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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Luana Hall Hall
Lubrano, Francesco
Lucania House
Lucas Heights Suburb
Lucas, Ann
Lucas, Arthur Henry
Lucas, Augustin
Lucas, Clive
Lucas, John
Lucas, John snr
Lucas, Mary
Lucas, Nathaniel
Lucas, Olivia
Lucas, Penelope
Lucas, Samuel
Lucas, William
Lucas-Tooth, Robert Lucas
Lucasville railway station Railway station
Lucinda Ship
Lucy Osburn - Nightingale Foundation Museum Cultural organisation
Lucy Osburn-Nightingale Foundation Cultural organisation
Lucy, Black
Luddenham Suburb
Ludowici, Charles
Ludowici, John Charles
Luff, Ian
Lugar Brae Estate
Lugarno Suburb
Luhrmann, Baz
Luker, Joseph
Luker, Sidney
Lūks , Krišsjānis
Luland, F
Lumsdaine, Jack
Luna Park Entertainment venue
Luna Park Ghost Train fire 1979 Fire
Lunacy Amendment Act 1934 Legislation
Lunn, Lionel
Lupton, F
Lurline Bay Locality
Lurnea Suburb
Lustre Hosiery factory Industrial site
Luttrell, Edward
Lutyens, Mary
Lux Radio Theatre Radio program
Lycee Condorcet Educational institution
Lycett, Joseph
Lyceum Theatre Theatre
Lyell, Lottie
Lygon, William (Lord Beauchamp)

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Luana Hall

Community hall which was demolished for the construction of Dee Why Returned Services League club.

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Hall

Lubrano, Francesco

Owner of the 'Italo- Australian' newspaper.1922-1940.

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Lucania

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Home of Ernest Fisk at the corner of Stuart and Cleveland Streets Wahroonga, which received the first radio signal between England and Australia.

House

Lucas Heights

Southern suburb where Sydney's only nuclear reactor operates, producing isotopes for research and medical purposes. The residential area to the north was renamed Barden Ridge to avoid association with the facility.

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Suburb

Lucas, Ann

Wife of John Lucas.

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Lucas, Arthur Henry

English-born schoolmaster and biologist who taught in Australia for over 50 years.

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Lucas, Augustin

Captain of the French ship L'Oriental which arrived in Sydney in April 1841.

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Lucas, Clive

Australian architect in the heritage field, scholar, author and heritage advocate.

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Lucas, John

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Carpenter, publican and building contractor who entered parliament after achieving business success.

Lucas, John snr

Builder, miller and businessman who constructed mills on the Georges River and enjoyed financial success until natural forces and mismanagement lead to bankruptcy in 1828.

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Lucas, Mary

Daughter of Thomas Rowley and his convict partner Elizabeth Selwyn, who married into the Lucas family.

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Lucas, Nathaniel

Carpenter and convict who worked hard at many trades, earning trust and security for his large family.

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Lucas, Olivia

Convict who witnessed and contributed significantly to the growth of the colony, experiencing both comfort and hardship as she raised a large family.

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Lucas, Penelope

Governess employed by John Macarthur.

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Lucas, Samuel

Farmer who established a woolwash near the junction of Cup and Saucer Creek and the Cooks River in 1863.

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Lucas, William

Building contractor.

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Lucas-Tooth, Robert Lucas

Prominent businessman, brewer and farmer who later became a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

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Lucasville railway station

Station on the Zig Zag railway line now abandoned.

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Railway station

Lucinda

Steam yacht on which the draft constitution for the Commonwealth of Australia was prepared over the weekend of 27-29 March 1891, whilst it was moored at Brooklyn.

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Ship

Lucy Osburn - Nightingale Foundation Museum

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Nursing museum and archives at Sydney Hospital housed in the Nightingale Wing, the oldest remaining building on the hospital site. The building originally housed Australia's first school of nursing and was run by Lucy Osburn who arrived in Sydney in 1868 and was a protegee of Florence Nightingale,

Cultural organisation

Lucy Osburn-Nightingale Foundation

Charitable body that operates the Lucy Osburn-Nightingale nursing museum and archives at Sydney Hospital.

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Lucy, Black

Aboriginal woman who lived on the banks of Tarban Creek, Gladesville, in the 1920s. Died 1928.

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Luddenham

South-western rural suburb named after a village in Kent which was the home town of John and Gregory Blaxland. It is adjacent to the proposed Badgerys Creek airport site.

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Ludowici, Charles

Manufacturer of industrial leather belts at Lane Cove.

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Ludowici, John Charles

Tanner from Prussia who, with his partner Albert Radke, moved their tannery from Balmain to the banks of the Lane Cove River in 1858.

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Luff, Ian

Racing car driver who used his skills to establish a driver education and training company.

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Lugar Brae

Estate with 12 room stone cottage which was situated between Bronte Road and Macpherson Street at Bronte. It was subdivided between 1875 and 1900.

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Estate

Lugarno

Southern peninsular residential suburb on northern bank of Georges River, named by Surveyor-General Major Sir Thomas Mitchell after the lake in Italy. It began to be developed when blocks were released by the crown for sale as home sites in the late 1960s.

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Luhrmann, Baz

Film producer, screenwriter and director who has achieved international theatrical and film success .

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Luker, Joseph

Former convict who joined Sydney's early police force in 1796. He was murdered in 1803, the first police officer killed in the line of duty in New South Wales. 

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Luker, Sidney

Civil engineer and town planner who became chief planner for the Cumberland County Council from 1946 and coordinated the Cumberland Planning Scheme.

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Lūks , Krišsjānis

One of the first Latvian people to visit Sydney.

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Luland, F

Tanner who established a business in the Botany area.

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Lumsdaine, Jack

Australian singer, songwriter and radio announcer.

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Luna Park

Amusement park built on the site of the Dorman Long workshops at Milsons Point after the Sydney Harbour Bridge was completed in 1932. It closed in 1979 after a fatal fire on the Ghost Train ride, but reopened in 1982.

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Entertainment venue

Luna Park Ghost Train fire 1979

Fire which destroyed the Luna Park Ghost Train ride on the night of 9 June 1979, killing six children and one adult. The cause of the fire has never been established.

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Fire

Lunacy Amendment Act 1934

Legislation which made provision for admission of voluntary patients to hospitals, licensed houses and reception houses,

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Legislation

Lunn, Lionel

Studio manager at 2UE.

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Lupton, F

Tanner who established a business in Botany in the 1880s.

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Lurline Bay

Bay between Coogee and Maroubra beaches.

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Locality

Lurnea

Residential suburb south-west of Liverpool, founded after the First World War as a housing scheme for ex-servicemen. Its name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning 'a resting place'.

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Lustre Hosiery factory

Clothing factory on the border of Darlinghurst and Paddington.

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Industrial site

Luttrell, Edward

Surgeon who travelled to the colony with his wife and 10 children. Quickly disillusioned with farming he proved a negligent and unfeeling surgeon and was often admonished. Given the choice of retiring or moving back to Parramatta hospital he took a position in Hobart where he was in constant trouble with the Lieutenant Governor.

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Lutyens, Mary

British author best known for her biographical works on the philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti.

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Lux Radio Theatre

Radio program which became a Sunday night institution as radio plays were performed in front of a live audience with actors expected to perform in glamorous evening dress.

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Radio program

Lycee Condorcet

Bilingual French school established in Maroubra in 1969, supported by the French government.

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Educational institution

Lycett, Joseph

Convict and artist transported for forgery, who, whilst re-offending in the colony, also produced a large body of work recording the Australian landscape and flora.

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Lyceum Theatre

Theatre for live performance on Pitt Street which opened in 1892. In 1928 it was venue for talking pictures before further modifications altered the structure even further.

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Theatre

Lyell, Lottie

Actress and film producer who made a unique contribution to the Australian film industry as its first female star and producer.

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Lygon, William (Lord Beauchamp)

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Governor of New South Wales 1899-1901.