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New Zealanders

Subject

Cazneaux, Harold

Māori

New Zealanders

Boyd

Kiwis Revue Company

New Zealand Warriors

Split Enz

Adams, Arthur H

Bailey, Bert

Baker, Sidney John

Bateson, Charles

Baume, Eric

Bavin, Thomas

Burke, Walter

Campion, Jane

Cazneaux, Harold

Collins, Albert

Coombs, Frank A

Crowley, Desmond W

Dalton, GCJ

Davey, Jack

Davis, George

Denniston, Reynolds

Devanny, Jean

Elliott, Eliot V

Emanuel, Cedric

Everett, Gladys

Fahey, John

Farrington, Herbert Howell

Ferguson, John Alexander

Finey, George

Fowler, Mick

Franquin

Geddes, Bill

Gruner, Elioth

Gunther, William James

Hammond, Joseph

Harding, Ray

Hayes-Williams, WG

Heffron, RJ

Henderson, Hugh Jenner

Hinch, Derryn

Hollows, Fred

Houston, Brian

Hutchens, Frank

Jackson, James R

James, Florence

Jerram, Mary Stella

Johnson, Robert

King, Truby

Langley, Eve

Low, David

Lynch, Joe

May, Ricky

McLean, Vida

McMahon, PR

McNair, William Allan

Miller, Godfrey

Miller, Harry M

Moore, May

Norton, Rosaleen

O'Doherty, Chris

Park, Ruth

Parkinson, CT

Pearson, TE

Piper, Jim

Reade, Charles

Rhodes, William

Shout, AJ

Somerville, Alan

Stewart, Douglas

Storkey, PV

Sussex, Lucy

Thomson, Edgar F

Townshend, Geoffrey Keith

Wakelin, Roland

Walkley, William

Watson-Munro, Charles

White, Frederick William George

White, Henry Eli

White, Unk

Wilson, Guthrie

Douglas Stewart 1983

Dragon at the Aria Hall of Fame, Melbourne 2008

Fred Hollows

John Percival Tate

New Zealand Kiwis perform haka before the match c1935

New Zealand contingent at 1937 Anzac Day commemoration

Ruth Park holding her cat outside her home in Balgowlah, 10 December 1962

Ruth Park writing at home, one of her children under the table, September 1951

Ruth Park, pre 1947

Sir John Alexander Ferguson

Sir William Walkley

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New Zealanders

Cazneaux, Harold

Born in New Zealand and raised in Adelaide, Harold Cazneaux became one of Sydney's pre-eminent photographers, documenting its changing face and different moods.

Māori

Many Sydneysiders think that Māori contact with and migration to Sydney is a recent phenomenon, but in fact Māori people have been in Sydney from the earliest days of the colony, and have contributed to the city's growth and diversity and enriched its cultural and economic life.

New Zealanders

Trans-Tasman relationships predate European settlement in New Zealand, and frequent exchanges between Sydney and New Zealand have persisted over two centuries. New Zealand-born Sydneysiders have figured in every area of Sydney's history, and since the 1960s mass migration from New Zealand has brought large numbers of Kiwis into Sydney's workforce and community.

Boyd

A convict ship of 395 tons that brought convicts and passengers from Ireland in 1809. In November 1809 she sailed from Sydney Cove with goods and passengers on her way back to England via the Cape of Good Hope. She stopped to pick up timber at Whangaroa, New Zealand, where the ship's crew and most of the passengers were massacred after Te Ara, a Māori chief, was flogged onboard. Of the approximately 70 people on board, four survived, Ann Morley and three children, who were later rescued by Alexander Berry. The ship was looted and burned after gunpowder on board ignited. European whalers responded with revenge attacks on the Māori in March 1810, leading to further conflict.

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Kiwis Revue Company

All-male revue group comprising ex-members of the New Zealand Army division which fought in the Middle East during World War II.

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New Zealand Warriors

Professional rugby league football club founded in Auckland in 1995 who compete in the Australasian National Rugby League competition.

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Split Enz

Musical act from New Zealand formed by Tim Finn and Philip Judd. Whilst the membership changed over the years band were very successful in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Adams, Arthur H

Prolific playwright, novelist, poet and editor of several Sydney periodicals.

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Bailey, Bert

Actor, writer and theatrical manager who became famous in film as Dad Rudd.

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Baker, Sidney John

Philologist and author of The Australian Language (1966).

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Bateson, Charles

New Zealand-born writer and maritime historian.

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Baume, Eric

Journalist, radio commentator and television host.

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Bavin, Thomas

Lawyer, writer and politician who became Premier of New South Wales.

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Burke, Walter

Photographer who formed an advertising agency with Harry J Weston in 1908.

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Campion, Jane

New Zealand-born film director who lives in Sydney.

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Cazneaux, Harold

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Photographer whose work recorded many aspects of Sydney over many decades.

Collins, Albert

Artist and teacher who taught at various North Shore schools before becoming a director at advertising company Smith and Julius.

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Coombs, Frank A

Chemist and teacher.

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Crowley, Desmond W

Director of Adult Education at the University of Sydney who campaigned for lifelong education using modern technology and communications.

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Dalton, GCJ

New Zealand-born engineer who helped establish the nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights as chief engineer of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission from 1955.

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Davey, Jack

Radio quizmaster who became one of Sydney's best known personalities, famous for his charity appeals and participation in Redex motor rallies.

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Davis, George

New Zealand born founder of Davis Gelatine in Australia, with a model factory at Botany, and international subsidiaries, as well as interests in shale oil and engineering.

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Denniston, Reynolds

New Zealand born actor who acted on the stage in Sydney before a career in American film in the 1930s.

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Devanny, Jean

New Zealand-born writer and activist.

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Elliott, Eliot V

Merchant seaman and militant trade unionist who emphasised the importance of unity, solidarity and internationalism amongst maritime workers.

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Emanuel, Cedric

Painter who recorded the rapidly changing landscape of the inner suburbs of Sydney.

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Everett, Gladys

New Zealand born teacher and headmistress.

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Fahey, John

Liberal Premier from 1992 to 1995.

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Farrington, Herbert Howell

Having served as a general state coroner since 1927, Herbert Farrington was appointed to the position of Sydney City Coroner in 1932. His previous public service roles also included an appointment as Police Magistrate within New South Wales, as an Industrial Magistrate, a Special Magistrate under the Child Welfare Act 1923 and a Magistrate under the Fair Rents Act 1915. Farrington was reappointed to the position of travelling magistrate in January 1935.

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Ferguson, John Alexander

Barrister and judge who became an avid collector of Australiana and bibliographer who aimed to include an accurate description of every book, pamphlet, periodical and newspaper relating in any way to Australia.

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Finey, George

Black and white artist famous for his caricatures and strong left wing political views.

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Fowler, Mick

Seaman, jazz musician and Communist Party member whose involvement with green bans became personal when his own home was barricaded in Victoria Street Kings Cross.

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Franquin

New Zealand hypnotist.

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Geddes, Bill

Anthropologist and academic who worked for cross-cultural understanding and tolerance.

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Gruner, Elioth

Landscape artist who studied with Julian Ashton and adopted the plein air style.

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Gunther, William James

Anglican minister at Seven Hills.

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Hammond, Joseph

New Zealand aviator who was amongst the first to use a paddock at Mascot as an airfield.

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Harding, Ray

New Zealand born television scriptwriter.

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Hayes-Williams, WG

New Zealand born Registrar-General.

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Heffron, RJ

Trade unionist and Labor politician who was a New South Wales government minister from 1941 and Premier between 1959 and 1964.

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Henderson, Hugh Jenner

Station hand who enlisted in 1915 but after having been wounded at Gallipoli, took up land at Bankstown.

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Hinch, Derryn

Journalist and television and radio host based in Melbourne.

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Hollows, Fred

Ophthalmologist famed for his work in restoring eyesight for thousands of people around the world.

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Houston, Brian

Founding pastor of evangelical church Hillsong.

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Hutchens, Frank

New Zealand born pianist and composer who became a popular concert pianist.

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Jackson, James R

Painter who studied in Paris and London before settling in Sydney where his harbour and marine scenes were popular.

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James, Florence

Author and literary agent.

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Jerram, Mary Stella

Magistrate who was the first woman appointed to the position of New South Wales State Coroner in May 2007. Originally contracted for a five-year period, her term was extended and her retirement in October 2013.

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Johnson, Robert

New Zealand-born painter.

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King, Truby

New Zealand mental health reformer and baby care activist, whose patient-centered baby care methods were popular with mothers but controversial among doctors. Knighted in 1925, Sir Truby King's methods were credited with lowering infant mortality in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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Langley, Eve

Novelist born in Forbes in 1904, migrated to New Zealand, then returned in 1960 and died in Katoomba in 1974.

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Low, David

Cartoonist whose Bulletin drawings of Prime Minister WM Hughes during World War I made him famous, and led to him moving to England where his work featured in many publications.

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Lynch, Joe

Cartoonist and black & white artist for Smith's Weekly and Melbourne Punch, whose death in Sydney Harbour in 1927 at the age of 29 inspired Kenneth Slessor's poem 'Five Bells'. He was the model for his brother Guy (Frank) Lynch's sculpture 'The Satyr', a bronze casting of which is in the Royal Botanic Gardens in his memory. He was also the model for his brother's statue of a New Zealand digger for the World War I memorial in Devonport, New Zealand, that is known colloquially as 'the untidy soldier'.

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May, Ricky

New Zealand singer who found fame as a cabaret and television performer in Australia.

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McLean, Vida

Nurse who saw service throughout World War I before embarking on a career in health promotion as matron of mother craft centres in New Zealand, Australia and India.

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McMahon, PR

Professor of Wool Technology, University of New South Wales

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McNair, William Allan

Market researcher who established the McNair Surveys of radio and television audiences for advertisers.

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Miller, Godfrey

Painter and teacher whose studies in London were to change his style from a conservative naturalistic painter to a geometrical, abstract form.

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Miller, Harry M

Celebrity agent and publicist who began his career promoting modern musicals in the 1970s.

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Moore, May

New Zealand born painter and photographer who opened a studio in Sydney with her sister Mina in 1911. She retired in 1928.

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Norton, Rosaleen

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Artist, occultist and pagan whose art reflected her beliefs in witchcraft. She is often referred to as the Witch of Kings Cross.

O'Doherty, Chris

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New Zealand born artist and musician also known as Reg Mombassa.

Park, Ruth

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New Zealand-born writer who lived most of her life in Sydney and is the author of many novels, children's books and non-fiction books including novels based on Sydney's history.

Parkinson, CT

New Zealand-born Anglican clergyman who was headmaster of The King's School, Parramatta 1932-38 and later an actor and lecturer in drama.

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Pearson, TE

New Zealand-born industrialist who manufactured sandsoap.

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Piper, Jim

New Zealand-born applied laser specialist who became a teacher and administrator at Macquarie University.

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Reade, Charles

Town planner who supported the garden city movement of the early twentieth century.

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Rhodes, William

New Zealand businessman and politician who profited from business ventures in Australia.

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Shout, AJ

Born in New Zealand 1881, migrated to Australia 1905, joined the Australian Imperial Force and won both the Military Cross and Victoria Cross during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915.Died from wounds received in the battle in which he won the VC.

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Somerville, Alan

Farmer who became a sculptor and artist capturing the action of people and animals. His public works include the Digger on Anzac Bridge and the Bull in World Square.

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Stewart, Douglas

Poet whose love of the bush and the natural world inspired many of his works.

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Storkey, PV

Born in New Zealand 1893, migrated to Australia 1911, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force 1915. He won the Victoria Cross in France in 1918. Later studied law and became a judge. Died in England 1969.

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Sussex, Lucy

New Zealand born academic and author of science fiction.

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Thomson, Edgar F

Doctor who became an army officer during World War II, and was a leading pathologist and officeholder in several medical organisations after returning to Sydney.

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Townshend, Geoffrey Keith

New Zealand born artist , illustrator and engraver.

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Wakelin, Roland

New Zealand-born painter who painted Sydney landscapes and cityscapes in modernist style.

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Walkley, William

Oil company director who supervised the building of oil storage facilities at White Bay Balmain and the first oil shipments from the United States and the Middle East.

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Watson-Munro, Charles

Professor of Plasma Physics, University of Sydney, 1960-80.

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White, Frederick William George

Physicist, science administrator and ornithologist.

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White, Henry Eli

Architect who designed some of Sydney's best known theatres during the 1920s, as well as the Bunnerong power station.

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White, Unk

Painter and cartoonist who recorded the Australian landscape and much of historic Sydney in a series of sketchbooks.

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Wilson, Guthrie

New Zealand born (1914) novelist who migrated to Australia and made his career as a school teacher and headmaster. Died 1984.

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Douglas Stewart 1983

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National Library of Australia

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Dragon at the Aria Hall of Fame, Melbourne 2008

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Wikimedia Commons

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Fred Hollows

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National Library of Australia

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John Percival Tate

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National Library of Australia

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New Zealand Kiwis perform haka before the match c1935

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a400014 / PXE 789 (v.45), 44]

(Mitchell Library)

New Zealand contingent at 1937 Anzac Day commemoration

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[hood_19273 / Home & Away 19273]

(Mitchell Library)

Ruth Park holding her cat outside her home in Balgowlah, 10 December 1962

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John Aloysius Mulligan

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National Library of Australia

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Ruth Park writing at home, one of her children under the table, September 1951

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[ON 388, Box 055, Item 084]

(Mitchell Library)

Ruth Park, pre 1947

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a1528381 / P1/Park, Ruth]

(Mitchell Library)

Sir John Alexander Ferguson

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National Library of Australia

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Sir William Walkley

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National Library of Australia

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