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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Davies, Luke
Davis, Alexander Bernard
Davis, Ann
Davis, Annie
Davis, George
Davis, John
Davis, Judy
Davis, Rose
Davis, Sammy Junior
Davis, Thomas Austen
Davis, William
Davis, William Lovel
Davoren, Stephen
Dawe, Charles
Dawe, Clem
Dawes, HH
Dawes, James
Dawes, William
Dawn, Gloria
Dawson, Alexander
Dawson, David Stewart
Dawson, Edward
Dawson, Margaret
Dawson, Peter
Dawson, Richard (Dicky)
Dawson-Damer, Ashley
Dawson-Damer, Lionel John Charles Seymour
Day, Anne
Day, Joseph
Day, Marele
De Berg, Hazel
de Bougainville, Hyacinthe
de Burgh, Ernest
de Cairos-Rego, George
de Cairos-Rego, Iris
de Cairos-Rego, Rex
de Chair, Dudley
de Chair, Enid
de Groen, Sampson
De Groot, Francis
de Gunst, Mollie
de Keating, Jerome Thomy
de Lissa, Alfred
de Lolle, Emile
de Lolle, Madame
de Maistre, Roy
de Maliez, Bernard
de Mestre, Mary Ann
de Mestre, Prosper
de Milhau, Gabriel

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Davies, Luke

Novelist, poet and screenwriter.

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Davis, Alexander Bernard

Rabbi of the York Street synagogue from 1862, who founded many Sydney Jewish organisations and schools, and was instrumental in the building of the Great Synagogue.

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Davis, Ann

John Nicol described her as 'a noted swindler, who obtained great quantities of goods under false names, and other equally base means'. Convicted of breaking and entering and stealing multiple items of clothing, she was transported for seven years. She lived in Toongabbie and Seven Hills with her de facto partner and later husband, Simon Moulds, and was listed in the 1814 census as a 'blind woman'.

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Davis, Annie

Governess who found employment in Sydney and the Hunter Valley and was also a recognised draughtsman.

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Davis, George

New Zealand born founder of Davis Gelatine in Australia, with a model factory at Botany, and international subsidiaries, as well as interests in shale oil and engineering.

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Davis, John

Convict employed at Bennett's bakery in Parramatta.

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Davis, Judy

Internationally acclaimed actress.

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Davis, Rose

Fruit shop proprietor.

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Davis, Sammy Junior

American dancer, singer, musician and actor of stage and screen.

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Davis, Thomas Austen

Canterbury resident who created an early racecourse on land he leased along the Cooks River.

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Davis, William

Irish political convict transported for the anti-British uprising in 1798. He donated the land for St Patrick's church and a remarkable sum towards its construction.

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Davis, William Lovel

Salesman and land agent who was a member of the syndicate who established Canterbury Park Racecourse.

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Davoren, Stephen

Publican in Glebe who resented the control of wealthy brewers who tied publicans by ownership or leasing arrangements.

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Dawe, Charles

Lieutenant of the 46th Regiment which ran raids against Aboriginal people near Appin and Airds.

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Dawe, Clem

Performer who toured alongside his brother Eric Edgley for many years before they established themselves as theatrical entrepreneurs.

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Dawes, HH

Land agent in partnership with Jack Lang in Auburn from 1901.

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Dawes, James

Superintendent of Centennial Park.

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Dawes, William

Officer of marines with the First Fleet, who set up an observatory, explored the Nepean, and became an authority on the Sydney language during his three years in the colony.

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Dawn, Gloria

Actor of stage and screen born into six generations of circus performers on both sides. She performed in vaudeville from the age of three and went on to became a dynamic Tivoli soubrette. Her range was impressive as she moved from musical comedy to major dramatic roles.

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Dawson, Alexander

Colonial architect from 1856 to 1862 and designer of a number of Sydney's public buildings.

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Dawson, David Stewart

Manufacturing jeweller who migrated to Sydney and established a very successful business before branching in to real estate.

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Dawson, Edward

Initially a stonemason by trade, Edward Dawson became involved in the Wesleyan Church in Sydney shortly after arriving from England, teaching Sunday school in York Street before setting up a drapery business. His business evolved into J and E Dawson which he operated with his brother John. He built the heritage-listed Victorian house Ventnor in Randwick in the 1870s and by 1873 he was based in Lower Fort Street in Dawes Point. He continued his business until his retirement in 1896, after which he moved to his son's residence in Rylstone, New South Wales.

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Dawson, Margaret

Convict who became de facto wife of surgeon William Balmain, and bore him three children.

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Dawson, Peter

Singer who achieved international fame through his many recordings and tours.

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Dawson, Richard (Dicky)

Ironmonger who established a foundry near Sydney Cove in 1833 and spent four decades improving process and product despite financial problems. His innovations and transfer of technologies made him an industrial leader of the time.

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Dawson-Damer, Ashley

Owner of Oran Park homestead from 2000 to 2006.

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Dawson-Damer, Lionel John Charles Seymour

Owner of Oran Park homestead from 1969.

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Day, Anne

Laundress who conducted her own business after the death of her husband.

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Day, Joseph

Mariner.

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Day, Marele

Writer who has created several fictional Sydney detectives including Claudia Valentine and Harry Lavender.

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De Berg, Hazel

Oral history pioneer whose recordings provide a unique record of the voices and memories of hundreds of Australians born between 1865 and 1956.

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de Bougainville, Hyacinthe

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French explorer who visited Sydney with Baudin in 1802 and again in 1825 when he arranged for monuments to La Perouse and Father Receveur to be built at La Perouse.

de Burgh, Ernest

Engineer who rose through the New South Wales public service to become chief engineer in charge of water supply and sewerage for Sydney, and oversaw dams and other works throughout New South Wales.

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de Cairos-Rego, George

Musician and journalist who was influential in Sydney in the first half of the twentieth century.

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de Cairos-Rego, Iris

Pianist and composer who continued her studies in Europe before returning to teach and perform.

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de Cairos-Rego, Rex

Pianist and composer.

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de Chair, Dudley

Twenty-fifth governor of New South Wales.

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de Chair, Enid

Wife of the State Governor in the 1920s.

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de Groen, Sampson

Retailer who arrived from Holland in 1858 and established a clothing store.

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De Groot, Francis

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Businessman and member of the New Guard militia who cut the ribbon at the Harbour Bridge opening before Premier Jack Lang in 1932.

de Gunst, Mollie

Operatic singer who toured extensively in the 1920s and 1930s.

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de Keating, Jerome Thomy

Sugar cane grower from Mauritius who visited Sydney in 1865 on his way to the Queensland sugar fields.

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de Lissa, Alfred

Solicitor who specialised in company law and published several pamphlets on finance, labour, and income distribution.

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de Lolle, Emile

French teacher who was eventually sentenced to two years imprisonment for forging a cheque.

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de Lolle, Madame

Milliner and corset maker who took the name of her former common law spouse.

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de Maistre, Roy

First Australian artist to use pure abstractionism, applying the theory of music to painting.

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de Maliez, Bernard

Frenchman who was Governor Arthur Phillip's personal servant.

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de Mestre, Mary Ann

Convict's daughter who became the wife of a successful businessman and founder of a large colonial family.

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de Mestre, Prosper

Settler of French origin who built a successful mercantile business, became a director of the Bank of New South Wales and a founder of the local insurance industry.

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de Milhau, Gabriel

French nobleman who was an early settler in Hunters Hill. One time property owner near the Clarence River in northern NSW he retired as Postal Inspector in 1888

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