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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Duncomb, David
Dundas, Douglas
Dunlea, Thomas
Dunlop, Eliza Hamilton
Dunlop, James
Dunlop, James W
Dunn, Clara
Dunn, George
Dunn, Hyde
Dunn, John
Dunn, Mary Ann
Dunn, William
Dunne, John
Dunningham, John Montgomery
Dunphy, Myles
Dunsdon, Thomas
Dunsmore, John
Dupain, Max
Duperrey, Louis Isidore
Durack, Elizabeth
Durack, Sarah (Fanny)
Durant, Carmel
Durelle
Duren, Jane
Dusseldorp, Dick
Dutruc, Louise Eulalie
Dutruc, Pierre
Dutton, Geoffrey
Dwyer, Catherine Winifred (Kate)
Dwyer, Mary
Dwyer, Michael
Dyer, Bob
Dyer, Dolly
Dykes, Jim
Dymock, William
Dyson, Jean
Eagar, Edward
Eagar, Geoffrey
Eager, Nicholas
Earle, Augustus
East, Charles
Easty, John
Eatock, Pat
Ebbs, AR
Eberson, John
Eccles, Elizabeth (Betty)
Eccles, Thomas
Eddy, Edward
Edgar, Thomas
Edgley, Eric

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Duncomb, David

Chief clerk in the Surveyor General's office who was granted 700 acres in the Holdsworthy district. In 1836 he was appointed coroner for the Windsor district.

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Dundas, Douglas

Art teacher and painter who became Head of the National Art School in 1960.

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Dunlea, Thomas

Catholic priest and founder of Boys Town at Engadine who also worked with alcoholics and the mentally ill.

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Dunlop, Eliza Hamilton

Lyric writer who took a great interest in the welfare and folklore of Aborigines near her home at Wollombi. Some of her lyrics were set to music by Isaac Nathan.

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Dunlop, James

Astronomer at Parramatta Observatory from 1821, and superintendent from 1831-47.

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Dunlop, James W

Engineer who was works foreman at PN Russell & Co and later resigned to go into partnership with Norman Selfe.

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Dunn, Clara

A founder of the Baha'i faith in Australia, who arrived in Sydney 1920 with her family and spent 40 years working and travelling round Australia and New Zealand to establish Baha'i congregations.

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Dunn, George

Warriewood resident from the 1920s, who later worked as a carrier taking local produce to market.

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Dunn, Hyde

A founder of the Baha'i faith in Australia who established congregations around Australia while working as a commercial traveller.

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Dunn, John

Eldest of nine children of convicts Michael and Margaret Dunn who joined Ben Halls gang in 1864. In January 1865, he shot dead Constable Samuel Nelson in the bungled robbery of Kimberleys Inn at Collector, near Goulburn. He was hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol aged 19.

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Dunn, Mary Ann

Teacher.

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Dunn, William

Boatbuilder at Lavender Bay, and from 1877 at Berrys Bay.

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Dunne, John

Radio announcer and studio manager at 2SM in Sydney.

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Dunningham, John Montgomery

Bookmaker and politician who first entered local and then state politics representing Coogee.

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Dunphy, Myles

Conservationist who played a crucial role in the recognition and protection of wilderness areas throughout New South Wales and particularly in the Blue Mountains. By bushwalking and mapping, through the foundation of walking clubs, and lobbying for a professional park service his campaigns continued throughout his life.

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Dunsdon, Thomas

Confectioner, pastry chef,caterer and importer who arrived in Sydney when he was 27 with his wife, Sarah. His sisters joined them later. He both used and sold ice when it first appeared in Sydney in 1839.
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Dunsmore, John

Solicitor who helped found Sydney's first golf club near Concord.

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Dupain, Max

Significant Sydney based modernist photographer.

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Duperrey, Louis Isidore

French sailor and explorer who visited Sydney on his voyage around the world.

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Durack, Elizabeth

Writer and artist who controversially appropriated Aboriginal culture by painting as Eddie Burrup.

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Durack, Sarah (Fanny)

Champion swimmer who competed in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, and was the first woman to win a swimming gold medal for Australia.

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Durant, Carmel

Child who was removed from her family at age 11 due to poverty and designated a state ward. For seven years she endured a harsh life in and out of state institutions.

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Durelle

Muringong warrior and leader.

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Duren, Jane

Aboriginal activist and member of the Australian Aborigines Progressive Association who wrote directly to King George V about conditions for Aboriginal people.

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Dusseldorp, Dick

Dutch-born engineer who established Civil and Civic, an engineering firm that worked on the Sydney Opera House and later became Lend Lease Corporation. He later founded the Dusseldorp Skills Forum, a philanthropic organisation that fosters skills in young people.

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Dutruc, Louise Eulalie

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French teacher and school mistress.

Dutruc, Pierre

Teacher, merchant and councillor.

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Dutton, Geoffrey

Prolific and versatile author and historian.

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Dwyer, Catherine Winifred (Kate)

Women's suffragist and anti-conscriptionist who devoted much of her live to the labour movement.

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Dwyer, Mary

Irish immigrant who arrived with her husband and two oldest children when he was exiled after the Irish rebellion of 1798.

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Dwyer, Michael

Irish revolutionary and political exile who remained unsentenced until charged with sedition by Governor Bligh. Integrated into colonial society by 1810 he became a property owner and constable before bankruptcy lead to the debtors' prison and death.

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Dyer, Bob

American-born radio and television performer who became one of Australia's best known personalities.

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Dyer, Dolly

Showgirl who married American entertainer Bob Dyer and was a successful radio personality before becoming one of Australia's first television stars.

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Dykes, Jim

American-born pastor who moved to Sydney in 1983 and helped to raise community awareness of HIV AIDS, establishing the Ankali Project.

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Dymock, William

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Bookseller and publisher who founded the book store now known as Dymocks.

Dyson, Jean

Wife of Lionel Lindsay and sister of cartoonist Will Dyson.

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Eagar, Edward

Emancipist who, thwarted in his attempts to follow his training as a solicitor, became a persistent advocate of the civil and commercial disabilities of emancipists.

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Eagar, Geoffrey

Progressive accountant and later banker who resigned to pursue his liberal political ideas. He was a keen advocate of land reform, compulsory and secular education, and measures to counter political corruption.

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Eager, Nicholas

Draughtsman.

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Earle, Augustus

Landscape and portrait artist who painted many of Sydney's dignitaries as well as sketching colonial landscapes and the inhabitants of early Sydney.

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East, Charles

Motor racing driver who competed at Olympia Speedway.

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Easty, John

Private in the Royal Marines who recorded his experience on board Scarborough during the voyage of the First Fleet.

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Eatock, Pat

Aboriginal activist, public servant and university lecturer who became the first Aboriginal to stand for Federal Parliament in the ACT.

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Ebbs, AR

Anglican minister.

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Eberson, John

American theatre architect.

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Eccles, Elizabeth (Betty)

Convict who settled with her husband in Parramatta under the patronage of Governor King and who worked for many years at the government dairy.

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Eccles, Thomas

First fleet convict who settled with his wife at Parramatta as a gardener under the patronage of Governor King.

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Eddy, Edward

Chief commissioner of the New South Wales Railways and key figure in the development of the railway in the colony. He wrote: 'I take so much delight in my work, and I can see how, in a country which will owe much to the judicious management and extension of its railways, I could be of great service to the Colony, and also obtain credit for myself'. Although he did not succeed in bringing the railway to the centre of Sydney, he enlarged the tramway network and permitted the first experiments in electric traction.

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Edgar, Thomas

Naval agent appointed to maintain the terms of the government contract on the voyage to the colony. He was described as 'a decent, kind, humane man' towards the women on board Lady Juliana.

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Edgley, Eric

Performer and theatre entrepreneur who toured Australia extensively from England in 1920 with his brother Clem Dawe before eventually settling in Perth.

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