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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Whyte, Jean Primrose
Wicks, Robert
Wiggins, Joshua
Wight, Josephine
Wigram, James Sven
Wilcox, Catherine
Wild, John Paul
Wild, Owen Lloyd
Wilden, Henri
Wilding, Michael
Wilds, Edward
Wiles, Lewin
Wiley, David
Wiley, Hannah
Wilkes, Thomas
Wilkie, John Perrell
Wilkins, Ormsby
Wilkins, William
Wilkinson, F
Wilkinson, Honora
Wilkinson, James
Wilkinson, Leslie
Wilkinson, Linden
Wilkinson, William
Wilkinson, William
Willamannan
Willemering
Willerri, Lucy
Willesee, Mike
Williams, Alfred
Williams, Candy
Williams, Charles
Williams, Charlotte
Williams, Edna
Williams, Edward
Williams, Fred
Williams, Gary
Williams, George
Williams, Henry
Williams, Iris
Williams, James Hartwell
Williams, JD
Williams, John
Williams, John 1816-1873
Williams, Lewis
Williams, Mary Elizabeth
Williams, Merv (Boomanulla)
Williams, Peter
Williams, Robert
Williams, Ruth C

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Whyte, Jean Primrose

Jean Whyte was a leading member of the library profession in Australia. She held increasingly senior positions at the State Library of South Australia 1942-1958, was Assistent Librarian for Reader Services at the University of Sydney 1959-1972, Director of Information Reference and Research at the National Library of Australia 1972-74, and was Foundation Professor in the Graduate School of Librarianship at Monash University 1975-1988. She was active in the Library Association of Australia, particularly its Board of Education, and edited the Australian Library Journal from 1959 to 1970. The Association awarded her a Fellowship in 1963 and the HCL Anderson Award in 1987. For services to education and librarianship she was made a Member of the Order of Australia and was awarded an Honorary DLitt by Monash University.

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Wicks, Robert

Early settler in the Ryde area

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Wiggins, Joshua

Mayor of the Municipality of Botany in 1897.

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Wight, Josephine

Neighbour and friend of Maybanke Anderson, who became Francis Anderson's second wife.

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Wigram, James Sven

Soldier and former teacher who became the Government Architect for Public Schools.

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Wilcox, Catherine

Resident of Pitt Street in the 1850s.

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Wild, John Paul

Highly decorated radio astronomer and physicist.

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Wild, Owen Lloyd

Land agent and developer.

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Wilden, Henri

Tenor in the Sydney Opera Company of Mauritian descent

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Wilding, Michael

Critic and prolific writer of novels, essays and short stories.

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Wilds, Edward

Surveyor who worked on the survey of Sydney Harbour before pursuing a career in China.

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Wiles, Lewin

Whaling captain for two decades who frequently travelled with his wife and child.

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Wiley, David

Shopkeeper and wholesaler.

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Wiley, Hannah

Shopkeeper who assisted in her husband's wholesale basket business.

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Wilkes, Thomas

Potter who established his business at Lane Cove in 1886.

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Wilkie, John Perrell

English migrant who became a pastoralist in the Darling Downs in Queensland.

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Wilkins, Ormsby

Talkback radio host.

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Wilkins, William

Educationist, school principal and superintendent of National schools he advocated a unified, co-ordinated system of state schools, inspectorates and improved teacher training.

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Wilkinson, F

Anglican minister in the Prospect and Windsor areas during the 1820s

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Wilkinson, Honora

Local historian and activist who belonged to several residents groups which fought for open space and against over development in Woolloomooloo .

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Wilkinson, James

Carpenter and convict who established the first functional flour mill in Sydney in 1793. The mill worked on a treadmill or walking mill model and was operated by his fellow convicts.

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Wilkinson, Leslie

Architect and first Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at Sydney University whose work was strongly influenced by Mediterranean architecture and Sydney's colonial heritage.

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Wilkinson, Linden

Film, television and theatre actor and writer during the 1970s to the present.

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Wilkinson, William

Judge and prominent Glebe resident.

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Wilkinson, William

Passenger who died in the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834. He had joined the ship in Hobart. He and Captain Stroyan and two of the crew were trying to cut away the launch to attempt a rescue of all hands when they were washed away by the high seas. 

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Willamannan

Aboriginal man who first achieved notoriety after being speared in 1804. He became a sealer and adventurer but was found dead of exposure and intoxication in Hyde Park in 1844.

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Willemering

Aboriginal warrior and clever-man from the Garagal clan.

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Willerri, Lucy

Aboriginal woman who lived on the banks of Tarban Creek, Gladesville, in the 1920s. Died 1928.

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Willesee, Mike

Television presenter and political interviewer.

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Williams, Alfred

Engineer who supervised reclamation work on the Cooks River flats in the 1880s.

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Williams, Candy

Aboriginal musician

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Williams, Charles

Convict who received the first land grant at Camellia and settled there with his family to farm.

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Williams, Charlotte

Landowner at Agnes Bank.

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Williams, Edna

Landowner at the Bankstown Soldier Settlement.

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Williams, Edward

Convicted murderer of his three children in February 1924, executed at Long Bay Penitentiary April 1924, despite doubts about his sanity.

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Williams, Fred

Balgowlah resident who helped establish a Depression village at Crater Cove.

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Williams, Gary

Aboriginal activist.

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Williams, George

Landowner at Agnes Bank.

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Williams, Henry

Carter and participant in the Great Strike 1917 who was shot by strike-breaker Reginald Wearne on Bridge Road, Camperdown on 30 August 1917. Merv Flanagan was shot and killed by Wearne in the same incident. Flanagan's brother, James, and Williams were both charged with 'using violence with intent to prevent Wearne from following his lawful occupation' and sentenced to three months hard time. Charges against Wearne, the brother of WE Wearne, then the Member for Namoi, were dismissed by a Coroners Court.

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Williams, Iris

Aboriginal resident of La Perouse in the mid-late twentieth century

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Williams, James Hartwell

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American merchant who became the first United States Consul to Australia.

Williams, JD

American-born entrepreneur who opened the first continuous cinema in Sydney, showing films from 11 am to 11 pm, and built a large business in popular entertainment before leaving Australia in 1916. He went on to influence the film industry in the United States, Britain and Canada.

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Williams, John

Solicitor, public servant and local politician who was Crown Solicitor of New South Wales for over 30 years. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1858.

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Williams, John 1816-1873

Convict transported for pick pocketing who achieved respectability as publican and mayor of Parramatta.

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Williams, Lewis

Soldier granted land in the Ryde area.

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Williams, Mary Elizabeth

Wife of Crown Solicitor John Williams.

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Williams, Merv (Boomanulla)

Indigenous rugby league winger who played during the 1940s and whose name meant 'speed and lightning' in Aboriginal language.

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Williams, Peter

Theatre director, entrepreneur and actor.

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Williams, Robert

Landowner at Agnes Bank.

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Williams, Ruth C

Writer of historical fiction.

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