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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Smith, Charles snr
Smith, Colin H
Smith, Courtenay
Smith, Cuthbert
Smith, Edwin
Smith, Elizabeth
Smith, Frank
Smith, Frederick Trenchard
Smith, George
Smith, Grace Cossington
Smith, Harry Curzon
Smith, Henry Gilbert
Smith, Jack
Smith, James
Smith, James Joynton
Smith, Jim
Smith, John
Smith, John jnr
Smith, John snr
Smith, Joshua
Smith, Keith Macpherson
Smith, Keith Vincent
Smith, Leonard
Smith, Maria Ann
Smith, Percy
Smith, Ridley
Smith, Robert Burdett
Smith, Ross Macpherson
Smith, Samuel
Smith, Shepherd
Smith, Shirley (Mum Shirl)
Smith, Stan
Smith, Sydney Ure
Smith, Thomas
Smith, Thomas 1795-1842
Smith, Thomas 1829-1882
Smith, Thomas Tipple
Smith, Thomas Whistler
Smith, Vivian
Smith, William 'Sovereign'
Smith, William Saumarez
Smithers, John Baker
Smithfield Suburb
Smithfield Mosque Place of worship
Smiths Creek River or creek
Smoke and Mirrors Pty Ltd Commercial organisation
Smoothey Park Park or open space
SMS Novara Ship
Smyth, Arthur Bowes
Smyth, Thomas

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Smith, Charles snr

Carpenter sentenced to transportation for stealing tools, he founded one of the oldest fishing families in Botany when he settled there to build after receiving his ticket of leave.

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Smith, Colin H

Architect of some notable Sydney houses.

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Smith, Courtenay

Charity worker on behalf of alcoholics.

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Smith, Cuthbert

Third generation fisherman who worked with his father in the depleted fishing grounds of Botany Bay.

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Smith, Edwin

Brother of James Smith, victim in the Shark Arm murder of 1935.

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Smith, Elizabeth

Landowner at Berowra who inherited her mother's farm.

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Smith, Frank

Publican and entrepreneur who transformed the amenities at the Sir Joseph Banks Hotel into a major tourist attraction.

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Smith, Frederick Trenchard

Manly architect and local politician.

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Smith, George

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Businessman and sportsman who was Mayor of Sydney in 1859 and later a prominent citizen of the Manly district.

Smith, Grace Cossington

Modernist painter who recorded the general excitement and turbulence of big-city life in a radical flat-patterned construction.

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Smith, Harry Curzon

Entrepreneur who made his fortune operating railway refreshment rooms.

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Smith, Henry Gilbert

Businessman who became a founder of Manly after retiring to his estate at Fairlight. He helped shape the look of Manly by supporting the planting of Norfolk pines on the ocean front.

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Smith, Jack

Ferry man across Berowra Creek early in the twentieth century.

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Smith, James

Cleaner and carrier.

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Smith, James Joynton

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Hotelier, sportsman and racecourse owner who was also Lord Mayor of Sydney and publisher of Smith's Weekly.

Smith, Jim

Small-time criminal who was the victim of the Shark Arm murder in 1935.

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Smith, John

Academic and teacher who was foundation professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Sydney.

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Smith, John jnr

Settler who arrived in the Barwell as a child with his family.

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Smith, John snr

Free settler who was a landowner in Toongabbie.

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Smith, Joshua

Artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1944 but is best remembered as the subject of the previous year's controversial Archibald Prize win by artist William Dobell.

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Smith, Keith Macpherson

Aviator who was one of the first people to fly from England to Australia.

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Smith, Keith Vincent

Author, historian and curator.

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Smith, Leonard

Fourth generation Botany Bay net fisherman.

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Smith, Maria Ann

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Orchardist who settled in Ryde and worked with seedling apples, eventually developing a variety which had huge commercial success after her death.

Smith, Percy

One of the last professional fishermen on Botany Bay.

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Smith, Ridley

Architect.

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Smith, Robert Burdett

Solicitor and politician, one of the early landholders in the Warrawee area.

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Smith, Ross Macpherson

Aviator who with his brother, Keith Macpherson Smith, became the first pilots to fly from England to Australia in 1919.

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Smith, Samuel

Sailor who accompanied and recorded the journey of discovery with Matthew Flinders on the HMS Investigator between 1801 and 1803.

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Smith, Shepherd

Banker and benefactor who joined the Bank of New South Wales as junior clerk and was to become general manager, developing efficient machinery for government banking operations.

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Smith, Shirley (Mum Shirl)

Aboriginal activist whose welfare work began by visiting Aboriginal prisoners. Over many years she also provided a home for over 60 children.

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Smith, Stan

Architect and partner of the firm McConnell, Smith and Johnson.

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Smith, Sydney Ure

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Publisher and artist who sought to incorporate quality art and design with technically advanced printing in the advertising agency he founded in 1906 with Harry Julius. He also established the publishing company Art in Australia Ltd in 1920.

Smith, Thomas

Orchardist who settled in Ryde.

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Smith, Thomas 1795-1842

Merchant and ferry builder who became an accountant after the joint business with his brother Henry was dissolved amicably.

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Smith, Thomas 1829-1882

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Anglican clergyman whose drunken and dissolute youth helped equip him in establishing a church in one of the poorest and roughest areas of Sydney.
Under his stewardship St Barnabas claimed a congregation of 1200 and a sunday school for 1000 in the 1860s.

Smith, Thomas Tipple

Surveyor and builder who was a longtime resident of Glebe.

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Smith, Thomas Whistler

General merchant and banker who began work for his uncle at age 9 and eventually inherited the his businesses.

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Smith, Vivian

Poet, highly respected critic and longtime professor at the University of Sydney.

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Smith, William 'Sovereign'

Merry-go-round operator and land developer in the manly area at the turn of the twentieth century.

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Smith, William Saumarez

Anglican Bishop in 1890 and Archbishop of Sydney in 1897.

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Smithers, John Baker

Publican in King Street in 1833 who became a landowner at Manly.

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Smithfield

Western industrial and residential suburb. John Ryan Brenan was granted land here in 1836 and named it after the meat markets of London, as he hoped to build cattle saleyards in the area.

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Suburb

Smithfield Mosque

Mosque established by Bosnian migrants in the 1970s.

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Place of worship

Smiths Creek

Creek to the east of Campbelltown which flows into Bow Bowing Creek at Leumeah.

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River or creek

Smoke and Mirrors Pty Ltd

Radio and television production company owned by radio presenters Merrick Watts and Tim Ross.

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Commercial organisation

Smoothey Park

Reserve on the eastern side of Berrys Creek in Russell Street, Wollstonecraft.

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Park or open space

SMS Novara

Austro-Hungarian naval vessel which visited Sydney as part of a global expedition between 1857 and 1859.

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Ship

Smyth, Arthur Bowes

Ship's surgeon and ornithologist who recorded several now extinct species.

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Smyth, Thomas

Marine on the First Fleet who took up land on Sydney's southern boundary.  A storekeeper since 1792, he was appointed as Provost Marshal in February 1796. He died suddenly in 1804 while visiting the Hawkesbury and was described as 'universally respected for his humanity in acquitting himself of the duties of his office; the generosity and benevolence of his heart; the affability of his manners, and the placidity of his disposition'.

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