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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Ashby, Sylvia Rose
Asher, Albert Opai
Ashford, William
Ashley, Henry
Ashton, Doug
Ashton, Eliza
Ashton, James
Ashton, James Henry
Ashton, Julian
Ashton, Julian Howard
Ashton, Julian Richard
Ashton, Paul
Ashton, Will
Ashwin, Frederick
Ashworth, Henry Ingham
Askew, John
Askin, Robert
Asky, Richard
Asselin, Gian Carlo
Assill, Elizabeth Ngawaiata
Atkin, Robert
Atkins, David
Atkins, George
Atkins, Richard
Atkinson, Bud
Atkinson, James
Atkinson, Jane Penelope
Atkinson, Louisa
Atkinson, Meredith
Atwool, Josiah
Auld, James Muir
Austen, John Gardiner
Austin, Robert
Austral, Florence
Avery, Thomas
Axam, Charles
Ayres, John
Ayres, William
Ayton, Elizabeth
Ayton, William
Azella
Baalman, Peter John
Babbage, Eden Herschel
Bachelet, Michelle
Backhouse, Benjamin
Backhouse, Clarence
Backhouse, James
Bacon, Matthew
Badcoe, Peter
Badgery, James

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Ashby, Sylvia Rose

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Pioneer in market research in Australia who established the Ashby Research Service.

Asher, Albert Opai

Rugby union and rugby league player who toured Australia in an all-Maori rugby league team and was instrumental in the formation of the New Zealand Rugby Football League.

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Ashford, William

Farmer and politician who was a minister in WA Holman's government and left the Australian Labor Party over the issue of conscription in 1916.

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Ashley, Henry

Builder who lived at Brickfield Hill and built windmills with Thomas Hyndes in the 1820s.

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Ashton, Doug

Circus owner and performer and current patriarch of the Ashton circus family.

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Ashton, Eliza

Journalist and founding member of the Womanhood Suffrage League of New South Wales.

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Ashton, James

Newspaper owner and grazier who represented the south west of New South Wales in both the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.

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Ashton, James Henry

Circus performer who arrived in Australia in the 1840s and formed his own touring troupe in 1854.

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Ashton, Julian

Artist and teacher who trained many Sydney artists.

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Ashton, Julian Howard

English-born artist, writer and art critic.

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Ashton, Julian Richard

Artist and teacher at the Julian Ashton Art School founded by his grandfather.

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Ashton, Paul

Historian and author.

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Ashton, Will

Artist who began in his father's studio in Adelaide before studying extensively in Europe. He continued to travel overseas regularly after he settled in Sydney in 1917, becoming very involved in several art institutions and winning the Wynne Prize for landscapes in 1930 and 1939.

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Ashwin, Frederick

Stained glass manufacturer who produced stained glass for Sydney Town Hall and St Jude's Anglican church Randwick.

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Ashworth, Henry Ingham

Architect, academic and soldier who served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in India and Burma before coming to Sydney to fill the role of University of Sydney's Chair of Architectural Design and History, later becoming dean of the faculty. He was a strong advocate for Jorn Utzon's design for the Sydney Opera House, and said: 'It is a building which will have to stand for quite a number of years and it is the sort of design which will be appreciated in the future'.

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Askew, John

English writer who visited Sydney in 1852.

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Askin, Robert

Premier of New South Wales from 1965 until 1975.

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Asky, Richard

Private of the Royal Marines who sailed on board Alexander during the First Fleet.

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Asselin, Gian Carlo

Political refugee who became Italian Vice-Consul.

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Assill, Elizabeth Ngawaiata

Māori teacher.

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Atkin, Robert

Ship's third mate who was convicted on manslaughter after killing Charles Penberthy in a duel.

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Atkins, David

Showman who helped run Luna Park.

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Atkins, George

Fireman who later became a lamplighter.

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Atkins, Richard

Judge-advocate who remained the colony's principal legal officer for many years despite his life of immorality, insolvency and alcoholism.

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Atkinson, Bud

American entrepreneur and showman who had first worked in the nascent moving picture business.

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Atkinson, James

Settler and author whose progressive farming techniques also recognised the problems of adapting European techniques and plants to a hostile environment.

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Atkinson, Jane Penelope

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Daughter of Thomas and Mary Reibey who married merchant and auctioneer, John Atkinson.

Atkinson, Louisa

Botanist, artist and first Australian-born woman novelist.

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Atkinson, Meredith

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English academic and supporter of the Workers Educational Association movement in Australia.

Atwool, Josiah

Clerk of works for the Royal Engineers Department, who worked in Sydney between 1838 and 1843, and was presented by his friends with a service of silver plate upon his departure.

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Auld, James Muir

Landscape painter and illustrator who contributed to Sydney Mail and Bulletin.

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Austen, John Gardiner

Convict watchmaker who was appointed Keeper of the Town Clock after he received his pardon.

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Austin, Robert

Entrepreneur who ran a bus service in the Lane Cove area.

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Austral, Florence

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Singer born in Victoria who became a star in London and appeared in Sydney during the 1930s.

Avery, Thomas

Early publican in Narellan.

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Axam, Charles

Dairy farmer at Mount Gilead.

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Ayres, John

Early landholder in St Ives.

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Ayres, William

Convict and saddler who was transported to New South Wales aboard the First Fleet ship, Friendship. He was convicted of highway robbery with violence in 1783 and attempted to escape on a ship for America in 1784. He spent two years on a prison hulk before arriving in Sydney. He was attacked by a group of Aboriginal people while collecting herbs for tea in 1788. He departed the colony after his sentence expired.

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Ayton, Elizabeth

Teacher who emigrated with her family in the 'Beejapore' in 1857. She established her own school in 1860.

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Ayton, William

House painter who emigrated with his family in the 'Beejapore' in 1857.

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Azella

Tightrope walker and trapeze artist who performed in Sydney in 1877.

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Baalman, Peter John

Leaseholder of the swimming baths at Sans Souci and former oyster farmer.

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Babbage, Eden Herschel

Banker who helped preserve Roseville Chase foreshore.

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Bachelet, Michelle

First woman President of Chile from 2006 until 2010.

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Backhouse, Benjamin

Architect and social reformer who campaigned to improve Sydney's sewerage system.

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Backhouse, Clarence

Architect and painter.

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Backhouse, James

Naturalist and Quaker missionary who travelled extensively and reported to several colonial governments on prison reform and transportation in Australia and South Africa.

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Bacon, Matthew

Early landholder at Dee Why.

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Badcoe, Peter

Army officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing a soldier under heavy fire during the Vietnam War.

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Badgery, James

Free settler who established a mill in Sydney as well as having extensive land grants at Bringelly, Suttons Forest and along the Hawkesbury.

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