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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Bertie, Charles Henry
Bertie, CM
Bertrand, Henry Louis
Bertrand, Jane
Bertrand, Marian
Berzins, Ilmar
Besant, Annie
Best, Albert Henry
Best, George
Best, Marion Hall
Bettington, Rebecca
Beveridge, John
Beveridge, Judith
Beyer, Augustus Jacob
Bialoguski, Michael
Bibb, John
Biddulph, Edward
Bidgee Bidgee
Biffin, Eliza
Biffin, Harriet Eliza
Biffin, James
Bigge, John Thomas
Billing, Henry
Billinghurst, Rick
Billyard, William Whaley
Bird, Thomas
Birkenhead, Hannah
Birkenhead, William
Birkett, Annie
Birmingham, John
Bischoff, Joseph
Bishop, Anna
Bishop, George
Bishop, Percy
Bitugully
Bixio, Nino
Black, Dorrit
Black, Eric
Black, George Mure
Black, John
Black, Morrice A
Black, William
Blacket, Arthur
Blacket, Edmund
Blacket, Owen
Blacket, Sarah
Blackman, Charles
Blackmore, Edward Hugh Enes
Blackmore, George
Blackmore, Kate

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Bertie, Charles Henry

Librarian, historian, Australiana collector and author who was appointed as the first librarian of the Sydney Municipal Library in 1909. In 1918 he established within the Municipal Library the first public lending library for children in Australia. An active mnember of the Royal Australian Historical Society he wrote and spoke on many aspects of Sydney's history and amassed an impressive collection of Australian material.

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Bertie, CM

Theatrical manager in North Sydney.

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Bertrand, Henry Louis

Dentist whose scandalous behaviour was revealed when he was gaoled for the murder of his lover's husband.

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Bertrand, Jane

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The wife of Henry Louis Bertrand, a dentist who murdered the husband of his lover in 1865. Jane was also implicated but escaped conviction.

Bertrand, Marian

Widow who travelled to gold rush Melbourne and found wealthy husbands for her three daughters before moving to Sydney.

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Berzins, Ilmar

First qualified landscape architect in Australia.

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Besant, Annie

Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator who travelled widely to promote theosophy and political reform.

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Best, Albert Henry

Councillor on Hornsby Shire Council.

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Best, George

Early landowner in Dural area.

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Best, Marion Hall

Leading interior designer with showrooms in Woollahra and Rowe Street.

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Bettington, Rebecca

Daughter of the explorer William Lawson.

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Beveridge, John

Captain of several vessels involved in whaling and trading between the South Sea islands and along the Australian coast between 1817 and 1825, before establishing a boarding school.

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Beveridge, Judith

Writer and teacher who became poetry editor of Meanjin.

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Beyer, Augustus Jacob

Surgeon who sailed on three convict transport ships to Australia. Throughout the voyage of the Scarborough and later Britannia, convicts were severely mistreated. Though Beyer was employed as the ship's surgeon, he consistently demonstrated little concern for his duties and the health and welfare of the convicts.

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Bialoguski, Michael

Doctor and intelligence agent whose work with ASIO was to culminate in engineering the defection of the Petrovs in 1954.

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Bibb, John

Leading architect and committee member of Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts.

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Biddulph, Edward

Captain Edward Biddulph, manufacturer of steam engines at Cockle Bay in the 1830s.

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Bidgee Bidgee

Aboriginal man who learnt to speak good English and mimic the manners of every officer and person in the colony.

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Biffin, Eliza

Midwife and Theosophist whose daughter Harriett became one of the first women doctors in Sydney, and with her was one of the founders of the Rachel Forster Hospital for Women.

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Biffin, Harriet Eliza

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Medical practioner who was one of the first women medical graduates in the state. She worked tirelessly for the establishment of a hospital run for and by women.

Biffin, James

Orchardist in Turramurra whose daughter Harriett became one of the first women doctors in Sydney.

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Bigge, John Thomas

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Royal Commissioner who examined and reported on the government of New South Wales 1819-23.

Billing, Henry

Publican in Watsons Bay in the mid-nineteenth century.

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Billinghurst, Rick

Theatre Director and first salaried Artistic Director of La Boite Theatre Company in Brisbane, Queensland.

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Billyard, William Whaley

Solicitor and landholder who named and subdivided Gladesville.

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Bird, Thomas

Circus performer and horseman.

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Birkenhead, Hannah

Resident of Bourke Street Surry Hills.

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Birkenhead, William

Resident of Surry Hills.

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Birkett, Annie

Shopkeeper and murder victim.

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Birmingham, John

Writer and 'biographer' of Sydney.

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Bischoff, Joseph

Nineteenth century photographer who captured many images of Sydney and the Blue Mountains.

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Bishop, Anna

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English singer who visited Sydney several times, once with her lover Nicholas Bochsa.

Bishop, George

Surveyor, who became a landholder and developer in Naremburn.

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Bishop, Percy

Māori radio presenter in Sydney.

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Bitugully

Gandangara warrior who lived near Appin.

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Bixio, Nino

Captain of ship that brought Italian emigrants to Sydney in 1856, later deputy of Garibaldi.

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Black, Dorrit

Artist who studied in Adelaide, Sydney and London before returning to Adelaide to work. She is considered a pioneer of Modernism in Australia.

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Black, Eric

Chief engineer of Auburn Municipal Council who designed Auburn Botanic Gardens.

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Black, George Mure

Journalist, editor and politician whose self esteem often outstripped his political stature.

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Black, John

Ship's officer and privateer who was based in Sydney from 1798 to 1802.

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Black, Morrice A

Actuary for AMP for 30 years to 1890.

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Black, William

Orchardist and long term resident of Galston who in 1894 suggested the name Glenorie for the area known as North Dural.

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Blacket, Arthur

Architect

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Blacket, Edmund

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Colonial Architect and designer of Sydney University and many public buildings.

Blacket, Owen

Architect who followed his father and brothers into the profession.

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Blacket, Sarah

Daughter of a miller who ignored family opposition to marry for love and travel across the world to the new colony.

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Blackman, Charles

Renowned Australian artist whose work is represented in all the Australian and state galleries.

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Blackmore, Edward Hugh Enes

Classics and mathematics teacher who ran his own school on Hunter Street. He also taught at Sydney Grammar in the late 1850s and 1860s, as well as working as a private tutor, and teaching for a short time in the 1880s at Sydney Girls High.  Born in England, he had migrated to New Zealand in the 1840s, where he was secretary to Governor George Grey, then the Collector of Customs and Sub Treasurer in Nelson. When it was discovered he had been misappropriating funds from the Treasury, he left the colony and arrived in Sydney in about 1856. His brother, Edwin Blackmore, was a respected legal scholar in South Australia.

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Blackmore, George

Landowner who built Ben Linden in Narellan in 1919.

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Blackmore, Kate

Historian and writer.

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