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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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King, Philip Gidley 1817-1904
King, Phillip Parker 1791-1856
King, Samuel
King, Truby
King, William Francis (Flying pieman)
Kingi, Noel
Kings Cross Locality
Kings Cross Theatre TheatreEntertainment venue
Kings Head Tavern Hotel
Kings Langley Suburb
Kings Park Suburb
Kings Tableland Geological feature
Kingsbury, John
Kingsclere Residential block
Kingsford Suburb
Kingsford Chamber of Commerce Business association
Kingsgrove Suburb
Kingsgrove Estate Subdivision
Kingsley, Garrett Patrick Dominic
Kingsley, Omar
Kingston Farm Farm
Kingston, Beverley
Kingston, Peter
Kingswood Suburb
Kingswood Park Park or open space
Kinloch, John
Kinnear Ship
Kinsela, Charles
Kinselas Entertainment venue
Kippax, H G (Harry)
Kipske, Egil
Kirby, Michael
Kirchner, Wilhelm
Kirk, Patrick
Kirk, Rupert
Kirkbride Hospital
Kirkham Suburb
Kirkham Country Golf Club Sporting club or association
Kirkham Estate Estate
Kirkham mill Mill
Kirkham railway station Railway station
Kirkham Stables Stables
Kirkman, John
Kirkman, Thomas
Kirkpatrick, John
Kirkpatrick, Peter
Kirkwood, Joe
Kirrawee Suburb
Kirribilli Suburb
Kirribilli Club Club

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King, Philip Gidley 1817-1904

Pastoralist and politician who was the grandson of Governor Philip Gidley King.

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King, Phillip Parker 1791-1856

Naval officer and hydrographer who in four voyages surveyed much of the northern and western coasts of Australia, contributing significantly to Australian exploration.

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King, Samuel

Early landowner in the Turramurra district.

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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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King, William Francis (Flying pieman)

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Athlete and pie seller, who achieved many feats of pedestrian prowess during the 1840s and became a well known street character in Sydney.

Kingi, Noel

Māori musician who joined the Howard Morrison Quartet and achieved fame in New Zealand and Australia between 1960 and 1965.

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Kings Cross

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In the nineteenth century one of Sydney's most prestigious suburbs, it became home to a vibrant bohemian community and later Sydney's red light district. Named for the intersection of Darlinghurst Road, William and Victoria Streets and once called Queens Cross, the area is now a neon lit mecca for tourists and Sydneysiders.

Locality

Kings Cross Theatre

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Cinema on the corner of Darlinghurst Road and Victoria Streets at Kings Cross that opened in April 1916. Part of Frank Waddington's chain of picture houses, the cinema seated over 2000 and was described as 'particularly lavish'. The nightclub Surf City occupied the building between 1963 and 1966 when the building was demolished, to be replaced by the Crest Hotel.

Theatre

Entertainment venue

Kings Head Tavern

Tavern which was situated just opposite Queen's Wharf Circular Quay on what was known as High Street, which later became George Street. William Chapman operated the tavern, and after his death, his wife Ann held the licence until about 1813. After a Samuel Fowler held a licence in 1817, the tavern seems to disappear from the records. A replica of the tavern was built as part of Old Sydney Town, a small open-air museum and theme park which operated from 1975 until 2003. The site now contains four buildings which were constructed in 1911-12 and are of State heritage significance.

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Hotel

Kings Langley

North-western residential suburb, named after the farm on land granted to Matthew Pearce in 1795. Formerly an area of orchards and poultry farms, it was developed for housing in the 1970s.

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Suburb

Kings Park

North-western residential suburb. It was separated from Marayong in 1987.

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Kings Tableland

Plateau of eroded sandstone south of Wentworth Falls which forms the main southerly spur of the Blue Mountains Range and the start of the southern escarpment above the Jamison Valley.

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Geological feature

Kingsbury, John

Draper in Newtown.

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Kingsclere

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Luxury Federation style brick apartment block in Potts Point on the corner of Greenknowe Avenue and Macleay Streets. Designed by architects Halligan & Wilton, it was one of the first apartment blocks in Sydney, and featured two balconies and bathrooms in each of the 16 units. A cedar staircase, electric light and wood panelling and passenger lifts were also features. The building predated other the exclusive apartments which shaped the area in the 1920s and 1930s.

Residential block

Kingsford

Eastern residential suburb, known as 'South Kensington' until it was renamed for pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. It has a large Greek community.

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Kingsford Chamber of Commerce

Association for local businesses to influence local government. job creation and economic opportunities.

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Business association

Kingsgrove

South-western residential suburb. The name originates from King's Grove Farm which was the land grant to Hannah Laycock in 1804.

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Kingsgrove Estate

Land holding of the Blake family, in present-day Blakehurst, subdivided after Edward Blake's death in 1924.

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Subdivision

Kingsley, Garrett Patrick Dominic

Sydney artist who exhibited with the XV Independent Group.

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Kingsley, Omar

American equestrian and circus performer.

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Kingston Farm

Part of land grant to Thomas Rowley in 1793 in the vicinity of Australia Street Camperdown.

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Farm

Kingston, Beverley

Author and historian.

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Kingston, Peter

Printmaker, illustrator and artist.

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Kingswood

Western semi-rural residential suburb, named for Governor Phillip Gidley King. Developed since the 1960s, it is now the location of New South Wales State Records' Western Sydney Records Centre, and Western Sydney University's Kingswood Campus.

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Kingswood Park

Park in Kingswood

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Park or open space

Kinloch, John

Founder of Hurlstone College which gave its name to Hurlstone Park.

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Kinnear

A barque of 370 tons which bought the first bounty migrants from Germany.

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Ship

Kinsela, Charles

Funeral director who prospered through a combination of service and respectability using modern equipment and tasteful parlours. He continued the profession of his father and grandfather, both also Charles, and established a successful business which prospered until 1981.

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Kinselas

Former drapers which was converted to a funeral chapel by architect C Bruce Dellit. The foyer contains a sculpture by Raymond Hoff and the whole was considered one of the finest Art Deco style funerary spaces in Sydney. The building is now used as a bar and function rooms.

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Kippax, H G (Harry)

One of the most authoritative theatre critics Australia has ever produced. He was a foreign correspondent and war correspondent and theatre and music critic at the Sydney Morning Herald for over 40 years.

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Kipske, Egil

Theatre casting director and teacher.

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Kirby, Michael

Jurist, judge and academic.

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Kirchner, Wilhelm

Businessman, diplomat and immigration agent who organised passage for German immigrants to Sydney and was later Sydney consul for Hamburg and Prussia.

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Kirk, Patrick

Early landowner in the Parramatta district.

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Kirk, Rupert

Early settler at Longueville who established one of the first soap and candlemaking factories in the area.

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Kirkbride

First purpose built hospital for moral therapy treatment of the insane. It became part of Callan park Hospital and is now occupied by Sydney College of the Arts.

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Hospital

Kirkham

South-western semi-rural suburb, named for John Oxley's birthplace. It is the location of James White's house Camelot, designed by John Horbury Hunt in 1888.

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Kirkham Country Golf Club

Private golf club established primarily for the gentry at Camden on land that had been part of the Kirkham estate. It closed achieving notoriety when raided by the Vice Squad.

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Sporting club or association

Kirkham Estate

Land grant to John Oxley in 1815 named for his birthplace in Yorkshire. The stables are all that remain of the original country estate.

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Estate

Kirkham mill

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Flour mill constructed in 1828 as a windmill and converted to a steam driven mill by the 1830s. It operated until rust destroyed local wheat crops in 1863 and was demolished in the 1880s.

Mill

Kirkham railway station

Station constructed on the small branch line between Campbelltown and Camden. Now closed.

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Railway station

Kirkham Stables

Colonial Georgian style stables built on John Oxley's land grant of 1815 and all that remains of his country estate.

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Stables

Kirkman, John

Curator and arts administrator.

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Kirkman, Thomas

Convict who became a publican.

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Kirkpatrick, John

Architect who worked for a time with Edmund Blacket before he established his own practice in 1880. He designed many well known buildings of Sydney and surrounds including the Carrington Hotel in Katoomba and the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York building in Martin Place. He replaced the architect Thomas Rowe completing the Sydney Hospital in 1891, and constructed the original five stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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Kirkpatrick, Peter

Writer, poet and lecturer.

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Kirkwood, Joe

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Professional golfer who won the Australian Open in Sydney in 1920 and becoming a top ranked player in the United States by the mid-1920s.

Kirrawee

Southern residential suburb. Its name, from an Aboriginal word meaning 'lengthy', was adopted in 1939 when its railway station was opened.

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Kirribilli

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North Shore residential suburb built on Cammeraygal land in North Sydney local government area. Now containing the residences of the Prime Minister (Kirribilli House) and the Governor-General (Admiralty House), its uninterrupted views across the Harbour make it one of Sydney's most desirable suburbs.

Kirribilli Club

Returned services club also incorporating the North Sydney Anzac Memorial Club.

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Club