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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Lawson, William
Laycock, Hannah
Laycock, Isabella
Laycock, Thomas (1756?-1809)
Laycock, Thomas (1786–1823)
Layton Ship
Lazar, Samuel
Le Courrier Australien Newspaper
Le Géographe Ship
Le Plastrier, Richard
Le, Hung
Lea, Montague
Lea-Scarlett, EJ
Leach, Claudia
Leadbeater, Charles
Leak, Jonathan
Leane, Lucy
Leane, William
Learmonth, Alexander
Learmonth, Mary Louisa
Lebanese Community Council Community organisation
Leclezio, Odile
Lecorre, Alexandre Josselin
Lee, Charles Alfred
Lee, Donald George
Lee, Edward
Lee, Frederick
Lee, James Ernest (Jack)
Lee, Sammy
Leek, Charles
Leemon Reserve Park or open space
Leemon, John
Lees and Cotton Commercial organisation
Lees, Emma A
Lees, George
Lees, Jane
Lees, Samuel Edward
Leeson, Ida
Legacy Philanthropic organisation
Legal Profession Admission Board Professional body
Legge, Gertrude
Legge, John Williamson (Jack)
Leggo, Charles William
Leggott, James S
Leichhardt Suburb
Leichhardt Council Local government
Leichhardt local government area Region
Leichhardt Public School Educational institution
Leichhardt School of Arts hall School of Arts hall
Leichhardt Stadium Sporting venue

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Lawson, William

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Explorer and pastoralist whose journeys did much to open up the land west of the Blue Mountains.

Laycock, Hannah

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Wife of quartermaster Thomas Laycock who received her own land grants at present day Kingsgrove in 1804.

Laycock, Isabella

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Daughter of Eber Bunker who married Thomas Laycock in 1809.

Laycock, Thomas (1756?-1809)

Quartermaster in the New South Wales Corps and landowner who helped put down the Castle Hill convict uprising in March 1804.

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Laycock, Thomas (1786–1823)

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Soldier, explorer and publican who was the son of Thomas and Hannah Laycock.

Layton

Convict transport of 499 tons, which made five voyages to New South Wales between 1827 and 1841.

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Ship

Lazar, Samuel

Theatre manager and producer of pantomimes and operas. Lazar played a key role in the Theatre Royal, possibly financing its construction. A few years after that he was admitted to Bayview House psychiatric asylum after exhibiting 'symptoms of lunacy' and died just over a year and half later.

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Le Courrier Australien

French language newspaper first published in 1892. It is the longest running foreign language newspaper in Australia.

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Newspaper

Le Géographe

French research vessel which carried scientists and hydrographers from France to southern Australia between 1800 and 1803.

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Le Plastrier, Richard

Architect who teaches master classes for beginning and established architects and is involved in preservation and development discussions around the Pittwater area.

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Le, Hung

Vietnamese born musician and comedian.

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Lea, Montague

Confectioner and shopkeeper who worked in the family business Darrell Lea.

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Lea-Scarlett, EJ

Historian.

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Leach, Claudia

Alderman and community leader who worked to establish the Community Aid program in Lane Cove to provide home nursing, child minding and meals to the needy in the community.

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Leadbeater, Charles

Theosophist and cult clergyman who lived in Sydney from 1914.

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Leak, Jonathan

Convict and potter who became one of the most successful manufacturers in the colony, producing bricks, tiles, bottles, jars and clay pipes.

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Leane, Lucy

Woman of Aboriginal heritage who settled with her large family on the Georges River and was a highly respected farmer and vineyard owner.

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Leane, William

English born farmer who raised a large afmily and built a thriving farm and vineyard enterprise on the George River near Voyager Point.

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Learmonth, Alexander

Landowner in what was later Haberfield.

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Learmonth, Mary Louisa

Church worker and superintendent of the school established at St David's church on the family estate Yasmar at Haberfield.

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Lebanese Community Council

Umbrella group of over 40 Lebanese organisations with representatives of all religions and political persuasions.

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Community organisation

Leclezio, Odile

Actor of Mauritian descent

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Lecorre, Alexandre Josselin

Mauritian trader who undertook the first Mauritian expedition to Sydney in 1802.

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Lee, Charles Alfred

Shopkeeper and conservative parliamentarian who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 35 years. He served from 1884 for Tenterfield, and as Minister for Justice and briefly as Secretary for Public Works in 1899.

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Lee, Donald George

Waiter at Chequers nightclub who lived in Kellett Street, Kings Cross in the 1950s. 

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Lee, Edward

Shipwright at Greenwich.

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Lee, Frederick

Merchant and Canterbury landholder.

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Lee, James Ernest (Jack)

Petty criminal and illegal bookmaker who operated in Sydney's underworld at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was born in Tumut to a Chinese father and Australian born mother.

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Lee, Sammy

Canadian bandleader who settled in Potts Point and became a prominent and flamboyant night club owner.

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Leek, Charles

Early farmer and orchardist at Waitara.

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Leemon Reserve

A reserve in Mitchell Street Greenwich bounded by Wallace and Robert Street.

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Park or open space

Leemon, John

Third principal of Greenwich Public school.

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Lees and Cotton

Bonnet-making business in Pitt Street owned by two sisters.

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Commercial organisation

Lees, Emma A

Child who emigrated with her extended family from Staffordshire on the 'Empire' in 1853.

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Lees, George

Emigrant from Staffordshire who travelled with his wife and her extended family in 1853 on the 'Empire'.

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Lees, Jane

Bonnet-maker who re-established her bonnet-making business with her sister when they emigrated from Staffordshire.

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Lees, Samuel Edward

Samuel Lees, printer and politician, was Mayor of Sydney in 1895 and Lord Mayor in 1904

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Leeson, Ida

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Librarian who was appointed as the second Mitchell Librarian, despite opposition to a woman in the role, in 1932, and who consolidated the Library's position as the preeminent repository of Australian and Pacific historical documents. During World War II, Leeson was made a major in the Directorate of Research (and Civil Affairs) in the Australian Military Forces.

Legacy

Philanthropic organisation formed to provide services to dependants of veterans.

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Philanthropic organisation

Legal Profession Admission Board

Statutory authority responsible for the admission of lawyers in New South Wales. It was formerly two separate boards; the Barristers Admission Board and the Solicitors Admission Board.

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Professional body

Legge, Gertrude

Socialist who continued the activist role of her parents.

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Legge, John Williamson (Jack)

Biochemist who carried out physiological research in the field of chemical warfare, including mustard gas. He and his wife were active members of the Communist Party.

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Leggo, Charles William

Organ builder who created instruments for a number of Sydney churches.

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Leggott, James S

Builder, carpenter and joiner of Parramatta.

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Leichhardt

Inner-western residential suburb with a prominent population of Italian migrants.

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Suburb

Leichhardt Council

Council formed in 1871 that governs the Leichhardt area in Sydney's inner west. It was merged with Ashfield and Marrickville to form Inner West Council in 2016.

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Local government

Leichhardt local government area

Small, densely-populated inner-western area, part of the traditional lands of the Cadigal and Wangal peoples, formerly governed by Leichhardt Council until being merged with Ashfield and Marrickville to form Inner West local government area in 2016. Annandale, Balmain and Glebe municipalities were amalgamated into Leichhardt in 1949.

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Region

Leichhardt Public School

State primary school which was established to cater for the children of the working class which had replaced the great estates of the area in the mid nineteenth century. From a peak of 2,250 students in the 1920s there have been significant fluctuations in enrolment and demographics.

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Educational institution

Leichhardt School of Arts hall

Community hall, originally called Leichhardt Workingmen's Institute, which housed a library and reading room, card room and six-table billiard room.

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School of Arts hall

Leichhardt Stadium

Stadium in Balmain Road Leichhardt which hosted boxing and wrestling.

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Sporting venue