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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Souter, David Henry
Southwell, Daniel
Spagnoletti, Ernesto
Spagnoletti, Ernesto jnr
Spain, Alfred
Spark, Alexander Brodie
Sparkes, William
Sparrow, Walter
Spearritt, Peter
Speer, Margaret Anne (Annie)
Speer, William
Speer, William M
Spence, Esther
Spence, Thomas
Spencer, Cozens
Spencer-Stansfield, John
Sperry, Charles Stillman
Spier, William
Splivalo, Anthony
Spofforth, Fred
Spong, Walter Brookes
Spooner, Eric
Sporing, Herman
Sprod, Charles
Spruce, Frank
Squire, James
St Julian, Charles
St Leon, Matthew
St Vincent Welch, John
St Vincent Welch, Kenyon
Stabler, George
Stace, Arthur
Stace, Pearl
Stacey, Wesley
Staehelin, Lucas
Staell, Henry
Stanbury, Peter
Stanich, Prospero
Staniforth, WH
Stanley, George Sydney
Stannard, Alan
Stannard, William
Stanner, William Edward Hanley
Stanton, Andrew
Stanton, Mary
Stanton, Richard
Star, Edward Alfred
Star, Emily
Starcevich, Leslie T
Starkey, James

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Souter, David Henry

Black and white artist and journalist who illustrated books, did cartoons for newpsapers and wrote operettas.

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Southwell, Daniel

Naval officer who arrived with the First Fleet on HMS Sirius, who wrote detailed journals and letters documenting the journey and the establishment of the settlement, as well as accounts of Aboriginal people and their language.

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Spagnoletti, Ernesto

Musician and composer who became choirmaster at St Stephen's Newtown.

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Spagnoletti, Ernesto jnr

Musician.

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Spain, Alfred

Architect and army officer who entered into several architectural practises over a career spanning over 50 years.

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Spark, Alexander Brodie

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Free settler who became a successful merchant and shipping agent, before facing insolvency during the financial depression of the 1840s.

Sparkes, William

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Famous bare knuckle boxer from the Petersham area who, like his brothers Isaac and Thomas, fought under several different names around Sydney during the nineteenth century. He also worked as doorman at the Victoria Theatre.

Sparrow, Walter

Merchant and ice importer.

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Spearritt, Peter

Professor of history with a special interest in coastal urbanisation and the conservation of natural and built heritage.

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Speer, Margaret Anne (Annie)

Wife of William Speer.

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Speer, William

Irish-born draper and businessman who became Mayor of Sydney and a member of parliament.

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Speer, William M

Carrier and contracting agent who developed the business established by his father.

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Spence, Esther

Dressmaker from Lancashire who settled in Sydney from 1842.

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Spence, Thomas

Carpenter, businessman and politician.

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Spencer, Cozens

Film producer and theatre entrepreneur who owned a number of cinemas and a production company in Sydney.

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Spencer-Stansfield, John

Architect thought to be responsible for the design of over 1000 houses in the Haberfield subdivisions.

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Sperry, Charles Stillman

Commander of the Great White Fleet during its celebrated visit to Sydney in 1908.

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Spier, William

Shipowner and early resident of Manly.

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Splivalo, Anthony

Croatian migrant who was interned as an enemy alien in World War I. After his release he moved to Canada.

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Spofforth, Fred

Cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia in the 1870s and 1880s

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Spong, Walter Brookes

Artist, stage designer and theatrical manager who worked in Sydney with Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin before returning to London.

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Spooner, Eric

Accountant and Member for Ryde from 1932 to 1940.

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Sporing, Herman

Finnish naturalist and artist who accompanied Joseph Banks on the Endeavour in 1770.

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Sprod, Charles

Engineer who operated the asbestos boiler-covering factory in Glebe which was destroyed by fire in 1909.

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Spruce, Frank

Young man who rescued his friend at East Hills after a shark attack in 1934.

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Squire, James

Convict who arrived in Sydney with the First Fleet who became one of the earliest, if not the first, to brew beer in the colony and the first to successfully cultivate the hop plant in Australia.

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St Julian, Charles

Journalist, chief justice and local politician with a special interest in the civic development of governments in Fiji, Hawaii and the Polynesian islands.

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St Leon, Matthew

Circus performer who resumed his career in Tasmania after receiving his ticket-of-leave and established his own touring circus in 1850.

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St Vincent Welch, John

Businessman and politician.

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St Vincent Welch, Kenyon

Surgeon who became the first Flying Doctor in 1928. He served for one year before returning to his practice in Sydney.

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Stabler, George

Spirit merchant and brewer.

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Stace, Arthur

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The man who wrote Eternity on Sydney's pavements for over thirty years.

Stace, Pearl

Wife of Arthur Stace.

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Stacey, Wesley

Photographer.

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Staehelin, Lucas

Musician and early music specialist.

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Staell, Henry

Violinist and teacher.

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Stanbury, Peter

Museum director who became the first chairman of the Historic Houses Trust.

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Stanich, Prospero

Croatian born ear and eye specialist trained in Germany before establishing consulting rooms at 149 King Street Sydney and in Penrith, in 1873.

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Staniforth, WH

Dairyman who developed the dairy potential of Varroville before leasing it to a larger company.

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Stanley, George Sydney

Labor politician who stood for Council as an independent in 1950.

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Stannard, Alan

Tug operator who pioneered small steel tugs.

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Stannard, William

Waterman whose family established a towage business in 1937.

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Stanner, William Edward Hanley

Australian anthropologist, author, journalist, soldier and political adviser.

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Stanton, Andrew

American film director, screenwriter and producer.. Born 1965.

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Stanton, Mary

Irish convict who raised a family in Castle Hill.

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Stanton, Richard

Real estate agent whose astute assessment of the market lead to his development of an integrated garden suburb at Haberfield.

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Star, Edward Alfred

Publican and landowner in the Campbelltown district.

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Star, Emily

Landowner in the Campbelltown district.

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Starcevich, Leslie T

Australian soldier of Croatian heritage who was awarded the Victoria Cross during World War II..

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Starkey, James

Sailor who died in the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in August 1834. His body was found washed up near the wreck with that of passenger Charles Kemp. Both were formally identified by the first mate Thomas  Marshall at an inquest on 6 September. Their remains were very decomposed when found, and the treatment the bodies received on their way to burial caused a public outcry. 

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