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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Hartt, Cecil
Harvey, Frank
Harvey, Henry
Harvey, John Henry
Harvie, James Fraser
Harvie, William Coleridge
Harwood, Marian Fleming
Haslem, Samuel
Hassall, Anne
Hassall, James
Hassall, James Samuel
Hassall, Rowland
Hassall, Samuel
Hassall, Thomas
Hassan, John
Hatfield, JR
Hathorn, Libby
Hattersley, George
Hattersley, Margaret
Hatzistergos, John
Hatzivasilis, Georgos
Hauslaib, William Russell
Havekes, Gerard
Hawkins, Coleman
Hawkins, William
Haxton, Elaine Alys
Hay, Alexander
Hay, Jessie Sinclair
Hay, John
Hay, Sir John
Hayden, Bill
Hayes, Catherine
Hayes, Charles
Hayes, Chow
Hayes, Henry Smithers
Hayes, Michael
Hayes, Patrick
Hayes, William
Hayes-Williams, WG
Haynes, John
Hazzard, Shirley
Healey, Richard
Heard, James Charles
Heath, Edward
Heaton, John Henniker
Hecht, Charles
Hedgeland, Annie
Hedgeland, Edmund Woodhouse
Hedgeland, George Caleb
Heffron, RJ

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Hartt, Cecil

Cartoonist who perfected the image of the Australian digger as independent, easygoing and disrespectful of authority.

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Harvey, Frank

Actor, producer and writer who, for more than 20 years, was a renowned leading man in Australian professional theatre.

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Harvey, Henry

Convict transported for theft who became a government servant to his new wife before establishing himself as a miller and shopkeeper in Parramatta.

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Harvey, John Henry

Architect and avid amateur photographer whose work is now held at the State Library of Victoria. He undertook design work for G A Morell on the Gothic mansion, Swifts.

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Harvie, James Fraser

Clerk who enlisted in the A Company, 20th Battalion and served in the Gallipoli peninsula in August 1915. His battalion was responsible for the defence of Russell's Top until their withdrawal from the peninsula in December 1915. He arrived in Egypt in January 1916, after which his service record notes various instances of misbehaviour including: absence without leave, 'failing to salute an officer' and being found 'out of bounds in a brothel'. He would serve with the Imperial Camel Corps, 12th Light Horse Regiment and Australian Mounted Division before returning to Sydney.

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Harvie, William Coleridge

Clerk who enlisted as a private in the 14th Reinforcement, 18th Battalion and served in France. He suffered a gun shot wound to his leg in August 1916 and was transferred to England. He was ill and transferred to England again in March 1917. He proceeded to Camiers, France in May 1917 and was admitted to hospital with trench fever two months later. He was reported missing in action in October 1917 and was later found wounded having been exposed to poisonous gas. He spent time in hospital and training camps in England before he was sent back to Camiers. In May 1918, he was admitted to a field hospital with diarrhoea and rejoined his unit before he was 'struck off strength' in January 1919.

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Harwood, Marian Fleming

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Linguist, pacifist and philanthropist who represented the peace societies of Australia at several overseas conferences prior to World War I before returning to become an anti-war campaigner.

Haslem, Samuel

Convict who was granted land in the Liberty Plains area, later called Lidcombe, and who became a farmer and innkeeper.

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Hassall, Anne

Wife of Thomas Hassall and daughter of Samuel Marsden.

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Hassall, James

Pastoralist and farmer who got into difficulties in the depression of the 1840s and moved to Victoria.

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Hassall, James Samuel

Anglican clergyman, the third generation of his family to follow the calling.

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Hassall, Rowland

Clergyman and missionary who amassed considerable land in the new colony.

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Hassall, Samuel

Farmer and manager of the government herds.

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Hassall, Thomas

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Anglican minister who was also a woolgrower and landowner, known as the 'squire of Denbigh'.

Hassan, John

Muslim sailor.

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Hatfield, JR

Early landholder at Tamarama.

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Hathorn, Libby

Children's author.

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Hattersley, George

Cabinetmaker.

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Hattersley, Margaret

Manager of a lace cleaning business on Pitt Street.

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Hatzistergos, John

Politician.

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Hatzivasilis, Georgos

Editor and broadcaster.

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Hauslaib, William Russell

American-born businessman who was actively involved in Sydney's civic and business organisations, notably as a foundation member of the American National Club.

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Havekes, Gerard

Sculptor and painter.

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Hawkins, Coleman

American jazz tenor saxophonist.

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Hawkins, William

Early landholder in The Rocks.

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Haxton, Elaine Alys

Artist, printmaker and designer who worked in Sydney and London.

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Hay, Alexander

Actor.

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Hay, Jessie Sinclair

Landholder in North Sydney and the Shoalhaven.

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Hay, John

Squatter, grazier and parliamentarian.

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Hay, Sir John

Landholder who inherited property from the Berry family in North Sydney and the Shoalhaven.

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Hayden, Bill

Politician who served in two Federal cabinets before becoming 21st Governor General of Australia.

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Hayes, Catherine

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Irish-born singer who became an international star, and toured Australia in 1854 and 1855, when Sydney was seized by 'Hayesmania'.

Hayes, Charles

Businessman and Manly councillor sometime called the father of Manly.

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Hayes, Chow

Criminal and gunman who was notorious in mid-twentieth century Sydney.

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Hayes, Henry Smithers

Manager of Brisbane Steam Mills, Parramatta Street. Declared insolvent in 1845 and again in 1849.

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Hayes, Michael

Dealer and Catholic layman whose trading businesses in Sydney and on Norfolk Island failed when he could not recover debts owed to him.

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Hayes, Patrick

Entrepreneur whose business interests ranged from brick making to ferry companies.

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Hayes, William

Rigger who was killed while working on the construction of Rose Bay hangar.

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Hayes-Williams, WG

New Zealand born Registrar-General.

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Haynes, John

Journalist and politician who started a number of publications, including the Bulletin, and had a long career in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

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Hazzard, Shirley

Author of fiction and nonfiction who has lived and worked overseas since 1947.

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Healey, Richard

Radio sport journalist and politician.

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Heard, James Charles

American swing, bop and blues drummer.

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Heath, Edward

British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974.

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Heaton, John Henniker

Jackaroo and journalist who travelled widely and published a pioneer reference work, Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time in 1879.

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Hecht, Charles

Publican who held licenses at several hotels around Sydney despite being a bankrupt.

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Hedgeland, Annie

Colonial migrant who was the sister of pastoralist Edmund Biddulph and writer Rachel Henning, and wife of surveyor George C Hedgeland.

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Hedgeland, Edmund Woodhouse

Australian surveyor and engineer who worked extensively in the Malay States in the early twentieth century. He was killed by a train in Bowral in 1927.

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Hedgeland, George Caleb

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Surveyor who undertook alignment surveys of streets across Sydney in the late nineteenth cenutry. He was also a pastoralist, artist and stained glass artist.

Heffron, RJ

Trade unionist and Labor politician who was a New South Wales government minister from 1941 and Premier between 1959 and 1964.

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