Sydney's southern suburbs.
Leadbeater, Charles
Theosophist and cult clergyman who lived in Sydney from 1914.
Turner, Ethel
Novelist and children's writer who lived on Sydney's north shore.
Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia
Group that organised art exhibitions in Sydney from 1847.
St Patrick's Catholic church Church Hill
One of Sydney's earliest Catholic churches, opened in 1844.
Gone to Gowings
Advertising slogan of Gowings, one of Sydney's oldest clothing retailers.
Hannah and Sally
Brig or sailing ship involved in trade with early Sydney.
Leggo, Charles William
Organ builder who created instruments for a number of Sydney churches.
Haxton, Elaine Alys
Artist, printmaker and designer who worked in Sydney and London.
Sutton, John
Builder and businessman who was Mayor of Sydney in 1866.
Scott, Harriet 1804-1866
Early Sydney resident who grew up in the The Rocks.