Skip to main content
State Library NSW Logo Dictionary of Sydney logo Dictionary of Sydney
  1. The Dictionary of Sydney
  2. Browse
  3. Browse Entities

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Browse People

Title Type
Jeffreys, Arthur Frederick
Jeffreys, John
Jeffreys, Sarah
Jeffries, Elizabeth
Jeffries, Maud Evelyn Craven
Jeffs, Phil
Jegorow, Bill
Jenkins, Edward
Jenkins, James
Jenkins, John
Jenkins, Maria
Jenkins, Thomas
Jennings, Albert Victor
Jensen, Henry Frederick
Jensen, Peter Frederick
Jents, Beril
Jervis, James
Jervois, William
Jevons, William Stanley
Jilks, George
Jilks, Margaret
Jilks, Maria
Jilks, William Bennett
Johnson, Carole
Johnson, Charles
Johnson, Dianne
Johnson, George
Johnson, Henry William
Johnson, Jack
Johnson, James
Johnson, Jean
Johnson, Keith
Johnson, Ken (Kandy)
Johnson, Lawrence
Johnson, Lyndon Baines
Johnson, Mary
Johnson, Mary (convict)
Johnson, Michael
Johnson, Richard
Johnson, Richard Anthony
Johnson, Robert
Johnson, Robert Ebenezer
Johnson, Sun
Johnson, Thomas Richard
Johnston, Ada Eveline
Johnston, Allan (Jo)
Johnston, Bruce David
Johnston, David
Johnston, Fanny
Johnston, George

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹‹
  • …
  • Page 52
  • Page 53
  • Current page 54
  • Page 55
  • Page 56
  • …
  • Next page ››
  • Last page Last »

Browse

  • Browse
    • Artefacts
    • Buildings
    • Events
    • Natural Features
    • Organisations
    • People
    • Places
    • Structures
    • Entries
    • Multimedia
    • Subjects
    • Roles
    • Contributors
State Library NSW Logo

Footer

  • Home
  • About
  • Copyright
  • Blog
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Jeffreys, Arthur Frederick

Landholder who inherited significant estates from his father before returning to England where he was a Member of the British Parliament from 1877 to 1906.

full record »

Jeffreys, John

Landowner in the Canterbury area who had inherited part of his father's estate before retiring to live in Salisbury, England.

full record »

Jeffreys, Sarah

Landholder at Canterbury who inherited land from her father.

full record »

Jeffries, Elizabeth

Dressmaker and fruit shop proprietor.

full record »

Jeffries, Maud Evelyn Craven

Actress who performed in many Australian productions in the 1890s-1900s.

full record »

Jeffs, Phil

Gangster who controlled several night clubs.

full record »

Jegorow, Bill

Russian migrant who fought for the rights of migrants and worked for decades to improve ethnic affairs and community relations.

full record »

Jenkins, Edward

Medical practioner whose family enjoyed sharing the amenities of their home Lindesay with friends and family.

full record »

Jenkins, James

Convict who became a landowner on Sydney's northern beaches and built the first road from Balgowlah to Dee Why.

full record »

Jenkins, John

full record »

Convict who was executed for the murder of Robert Wardell in 1834.

Jenkins, Maria

Orchardist who with her husband established an orchard on land granted to her grandfather.

full record »

Jenkins, Thomas

Orchardist who settled in Lindfield.

full record »

Jennings, Albert Victor

Builder, investor and property developer, born 1896 died 1893. Chairman and managing director of AV Jennings Industries, Australia's largest home builder in the 1960s.

full record »

Jensen, Henry Frederick

full record »

Electrician and politician, Harry Jensen served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1957-1965.

Jensen, Peter Frederick

Anglican minister, academic and theologian who served as Archbishop of Sydney from 2001 to 2013.

full record »

Jents, Beril

Fashion designer recognised as 'Australia's first queen of haute couture'. She specialised in evening and bridal wear and first learnt dressmaking by assisting her mother as a young girl, designing and sewing her first gown at age nine. By age 12, she entered the workforce and at 16, she opened a studio in Waverley and then in King's Cross in 1944. She dressed Sydney's socialites and even some of the Cross' most famous figures including Nellie Cameron. She also had international clients including actresses Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Gaynor and Vivien Leigh.

full record »

Jervis, James

Historian of early Sydney.

full record »

Jervois, William

British military engineer and diplomat who conducted a review of the colonies defences.

full record »

Jevons, William Stanley

English economist who came to Sydney as assayer at the Mint, but pursued scientific and sociological work while in the city, completing a social survey of Sydney in 1858.

full record »

Jilks, George

Transported for stealing a copper, he became cheif constable in Sydney and resided in Riley Street into his 80s.

full record »

Jilks, Margaret

Daughter of the chief constable.

full record »

Jilks, Maria

Wife of the chief constable.

full record »

Jilks, William Bennett

Child born at Windsor.

full record »

Johnson, Carole

African-American dancer who stayed in Sydney after a tour and became a founder of Sydney's Aboriginal dance culture.

full record »

Johnson, Charles

Brookvale resident.

full record »

Johnson, Dianne

Anthropologist whose interest in Papua New Guinea lead her to abandon teaching and pursue studies of Indigenous affairs and the traditional owners of the Blue Mountains and Tasmania.

full record »

Johnson, George

Architect and surveyor whose designs were built in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney as well as country centres.

full record »

Johnson, Henry William

Landholder at Oran Park.

full record »

Johnson, Jack

Boxer who became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion, winning the title from Canadian Tommy Burns on Boxing Day 1908 at a fight at Sydney Stadium.

full record »

Johnson, James

Lone survivor of the wreck of the Dunbar in 1857.

full record »

Johnson, Jean

Illustrator and artist.

full record »

Johnson, Keith

Historian and author.

full record »

Johnson, Ken (Kandy)

Gay female impersonator, drag performer and entrepreneur, owner of Purple Onion nightclub and Ken's at Kensington gay sauna, among others.

full record »

Johnson, Lawrence

Film director who specialises in historical and cultural documentary films.

full record »

Johnson, Lyndon Baines

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969.

full record »

Johnson, Mary

Settler who arrived in Sydney on the First Fleet with her husband Reverend Richard Johnson. With her husband she established an early school for the colony's children. They returned to England in 1800.

full record »

Johnson, Mary (convict)

Convict who prospered in business with her partner William Hill, and was the mother of butcher and politician George Hill.

full record »

Johnson, Michael

Artist whose works express a strong orchestration of colour. He has worked and exhibited around the world.

full record »

Johnson, Richard

full record »

Chaplain to the colony from 1788 to 1800 and successful farmer at Canterbury Vale and Ryde.

Johnson, Richard Anthony

Architect who has worked for both government and private sector, designing and adding to some of Sydney's best known buildings, as well as working on some major urban design projects.

full record »

Johnson, Robert

New Zealand-born painter.

full record »

Johnson, Robert Ebenezer

Solicitor and politician.

full record »

Johnson, Sun

Newspaper proprietor, merchant and herbalist whose attempt to gain advertising revenue for his newspaper by purchasing goods from the prospective advertisers, eventually lead to his bankruptcy.

full record »

Johnson, Thomas Richard

Chief Commissioner of Railways in New South Wales between 1907 and 1914. He had been the Assistant Engineer of the Great Northern Railway in England before this appointment.

full record »

Johnston, Ada Eveline

Wife of William Johnston, a wealthy pastoralist. She purchased Clairvaux House in her own name and owned it until its subdivision and sale in 1929.

full record »

Johnston, Allan (Jo)

Founder, with Alan Morris, of advertising agency Mojo in 1979.

full record »

Johnston, Bruce David

Eighth of Robert Johnston's nine children.

full record »

Johnston, David

Landowner at George's Hall and trustee of his mother's estate after she was declared insane.

full record »

Johnston, Fanny

Wife of Robert Johnston of Stanmore.

full record »

Johnston, George

full record »

Soldier and farmer who took part in the Rum Rebellion and made himself lieutenant-governor. Cashiered from the army for his conduct, he returned to the colony and became a successful farmer and settler.