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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Chartres, George
Chater, Gordon
Chatfield, Bradley
Chauvel, Charles
Cheeke, Alfred
Cheers, James
Cheers, Jane
Cheers, Richard
Cheers, William Smith
Cheng, Chris
Cheval, Timothie
Chiarini, Guiseppe
Chichester, Francis
Chidley, William James
Chifley, Ben
Child, William Knox
Child-Villiers, Victor Albert (Lord Jersey)
Childs, Joshua
Chilton, Frederick
Chippendale, William
Chirgwin, GH
Chisholm, Caroline
Chisholm, James
Chorley, William
Choy, Howard
Christian, Emily
Christian, Mary Ellen
Christiansen, Agnes Christina
Christo
Chrysanthopoulos, Leonidas
Chuey, James
Chulaparambil, Alexander
Church, Walter
Cinquevalli, Paul
Clague, Joyce
Clamp, John Burcham
Clancy, Frank
Clare, John
Clark, EM
Clark, Henry Marcus
Clark, John
Clark, Manning
Clark, Ralph
Clark, Reginald Marcus
Clark, Roland Cuthbert
Clark, Samuel
Clark, WT
Clarke, Francis
Clarke, George
Clarke, George 1932-2005

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Chartres, George

Convict who became clerk to D'Arcy Wentworth and worked as a lawyer until 1814 when ex-convicts were prevented from practising.

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Chater, Gordon

Comedian and actor.

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Chatfield, Bradley

Dancer.

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Chauvel, Charles

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Film director whose most famous films include Rats of Tobruk, Forty Thousand Horsemen and Jedda.

Cheeke, Alfred

Lawyer and horse breeder who was the first judge appointed to the District Court in 1858 and later a Supreme Court judge.

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Cheers, James

Farmer near Kempsey.

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Cheers, Jane

Convict wife and mother.

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Cheers, Richard

Convict and butcher who received a 30-acre grant at Ryde for his bravery when the ship Guardian hit an iceberg off Africa, and later owned land in Manly.

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Cheers, William Smith

Landowner who shared the inheritance of his father's land grants with his siblings in 1827.

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Cheng, Chris

Teacher and children's writer.

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Cheval, Timothie

Shopkeeper who appeared before the magistrate several times in the 1850s for illegal supply of alcohol but by 1858 was known as a confectioner of Pitt Street.

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Chiarini, Guiseppe

Italian born equestrian and showman who formed a touring circus company.

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Chichester, Francis

Aviator and sailor who was the first man to sail single-handed around the world from West to East via the great capes in 1966-67.

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Chidley, William James

Eccentric campaigner for vegetarianism, fresh air, comfortable clothing and 'correct' sex, who spoke in the Domain and was repeatedly committed to mental institutions.

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Chifley, Ben

Engine driver and unionist who was Labor Prime Minister from 1945 to 1949.

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Child, William Knox

Bank director who financed the establishment of the the first sugar mill.

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Child-Villiers, Victor Albert (Lord Jersey)

Governor of New South Wales 1891-93.

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Childs, Joshua

Irish sailor and ship's cook who accompanied Captain Cook in 1770.

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Chilton, Frederick

Early orchardist in Warrawee.

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Chippendale, William

Early free settler and landholder on what was the western edge of Sydney Town in the early 1800s.

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Chirgwin, GH

English comedian.

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Chisholm, Caroline

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Philanthropist who founded the Female Immigrants' Home and worked to foster free settlement and women's emigration to New South Wales.

Chisholm, James

A soldier with the New South Wales Corp who became a successful wine and spirit merchant and large landholder.

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Chorley, William

Tailor and men's outfitter who owned land and agitated for a railway station in the area called Cheltenham after his birthplace.

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Choy, Howard

Feng shui expert consulted during the building of the Chinese Garden of Friendship.

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Christian, Emily

Pianist.

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Christian, Mary Ellen

A singer of some renown before she took religious vows, she was to use her skills as a teacher of many of Australia's finest singers in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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Christiansen, Agnes Christina

Owner of Killarney Castle, Gordon, 1940-44.

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Christo

Artist who with his wife Jeanne-Claude created new ways of seeing familiar landscapes, often by wrapping them in fabric as they did at Little Bay in Sydney in 1968-69.

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Chrysanthopoulos, Leonidas

Greek consul to Sydney in the 1920s.

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Chuey, James

Leading nationalist and republican activist among the Chinese community in Sydney, and founder of Min Guo Bao newspaper.

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Chulaparambil, Alexander

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Indian-born Catholic bishop.

Church, Walter

Businessman and magistrate who was very active in the commercial and political life of the city for over 50 years.

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Cinquevalli, Paul

Famous juggler who performed at the Tivoli in the early twentieth century, and married in Sydney in 1909.

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Clague, Joyce

Early activist for Aboriginal rights.

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Clamp, John Burcham

Architect who influenced Sydney church and commercial architecture in the early twentieth century.

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Clancy, Frank

Journalist and author.

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Clare, John

Jazz musician, critic and author.

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Clark, EM

Local politician in North Sydney who was an alderman for 42 years and mayor 1918-19.

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Clark, Henry Marcus

Draper and businessman who established the department store Marcus Clark and Co.

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Clark, John

Theatre teacher and director.

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Clark, Manning

Eminent historian of Australia whose work revitalised the study of Australia's history.

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Clark, Ralph

Officer of marines and diarist whose intimate writing gives an informal view of early Sydney. The site of his vegetable garden is commemorated in the name of Clark Island in Sydney Harbour.

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Clark, Reginald Marcus

Retailer who inherited the Marcus Clark companies.

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Clark, Roland Cuthbert

Businessman.

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Clark, Samuel

Draper in Pitt Street in the 1850s.

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Clark, WT

Glebe businessman.

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Clarke, Francis

Architect in colonial Sydney.

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Clarke, George

Missionary who with his wife Martha worked briefly at the Native Institute at Blacktown before continuing on to New Zealand to work amongst the Māori.

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Clarke, George 1932-2005

City planner and architect of the model estate Sherwood Hills in 1965.

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