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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Grey, Zane
Grice, John
Grieve, Gideon James
Griffin, George Allman
Griffin, Marion Mahony
Griffin, Walter Burley
Griffith, Arthur
Griffith, Arthur Barry
Griffith, Arthur Cosman
Griffiths, Albert (Young Griffo)
Griffiths, Charles Cecil
Griffiths, John
Griffiths, Jonathan
Griffiths, Thomas
Grimes, Charles
Grimes, Charles Robert
Grimes, George
Grocott, Joseph
Grose, Francis
Grose, Frank
Grose, Joseph Hickey
Gross, Richard
Groves, Bert
Grubb,George C
Grubisich, Marin
Grubmeier, Heinz
Grubmeier, Rebecca
Gruner, Elioth
Gubbins, GW
Guerin, James
Guerin, Theodosia
Guinness, Howard
Guiterman, David
Guiterman, Rosine
Gullett, Lucy Edith
Gulpilil, David
Gunther, William James
Gurner, John
Gurney, Theodore
Gurr, Thomas Stuart
Gustin, Lena (Mamma Lena)
Guthrie, Bessie
Haag, Stefan
Habbe, Alexander
Hackett, Ron
Hacking, Henry
Haddrick, Ron
Haddy, Anne
Hadlington, James
Hage, Ghassan

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Grey, Zane

American author.

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Grice, John

Horse racing identity and sporting proprietor of the popular, Vauxhall Gardens, which became known as the Coach and Horses Hotel in Randwick.

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Grieve, Gideon James

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Scottish born soldier who died in South Africa whilst commanding his company in the Boer War.

Griffin, George Allman

Soldier who enlisted as part of the Gundagai squadron of the First Australian Horse to serve in the Boer War and was the first man enlisted in an Australian military force to be killed in a foreign war.

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Griffin, Marion Mahony

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Pioneer American woman architect whose designs and illustrations were instrumental in securing the prize for Walter Burley Griffin in the international competition to design Canberra.

Griffin, Walter Burley

US-born architect and landscape architect best known for his role in designing Canberra and the Sydney suburb of Castlecrag.

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Griffith, Arthur

Patent attorney, labor politician and socialist whose radicalism saw him expelled from the Labor Party during World War I.

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Griffith, Arthur Barry

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Bookmaker's clerk who was shot and killed by his girlfriend Shirley Beiger outside Chequers nightclub in the city in 1954.

Griffith, Arthur Cosman

Trotting and greyhound bookmaker.

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Griffiths, Albert (Young Griffo)

World featherweight boxing champion in 1890 when he defeated New Zealander Torpedo Billy Murphy.

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Griffiths, Charles Cecil

Early landowner in the Oatley area.

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Griffiths, John

Early landholder who was granted 100 acres at Killara in the nineteenth century..

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Griffiths, Jonathan

Shipowner and builder convicted of grand larceny on 16 July 1788 and sentenced to transportation. After arriving in Sydney, he was transferred to Norfolk Island where he became associated with Eleanor McDonald. By 1804, he was building boats and by 1806, he and Eleanor had 100 acres of land in Richmond and seven children. He also received various land grants in Van Diemen's Land.

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Griffiths, Thomas

Convict tried at the Old Bailey, London in 1784 for stealing material with a value of 80 shillings. He was sentenced to seven years' transportation and paired with fellow convict Philip Farrell in an attempted mutiny on Scarborough. He received 24 lashes on HMS Sirius and was transferred to Prince of Wales.

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Grimes, Charles

Surveyor-general who drew up a general plan of all the settlements, names and locations in the colony as well as undertaking administrative roles at Norfolk Island and Parramatta.

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Grimes, Charles Robert

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Soldier who served with the 50th Regiment in Australia from 23 March 1839 before being killed in action in the Batlle of Sobraon in 1846.

Grimes, George

Whaler and sea captain, commander of the barque Woodlark, who was also a landowner in south-west of Sydney.

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Grocott, Joseph

Printseller and stationer in mid-nineteenth century Sydney.

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Grose, Francis

Lieutenant-governor for two years after the departure of Governor Philip, who encouraged the initiative of the military and settlers, often to the detriment of government enterprise.

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Grose, Frank

Radio broadcaster.

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Grose, Joseph Hickey

Merchant and steamship owner who supplied wheat to the government stores in the 1820s, owned Grose's wharf at the foot of Bathurst Street, and later managed the adjacent Victoria Mills.

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Gross, Richard

First butcher in Greenwich.

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Groves, Bert

Indigenous rights leader, soldier and accomplished speaker who fought hard to improve the conditions in which Aborigines lived on government stations and reserves throughout the State.

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Grubb,George C

Evangelist who visited Australia in 1891-2 and 1911.

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Grubisich, Marin

Croatian community spokesperson.

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Grubmeier, Heinz

German immigrant who pioneered millet broom making in Australia, who developed and patented the flat, triangular shape still in use today.

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Grubmeier, Rebecca

German migrant who founded Commonwealth Brooms which continued the work of her husband Heinz, a highly skilled broom maker.

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Gruner, Elioth

Landscape artist who studied with Julian Ashton and adopted the plein air style.

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Gubbins, GW

Naval officer who conducted surveys along eastern Australia and into the Pacific.

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Guerin, James

Actor.

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Guerin, Theodosia

Actor who performed on the stage from the 1840s until the 1870s.

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Guinness, Howard

Anglican minister who pioneered student ministry and became chaplain at the University of Sydney.

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Guiterman, David

American businessman of German descent who suffered from the social repression at the start of World War I.

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Guiterman, Rosine

Jewish activist, poet and humanitarian whose commitment to teaching, social action and the theatre seemed inexhaustible.

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Gullett, Lucy Edith

Medical practioner and philanthropist who drove the campaign to establish a hospital run for and by women.

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Gulpilil, David

Dancer and actor who had a traditional upbringing in North Eastern Arnhem land before being cast in his first film Walkabout in 1970.

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Gunther, William James

Anglican minister at Seven Hills.

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Gurner, John

Chief clerk of the Supreme Court who left government service in 1841 to pursue more lucrative private practice as a solicitor.

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Gurney, Theodore

Second professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at the University of Sydney.

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Gurr, Thomas Stuart

Journalist and writer.

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Gustin, Lena (Mamma Lena)

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Radio broadcaster and welfare worker who was the voice of the Italian community from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Guthrie, Bessie

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Designer, publisher and feminist whose leftist sympathies and political consciousness led her to campaign for children's rights and provide a safe house for victims of domestic abuse.

Haag, Stefan

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Singer, director and theatre administrator who built a varied career in music, theatre, television and teaching, advocating the development of an Australian artistic sensibility.

Habbe, Alexander

Danish-born scenic artist who painted sets for theatres in Melbourne and Sydney.

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Hackett, Ron

Film, television and theatre actor of the 1970s to early 2000s.

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Hacking, Henry

Sailor and ship's pilot who explored extensively before he was convicted of theft and transported to Van Diemen's Land. Port Hacking is named for him.

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Haddrick, Ron

Actor who first appeared on stage in 1946 and who also worked extensively on radio and television.

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Haddy, Anne

Actor whose career spanned over three decades in television, film and on stage.

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Hadlington, James

Poultry farmer and author who managed the Grantham Poultry Research Farm at Seven Hills from about 1906.

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Hage, Ghassan

Lebanese born academic in the field of anthropology and social theory.

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