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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Hallen, Ambrose
Hallen, Edward
Halligan, Gerald
Halligan, Marion
Halloran, Henry Ferdinand
Halloran, Laurence Hynes
Hallstrom Point Headland or point
Hallstrom, Edward John Lees
Halmeg Linseed factory Commercial organisation
Halvorsen boatshed Industrial site
Halvorsen, Lars
Hambledon Cottage House
Hamblin, John
Hambling, Rosemary
Hamilton Bros Commercial organisation
Hamilton, Edward William Terrick
Hamilton, Frederick J
Hamilton, Gordon
Hamilton, Ian
Hammermann, Bernd
Hammond Hotel Nonprofit or charity
Hammond, Audrey
Hammond, Jean Marion
Hammond, Joseph
Hammond, RBS
Hammond, Thomas Chatterton
Hammondcare Nonprofit or charity
Hammondville Suburb
Hampton Court Tourist Residential Resort
Hampton Villa House
Hancock, Alfred
Hancock, Robert (Bobby)
Handel, Alfred
Handel, Philip
Handley, Thomas
Hands off China campaign 1938 Campaign
Handt, Johann Christian Simon
Hanimex Pty Ltd Commercial organisation
Hanke, Henry Aloysius
Hanks, Harriet
Hanlan, Edward
Hannah and Sally Ship
Hannan, Elizabeth
Hannan, Francis
Hannan, Reuben
Hanney, Fred
Hansen Rubensohn Commercial organisation
Happy Valley Locality
Harbord Literary Institute hall School of Arts hall
Harbour Control Tower Tower

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Hallen, Ambrose

Architect and businessman who was Colonial Architect 1832-35. He resigned to become a partner with James Barker as Barker & Hallen Flour Mill. He terminated his partnership in the firm in 1842.

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Hallen, Edward

Architect and engineer who designed the Argyle Cut in The Rocks.

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Halligan, Gerald

Public servant and local politician.

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Halligan, Marion

Author of novels, short stories and reviews.

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Halloran, Henry Ferdinand

Real estate agent and entrepreneurial developer who used colourful brochures and high-pressure salesmanship to promote his subdivisions.

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Halloran, Laurence Hynes

Bogus clergyman, schoolmaster and journalist who, when granted his ticket-of-leave in 1819, established a series of schools in Sydney.

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Hallstrom Point

Headland at Hallstrom Close, Northbridge named after Sir Edward Hallstrom. His home, 'Figtree House' which is now demolished, was located on the point and the area was therefore called Fig Tree Point.

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Headland or point

Hallstrom, Edward John Lees

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Manufacturer and philanthropist who revolutionised food storage, particularly in the outback, with his kerosene powered refrigerator. This was diversified to Silent Knight upright models which ran on gas or electricity.

Halmeg Linseed factory

Manufacturer of linseed oil which was used in the manufacture of lead paint and varnish, as well as putties, caulking compounds, printing inks and linoleum.

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Commercial organisation

Halvorsen boatshed

Boatshed where Halvorsen launches, cruisers and yachts were built at Putney for most of the twentieth century.

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Industrial site

Halvorsen, Lars

Norwegian-born boatbuilder who established a business in Neutral Bay.

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Hambledon Cottage

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Rendered sandstock brick cottage in the Colonial Georgian style built on Elizabeth Farm for the Macarthur governess Penelope Lucas. Now owned by Parramatta Council it is occupied by the Parramatta Historical Society and is open to the public as a museum. It is located on Hassall Street Parramatta near Gregory Place.

House

Hamblin, John

Children's television presenter and actor.

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Hambling, Rosemary

Nursing sister who witnessed the change in attitude and practice of child birth.

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Hamilton Bros

Store which provided groceries, drapery and general goods in Pymble from the 1890s.

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Hamilton, Edward William Terrick

Pastoralist, politician and company director who became the first provost (chancellor) of the University of Sydney.

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Hamilton, Frederick J

Retailer and landowner in the Pymble area.

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Hamilton, Gordon

Dancer with the first Australian Ballet company.

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Hamilton, Ian

Tenant at Rouse Hill Estate after a family property dispute.

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Hammermann, Bernd

Furrier and patron of the arts who helped found the All Nations Club.

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Hammond Hotel

Charity organisation established by RBS Hammond to feed and house the homeless and unemployed. The first in Newtown was followed by five others in the surrounding suburbs, often in disused warehouses.

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Nonprofit or charity

Hammond, Audrey

Nurse who became RBS Hammond's second wife.

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Hammond, Jean Marion

Wife of RBS Hammond.

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Hammond, Joseph

New Zealand aviator who was amongst the first to use a paddock at Mascot as an airfield.

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Hammond, RBS

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Anglican minister who worked with drunks and the poor, and founded a number of charitable enterprises aimed at rehabilitating the destitute of Sydney.

Hammond, Thomas Chatterton

Anglican minister and college principal and vocal critic of Roman Catholicism.

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Hammondcare

Housing scheme established by RBS Hammond to provide housing and land to families evicted during the Depression. The scheme changed to also include aged and dementia care and rehabilitation.

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Hammondville

South-western residential suburb established in 1932 by Anglican minister Robert Hammond. Inner-city, rent-paying families evicted during the Depression were provided with homes through a rent-purchase program.

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Suburb

Hampton Court Tourist Residential

Proposed tourist resort at Ryde which was never completed.

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Resort

Hampton Villa

Georgian style sandstone villa on the Balmain peninsula which was constructed in 1847.

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Hancock, Alfred

Londoner who migrated to Sydney in the late-1850s, who purchased large parcels of land for subdivision and became known as the 'father of Rozelle.'

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Hancock, Robert (Bobby)

Publican and petty criminal who had himself immortalised in a stone statue in 1844. The statue now marks his grave at Rookwood.

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Handel, Alfred

Stained glass designer and maker.

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Handel, Philip

Stained glass maker.

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Handley, Thomas

Publican at Como.

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Hands off China campaign 1938

Anti-Japanese action by NSW Trades & Labour Council following Japan's invasion of Nanking in 1937.

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Campaign

Handt, Johann Christian Simon

German Protestant missionary. 

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Hanimex Pty Ltd

Company which produces photographic equipment and supplies.

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Hanke, Henry Aloysius

Painter who won both the Archibald and Sulman prizes and became a war artist during World War II.

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Hanks, Harriet

Woman who scandalised society with her affair with lawyer Thomas Rowe whom she later married.

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Hanlan, Edward

Canadian sculling champion.

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Hannah and Sally

Brig or sailing ship involved in trade with early Sydney.

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Ship

Hannan, Elizabeth

Wife of Reuben Hannan.

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Hannan, Francis

Irish-born butcher who migrated to Sydney via New Zealand and established his own business, F Hannan and Co, with a chain of butcher shops. His first shop was in the former Star and Garter Inn in Randwick.

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Hannan, Reuben

Convict and possibly a publican.

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Hanney, Fred

Musician and conductor who led the Marrickville Symphony Orchestra.

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Hansen Rubensohn

Advertising agency established by Solomon Rubensohn and Rupert Hansen.

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Happy Valley

Shanty town established on land owned by New South Wales Golf Club at La Perouse where over 350 people lived in flimsy shacks during the Depression. The last of the residents were evicted in 1939 and the shacks demolished. Similar camps existed along the coast around the city, including Yarra Bay, Brighton-le-Sands, Malabar and Middle Harbour.

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Locality

Harbord Literary Institute hall

Community hall built in 1918, with a later building constructed 1926-50.

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School of Arts hall

Harbour Control Tower

Large structure in Merriman Street, The Rocks, built in 1974 for control of ship movements in Sydney Harbour. With the removal of most cargo ships to Port Botany it became redundant and is scheduled for demolition.

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Tower