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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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O'Connor, Richard
O'Connor, Richard Edward
O'Dea, Ernest Charles
O'Doherty, Chris
O'Donald, Thomas
O'Donnell, Dawn
O'Donnell, John
O'Farrell, Barry Robert
O'Farrell, Henry James
O'Flanagan, Michael
O'Flynn, Jeremiah Francis
O'Grady, John
O'Keefe, Barry
O'Keefe, Johnny
O'Kelly, Sean J
O'Loughlin, Peter
O'Neill, Charles
O'Neill, Cornelius
O'Neill, Jackie (Jackie O)
O'Reilly, Benjamin
O'Reilly, Cresswell
O'Reilly, Susannah Hennessy (Susie)
O'Shea, Tessie
O'Sullivan, Edward William
O'Sullivan, Patrick
Oak Lodge House
Oak Park Park or open space
Oakes Estate Toongabbee Subdivision map Map
Oakes, Francis
Oakes, George
Oakhurst Suburb
Oaks Hotel Hotel
Oaks Steam Brick Company Commercial organisation
Oakville Suburb
Oatlands Suburb
Oatley Suburb
Oatley Amateur Swimming Club Sporting club or association
Oatley Bay Bay or cove
Oatley Bay Reserve Park or open space
Oatley Hotel Hotel
Oatley Park Park or open space
Oatley Park Baths Swimming pool
Oatley Pleasure Grounds Park or open space
Oatley railway station Railway station
Oatley School of Arts Educational institution
Oatley School of Arts hall School of Arts hall
Oatley town clock Tower
Oatley West Locality
Oatley, Eleanor
Oatley, James

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O'Connor, Richard

Local politician and lifetime resident of Rozelle.

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O'Connor, Richard Edward

Lawyer who twice declined the offer of a knighthood.

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O'Dea, Ernest Charles

Trade union organiser Ernest O'Dea served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1949-52

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O'Doherty, Chris

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

O'Donald, Thomas

Early landowner in the area later known as Berala.

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O'Donnell, Dawn

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Professional speed skater who later owned a number of gay and lesbian venues across Sydney and was a major figure in the gay and lesbian scene.

O'Donnell, John

Early landowner in the area later known as Lidcombe.

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O'Farrell, Barry Robert

43rd Premier of New South Wales.

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O'Farrell, Henry James

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Irish republican who shot and wounded the Duke of Edinburgh and was hanged for attempted murder.

O'Flanagan, Michael

Irish republican leader deported in 1923.

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O'Flynn, Jeremiah Francis

Priest who helped to publicize the needs of Catholics in New South Wales and to influence the British government in 1820 to allow the first official Roman Catholic missionaries to be sent to Australia.

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O'Grady, John

Qualified pharmacist who had a variety of jobs before finding success as an author who wrote under his own name as well as several noms de plume including Nino Culotta.

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O'Keefe, Barry

Barrister and Supreme Court judge who was the longest serving Mayor of Mosman and staunch supporter of environment and heritage conservation bodies.

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O'Keefe, Johnny

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Singer who became known as Australia's homegrown rock 'n roller.

O'Kelly, Sean J

Irish republican who was deported because of government fears of Irish sedition.

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O'Loughlin, Peter

Irish republican.

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O'Neill, Charles

Civil engineer who co-founded the Society of St Vincent de Paul in Australia.

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O'Neill, Cornelius

Mayor of Glebe, labourer and city council driver

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O'Neill, Jackie (Jackie O)

Commercial radio host and television presenter.

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O'Reilly, Benjamin

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Female impersonator and burlesque performer whose stage name was Lea Sonia.

O'Reilly, Cresswell

Film censor and public servant renowned for his extreme conservatism and advocacy of heritage conservation.

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O'Reilly, Susannah Hennessy (Susie)

Popular family doctor and obstetrician who helped establish the Rachel Forster Hospital.

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O'Shea, Tessie

Welsh entertainer and actress who appeared in Sydney in 1948.

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O'Sullivan, Edward William

Printer and journalist whose work as a labour leader lead to a career in politics. As Secretary of Public Works he was responsible for the new Central railway station at Devonshire Street.

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O'Sullivan, Patrick

Cartoonist and film producer best known for his Felix the Cat animated films.

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Oak Lodge

Built in 1836/37 and the residence of Randolph Want in Pyrmont Bridge Road, since demolished

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House

Oak Park

Coastal park and ocean baths south of Cronulla Beach.

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Park or open space

Oakes Estate Toongabbee Subdivision map

Map of a subdivision of Toongabbie in 1881.

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Map

Oakes, Francis

Chief constable for the Parramatta district from 1805 and convict administrator who also worked as a farmer, baker, shop-keeper, contractor and auctioneer.

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Oakes, George

Pastoralist and politician who, though based at Parramatta, had extensive landholdings in the Goulburn area.

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Oakhurst

Western residential suburb developed from 1981 by Land Commission of NSW (Landcom). Formerly part of Plumpton, it was named after Landcom's 'The Oaks Estate' development, with 'hurst' (meaning hillock or wooded eminence) being added.

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Suburb

Oaks Hotel

Hotel established in 1885 on Military Road at Neutral Bay.  Rebuilt in 1938 by Tooth & Co Ltd.The garden lounge addition was designed in 1957 by the architects Morrow and Gordon,

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Hotel

Oaks Steam Brick Company

Brickworks in Neutral Bay operated by Patrick Hayes 1880-1891

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Commercial organisation

Oakville

North-western semi-rural suburb south-east of Windsor. John Clark took up a selection here in 1894, which he named after the she-oaks (casuarinas) growing along the creek running through it.

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Oatlands

Residential suburb north of Parramatta. It is named after Oatlands House, built in the 1820s.

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Oatley

Leafy southern residential suburb on the Georges River. Built on the land granted to James Oatley, a convict clockmaker, it began to develop in the 1960s.

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Oatley Amateur Swimming Club

Community swimming club which provided training, competitions and evening entertainment.

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Sporting club or association

Oatley Bay

Bay off the Georges River about 3 kilometres west of Blakehurst.

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Bay or cove

Oatley Bay Reserve

Park on the site of the Oatley Pleasure Grounds which closed in 1935.

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Oatley Hotel

Hotel built in 1928.

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Oatley Park

Public park established in 1888 on a tree covered peninsula in the lower Georges River.

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Oatley Park Baths

Recreational baths in the Georges River adjacent to Oatley Park. Sharkproof netting and significant reconstruction was undertaken in 1930 though the baths had been in use since 1919.

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Swimming pool

Oatley Pleasure Grounds

Popular picnic, swimming and recreational facility at Oatley Bay, which included a miniature zoo. It closed in 1934 and is now Oatley Bay Reserve.

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Oatley railway station

Station originally opened in 1886 but moved to its current location in 1905.

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Railway station

Oatley School of Arts

School of Arts established about 1905

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Educational institution

Oatley School of Arts hall

Community hall that housed a billiards room, and served as church, school and centre for relief aid during influenza epidemic 1919. Building later housed a preschool and was given to Kogarah Council in the late 1960s. Additions have housed a baby health centre and municipal library.

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School of Arts hall

Oatley town clock

Large clock erected in Oatley in 1983 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of James Oatley, a convict clockmaker, taking up his land grant in the area. It was unveiled by his descendant, yachtsman and winemaker Bob Oatley.

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Tower

Oatley West

Locality to the west of Oatley.

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Locality

Oatley, Eleanor

Wife of James Oatley (jnr) and mother of nine children.

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Oatley, James

Convict who worked as a watch and clock maker and was appointed by Lachlan Macquarie as keeper of the town clock.

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