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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Six O'Clock Rock Television program
Six Songs from the South Musical composition
Sjomannskirken Balgowlah Religious organisation
Skalkos, Theo
Skandalis, John
Skinner, Lillian
Skirving, Robert Scot
Skirving, William
Skripov, Ivan Fedorovich
Sky Sports Radio 1017 AM Commercial organisation
Slade, George Penkivil
Slarke, Eileen
Slessor, Kenneth
Slessor, Maude
Slocombe, James
Slocum, Joshua
Sly, Ethel
Sly, Joseph
Small's Chocolate factory Industrial site
Small, Francis Walsh
Small, John
Small, William J
Smallgood, Henry
Smallpox epidemic 1789 Epidemic
Smallpox epidemic 1881 Epidemic
Smart, Jeffrey
Smart, Thomas Ware
Smeaton Grange Suburb
Smedley, John
Smeeton Estate
Smiley Film
Smillie, Bill
Smith & Julius studios Commercial organisation
Smith Bros Trade and Transport Terminal Commercial organisation
Smith Brothers Commercial organisation
Smith E R
Smith Family Nonprofit or charity
Smith's Weekly Newspaper
Smith's Wharf Wharf or dock
Smith, Ann
Smith, Ann Elizabeth
Smith, Anne
Smith, Anne Margaret
Smith, Arthur (Neddy)
Smith, Arthur Bruce
Smith, Bernard
Smith, Bob
Smith, Charles
Smith, Charles jnr
Smith, Charles Kingsford

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Six O'Clock Rock

Rock and roll television show which appeared on ABC television from 28 February 1959 until 1962.

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Television program

Six Songs from the South

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Music for voice and piano by George Clutsam with lyrics by Mary Gilmore.

Musical composition

Sjomannskirken Balgowlah

Norwegian Church Abroad established worldwide for the moral and religious education of Scandinavian seafarers.

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Religious organisation

Skalkos, Theo

Publisher.

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Skandalis, John

Rugby league player.

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Skinner, Lillian

Singer, dancer and dancing instructor who established a dancing school in Darlinghurst in the 1930s.

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Skirving, Robert Scot

Physician and surgeon who became a popular lecturer and held active positions during two world wars.

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Skirving, William

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Political reformer and one of the Scottish martyrs who were transported for sedition.

Skripov, Ivan Fedorovich

First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Australia from 1959 who was discovered by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation to be engaged in espionage for the Soviet Union in 1963. Secret messages had been shared between him and another operative, who was a double agent for ASIO, at various spots around Sydney including McElhone Stairs, a water meter under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and in a grave in one of Sydney's cemeteries. The pair also met at various locations including Taronga Zoo, a carpet shop in Manly and a restaurant in Collaroy. Skripov and his wife were ordered to leave the country within seven days.

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Sky Sports Radio 1017 AM

Originally under the ownership of the Labour Council of New South Wales as radio station 2KY with a music format it progressed to talk programs and ultimately race broadcasting.

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Commercial organisation

Slade, George Penkivil

Solicitor and painter best known for his watercolours and sketches of Australian landscapes.

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Slarke, Eileen

Writer and curator.

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Slessor, Kenneth

Poet, war correspondent and journalist whose poetic imagery of Sydney is vividly portrayed in many of his works, including Five Bells.

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Slessor, Maude

Retailer in Rowe Street.

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Slocombe, James

Shopkeeper and postmaster in George Street Canterbury from its early days as a village in the 1840s until the 1890s.

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Slocum, Joshua

Canadian seaman and adventurer who was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world.

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Sly, Ethel

Assistant to photographer Harold Cazneaux 1920-1934

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Sly, Joseph

Upholsterer and cabinetmaker of 194 Pitt Street.

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Small's Chocolate factory

Chocolate factory in Bridge Road Stanmore, established 1921. In 2001 the building was converted to apartments known as The Chocolate Factory Apartments.

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Industrial site

Small, Francis Walsh

Superintendent of Hyde Park Barracks.

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Small, John

Convict transported for assault and theft who was eventually granted land at Ryde in 1794. In 1809 he was appointed a district constable.

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Small, William J

Early landowner and settler in the Fiddletown area

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Smallgood, Henry

Killara resident, owner of Lynwood Cottage (1917), one of the best intact examples of California bungalow architecture.

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Smallpox epidemic 1789

Outbreak of disease that decimated the Aboriginal population of the Sydney area.

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Epidemic

Smallpox epidemic 1881

Outbreak of one of the world's most feared diseases that led to big changes in public health administration in Sydney.

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Smart, Jeffrey

Painter renowned for modernist depictions of urban landscapes. Since 1962 he has lived in Arezzo, Italy.

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Smart, Thomas Ware

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Businessman and politician who ran several successful businesses, from auctioneering to real estate agent, banking and flour milling.

Smeaton Grange

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Far south-western industrial suburb named after the estate of the same name granted to explorers William Hovell and Charles Throsby. It was rural until the early 1990s.

Suburb

Smedley, John

Architect and painter who worked extensively in China and Japan as well as designing many prominent buildings in Sydney including the Sydney Trades Hall.

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Smeeton

Grant of land to Mrs Charles Throsby in 1811 in the vicinity of Narellan.

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Estate

Smiley

Film made in 1956 set in Australia and based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Moore Raymond.

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Film

Smillie, Bill

Criminal figure who worked for the prominent sly-grog operator and drug trader Kate Leigh. He was found shot dead in an alleyway in Surry Hills in 1940.

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Smith & Julius studios

Graphic design and advertising studio established by Harry Julius and Ure Smith.

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Smith Bros Trade and Transport Terminal

Shipping operator and freight container business at Botany.

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Smith Brothers

Dairy company owned by Percy, Austin and Arthur Smith of Concord who expanded their business into the western suburbs in the 1920s.

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Smith E R

Property owner in the Campbelltown district.

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Smith Family

Children's charity focused on improving educational opportunities to help disadvantaged Australian children.

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Nonprofit or charity

Smith's Weekly

Independent tabloid newspaper which mixed sensationalism, satire and controversial opinions with sporting and finance news.

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Newspaper

Smith's Wharf

Wharf at Millers Point acquired by Charles Smith for his merchant trade with the Gilbert islands.

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Wharf or dock

Smith, Ann

Wife of Sydney butcher and philanthropist Charles Smith.

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Smith, Ann Elizabeth

Wife of George Smith.

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Smith, Anne

Infant daughter of George Smith.

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Smith, Anne Margaret

Second wife of businessman and hotelier Henry Gilbert Smith, one of the early residents of both Manly and Fairlight.

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Smith, Arthur (Neddy)

Criminal convicted of drug dealing, armed robbery and murder who gained further notoriety testifying against corrupt police.

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Smith, Arthur Bruce

English born politician, barrister and businessman whose family migrated to Melbourne when in 1854.

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Smith, Bernard

Art historian and critic.

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Smith, Bob

Aboriginal leader from Kempsey who settled in Sydney.

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Smith, Charles

Convict who became a successful butcher, publican and landowner, well known for his horses and his kindness to Aboriginal people, some of whom attended his funeral.

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Smith, Charles jnr

Professional fisherman for over 30 years who saw a serious decline in fish stocks in Botany Bay.

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Smith, Charles Kingsford

Aviator who served in World War I and became a pioneer of the aviation industry and air transport in Australia before disappearing on a record breaking flight from England.

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