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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Raskopoulos, Peter
Rastoul, Juliette
Ratcliffe, Ivan
Rattray, George
Raven, William
Ravenet, Juan
Rawlins, Adrian
Rawson, Harry Holdsworth
Ray, Johnnie
Raymond, James
Read, George
Read, Peter
Reade, Charles
Rearden, Timothy
Receveur, Laurent
Reddington, John
Redfern, Sarah
Redfern, William
Redgate, Richard
Redman, John
Redman, William
Redmond, Edmund
Redmond, Edward
Redmond, John
Redmond, Robert Alexander
Redmond, William
Reed, Readthorn Hobson
Rees, Coralie
Rees, Leslie
Rees, Lloyd
Rees, William
Reeve, Fanny Katherine
Reeve, John
Refshauge, Andrew
Reibey, George
Reibey, Haydock James
Reibey, Mary
Reibey, Thomas
Reibey, Thomas 1796-1842
Reichenbach, Gabriel
Reichenberg, Joseph
Reid, AA
Reid, Alf V
Reid, Andrew
Reid, George Houston
Reid, John
Reid, John 1800-1867
Reid, Marion
Reid, Robinson
Relph, Harry

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Raskopoulos, Peter

Soccer player.

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Rastoul, Juliette

French teacher who had been exiled to New Caledonia after the defeat of the Commune in Paris in 1871.

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Ratcliffe, Ivan

Set designer, technician and caretaker at Doris Fitton's Independent Theatre.

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Rattray, George

Magistrate and businessman.

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Raven, William

Master mariner and merchant who commanded many voyages to Bengal, Batavia and the Cape to replenish supplies for the struggling colony.

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Ravenet, Juan

Italian-born figure painter who sailed with a Spanish expedition commanded by Alejandro Malaspina aboard the corvettes Descuvierta and Atrevida. He sketched striking portraits of an Aboriginal man and woman after his arrival in Sydney.

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Rawlins, Adrian

Australian poet, performer and one of the country's first music journalists.

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Rawson, Harry Holdsworth

Admiral who was Governor of New South Wales 1902-09.

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Ray, Johnnie

American singer most popular in the 1950s, whose work was a precursor of rock and roll, and who toured Australia in 1954.

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Raymond, James

Postmaster General who suggested the introduction of stamped sheets to be used as envelopes. This was adopted by Governor Gipps in November 1838, anticipating the British penny postage in 1840.

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Read, George

Irish doctor who lived at Parsley Bay, and was an alderman on Vaucluse Council. He had a private practice and specialised in treating people in shipping.

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Read, Peter

Academic and pioneering historian of Aboriginal Australia who coined the phrase 'Stolen Generation'.

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Reade, Charles

Town planner who supported the garden city movement of the early twentieth century.

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Rearden, Timothy

Irish sailor on the Endeavour voyage in 1770.

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Receveur, Laurent

Catholic priest who accompanied explorer La Perouse on his voyage to the southern oceans between 1785 and 1788.

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Reddington, John

Irish publican on Pitt Street who had come to Australia as a convict on the Minerva in 1800 after being sentenced to transportation in March 1798 for his part in the 1798 Irish rebellion. He was also a substantial landowner with land grants in Penrith, and the Clerk of Sydney Race Course. The Roman Catholics of Sydney met regularly at his premises, and continued to do so after his death. In a meeting there in May 1820, Mass was first celebrated in Australia.

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Redfern, Sarah

Wife of William Redfern.

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Redfern, William

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Naval surgeon who was sent to Sydney as a convict after a mutiny. He continued to practise medicine as well as farming land in Sydney and further inland.

Redgate, Richard

Businessman and manufacturer in Darlinghurst from the 1860s.

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Redman, John

Convict transported on HMS Supply who was granted a conditional pardon in 1794 and appointed Constable in 1800, ultimately becoming Chief Constable of Sydney and later Keeper of the Gaol.

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Redman, William

Solicitor and goldfield speculator who owned property in both Brookvale and Belmore.

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Redmond, Edmund

Early settler in the Botany area.

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Redmond, Edward

Irish rebel, publican and businessman who rose from convict status to respectability and also contributed to the establishment of the Catholic Church in Australia.

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Redmond, John

Early landholder at Toongabbie.

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Redmond, Robert Alexander

Presbyterian minister renowned for his wit and eloquence. The popularity of his sermons lead to the enlargement of the Leura church.

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Redmond, William

Irish National Party politician who visited Australia with his brother John in 1883.

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Reed, Readthorn Hobson

Master of First Fleet ship the Borrowdale.

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Rees, Coralie

Writer and broadcaster, whose travel books, written with her husband, were bestsellers.

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Rees, Leslie

Writer and broadcaster who helped foster Australian drama in Sydney from the 1930s.

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Rees, Lloyd

Artist who twice won the Wynne Prize for his landscape painting and for 40 years taught art in the Faculty of Architecture at Sydney University.

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Rees, William

Actor, director and producer. He worked in the United States of America as an actor and director between 1937 and 1946 and returned to Australia with a great depth of knowledge and expertise.

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Reeve, Fanny Katherine

Daughter of William Charles Wentworth and wife of John Reeve. She moved to England in 1854 as her husband never accustomed to life in New South Wales.

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Reeve, John

Wealthy English migrant who married Fanny Wentworth, the daughter of William Charles Wentworth, and built Greycliffe House on land originally situated on the Wentworth Estate. He came from a landed family in Suffolk and after arriving in Sydney, he took up land in Gippsland, becoming a wealthy squatter.

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Refshauge, Andrew

Doctor and politician who held a variety of portfolios in the state Labour government between 1995 and 2005.

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Reibey, George

The third child of Thomas and Mary Reibey who founded the Tasmanian branch of the Reibey family along with his two brothers. Almost a month after his sister Celia died, George fell from a tree onto his back during a hunting trip. He died soon afterward at his brother, Thomas', residence, Entally House.

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Reibey, Haydock James

The second child of Thomas and Mary Reibey who founded the Tasmanian branch of the Reibey family along with his two brothers.

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Reibey, Mary

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Convict who became a wealthy businesswoman.

Reibey, Thomas

Merchant and sealer who used his farming properties on the Hawkesbury to finance his merchant business in Sydney. His wife Mary expanded the businesses after his death.

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Reibey, Thomas 1796-1842

Eldest child of Thomas and Mary Reibey who founded the Tasmanian branch of the Reibey family along with his two brothers. He built a property at Hadspen, Tasmania and named it Entally House, after his parents' business in Sydney. Today it is a National Trust property.

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Reichenbach, Gabriel

Partner at Allens Arthur Robinson in the 1930s.

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Reichenberg, Joseph

Bandmaster of the British 40th Regiment.

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Reid, AA

Manly alderman.

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Reid, Alf V

Shopkeeper in Fairlight who became Mayor of Manly and Member of the Legislative Assembly.

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Reid, Andrew

Scottish importer who became a partner in James Hardie & Co. in 1896, then sole proprietor in 1912, and built the company into a prosperous industrial enterprise.

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Reid, George Houston

Barrister and politician who was both state Premier and Australian Prime Minister before returning to England and election to the British parliament.

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Reid, John

Architect, who with Finlay Munro jnr. designed St Stephen's church Macquarie Street.

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Reid, John 1800-1867

Presbyterian minister appointed from Melbourne to assist Dr Lang at Scots Church, who sought but never found the ideal church-state relationship.

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Reid, Marion

Presbyterian minister's wife who established a school for destitute children.

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Reid, Robinson

Carpenter and ship builder who arrived with the First Fleet on HMS Supply.

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Relph, Harry

Comedian.

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