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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Watkins, Francis
Watkins, Frederick C
Watkins, John
Watkins, Richard
Watkins, William
Watling, Thomas
Watson, Chris
Watson, James
Watson, James Henry
Watson, Judy
Watson, Margaret
Watson, Robert
Watson, Thomas
Watson, Tom
Watson-Munro, Charles
Watt, Charles W
Watts, John
Watts, Joseph John
Watts, Merrick
Waugh, James William
Waugh, Mary Elizabeth (Joan)
Way, Ebenezer
Way, Emily
Wearne, Reginald James
Weatherhead, Henry
Weaver, Jacki
Weaver, Shane
Weaver, William
Weavers, James
Webb, Bernard Linden
Webb, Edmund
Webb, Francis
Webb, Henry Richard
Webb, Mike
Webb, Thomas
Webber, Iris
Webber, William
Webby, Elizabeth
Weber, Mark
Webster, John
Webster, Robert James
Wedgewood, James Ingall
Weekes, Cora Ann
Weekes, Norman
Weigand, Auguste
Weir, Peter
Weitzel, Ernest Richard
Welch, Bettina
Weldon, Sid
Wellesley, Arthur Valerian

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Watkins, Francis

Clerk employed by a Mr Hutchinson in the Minchinbury area who was robbed on his way to Parramatta in1831.

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Watkins, Frederick C

Merchant and ice importer.

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Watkins, John

Welsh-born merchant and barrister who migrated to Sydney and became an alderman at Randwick Council.

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Watkins, Richard

Civic minded resident and local politician in Waverley.

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Watkins, William

Stonemason and builder employed by Governor Macquarie.

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Watling, Thomas

Artist convicted of forgery and transported to New South Wales and assigned to surgeon-general, John White. An ardent naturalist, he made extensive use of his artistic skill including paintings of landscapes, studies of Aboriginal people and natural history drawings.

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Watson, Chris

A founder of the Australian Labor Party and Australia's first Labor Prime Minister in 1904, he was born in Chile of New Zealand parents.

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Watson, James

Butcher.

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Watson, James Henry

Draper, soldier and historian who pursued his passion for historical research after resigning from business life and the militia in 1902.

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Watson, Judy

Waanyi artist from Queensland known for her printmaking before she diversified into painting, installation and sculpture.

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Watson, Margaret

Butcher who continued her business in Castlereagh Street after the death of her husband.

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Watson, Robert

Quartermaster on the Sirius who became a harbour pilot for Port Jackson from 1809.

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Watson, Thomas

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Master mariner and harbour pilot who received a land grant at Watsons Bay in 1835. He raised the first tribute to Captain James Cook at Liverpool and the first statue in Australia to Cook at Randwick. He was superintendent of Macquarie Lighthouse and made the newspapers in 1841 when he, in his schooner 'Essington', rescued a boy called Forbes allegedly held captive for 16 years by 'the Savages of Timor'.

Watson, Tom

Passenger coach driver in the 1870s.

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Watson-Munro, Charles

Professor of Plasma Physics, University of Sydney, 1960-80.

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Watt, Charles W

Mayor of North Sydney 1923-1926 and an alderman from 1907 to 1936.

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Watts, John

Soldier and aide-de-camp to Governor Macquarie who used his early architectural training to contribute to the design of a number of the colony's early buildings.

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Watts, Joseph John

Sawyer and groom who was tried at the Northampton Assizes in England on 4 March 1833 for housebreaking and transported for life to New South Wales. Watts later owned Randwick's Newmarket Precinct during its early days and became a prominent citizen of the Sydney suburb of Smithfield, initiating the district's first religious service.

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Watts, Merrick

Radio presenter.

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Waugh, James William

Scottish publisher, bookseller and stationer in Sydney who wrote and published The Stranger's Guide to Sydney and the Australian Almanac.

Waugh migrated to Australia with his parents and sisters in 1840 to join his brothers David and Robert. The family settled in the Illawarra region. Waugh planned to become a publisher as his father had been in Edinburgh, and moved to Sydney where he worked for bookseller William Piddington before setting up on his own in November 1851, initially at 14 Hunter Street. He published, among other things, a volume of Henry Parkes' poetry, religious, science and art magazines, almanacs and tourist guides as well as a commercial directory to Sydney. He married Mary Lee Stobo in 1856. In late 1862, Waugh closed the business and moved to Bowenfels with his growing family. Waugh was insolvent by 1866 and the family moved to Kiama where they ran the fashionable boarding house Waratah House on Teralong Street. Waugh was also offering his services as a bookkeeper and Latin tutor, and was involved in the Kiama School of Arts. He died at home from 'pulmonary consumption', or tubercolosis, at the age of 48.

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Waugh, Mary Elizabeth (Joan)

Teacher who went on to establish her own girls' school which was to grow in to Tara Anglican school.

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Way, Ebenezer

Draper.

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Way, Emily

Draper whose business flourished in Pitt Street for over 90 years.

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Wearne, Reginald James

Stock and station agent from Bingara in northern New South Wales who came to Sydney as a voluntary worker or strike-breaker during the Great Strike in 1917. On August 30, 1917, he shot and killed striking carter Merv Flanagan during an altercation on Bridge Road, Camperdown. Charges against Wearne were dismissed in a coroner's court. Wearne's brother, WE Wearne, was the Member for Namoi at the time.

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Weatherhead, Henry

Boy who was a crew member and survivor of the wreck of the Edward Lombe. He was the younger brother of the wife of the ship's captain, Stuart Stroyan. After the wreck he was sent to the school of a Mr Trood in Kent Street until other arrangements could be made for his welfare, where the other boys took up a donation for him. 

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Weaver, Jacki

Film, stage and television actor.

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Weaver, Shane

Street fighter, boxer and sometime writer who portrayed the brutality of 1950s Blacktown.

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Weaver, William

Engineer and Foreman of Works from 1851 under Colonial Architect Edmund Blacket. He was to become Colonial Architect in 1854 though his tenure was cut short when he was forced to resign under doubtful circumstances in 1855.

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Weavers, James

Emancipist who received one of the first land grants at Ryde.

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Webb, Bernard Linden

Methodist minister who felt compelled to resign because his pacifist ideals were in conflict with those of the church.

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Webb, Edmund

Emigrant whose ill health left him unable to claim his inheritance from his childless aunt and uncle.

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Webb, Francis

Poet who wrote prodigiously despite a lifetime battle with mental illness.

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Webb, Henry Richard

Businessman who created a gentleman's mansion in 3.8 hectares of grounds at Croydon as the suburb opened up with the coming of the railway.

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Webb, Mike

Founding director of radio station 2WS.

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Webb, Thomas

One of the earliest settlers in the Liberty Plains area

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Webber, Iris

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Lesbian criminal figure who achieved notoriety between the 1930s and 1950s and became known for her dramatic courtroom appearances.

Webber, William

Convict, sentenced to 7 years, who escaped during 1830 and was arresated in 1831 for highway robbery.

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Webby, Elizabeth

Scholar and expert in nineteenth-century Australian literature. She is Emeritus Professor of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney.

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Weber, Mark

Australian Formula 1 racing driver now based in England.

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Webster, John

Orator who spoke regularly at Speaker's Corner in the Domain.

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Webster, Robert James

Grazier, company director and former New South Wales parliamentarian.

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Wedgewood, James Ingall

Freemason, theosophist and bishop of the Liberal Catholic church who despite numerous scandals, travelled the world as a missionary bishop.

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Weekes, Cora Ann

Publisher and writer whose dubious business practices in America were to cause the rapid demise of her journal 'The Spectator' here. Her feminist credentials were seen in her journalism and lecture on female heroism at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts.

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Weekes, Norman

Town planner and architect.

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Weigand, Auguste

Sydney's City Organist during the 1890s.

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Weir, Peter

Director who helped shape the Australian New Wave cinema before achieving international success and many box office hits.

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Weitzel, Ernest Richard

German born architect who travelled to Melbourne as part of the German commission to the Melbourne Exhibition before moving to Sydney. He operated his architectual practice from 8 Bridge Street.

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Welch, Bettina

Actress who performed in lead or featured roles, mainly in commercial theatre, for more than 50 years.

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Weldon, Sid

Tugboat captain injured when the tug Hero was sunk in 1940.

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Wellesley, Arthur Valerian

Eighth Duke of Wellington who visited Sydney in 1990.

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