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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Selfe, Emily
Selfe, Harry
Selfe, Henry
Selfe, Marion
Selfe, Norma Catherine
Selfe, Norman
Selfe, Rhoda Jane
Sellwood, Neville Francis
Selwyn, Elizabeth
Semphill, Hamilton Collins
Sen, Ivan
Seravich, Samuel
Seravich, Theodore
Serventy, Vincent
Seryshev, Innokenti
Sestier, Marius
Sever, William Cropton
Sewell, Ann
Seymour, Vincent William
Shakespear, J
Shalyapin, Fyodor
Shand, John Wentworth
Shand, Ron
Shankar, Ravi
Shapcote, Peter John
Sharman, James (Jimmy)
Sharman, Jim
Sharp, Martin
Sharp, William
Sharpe, Wendy
Shaughnessy, Thomas
Shaw, Archibald John
Shaw, Artie
Shaw, ES
Shaw, Gayfield
Shaw, Jack
Shaw, Mary
Shaw, Shadrach
Sheahan, Terry
Sheahan, William
Shearer, Andrew
Sheather, Anne
Sheather, Silas
Sheehan, Jenny
Shehadie, Nicholas
Sheils, John
Shelley, Elizabeth
Shelley, Max
Shelley, William
Shepherd, Isaac

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Selfe, Emily

First wife of Norman Selfe and daughter of John Booth, timber merchant and local identity in Balmain.

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Selfe, Harry

Engineer, brother of Norman Selfe.

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Selfe, Henry

Plumber and inventor who arrived in Sydney in 1855 with his family.

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Selfe, Marion

Second wife of Norman Selfe.

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Selfe, Norma Catherine

Kindergarten teacher who was a daughter of Norman Selfe.

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Selfe, Norman

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Engineer, designer and activist, whose visionary plans for Sydney's harbour crossing and education system were not realised until after his death.

Selfe, Rhoda Jane

Kindergarten teacher who was a daughter of Norman Selfe.

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Sellwood, Neville Francis

Queensland born jockey who found success in Sydney and Melbourne after the war before major wins in America and Britain.

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Selwyn, Elizabeth

Transported for burglary she bore five children to Thomas Rowley and saw them become prosperous citizens in the new colony.

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Semphill, Hamilton Collins

Scottish born farm manager who acquired extensive holdings in the Hunter Valley and Sydney before the financial depression of the 1840s forced their sale.

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Sen, Ivan

Indigenous filmmaker since the late 1990s who has received numerous awards from the film industry.

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Seravich, Samuel

Early Yugoslav settler in the Fairfield area.

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Seravich, Theodore

Early Yugoslav settler in the Fairfield area.

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Serventy, Vincent

Author, ornitholigist and conservationist.

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Seryshev, Innokenti

Priest of the Russian Orthodox church who initially used other Orthodox churches for services in 1926.

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Sestier, Marius

Chemist and photographer who visited Australia as a representative of Lumière Brothers, and made the first moving pictures filmed in Sydney in 1896.

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Sever, William Cropton

Master mariner who part-owned and captained Lady Penrhyn during the First Fleet voyage.

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Sewell, Ann

Property owner in Pitt Street.

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Seymour, Vincent William

First settler at Brooklyn who took up land in 1862.

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Shakespear, J

Businessman.

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Shalyapin, Fyodor

Russian opera singer who toured Australia.

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Shand, John Wentworth

High profile barrister in the 1940s and 50s, better known as Jack Shand.

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Shand, Ron

Actor and comedian who began in vaudeville and musical comedy before a successful television acting career.

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Shankar, Ravi

Indian musician and composer who has toured the world playing the sitar.

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Shapcote, Peter John

Seaman who sailed with the Second Fleet aboard the storeship, Justinian, arriving in Sydney only to find his father had died during the voyage aboard Neptune.

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Sharman, James (Jimmy)

Boxer and boxing entrepreneur who toured country shows with his boxing troupe.

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Sharman, Jim

Director and writer for film and stage.

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Sharp, Martin

Pop artist and cartoonist who has contributed to Australian and international pop culture since 1960.

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Sharp, William

Mariner who mastered supply ship Golden Grove during the First Fleet and its return voyage to England.

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Sharpe, Wendy

Acclaimed artist who has won both the Sulman and Archibald prizes.

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Shaughnessy, Thomas

Cabinet maker and undertaker who conducted successfully conducted both branches of business in the 1820s.

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Shaw, Archibald John

Catholic priest, inventor and radio pioneer who experimented with wireless telegraphy at Ascot house. In 1910 he began to design and manufacture receivers and transmitters, building a 240-foot tower in his backyard that could transmit messages at over 3,200 kilometres. He had a flair for invention which led him to produce a prototype electric car, Morse code and telephone sets and design a remote-controlled submarine. In 1914, his Shaw Wireless Company was investigated by the Order of the Sacred Heart in 1914 and it was found he misappropriated 10,000 pounds of mission funds. Shaw sold his patents and works to the Commonwealth Government in 1916 for 55,000 pounds, though he then died suddenly and there was controversy when his cash could not be traced which resulted in a royal commission on defence administration.

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Shaw, Artie

American jazz musician, composer and bandleader who played at the Trocadero in Sydney with his American Navy Band in 1943.

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Shaw, ES

Sutherland Shire President in 1937.

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Shaw, Gayfield

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Successful artist and early-twentieth century gallery owner.

Shaw, Jack

Builder and developer.

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Shaw, Mary

Historian of the Mark Foy story and that of the Hydro Majestic Hotel.

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Shaw, Shadrach

Convict sentenced to transportation for fraud who later became the first importer of goods to the colony.

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Sheahan, Terry

Lawyer and Labor politician.

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Sheahan, William

Lawyer and public servant who held several portfolios in the Legislative Assembly in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Shearer, Andrew

Clerk who enlisted in the 53rd Battalion, disembarking at Liverpool, England in October 1917. He was attached to the Australian Army Pay Corps in England in December 1917 and then to the Australian Army Medical Corps. He was attached to duty at a hospital in Tidworth, promoted to ER Corporal in May 1918, promoted to ER Sergeant in May 1919 and was then discharged from the AIF in 1920. He chose to stay in England to marry and work.

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Sheather, Anne

Wife of Silas Sheather.

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Sheather, Silas

Horticulturalist who specialised in vegetables and flowers especially camellias.

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Sheehan, Jenny

One of the co-founders of the National Black Theatre, a non-Indigenous theatre student at the University of Sydney.

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Shehadie, Nicholas

Rugby union player of Lebanese origin who achieved success as an international sportsman before his career in business and politics.

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Sheils, John

Publican who operated Woodford House while it was owned by Alfred Fairfax.

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Shelley, Elizabeth

Teacher who was placed in charge of the Native Institution at Parramatta upon the death of her husband.

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Shelley, Max

Landscape designer prominent in Sydney in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Shelley, William

Missionary and trader who used his trading expeditions to the Pacific islands to finance his missionary work.

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Shepherd, Isaac

Landowner and politician.

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