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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Coghlan, Cecil Aubrey Francis
Coghlan, Charles Augustus
Coghlan, Dora Dorcas
Coghlan, Dorcas Christina
Coghlan, Iza Frances Josephine
Coghlan, Lucy Jane
Coghlan, Timothy Augustus
Cogswell, Nathaniel
Cohen, Edward Aaron
Cohen, Francis Lyon
Cohen, Harvey
Cohen, Henry
Cohen, Ian
Cohen, John J
Cohen, Phillip
Cohen, Phillip Joseph
Cohen, Samuel
Coke, Thomas Walter
Cole, James
Cole, John
Cole, Nat King
Cole, Peggy
Cole, Percival
Cole, Robert
Cole, Stanley Llewellyn
Cole, William Washington
Colebee
Colebee c1760-1806
Colebee, Kitty
Coleborne, WG
Coleman, Cecil
Colethread, John
Colette, Toni
Colinjong
Colleano, Con
Colley, Edwin
Collicott, Mary
Collicott, Thomas
Collingridge, Arthur
Collingridge, George
Collington, James
Collingwood, Peter
Collins, Albert
Collins, David
Collins, Lottie
Collins, Louisa
Collins, Lynn
Colonna, CA
Coluzzi, Eleni
Coluzzi, Luigi

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Coghlan, Cecil Aubrey Francis

Solicitor, businessman and politician.

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Coghlan, Charles Augustus

Barrister who was appointed a KC in 1921.

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Coghlan, Dora Dorcas

Supported the education of her children, including her daughters, who went on to have successful careers in public life in late 19th century and early 20th century Sydney.

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Coghlan, Dorcas Christina

Sculptor who trained at Sydney Technical College in the 1890s. 

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Coghlan, Iza Frances Josephine

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Iza Coghlan was one of the first two women in New South Wales to graduate in medicine at the University of Sydney in 1893. The second Australian woman doctor to register with the New South Wales Medical Board, she pioneered private medical practice in Sydney and was the first Sydney woman doctor to operate two long-standing concurrent practices. Dr Coghlan formed the first women’s life-saving class in New South Wales, and established the New South Wales Medical Women’s Association, serving as its first president. She dedicated her later career to the health and welfare of school children across New South Wales, serving as government medical officer to the Department of Public Instruction.

Coghlan, Lucy Jane

Primary school teacher.

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Coghlan, Timothy Augustus

Government statistician from 1886-1905 who documented New South Wales society and shaped statistical records in Australia, and was later appointed agent-general in London.

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Cogswell, Nathaniel

American sailor and trader who was a member of the Entreprise crew, and later traded staple goods to Sydney.

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Cohen, Edward Aaron

Merchant, parliamentarian and Jewish community leader who emigrated to Sydney and managed his father's wholesale grocery firm on George Street. He moved to Melbourne in 1842 and became an auctioneer and then moved to Sydney before returning to Melbourne again. In the late 1840s, he acquired land at Haslams Creek in Rookwood. In August 1862 the government purchased 200 acres of Cohen's land at Haslams Creek for 2000 pounds to turn into Rookwood Cemetery.

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Cohen, Francis Lyon

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Musician and army chaplain who was chief minister of Sydney's Great Synagogue for nearly thirty years, and active in all facets of Jewish life.

Cohen, Harvey

Daredevil student who climbed the Harbour Bridge in 1961 with friends evading the barriers erected to prevent such a climb.

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Cohen, Henry

Jewish tailor and convict from London, England who was transported for 14 years after being convicted of possession of a stolen bank note on 16 May 1833. His wife and 10 children arrived separately in Sydney and his brother-in-law was Joseph Simmons. He was granted a conditional pardon in 1842 and established a grocery store on George Street called H Cohen and Sons.

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Cohen, Ian

Australian politician who represented the Greens on the New South Wales Legislative Council.

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Cohen, John J

Architect who became a lawyer, politician, and District Court judge, and was very involved in public affairs.

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Cohen, Phillip

Businessman.

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Cohen, Phillip Joseph

Free settler who acted as a marriage celebrant for Sydney's Jewish community, and held religious services in his home during the 1830s.

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Cohen, Samuel

Businessman, Jewish community leader and political activist who acted as Greek consul for many years between 1907 and 1923.

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Coke, Thomas Walter

Son of Bennelong who was adopted by Reverend William Walker.

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Cole, James

Early settler at Mooney Mooney.

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Cole, John

Owner of the Oran Park homestead from 1968 to 1969.

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Cole, Nat King

American jazz pianist and singer.

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Cole, Peggy

Owner of the Oran Park homestead from 1968 to 1969.

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Cole, Percival

Teacher, educator and writer who was very influential in reshaping education in Sydney in the first half of the twentieth century.

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Cole, Robert

Criminal who escaped from Long Bay prison in 2006.

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Cole, Stanley Llewellyn

Carrier whose business success lead him into industry representation and local and state politics.

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Cole, William Washington

American circus owner.

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Colebee

Aboriginal man who helped guide William Cox when surveying the Blue Mountains road, and was granted land at Blacktown.

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Colebee c1760-1806

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Cadigal man captured with Bennelong, who became familiar with the Europeans but disappeared after 1806.

Colebee, Kitty

One of the first girls enrolled at the Native Institute at Parramatta.

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Coleborne, WG

Architect of the Oatley School of Arts building.

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Coleman, Cecil

Solicitor with Allen Allen and Hemsley.

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Colethread, John

Early landowner in the Ryde area.

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Colette, Toni

Film, television and theatre actor and musician.

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Colinjong

Aboriginal man from Botany Bay killed by Nanbarry in 1806.

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Colleano, Con

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Aboriginal man who achieved fame as an acclaimed tightrope walker in the 1920s and 1930s as part of the Colleano's All Star Circus and as a solo act, in Australia and the United States of America.

Colley, Edwin

Stonemason on the Great Hall at the University of Sydney. Also a noted amateur vocalist and singing-class instructor.

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Collicott, Mary

The wife of a convict who followed her husband to Sydney with her three children as well as three of her husband's children from a previous marriage, and later became matron of the Female Orphan School.

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Collicott, Thomas

Merchant convicted of failing to affix revenue stamps to his medicine bottles who was transported to New South Wales, where his wife Mary joined him along with their children from previous marriages.

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Collingridge, Arthur

Engraver, art teacher and art publisher who, with his brother George, were regular exhibitors at the Art Society of New South Wales.

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Collingridge, George

Artist and engraver who settled at Berowra, and later Hornsby, and devoted his life to researching the earliest European discovery of Australia.

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Collington, James

Convict who in 1792 entered a public bakehouse through its chimney and stole 50 pounds of flour which he stashed away. After his stash was seized by another individual, he broke into another hut where eight people were sleeping and took a box of provisions before he was discovered and apprehended. His trial was held at Parramatta on 7 February 1792 and he was hanged the following morning. At the tree where he was hanged, he addressed onlookers warning them to avoid his mistakes, saying he was 'induced by hunger' to commit his crime.

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Collingwood, Peter

Actor who appeared on television and in film before a career as a director.

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Collins, Albert

Artist and teacher who taught at various North Shore schools before becoming a director at advertising company Smith and Julius.

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Collins, David

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Deputy judge advocate and secretary to the governor, who arrived on the First Fleet, was responsible for the legal establishment of the colony, and wrote the most complete account of the colony's first years.

Collins, Lottie

English music hall artist famous for her song 'Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay!'.

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Collins, Louisa

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The last woman to be hanged in New South Wales, Collins was convicted of poisoning her husband in a crime that became famous as 'The Botany Murder'.

Collins, Lynn

Curator and administrator.

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Colonna, CA

Businessman who owned the camera obscura at the Gap.

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Coluzzi, Eleni

Cafe owner and co-founder with her husband Luigi of Bar Coluzzi.

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Coluzzi, Luigi

Italian boxer who, with his wife Eleni, established Bar Coluzzi in Darlinghurst.

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