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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Smith, Grace Cossington
Smith, Harry Curzon
Smith, Henry Gilbert
Smith, Jack
Smith, James
Smith, James Joynton
Smith, Jim
Smith, John
Smith, John jnr
Smith, John snr
Smith, Joshua
Smith, Keith Macpherson
Smith, Keith Vincent
Smith, Leonard
Smith, Maria Ann
Smith, Percy
Smith, Ridley
Smith, Robert Burdett
Smith, Ross Macpherson
Smith, Samuel
Smith, Shepherd
Smith, Shirley (Mum Shirl)
Smith, Stan
Smith, Sydney Ure
Smith, Thomas
Smith, Thomas 1795-1842
Smith, Thomas 1829-1882
Smith, Thomas Tipple
Smith, Thomas Whistler
Smith, Vivian
Smith, William 'Sovereign'
Smith, William Saumarez
Smithers, John Baker
Smyth, Arthur Bowes
Smyth, Thomas
Smythe, Robert Christian Holmes
Smythe, Robert Sparrow
Sneddon, Andrew
Snelling, Douglas
Sodersten, Emil
Solander, Daniel
Solling, Max
Solomon, John
Solomon, Lance Vaiben
Solter, Arpad
Somers, Thomas
Somerville, Alan
Sorenson, Paul
Soul, Jessie Washington
Souris, George

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Smith, Grace Cossington

Modernist painter who recorded the general excitement and turbulence of big-city life in a radical flat-patterned construction.

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Smith, Harry Curzon

Entrepreneur who made his fortune operating railway refreshment rooms.

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Smith, Henry Gilbert

Businessman who became a founder of Manly after retiring to his estate at Fairlight. He helped shape the look of Manly by supporting the planting of Norfolk pines on the ocean front.

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Smith, Jack

Ferry man across Berowra Creek early in the twentieth century.

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Smith, James

Cleaner and carrier.

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Smith, James Joynton

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Hotelier, sportsman and racecourse owner who was also Lord Mayor of Sydney and publisher of Smith's Weekly.

Smith, Jim

Small-time criminal who was the victim of the Shark Arm murder in 1935.

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Smith, John

Academic and teacher who was foundation professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Sydney.

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Smith, John jnr

Settler who arrived in the Barwell as a child with his family.

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Smith, John snr

Free settler who was a landowner in Toongabbie.

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Smith, Joshua

Artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1944 but is best remembered as the subject of the previous year's controversial Archibald Prize win by artist William Dobell.

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Smith, Keith Macpherson

Aviator who was one of the first people to fly from England to Australia.

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Smith, Keith Vincent

Author, historian and curator.

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Smith, Leonard

Fourth generation Botany Bay net fisherman.

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Smith, Maria Ann

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Orchardist who settled in Ryde and worked with seedling apples, eventually developing a variety which had huge commercial success after her death.

Smith, Percy

One of the last professional fishermen on Botany Bay.

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Smith, Ridley

Architect.

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Smith, Robert Burdett

Solicitor and politician, one of the early landholders in the Warrawee area.

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Smith, Ross Macpherson

Aviator who with his brother, Keith Macpherson Smith, became the first pilots to fly from England to Australia in 1919.

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Smith, Samuel

Sailor who accompanied and recorded the journey of discovery with Matthew Flinders on the HMS Investigator between 1801 and 1803.

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Smith, Shepherd

Banker and benefactor who joined the Bank of New South Wales as junior clerk and was to become general manager, developing efficient machinery for government banking operations.

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Smith, Shirley (Mum Shirl)

Aboriginal activist whose welfare work began by visiting Aboriginal prisoners. Over many years she also provided a home for over 60 children.

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Smith, Stan

Architect and partner of the firm McConnell, Smith and Johnson.

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Smith, Sydney Ure

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Publisher and artist who sought to incorporate quality art and design with technically advanced printing in the advertising agency he founded in 1906 with Harry Julius. He also established the publishing company Art in Australia Ltd in 1920.

Smith, Thomas

Orchardist who settled in Ryde.

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Smith, Thomas 1795-1842

Merchant and ferry builder who became an accountant after the joint business with his brother Henry was dissolved amicably.

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Smith, Thomas 1829-1882

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Anglican clergyman whose drunken and dissolute youth helped equip him in establishing a church in one of the poorest and roughest areas of Sydney.
Under his stewardship St Barnabas claimed a congregation of 1200 and a sunday school for 1000 in the 1860s.

Smith, Thomas Tipple

Surveyor and builder who was a longtime resident of Glebe.

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Smith, Thomas Whistler

General merchant and banker who began work for his uncle at age 9 and eventually inherited the his businesses.

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Smith, Vivian

Poet, highly respected critic and longtime professor at the University of Sydney.

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Smith, William 'Sovereign'

Merry-go-round operator and land developer in the manly area at the turn of the twentieth century.

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Smith, William Saumarez

Anglican Bishop in 1890 and Archbishop of Sydney in 1897.

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Smithers, John Baker

Publican in King Street in 1833 who became a landowner at Manly.

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Smyth, Arthur Bowes

Ship's surgeon and ornithologist who recorded several now extinct species.

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Smyth, Thomas

Marine on the First Fleet who took up land on Sydney's southern boundary.  A storekeeper since 1792, he was appointed as Provost Marshal in February 1796. He died suddenly in 1804 while visiting the Hawkesbury and was described as 'universally respected for his humanity in acquitting himself of the duties of his office; the generosity and benevolence of his heart; the affability of his manners, and the placidity of his disposition'.

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Smythe, Robert Christian Holmes

Soldier.

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Smythe, Robert Sparrow

Newspaper owner and journalist who became a very successful theatre and lecture manager.

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Sneddon, Andrew

General Manager of the AMP Society from 1934 until his death in 1945.

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Snelling, Douglas

Architect and designer of houses and furniture. He also designed the K13 Submarine Memorial in Carlingford.

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Sodersten, Emil

Architect whose work encompassed Art Deco and Functionalist and Moderne styles.

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Solander, Daniel

Naturalist on the 'Endeavour' with Joseph Banks who classified many Australian plants for the first time.

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Solling, Max

Urban and sports historian and long term resident of Glebe.

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Solomon, John

Theatre entrepreneur who owned the Criterion Theatre which opened in 1886.

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Solomon, Lance Vaiben

Celebrated landscape painter.

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Solter, Arpad

Director of the Goethe Institute.

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Somers, Thomas

Playwright.

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Somerville, Alan

Farmer who became a sculptor and artist capturing the action of people and animals. His public works include the Digger on Anzac Bridge and the Bull in World Square.

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Sorenson, Paul

Garden designer and horticulturalist responsible for many of the most beautiful gardens in the Leura and Katoomba.

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Soul, Jessie Washington

Fourth daughter of pharmacist Washington H Soul.

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Souris, George

Politician.

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