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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Returned Soldiers Settlement Scheme State or colonial government
Reuss, Ferdinand Hamilton Jnr
Reuss, Ferdinand Snr
Reussdale House
Revesby Suburb
Revesby Heights Suburb
Rew, Kate
Reynolds' Cottages House
Reynolds, Ann
Reynolds, Margaret
Reynolds, Maurice
Reynolds, William
Rheem Australia Pty Ltd Commercial organisation
Rhodes Suburb
Rhodes, William
Rice, Herbert
Rich, De Renzie Myer
Richards, Richard Watkins
Richards, Ron
Richards, Tom
Richards, William Oliver (Billy)
Richardson & Wrench Commercial organisation
Richardson's Lookout Lookout
Richardson, Gordon Dalyell
Richardson, John
Richardson, Mervyn Victor
Richmond Suburb
Richmond Bottoms Locality
Richmond Hill Hill or mountain
Richmond Lowlands Suburb
Richmond Park Park or open space
Richmond Players Performing group
Richmond School of Arts Educational institution
Richmond School of Arts hall School of Arts hall
Richmond Villa House
Richmond, Ethel
Richmond, Tom
Richter, Ivy
Rickard, Arthur
Rickard, Bruce
Rickards Memorial Memorial
Rickards, Harry
Rickards, Kate
Rickards, Madge Adelaide
Rickards, Noni
Rickards, Sydney Stokes
Riddell, Campbell Drummond
Ride on Stranger Book
Riders in the Chariot Book
Ridge Creek River or creek

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Returned Soldiers Settlement Scheme

Scheme established by legislation in New South Wales in 1916 to enable Crown Land be made available to returned servicemen for farming and settlement.

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State or colonial government

Reuss, Ferdinand Hamilton Jnr

Architect and surveyor, the son of engineer and architect F H Reuss Snr.

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Reuss, Ferdinand Snr

British civil engineer who migrated to Sydney and established an architecture practice, best known for a group of grand residences he designed in Glebe.

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Reussdale

High Victorian Gothic mansion built as part of a significant heritage group that originally comprised four buildings. It is assymmetrical with a brick tower and an unusual bay window.

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House

Revesby

Western residential and industrial suburb, named for Revesby Abbey, the home of Sir Joseph Banks in Lincolnshire. It developed after the railway station opened in 1931.

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Suburb

Revesby Heights

Western residential suburb, named for Revesby Abbey, the home of Sir Joseph Banks in Lincolnshire. Its street names have a Second World War theme.

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Rew, Kate

English writer and advocate of outdoor swimming.

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Reynolds' Cottages

Workers cottages of brick and sandstone which remain a significant relic of Colonial Georgian style. A third cottage was built of timber at No.32 but has since been rebuilt in brick. Their change of use reflected the economic and social changes of The Rocks through the decades.

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Reynolds, Ann

Wife of William Reynolds who married at St Mary's Catholic Church in 1826.

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Reynolds, Margaret

Irish daughter of William Reynolds who migrated to Sydney after he received his ticket of leave and was to inherit his property portfolio on his death.

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Reynolds, Maurice

Solicitor who as a teenager followed his convict father from Ireland. He inherited his father's extensive property portfolio.

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Reynolds, William

Blacksmith who was reunited with his Irish born children after obtaining his ticket of leave. He was to accumulate an extensive property portfolio in The Rocks.

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Rheem Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturing company established in Australia in 1936 as a branch of an American drum manufacturer. It first manufactured gas water heaters in Australia at Waterloo in 1939.

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Commercial organisation

Rhodes

Small western peninsular suburb on the southern shore of the Parramatta River, named after the home of Thomas Walker (1791-1861). Once heavily industrial, the area now has new residential development on remediated industrial land.

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Rhodes, William

New Zealand businessman and politician who profited from business ventures in Australia.

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Rice, Herbert

Early resident of Killara, active in the Killara Progress Association and a foundation trustee of Killara Park Reserve.

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Rich, De Renzie Myer

Businessman.

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Richards, Richard Watkins

Surveyor and politician who served twice as Lord Mayor of Sydney.

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Richards, Ron

Aboriginal man who was a champion middle/light heavyweight boxer in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Richards, Tom

Rugby union footballer who played for Manly and later for Australia.

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Richards, William Oliver (Billy)

Advertising agent who worked to improve the advertising business and the professionalism of agents in a career lasting over 70 years.

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Richardson & Wrench

Real estate agency founded in 1858, floated as a public company in 1889, acquired by Lend Lease in 1962 and in 1982 by Neil Collins.

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Richardson's Lookout

Lookout about 1 kilometre east of Riverside Park and about 1 kilometre west of Tempe.

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Lookout

Richardson, Gordon Dalyell

Librarian at the Mitchell Library and the State Library.

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Richardson, John

Entrepreneur who operated a bus service in the Lane Cove area in the early 1900s.

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Richardson, Mervyn Victor

Inventor of the rotary lawnmower in 1952.

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Richmond

North-western town on Hawkesbury River named after the 3rd Duke of Richmond, Master General of the Ordnance. One of five townships in the region established by Governor Lachlan Macquarie, it contains many historic buildings and is the location of a Royal Australian Air Force base.

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Richmond Bottoms

Floodplains of the Hawkesbury River near Richmond

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Locality

Richmond Hill

Hill on Western Bank of Hawkesbury River about 1.6 kilometres south west of North Richmond named by Governor Arthur Phillip in July 1789 near the termination of his journey by boat up the Hawkesbury River.

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Hill or mountain

Richmond Lowlands

North-western rural suburb on northern edge of Richmond along Hawkesbury River. It is the site of polo clubs and horse studs.

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Richmond Park

Park in Gordon

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Park or open space

Richmond Players

Amateur theatre group in Richmond.

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Performing group

Richmond School of Arts

Organisation formed to provide a library and 'a centre of wholesome influences' to the community.

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Educational institution

Richmond School of Arts hall

Opened by Colonial Secretary Henry Parkes in 1866, the School of Arts housed a library, theatre, and billiard room, and showed films. Council meetings were held there until 1913. Still used by community groups.

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School of Arts hall

Richmond Villa

Colonial Georgian villa of sandstone which originally fronted a garden facing east towards the Domain on the site of the modern extension behind Parliament House in Macquarie Street. It was used as a family home and parliamentary annex before being reconstructed on Kent Street in 1976.

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Richmond, Ethel

Architect who worked building air raid shelters in London in 1938-39 before returning to practice in Sydney in 1940.

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Richmond, Tom

Historian.

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Richter, Ivy

Entrepreneur and bar owner who established two pioneering drag bars - Chez Ivy in Bondi Junction in 1962 and Ivy's Birdcage on Oxford Street in 1967. In an interview with Sydney's Pride History Group, Richter described the widespread homophobia experienced by her patrons in both their family lives and careers:

...they'd cry, they'd get a few drinks...It was hard, if you couldn't work properly and if you couldn't go home, it was bloody hard.

She also described what it was like for the community during the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s: 

It was just like one after the other. Terrible. I had a black dress just for going to funerals.

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Rickard, Arthur

Merchant and property developer who was a master of self promotion, becoming an outstanding land developer after a chequered career as merchant.

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Rickard, Bruce

Architect who was highly influential in incorporating open planning and outdoor living into his residential designs.

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Rickards Memorial

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White marble memorial to Harry Rickards erected in Waverley Cemetery. A bust of Rickards was originally housed under the dome.

Memorial

Rickards, Harry

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Theatre owner and comedian who built a theatre circuit in Australia and brought many legendary variety artists to Australia.

Rickards, Kate

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Trapeze artist, costume designer and vaudeville performer whose skill and daring were feted around the world.

Rickards, Madge Adelaide

Second daughter of Harry and Kate Rickards.

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Rickards, Noni

Actress who briefly followed her famous parents to the stage before marrying the Tivoli's treasurer EH Maas.

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Rickards, Sydney Stokes

Eldest son of theatrical entrepreneurs Harry and Kate Rickards. He died of scarlet fever at years old while his parents were on tour.

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Riddell, Campbell Drummond

Colonial treasurer who had constant grievances about his salary and position and clashed regularly with Governor Bourke.

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Ride on Stranger

Novel set in Sydney in the 1930s.

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Book

Riders in the Chariot

Novel of four people who realised they share the same vision of the title.

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Ridge Creek

Creek on the southern boundary of St Ives, a tributary of Rocky Creek. Also known as High Ridge Creek.

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River or creek