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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Dawson, Margaret
Dawson, Peter
Dawson, Richard (Dicky)
Dawson-Damer, Ashley
Dawson-Damer, Lionel John Charles Seymour
Day of Mourning 1938 Protest
Day, Anne
Day, Joseph
Day, Marele
De Berg, Hazel
de Bougainville, Hyacinthe
de Burgh, Ernest
De Burghs bridge Bridge
de Cairos-Rego, George
de Cairos-Rego, Iris
de Cairos-Rego, Rex
de Chair, Dudley
de Chair, Enid
de Groen's Vice Regal Band Performing group
de Groen, Sampson
De Groot, Francis
de Gunst, Mollie
de Keating, Jerome Thomy
de Lissa, Alfred
de Lolle, Emile
de Lolle, Madame
de Maistre, Roy
de Maliez, Bernard
de Mestre, Mary Ann
de Mestre, Prosper
de Milhau, Gabriel
de Muro Lomanto, Enzo
De Pinedo, Francesco
de Russett, Alfred Montagu
De Valera, Éamon
De Vernicourt, Pierre Lalouette
de Waart, Edo
Deakin, Alfred
Deamer, Dulcie
Dean Park Suburb
Dean, George
Dean, Mary
Deane, Edward
Deane, Henry
Deane, John
Deane, John Phillip
Deane, William
Dearmer, Louisa
Debus, Bob
DeCesare, Francesco

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Dawson, Margaret

Convict who became de facto wife of surgeon William Balmain, and bore him three children.

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Dawson, Peter

Singer who achieved international fame through his many recordings and tours.

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Dawson, Richard (Dicky)

Ironmonger who established a foundry near Sydney Cove in 1833 and spent four decades improving process and product despite financial problems. His innovations and transfer of technologies made him an industrial leader of the time.

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Dawson-Damer, Ashley

Owner of Oran Park homestead from 2000 to 2006.

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Dawson-Damer, Lionel John Charles Seymour

Owner of Oran Park homestead from 1969.

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Day of Mourning 1938

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Protest held on the sesquicentenary of the founding of Sydney, to highlight the Aboriginal suffering that resulted from the European invasion.

Protest

Day, Anne

Laundress who conducted her own business after the death of her husband.

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Day, Joseph

Mariner.

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Day, Marele

Writer who has created several fictional Sydney detectives including Claudia Valentine and Harry Lavender.

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De Berg, Hazel

Oral history pioneer whose recordings provide a unique record of the voices and memories of hundreds of Australians born between 1865 and 1956.

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de Bougainville, Hyacinthe

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French explorer who visited Sydney with Baudin in 1802 and again in 1825 when he arranged for monuments to La Perouse and Father Receveur to be built at La Perouse.

de Burgh, Ernest

Engineer who rose through the New South Wales public service to become chief engineer in charge of water supply and sewerage for Sydney, and oversaw dams and other works throughout New South Wales.

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De Burghs bridge

Six-lane concrete bridge across the Lane Cove River, which replaced the nearby timber De Burghs bridge in 1967.

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Bridge

de Cairos-Rego, George

Musician and journalist who was influential in Sydney in the first half of the twentieth century.

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de Cairos-Rego, Iris

Pianist and composer who continued her studies in Europe before returning to teach and perform.

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de Cairos-Rego, Rex

Pianist and composer.

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de Chair, Dudley

Twenty-fifth governor of New South Wales.

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de Chair, Enid

Wife of the State Governor in the 1920s.

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de Groen's Vice Regal Band

Performing band who provided music for Government House functions, State balls, and social events at Parliament House from the 1880s. Enormously popular in 1908.

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Performing group

de Groen, Sampson

Retailer who arrived from Holland in 1858 and established a clothing store.

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De Groot, Francis

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Businessman and member of the New Guard militia who cut the ribbon at the Harbour Bridge opening before Premier Jack Lang in 1932.

de Gunst, Mollie

Operatic singer who toured extensively in the 1920s and 1930s.

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de Keating, Jerome Thomy

Sugar cane grower from Mauritius who visited Sydney in 1865 on his way to the Queensland sugar fields.

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de Lissa, Alfred

Solicitor who specialised in company law and published several pamphlets on finance, labour, and income distribution.

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de Lolle, Emile

French teacher who was eventually sentenced to two years imprisonment for forging a cheque.

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de Lolle, Madame

Milliner and corset maker who took the name of her former common law spouse.

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de Maistre, Roy

First Australian artist to use pure abstractionism, applying the theory of music to painting.

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de Maliez, Bernard

Frenchman who was Governor Arthur Phillip's personal servant.

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de Mestre, Mary Ann

Convict's daughter who became the wife of a successful businessman and founder of a large colonial family.

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de Mestre, Prosper

Settler of French origin who built a successful mercantile business, became a director of the Bank of New South Wales and a founder of the local insurance industry.

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de Milhau, Gabriel

French nobleman who was an early settler in Hunters Hill. One time property owner near the Clarence River in northern NSW he retired as Postal Inspector in 1888

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de Muro Lomanto, Enzo

Italian tenor who visited Sydney on tour in 1928.

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De Pinedo, Francesco

Italian aviator who flew a sea-plane from Rome to Australia in 1925.

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de Russett, Alfred Montagu

Businessman in the Fairlight area.

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De Valera, Éamon

Leader of Ireland's struggle for independence from Britain and one of the dominant political figures of twentieth century Ireland.

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De Vernicourt, Pierre Lalouette

French soldier, also known as the Chevalier or Baron de Clambe, who was an early free settler in Castle Hill.

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de Waart, Edo

Dutch-born chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra 1995-2004.

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Deakin, Alfred

Dominant figure in the first decade of Federation who became Prime Minister three times.

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Deamer, Dulcie

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Actor and writer who was a founder of the Fellowship of Australian Writers and became known as the Queen of Sydney's Kings Cross Bohemia.

Dean Park

Western residential suburb developed since the 1980s beside Eastern Creek. It is named after the family of early landowner William Dean (d. 1847).

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Suburb

Dean, George

Ferry captain accused of attempting to murder his wife. His subsequent conviction, Royal Commission and then pardon before he finally admitted his guilt, created a public uproar.

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Dean, Mary

Victim of attempted murder by her husband in March 1895.

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Deane, Edward

Musician in one of Sydney's earliest string quartet performances.

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Deane, Henry

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Engineer-in-chief for railway construction from 1891 and an accomplished botanist.

Deane, John

Violinist and conductor in some of Sydney's earliest classical music performances.

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Deane, John Phillip

Musician and music teacher in early nineteenth century Sydney and Hobart.

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Deane, William

Judge and 22nd Governor-General of Australia.

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Dearmer, Louisa

Governess who sought work in Sydney in the 1860s before becoming a teacher in a government school in 1868.

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Debus, Bob

Politician who served both at the state and federal level.

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DeCesare, Francesco

Maltese government official who visited Sydney in 1882.

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