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McElhone, Arthur Joseph
McElhone, John
McElhone, William Percy
McEncroe, John
McGahey, Susan Bell
McGarvie, John
McGaw, Eardley Henderson 'Mac'
McGaw, Minna
McGee, Bridget
McGee, DO
McGeorge, John
McGeown, Frank
McGibbon, John
McGill, Walter
McGillivray, Jane
McGing, Michael
McGlade, Bernard
McGonnigle, Patrick
McGoorty, Eddie
McGovisk, Andrew
McGowan, Dick
McGowen, James
McGrath, Brian
McGrath, Eileen
McGrath, Raymond
McGraths Hill Suburb
McGregor, Fiona
McGuinness, William
McGuire, Duncan Hazlitt
McGuire, George
McGuire, Marie
McInnes, WB
McIntosh, Andrew
McIntosh, Charles
McIntosh, Hector McDonald
McIntosh, Hugh D
McIntosh, James
McIntosh, Robert
McIntyre, Dugald
McIntyre, John
McIver's Baths Swimming pool
McKay, Jim
McKee, Thomas Henry
McKell Park Park or open space
McKell, William John
McKenna, Ross
McKenzie, Alexander
McKenzie, Cecil Roland
McKenzie, R
McKenzie, Violet

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McElhone, Arthur Joseph

Sydney businessman Arthur McElhone served as a Councillor of Sydney City Council for more than forty years, and was Lord Mayor in 1935.

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McElhone, John

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Politician and businessman. He lived in Rockwell Crescent, Potts Point from 1881 until his death in 1898 and the nearby McElhone Stairs were named after him.

McElhone, William Percy

Solicitor who was a Councillor for the City of Sydney between 1908 and 1927, and Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1922.

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McEncroe, John

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Irish priest who opposed transportation and strenuously advocated the rights of the working man. Despite upheaval between the Irish and English orders of the church he was held in high esteem by Protestants and Catholics alike.

McGahey, Susan Bell

Matron of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1891-1904 who worked to advance the status of nursing as a profession.

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McGarvie, John

Second Presbyterian minister in colonial Sydney.

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McGaw, Eardley Henderson 'Mac'

First home builder on the Lambert Peninsula.

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McGaw, Minna

Guesthouse operator at Commodore Heights

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McGee, Bridget

Irish immigrant who was sponsored by her sister, marrying master mariner Joseph McGee and settling in Balmain.

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McGee, DO

Chief executive of Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority 1970-

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McGeorge, John

Forensic psychiatrist who served as a consultant to all three armed services in the 1940s and 50s and assessed many of the worst offenders in his work with the Department of Justice.

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McGeown, Frank

Melbourne based Irish republican interned at Darlinghurst in 1918.

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McGibbon, John

Presbyterian minister who championed ultra-Protestantism and opposition to Rome whilst energetically supporting a variety of Protestant publications and associations.

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McGill, Walter

Scottish-born sculptor, mason and phrenologist who worked in Victoria and New South Wales, carving many prominent Sydney monuments during the mid to late 19th century. He worked on Darlinghurst Gaol, carved the allegorical figures, including 'Science', on the General Post Office building and cast the death mask of executed bushranger Captain Moonlight in 1880.

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McGillivray, Jane

Schoolmistress who received a grant in 1839 of the area which is now Killara

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McGing, Michael

Irish republican interned as a suspected member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

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McGlade, Bernard

Carter who established a yard on Bridge Street to service ships at Circular Quay.

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McGonnigle, Patrick

Early resident of the Liberty Plains area

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McGoorty, Eddie

American boxer who won the Australian version of the World Middleweight Title during his career.

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McGovisk, Andrew

Builder, developer and landlord active in the inner-city during the 1870s and 1880s.  Built Avoca, an Italianate row of terraces in Forest Lodge, and several hotels.

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McGowan, Dick

Cafe proprietor and former American naval officer who introduced American style cafe fare to Sydney.

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McGowen, James

First Labor Premier of New South Wales (1910-1913). Member of the Legislative Assembly for the seat of Redfern 1891-1917.

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McGrath, Brian

Lawyer.

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McGrath, Eileen

Printmaker, art teacher and sculptor who worked predominantly in England and the United States of America.

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McGrath, Raymond

Architect, illustrator and artist who tried many media before establishing himself as an important modernist architect in England between the wars.

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McGraths Hill

North-western semi-rural suburb on southern outskirts of Windsor. It is believed to be named for James Magrath, who had a farm there until his death in 1859.

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Suburb

McGregor, Fiona

Author and performance artist.

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McGuinness, William

Irish republican interned at Darlinghurst gaol in 1918.

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McGuire, Duncan Hazlitt

Early immigrant from Mauritius.

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McGuire, George

Mauritian-born clerk and soldier who died of wounds received at Gallipoli.

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McGuire, Marie

Immigrant from Mauritius.

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McInnes, WB

Artist of still life, landscape and portraits who won the Wynne Prize in 1918 and the Archibald Prize seven times between 1921 and 1936.

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McIntosh, Andrew

Landholder in the Campbelltown district.

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McIntosh, Charles

Landholder in the Campbelltown district.

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McIntosh, Hector McDonald

Labourer who enlisted as a private in the 11th Reinforcement, 3rd Battalion in July 1915. He served in Egypt then France in 1916 before gunshot wounds and gassing saw him transferred to England where he died.

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McIntosh, Hugh D

Sporting and theatrical entrepreneur whose promotional skills were not matched by financial success.

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McIntosh, James

Landholder in the Campbelltown district.

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McIntosh, Robert

Landowner at Cromer in 1828.

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McIntyre, Dugald

Builder who served as president of his professional organisation.

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McIntyre, John

Convict gamekeeper to Governor Arthur Phillip. Feared and hated by the Eora people he was speared by Pemulwuy and died soon after of his injuries, sparking a retaliatory expedition around Botany Bay.

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McIver's Baths

Saltwater pool at Coogee which is the last remaining women's only ocean pool in Australia. It has been in continuous use since its establishment and was granted an exemption from the New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act in 1995. It is open only to women and children.

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Swimming pool

McKay, Jim

Author and academic.

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McKee, Thomas Henry

Baker who enlisted in the 9th Reinforcements, 13th Army Service Corps, serving in Gallipoli in 1915 before being admitted to hospital in Egypt with an injury to his foot. He was sent to France and in April 1916 he was punished for being absent from tattoo roll call and overstaying his leave. He was punished for absence without leave four times during his service. He was admitted to hospital with pneumonia in Rouen and in 1917 and 1918 he was admitted to hospital for venereal disease on a number of occasions before he was sent back to the Field Bakery in Rouen in January 1919.

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McKell Park

A harbourside reserve in Lindsay Avenue Darling Point.

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Park or open space

McKell, William John

Boiler maker and Australian Labor Party politician who served as New South Wales Premier and Governor-General of Australia.

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McKenna, Ross

Activist involved in the establishment of Aboriginal social welfare programs in the 1970s.

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McKenzie, Alexander

Shipmaster.

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McKenzie, Cecil Roland

Electrical engineer employed by the Sydney County Council.

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McKenzie, R

Aboriginal activist from La Perouse who took part in the 1938 Day of Mourning

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McKenzie, Violet

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Florence Violet McKenzie was an electrical engineer who taught thousands of women, and soldiers, to use radio for signalling, founded the Wireless Weekly and pioneered technical education for women.