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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Hughes, Joy
Hughes, Mary Ethel
Hughes, Mary Jane
Hughes, Patrick Henry
Hughes, Robert
Hughes, Susan
Hughes, Susannah
Hughes, Thomas
Hughes, William Morris (Billy)
Hume, Andrew
Hume, Andrew Hamilton
Hume, Hamilton
Hume, James
Hume, John
Hume, Sarah
Humes, Samuel
Humphries, Barry
Hungerford, Clarrie
Hunt, Freeman
Hunt, John Charles
Hunt, John Horbury
Hunt, Robert Fellowes
Hunter, David
Hunter, John
Huntley, TS
Huon de Kerilliau, Gabriel
Hurley, Frank
Hurst, Eric Alfred
Hush, Barvara
Hutchens, Frank
Hutchinson, Alfred
Hutchinson, George
Hutchinson, Louise
Hutchinson, William
Hutchison, Alexander
Hutchison, John
Hyam, Lottie
Hyndes, Charlotte
Hyndes, Lucy
Hyndes, Thomas Pinnick
Icely, Thomas
Iemma, Morris
Ifould, William Herbert
Ihaka, Kingi M
Inder, Jacob
Inett, Ann
Inglis, Dorothy
Inglis, Ken
Inglis, William
Innes, Elizabeth Anne

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Hughes, Joy

Author and historian.

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Hughes, Mary Ethel

Second wife of Billy Hughes whose social graces and management skilld were great assets in their political lives.

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Hughes, Mary Jane

Teacher who established and ran the Lotaville Girls' School along with her husband.

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Hughes, Patrick Henry

Professor who established and ran the Lotaville Girls' School along with his wife.

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Hughes, Robert

Art critic, writer and documentary maker.

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Hughes, Susan

Benefactor to the Catholic church.

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Hughes, Susannah

Landowner in the Ryde area.

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Hughes, Thomas

Solicitor and politician who became an ardent supporter of a unified Greater Sydney, and Federation, whilst continuing the family tradition as benefactor of the Catholic church.

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Hughes, William Morris (Billy)

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Unionist and politician who became Labor Prime Minister during World War I and was expelled for his support for conscription. He served in a number of non-Labor federal governments, remaining in parliament until his death.

Hume, Andrew

Convicted thief who was released from prison to substantiate his claim that a survivor of Ludwig Leichhardt's expedition of 1848 was living with Aboriginals in north-western Australia.

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Hume, Andrew Hamilton

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Superintendent of convicts at Toongabbie and farmer who achieved some respectability despite many early brushes with the law.

Hume, Hamilton

Explorer and landowner.

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Hume, James

Obscure architect in the 1830s whose designs for St Andrew's Cathedral were subsumed by those of Edmund Blacket.

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Hume, John

Sergeant of marines who travelled on the First Fleet with his wife.

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Hume, Sarah

Marine's wife who travelled with her husband on the First Fleet.

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Humes, Samuel

Leader of the convict rebellion at Castle Hill who was convicted and executed at Parramatta and hung in chains as a deterrent to others.

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Humphries, Barry

Australian comedian and satirist. Actor, Author, Composer, Devisor, Director, Lyricist, Performer, Writer

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Hungerford, Clarrie

Bilpin farmer whose lease of the Blue Gum Forest was to accelerate the campaign to have the park protected, which it was successfully in 1932.

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Hunt, Freeman

Soldier injured at Gallipoli who took up land in the Bankstown Soldier Settlement.

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Hunt, John Charles

Councillor and Mayor of Hornsby Shire Council.

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Hunt, John Horbury

Architect who produced highly individual buildings of complex form and asymmetrical balance including the Chapel of the Sacred Heart Convent at Rose Bay and Cloncorrick at Darling Point.

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Hunt, Robert Fellowes

Chemist who was appointed at the newly established Sydney branch of the Royal Mint in 1854 to direct melting and refining operations.

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Hunter, David

Businessman and politician.

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Hunter, John

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Naval officer who accompanied Arthur Phillip in the First Fleet, and returned as Governor of the colony from 1795 to 1800.

Huntley, TS

Managing director of the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company.

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Huon de Kerilliau, Gabriel

French aristocrat who arrived in Sydney with the New South Wales Corps in 1794 and was subsequently a tutor to the Macarthur family and a pastoralist at Narellan.

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Hurley, Frank

Photographer and adventurer who became a trailblazing documentary filmmaker.

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Hurst, Eric Alfred

Pilot who crashed and died in Tamarama Bay in 1946.

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Hush, Barvara

Artist, teacher and nurse who used art therapy to assist artists with mental health problems.

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Hutchens, Frank

New Zealand born pianist and composer who became a popular concert pianist.

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Hutchinson, Alfred

Coal lumper who fought for better wages and conditions for union members for over 25 years.

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Hutchinson, George

Playwright.

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Hutchinson, Louise

One of many female architects employed by Ellice Nosworthy.

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Hutchinson, William

Convict who was made superintendent of convicts by Macquarie and was later a successful businessman and landowner.

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Hutchison, Alexander

Property owner who suggested his birthplace name of Galston as the name for the district first known as North Colah.

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Hutchison, John

Hydrographer who worked under Captain Henry Mangles Denham surveying Sydney Harbour.

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Hyam, Lottie

Pianist who formed her own quintet for performances from 1898.

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Hyndes, Charlotte

Convict who arrived in 1803 on the HMS Glatton, the same ship that carried her future husband.

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Hyndes, Lucy

Wealthy property owner in Pitt Street who inherited the properties upon her husband Thomas's death.

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Hyndes, Thomas Pinnick

Convict who became a wealthy timber merchant, miller and landowner and was responsible for the construction of St Thomas church at Enfield.

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Icely, Thomas

Landowner and stock breeder who rapidly expanded and diversified his holdings which insulated him from the depression of the 1840s.

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Iemma, Morris

40th Premier of New South Wales from 2005 until 2008 and Member of New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1991 until 2008.

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Ifould, William Herbert

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Principal Librarian of the Public Library of New South Wales between 1912 and 1942.

Ihaka, Kingi M

Broadcaster, director of Māori cultural groups and the first resident Māori minister in Sydney from 1984 to 1987.

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Inder, Jacob

Builder of St Mary's Chapter Hall.

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Inett, Ann

Convict tried at Worcester, England in 1786 for burglary and sentenced to death which was commuted to seven years' transportation to New South Wales. She was sent to Norfolk Island and developed a relationship and had two sons named Norfolk and Sydney with Philip Gidley King. She later married fellow convict Richard John Robinson and was granted land in Sydney.

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Inglis, Dorothy

Dress shop proprietor in Rowe Street who provided the latest Paris fashions to Sydney society.

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Inglis, Ken

Historian who has written extensively on the ANZAC tradition, war memorials and the ABC.

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Inglis, William

Auctioneer and stock agent who began his career in the goldfields in Victoria before establishing his own auctioneering and produce firm in 1867. Inglis was known for wearing his signature top hat whilst conducting auctions.

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Innes, Elizabeth Anne

Early resident of Enmore.

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