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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Zamprogno, Lorenzo
Zanzibar Hotel
Zavos, Spiro
Zdenkowski, George
Zerbini Quartet Performing group
Zetland Suburb
Zetland Mosque Place of worship
Ziegfeld Club Club
Ziegler, Oswald
Zig Zag Railway Railway
Zimmer, Vojtech
Zimmerman, Arnold
Zofrea, Salvatore
Zooch, Betty
Zoological Gardens Moore Park Zoo
Zoricich, Zvonimir
Zubricki, Tom
Zuel, Bernard
Zulian, Andrea
Zuliani, Guido
Zusters, Renis

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Zamprogno, Lorenzo

Builder and community leader who drove the foundation of the Club Marconi.

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Zanzibar

Restaurant hotel building which is the latest incarnation of the series of hotels which have existed here since the 1860s.

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Hotel

Zavos, Spiro

Rugby union player.

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Zdenkowski, George

Lawyer and magistrate who was sympathetic to the conservation movement in the Blue Mountains.

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Zerbini Quartet

Quartet formed in Melbourne by John Baptist Zerbini soon after his arrival in 1885.

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Performing group

Zetland

Semi-industrial suburb 4 kilometres south of Sydney, named after the Earl of Zetland in the 1870s by his relative Governor Sir Hercules Robinson. The stables of Robinson's residence, Zetland Lodge, were famous for producing champions of the turf.

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Suburb

Zetland Mosque

Inner city mosque where people from many different ethnic and social backgrounds share prayer mats.

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Place of worship

Ziegfeld Club

Nightclub in King Street Sydney which operated from 1920 and was a well known venue for drag acts.

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Club

Ziegler, Oswald

Writer and publisher.

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Zig Zag Railway

Railway which required four large cuttings and three stone viaducts to overcome an otherwise insurmountable climb up the eastern side of the Blue Mountains. Closed as a commercial line in 1910 it re-opened as a tourist railway in 1975.

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Railway

Zimmer, Vojtech

Importer and businessman in the Marrickville area.

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Zimmerman, Arnold

Swiss-born artist and designer, who was responsible for, or contributed to, the interior design of the Hydro Majestic, Anzac Memorial, Sydney; Paragon Cafe, Katoomba; Luna Park, Sydney, and many other Art Deco buildings in Australia and New Zealand.

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Zofrea, Salvatore

Graduate of the Julian Ashton Art school, Zofrea works in oils, woodcuts and frescos.

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Zooch, Betty

Aboriginal girl sent to Cootamundra Aboriginal Girls' Home in the 1950s to be trained for domestic service.

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Zoological Gardens Moore Park

Zoo opened at Billy Goat Swamp in Moore Park, now the site of Sydney Boys and Sydney Girls high schools. When the site became too small the government granted land north of the harbour. The original bear pit can still be seen beside Anzac Parade.

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Zoo

Zoricich, Zvonimir

Community leader active in the post war Croatian community.

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Zubricki, Tom

Film director.

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Zuel, Bernard

Music critic and journalist of Mauritian descent.

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Zulian, Andrea

Italian community leader.

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Zuliani, Guido

Italian born artist and photographer who designed the emblem for Club Marconi.

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Zusters, Renis

Ukrainian artist of Latvian heritage who painted large landscapes with oils, many of the Blue Mountains where he settled.

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