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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Bonett, William
Bonner, James
Bonney, Constance E
Bonynge, Richard
Booker, Edwin
Boorong
Boote, Henry Ernest
Booth, John
Booth, Mary
Booth, William
Bordier, Leonard Etienne
Borovansky, Edouard
Bostock, Cecil
Bostock, Euphemia
Bostock, Gerry
Bostock, Lester
Boston, B
Boston, John
Bosworth, JL
Bourke, Richard
Bovis, Charles
Bovis, William
Bowden, Frederick Leopold
Bowden, Harald
Bowden, Jane
Bowden, Joseph
Bowden, Thomas
Bowden, Thomas Kendall
Bowden, Thomas Wheaton
Bowen, Edward George
Bowen, Edward John
Bowen, George Bartley
Bowen, LJ
Bowen-Daniels, Gill
Bower, Arthur
Bowers, Mary
Bowers, William
Bowker, Richard
Bowman, James
Bowman, Thomas
Bown, Charles
Boxall, Arthur d'Auvergne
Boyages, Steven
Boyce, Francis Bertie
Boyd, Ben
Boyd, Penleigh
Boyd, Robin
Boyd, Thomas
Boyle, John
Brabham, Jack

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Bonett, William

Diocesan priest, noted for service to Maltese community.

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Bonner, James

Iron-founder and early Mayor of Manly.

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Bonney, Constance E

Campaigner for peace who became disllusioned when many called for peace by negotiation.

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Bonynge, Richard

Conductor and pianist who conducted almost all his wife, Joan Sutherland's performances.

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Booker, Edwin

Early landholder at Killara.

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Boorong

Daughter of Maugoran, a Burramattagal elder who moved to the river flats near Meadowbank. As a young girl in 1789, she was taken into the care of Reverend Richard Johnson and his wife Mary but left after 18 months. She was Bennelong's last wife and is the woman buried with him in his grave at Kissing Point.

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Boote, Henry Ernest

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Labor propagandist and journalist who strongly opposed conscription and the senseless horror of war, resulting in his appearance in the Central Police Court for not submitting articles to the censor.

Booth, John

Timber merchant and politician who became mayor of Balmain, and a member of parliament. He was active in local affairs, including the School of Arts and the Working Men's Institute.

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Booth, Mary

Physician, welfare officer and feminist who lectured on hygeine and campaigned vigorously for immigration and many issues to improve the lot of women.

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Booth, William

English founder of the Salvation Army

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Bordier, Leonard Etienne

Swiss-born early settler in Hunters Hill.

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Borovansky, Edouard

Founder and manager of the Borovansky Ballet.

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Bostock, Cecil

Prominent Sydney photographer.

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Bostock, Euphemia

Bundjalung-Munajali artist who was a founding member of Boomalli Artists Cooperative.

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Bostock, Gerry

Playwright, actor and founding member of Black Theatre.

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Bostock, Lester

Theatre administrator and media producer whose passion for the arts grew from the 1970s collaboration between social justice activists and filmmakers.

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Boston, B

Manager of drapery business E Way & Co.

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Boston, John

Early free settler who became a salt, soap and beer manufacturer and trader.

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Bosworth, JL

Anglican minister who donated land for Anglican church at Brookvale in 1897.

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Bourke, Richard

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Former soldier who was a popular early Governor of New South Wales between 1831 and 1837, he is generally considered enlightened or progressive in his reforms, especially in relation to the judicial process, the treatment of emancipists and convicts, and religion. His proclamation on 10 October 1835 was responsible for implementing the concept of terra nullius, upon which British settlement was based, and the dispossession of Aboriginal people across Australia until this was overturned in 1992.

Bovis, Charles

Vaudeville entertainer and theatre entrepreneur.

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Bovis, William

Vaudeville performer and theatre entrepreneur.

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Bowden, Frederick Leopold

Police constable who was one of several officers injured, and later commended for bravery, during the Bridge Street Affray in 1894.

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Bowden, Harald

Manager for J & N Tait and later JC Williamson's.

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Bowden, Jane

Wife of Methodist pioneer and schoolmaster Thomas Bowden.

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Bowden, Joseph

Publican who managed several hotels in central Sydney late in the nineteenth century.

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Bowden, Thomas

Methodist schoolmaster who was invited to the colony by Reverend Samuel Marsden, and who devoted his life to a wide range of religious, educational and philanthropic duties.

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Bowden, Thomas Kendall

Solicitor who joined Allens law firm in 1857.

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Bowden, Thomas Wheaton

Ironmonger whose career also diversified into sugar production, land sales and auctioneering.

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Bowen, Edward George

Radiophysicist.

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Bowen, Edward John

Architect based in Rozelle.

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Bowen, George Bartley

Landowner at Mount Tomah who inherited the land from his father.

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Bowen, LJ

Bootmaker at Waterloo.

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Bowen-Daniels, Gill

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Dancer at Chequers nightclub in the 1950s and a witness in the trial of Shirley Beiger for the murder of Arthur Griffith.

Bower, Arthur

Poultry farmer, one of the first returned soldiers to take up land offer at Engadine in 1916.

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Bowers, Mary

Resident of Pitt Street in the 1850s.

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Bowers, William

Butcher.

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Bowker, Richard

Medical practitioner who became a parliamentarian.

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Bowman, James

Principal Surgeon at the Sydney Hospital between 1819 and 1836. He became a large landowner after marrying into the Macarthur family. Lyndhurst at Glebe was built for him in 1837.

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Bowman, Thomas

Stonemason and quarryman who traded from St Leonards during the mid-1800s.

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Bown, Charles

Fireman who followed his uncle Thomas Bown into professional fire service for insurance companies.

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Boxall, Arthur d'Auvergne

South Australian artist who exhibited in Sydney and where he spent his later years teaching.

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Boyages, Steven

Medical practitioner and health administrator.

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Boyce, Francis Bertie

Campaigner for old age pensions, slum clearance, women's suffrage and temperance.

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Boyd, Ben

Entrepreneur in pastoral and whaling industries.

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Boyd, Penleigh

Painter of landscapes who studied in London, Melbourne and Paris. He won the Wynne Prize for landscape in 1914.

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Boyd, Robin

Architect and critic who worked mainly in Melbourne.

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Boyd, Thomas

Orchardist who farmed on a land grant in Turramurra.

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Boyle, John

Councillor on Hornsby Shire Council.

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Brabham, Jack

Racing car driver and engineer who was Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966.

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