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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Giles, Biddy
Giles, Billy
Gill, Samuel Thomas
Gillard, Julia
Gillespie, Dizzy
Gilmore, Mary
Gilpin, David
Gilroy, Norman
Giltinan, James J
Ginn, Henry
Giorza, Paolo
Gipps, George
Girard, François
Giraud, Albert Jules Alexis
Gittoes, George
Giurgola, Romaldo
Glade, John
Glancey, Clement
Glancey, Clement junior
Glanville, Edith May
Glanville, Leigh George John
Glasscock, Tom
Glasser, Neil
Gledhill, Percy Walter
Gleeson, Gerry
Gleeson, James
Gleeson, John
Gleeson, Libby
Glossop, Ann
Glue, John
Glue, Mary Ann
Glue, Susan
Gnung-a Gnung-a Murremurgan
Goatcher, Philip W
Gockson, William
Godber, Andrew John
Goddard, Doris
Goddard, Henry A
Godfrey, Ann
Goggey, Jackey
Goggey, Jonathon
Gogi
Golding, Annie
Goldner, Richard
Goldsbrough, Richard
Goldstein, Hyman
Goldstein, Vida Jane
Golla, George
Gombeeree
Gooch, Gertrude

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Giles, Biddy

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Aboriginal woman who had extensive knowledge of Dharawal land from the south side of the Georges River to Wollongong and was a well known guide for settlers.

Giles, Billy

English settler who married an Aboriginal woman and settled in Dharawal land on the south side of the Georges River.

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Gill, Samuel Thomas

Watercolour and oil painter who published many lithographs of the Victorian goldfields and was thought to have visited New South Wales in 1856 and 1861.

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Gillard, Julia

Welsh-born lawyer who moved into politics and became the 27th Prime Minister of Australia in June 2010.

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Gillespie, Dizzy

American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and singer.

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Gilmore, Mary

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Poet, prose writer and pacifist who campaigned for social and economic reform, particularly that involving Aborigines, the poor and the aged.

Gilpin, David

Merchant and local politician who served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1923-24.

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Gilroy, Norman

First Australian born cardinal of the Roman Catholic church.

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Giltinan, James J

Sporting entrepreneur who founded rugby league football in Australia and led the first Kangaroo tour to England in 1908.

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Ginn, Henry

Early architect.

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Giorza, Paolo

Composer and conductor who was director of music for the International Exhibition of 1879.

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Gipps, George

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Governor during the depression of the 1840s, who presided over the end of transportation of convicts.

Girard, François

French emancipist who became a baker, trader and mill owner in early Sydney.

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Giraud, Albert Jules Alexis

Mauritian born agronomist.

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Gittoes, George

Artist who works in a variety of media to portray the effects on the environment of war, industry and disasters around the world.

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Giurgola, Romaldo

Internationally acclaimed architect and academic who designed the new Parliament House Canberra.

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Glade, John

Emancipist who purchased land in the Kissing Point district and after whom the area was named Gladesville by the succeeding landowner W Billyard when he subdivided it in 1855.

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Glancey, Clement

Architect whose practice specialised in Catholic churches and schools, mainly in the Romanesque style.

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Glancey, Clement junior

Architect who continued the practice established by his father.

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Glanville, Edith May

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A strong and opinionated woman, Edith was a highly talented activist, feminist and lecturer who travelled extensively in the Middle East, was involved in the formation of the League of Nations and fought throughout her life for the poor and oppressed.

Glanville, Leigh George John

Dental mechanic and son of social welfare worker, feminist and philanthropist, Edith Glanville. He enlisted as a sergeant in the 1st Battalion, D Company of the AIF and was killed in action during the landing at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey.

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Glasscock, Tom

Town clerk of Glebe Municipal Council.

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Glasser, Neil

Promotions director during the restoration of the Queen Victoria Building.

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Gledhill, Percy Walter

Historian and writer with a special interest in Anglican church history.

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Gleeson, Gerry

Teacher and public administrator who entered the public service with several key roles in higher education before becoming head of the Premier's Department.

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Gleeson, James

Surrealist artist who delved in to the subconscious using literary, mythological or religious subject matter.

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Gleeson, John

Convict who attempted to profit from land dealings in The Rocks.

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Gleeson, Libby

Children's author and script writer for young children.

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Glossop, Ann

Convict who became common-law wife of William Broughton, but died in the attack on the Boyd in New Zealand in 1809.

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Glue, John

Labour registry owner and shopkeeper.

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Glue, Mary Ann

Boarding house manager and second wife of John Glue.

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Glue, Susan

Labour registry manager and coffee house proprietor.

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Gnung-a Gnung-a Murremurgan

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Aboriginal adventurer who became a friend and informant of David Collins, and travelled the Pacific on a British ship.

Goatcher, Philip W

Internationally famous theatrical designer who was brought to Sydney by JC Williamsons in 1892.

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Gockson, William

Entrepreneur who established the Wing On department store with his family and was one of the founders of the China-Australia Mail Steamship Line.

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Godber, Andrew John

Soldier in the AIF who was injured fighting in France during World War I. He was treated by Dr Harriett Biffin in Lindfield on his return to Australia. He had grown up in Delegate, near Monaro in regional New South Wales.

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Goddard, Doris

Publican of the Hollywood Hotel in Surry Hills from 1977 until her death in 2019. Doris Goddard grew up in Glebe with her mother Essie. In 1952 she left Sydney for London in order to have an operation on a heart defect and to follow her theatrical and musical career. After a successful film, television and musical career, she returned to Sydney in 1958 to visit family and stayed, entering the hotel business with her mother. The Hollywood Hotel became an iconic destination in inner city Sydney, with a diverse and colourful clientele who were welcomed and entertained by Doris until her death at 89 in 2019.

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Goddard, Henry A

Builder and inventor who patented a concrete product which was used to build a unique collection of concrete houses in Croydon before World War I.

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Godfrey, Ann

Shopkeeper at Lidcombe.

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Goggey, Jackey

Aboriginal man who lived with his family at Voyager Point on the Georges Rives.

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Goggey, Jonathon

Aboriginal man who lived with his family at Voyager Point in the mid nineteenth century.

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Gogi

Aboriginal leader from the Dharawal clan who tried to negotiate with the white settlers and was known to have met with Macquarie in the Cowpastures.

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Golding, Annie

Feminist and school principal who lobbied for women's equality before the law. She often organized deputations for equal pay, the removal of the sex barrier in employment and the appointment of women as justices of the peace and police officers.

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Goldner, Richard

Viola player and inventor who used some of the proceeds of his successful zipper invention to fund the foundation of Musica Viva, and support chamber music in Australia.

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Goldsbrough, Richard

Woolbroker who built a large and successful business in Melbourne before expanding into Sydney in 1882. By 1888 his business had amalgamated with Mort & Co to form Goldsbrough Mort & Co.

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Goldstein, Hyman

Businessman and politician who died after falling from a cliff at Coogee.

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Goldstein, Vida Jane

Feminist and suffragist who was the first woman in the British Empire to be nominated and to stand for election to a national parliament.

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Golla, George

Australian jazz guitarist.

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Gombeeree

Aboriginal elder of the Dharug clan who met with Captain Phillip in 1791.

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Gooch, Gertrude

Governess who travelled to Sydney under the auspices of the Female Middle Class Emigration Society.

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