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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Hagon, Richard Charles
Haigh, William
Haira, Ron
Hale, William
Hall, Charles
Hall, Edward Smith
Hall, ELS
Hall, Fiona
Hall, George
Hall, Hayden Hezekiah
Hall, James
Hall, Joseph
Hall, Ken
Hall, Lawrence
Hall, Libby
Hall, Richard
Hall, Stephen
Hallen, Ambrose
Hallen, Edward
Halligan, Gerald
Halligan, Marion
Halloran, Henry Ferdinand
Halloran, Laurence Hynes
Hallstrom, Edward John Lees
Halvorsen, Lars
Hamblin, John
Hambling, Rosemary
Hamilton, Edward William Terrick
Hamilton, Frederick J
Hamilton, Gordon
Hamilton, Ian
Hammermann, Bernd
Hammond, Audrey
Hammond, Jean Marion
Hammond, Joseph
Hammond, RBS
Hammond, Thomas Chatterton
Hancock, Alfred
Hancock, Robert (Bobby)
Handel, Alfred
Handel, Philip
Handley, Thomas
Handt, Johann Christian Simon
Hanke, Henry Aloysius
Hanks, Harriet
Hanlan, Edward
Hannan, Elizabeth
Hannan, Francis
Hannan, Reuben
Hanney, Fred

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Hagon, Richard Charles

Owner of a successful tailoring business, Richard Hagon served as a Councillor in the City of Sydney Council and was Lord Mayor in 1933.

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Haigh, William

Employment agent in Sydney in the mid nineteenth century.

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Haira, Ron

Māori businessman.

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Hale, William

Tanner in the Botany area.

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Hall, Charles

Labourer who was transported for theft.

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Hall, Edward Smith

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Banker, charity worker and editor who used his editorial position as an advocate of a free press, representative government and trial by common jury.

Hall, ELS

Local politician.

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Hall, Fiona

Photographer and sculptor.

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Hall, George

Early settler who received the first land grant in Arcadia.

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Hall, Hayden Hezekiah

American-born businessman who operated mail ships and steamships between Sydney and San Francisco.

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Hall, James

Shopkeeper and postmaster at Artarmon.

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Hall, Joseph

Convict who arrived in Sydney as part of the First Fleet. He was convicted in London 1784 of highway robbery and sentenced to 14 years transportation to America, but escaped after a convict mutiny on the Mercury. He was recaptured and departed for New South Wales on the Charlotte in 1788. After being sentenced to hang, with three of his fellow mutineers, for the theft of food in February 1788, he was given a reprieve and sent with Henry Lavell, one of the others charged, to Pinchgut until June. He was sent to Norfolk Island on the Sirius in 1790 and eventually received a conditional pardon, after which he settled on Norfolk Island.

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Hall, Ken

Film producer and director who sought to convey the unique Australian character on film with characters like Dad and Dave and the Rudds.

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Hall, Lawrence

Self taught inventor who designed the Mowhall mower, a precursor to the Victa lawn mower.

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Hall, Libby

Architect.

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Hall, Richard

Editor and writer.

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Hall, Stephen

Theatre entrepreneur.

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Hallen, Ambrose

Architect and businessman who was Colonial Architect 1832-35. He resigned to become a partner with James Barker as Barker & Hallen Flour Mill. He terminated his partnership in the firm in 1842.

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Hallen, Edward

Architect and engineer who designed the Argyle Cut in The Rocks.

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Halligan, Gerald

Public servant and local politician.

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Halligan, Marion

Author of novels, short stories and reviews.

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Halloran, Henry Ferdinand

Real estate agent and entrepreneurial developer who used colourful brochures and high-pressure salesmanship to promote his subdivisions.

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Halloran, Laurence Hynes

Bogus clergyman, schoolmaster and journalist who, when granted his ticket-of-leave in 1819, established a series of schools in Sydney.

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Hallstrom, Edward John Lees

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Manufacturer and philanthropist who revolutionised food storage, particularly in the outback, with his kerosene powered refrigerator. This was diversified to Silent Knight upright models which ran on gas or electricity.

Halvorsen, Lars

Norwegian-born boatbuilder who established a business in Neutral Bay.

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Hamblin, John

Children's television presenter and actor.

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Hambling, Rosemary

Nursing sister who witnessed the change in attitude and practice of child birth.

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Hamilton, Edward William Terrick

Pastoralist, politician and company director who became the first provost (chancellor) of the University of Sydney.

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Hamilton, Frederick J

Retailer and landowner in the Pymble area.

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Hamilton, Gordon

Dancer with the first Australian Ballet company.

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Hamilton, Ian

Tenant at Rouse Hill Estate after a family property dispute.

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Hammermann, Bernd

Furrier and patron of the arts who helped found the All Nations Club.

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Hammond, Audrey

Nurse who became RBS Hammond's second wife.

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Hammond, Jean Marion

Wife of RBS Hammond.

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Hammond, Joseph

New Zealand aviator who was amongst the first to use a paddock at Mascot as an airfield.

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Hammond, RBS

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Anglican minister who worked with drunks and the poor, and founded a number of charitable enterprises aimed at rehabilitating the destitute of Sydney.

Hammond, Thomas Chatterton

Anglican minister and college principal and vocal critic of Roman Catholicism.

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Hancock, Alfred

Londoner who migrated to Sydney in the late-1850s, who purchased large parcels of land for subdivision and became known as the 'father of Rozelle.'

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Hancock, Robert (Bobby)

Publican and petty criminal who had himself immortalised in a stone statue in 1844. The statue now marks his grave at Rookwood.

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Handel, Alfred

Stained glass designer and maker.

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Handel, Philip

Stained glass maker.

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Handley, Thomas

Publican at Como.

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Handt, Johann Christian Simon

German Protestant missionary. 

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Hanke, Henry Aloysius

Painter who won both the Archibald and Sulman prizes and became a war artist during World War II.

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Hanks, Harriet

Woman who scandalised society with her affair with lawyer Thomas Rowe whom she later married.

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Hanlan, Edward

Canadian sculling champion.

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Hannan, Elizabeth

Wife of Reuben Hannan.

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Hannan, Francis

Irish-born butcher who migrated to Sydney via New Zealand and established his own business, F Hannan and Co, with a chain of butcher shops. His first shop was in the former Star and Garter Inn in Randwick.

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Hannan, Reuben

Convict and possibly a publican.

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Hanney, Fred

Musician and conductor who led the Marrickville Symphony Orchestra.

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