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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Doak, Margaret
Dobell, William
Doble, Gilbert
Dobroyd Head Headland or point
Dobroyd Point Locality
Dobroyd Point Public School Educational institution
Dobroyde Estate Estate
Dobroyde Gardens Nursery Commercial organisation
Dobroyde House House
Dodd, Henry Edward
Dodds & Davies Mill
Dodds Blacket & Aird Mill
Dodds, Alexander
Dodson, Patrick
Dodwall, Isabella
Dogwoods House
Doherty, Tony
Dolan, Sydney Robert
Dolans Bay Suburb
Doling, Albert Edward
Dolls Point Suburb
Dolma, Garpa Dawa
Domain Baths Swimming pool
Don Bank Museum Museum or gallery
Don Cossack Choir Performing group
Don John of Austria Musical composition
Don's Party Film
Donald, Bruce
Donald, James Shand
Done, Ken
Donohue, James
Donohue, Margaret
Donohue, Mary
Doodson, Ann
Doody, John
Dooley, James Thomas
Doonside Suburb
Doorway to Knowledge Television program
Doran, Sarah
Dorchester House Office block
Doric fountain Macquarie Place Fountain
Dorman Long & Co Commercial organisation
Dorothy Foster Ship
Dorrough, Terry
Dos Pueblos nursery Commercial organisation
Double Bay Suburb
Double Bay shopping centre Shopping centre or retail premises
Double Bay War Memorial Memorial
Dougherty, Arthur
Douglas Farm Farm

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Doak, Margaret

Milliner and dressmaker who bought her skills from Ireland to establish her own business in Sydney with her sister.

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Dobell, William

Painter trained at Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School, and later famous for his controversial Archibald Prize-winning portraits.

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Doble, Gilbert

Sculptor who was active from 1910 at his studio in Marrickville.

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Dobroyd Head

Headland, part of Sydney Harbour National Park, which has examples of Aboriginal habitation, native coastal heath and pockets of subtropical rainforest.

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Headland or point

Dobroyd Point

Locality in Haberfield on the shore of Iron Cove.

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Locality

Dobroyd Point Public School

A relatively small primary school with around 240 students.

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Educational institution

Dobroyde Estate

Farm estate in present-day Haberfield, bequeathed to his daughter by Simeon Lord as part of her dowry. It was subdivided several times from 1860.

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Estate

Dobroyde Gardens Nursery

Nursery established by David Ramsay as an extension of his interest in plant selection and propagation.

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Commercial organisation

Dobroyde House

House built for David and Sarah Ramsay, on Dobroyde estate in present-day Haberfield.

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House

Dodd, Henry Edward

Experienced farmhand who arrived as Governor Phillip's personal servant. His skills as a farm manager and supervisor of convicts were quickly recognised and his early death was a great blow to the colony.

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Dodds & Davies

Flour mill at Darling Harbour in the 1830s owned by brothers Alexander and James Dodds and John Joseph Davies.

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Mill

Dodds Blacket & Aird

Company operating a steam flour mill at Dixon's Swamp near the Ultimo Estate from 1838. Became insolvent in 1841.

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Dodds, Alexander

Auctioneer in Maitland, politician and early landowner in the Naremburn area. With his brother James he was involved with two flour milling companies, Dodds Blacket & Aird, and Dodds & Davies.

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Dodson, Patrick

Aboriginal community leader and consultant to government and industry.

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Dodwall, Isabella

Resident of Pitt Street in the 1850s.

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Dogwoods

Castle Hill house where writer Patrick White and his partner Manoly Lascaris farmed and bred dogs from 1948-64.

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Doherty, Tony

Irish republican and alderman.

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Dolan, Sydney Robert

Bank messenger who enlisted as a private in the 7th Field Ambulance and disembarked at Plymouth, England in November 1916 before being sent to Etaples, France. He was admitted to hospital in April 1917 for 'defective vision'. He was reprimanded for absence without leave in August 1917 and February 1918. In February 1919, he was reprimanded for disobedience while on active service, forfeiting 29 days' pay and receiving 28 days labouring duties.

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Dolans Bay

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Small southern residential suburb to the west of Burraneer Bay, on the north shore of the Port Hacking estuary.

Suburb

Doling, Albert Edward

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Shearer who enlisted as a private in the 4th Reinforcement, 17th Battalion. Between April 1916 and June 1917 he was reprimanded several times for absence without leave, behaving 'in an insolent manner' and also 'hesitating to obey an order'. Doling was awarded a Military Medal for 'unselfish devotion to duty' during the Battle of Menin Road and in August 1918, he was admitted to hospital for a severe gun shot wound to his right thigh. After marrying in England, he returned to Australia.

Dolls Point

Small southern residential suburb on western shore of Botany Bay.

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Dolma, Garpa Dawa

Tibetan teacher of traditional dance and song.

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Domain Baths

Swimming pool constructed on western shore of Woolloomooloo Bay on the site of the Corporation or Fig Tree Baths. Replaced by the Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool.

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Swimming pool

Don Bank Museum

A heritage-listed former residence and now house museum at 6 Napier Street, North Sydney. It was built from 1853 to 1858 for Edward Wollstonecraft. It is also known as St. Leonard's Cottage. The property is now owned by North Sydney Council.

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Museum or gallery

Don Cossack Choir

Men's chorus of exiled Russian Cossacks founded by Serge Jaroff in 1921. It toured extensively under his direction until 1979.

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Performing group

Don John of Austria

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Opera composed in Sydney and first performed in 1847.

Musical composition

Don's Party

Film based on a play written by David Williamson and set on the night of the 1969 federal election.

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Film

Donald, Bruce

Lawyer whose career has spanned broadcasting and environmental law, as well as writing and radio and television presenting.

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Donald, James Shand

Ironmoulder who enlisted in the 11th Reinforcement, 19th Battalion. He was promoted to Extra Depot Corporal in England, and then Acting Corporal in September 1916 in Etaples, France, before reverting to private. In November 1916 he was hospitalised in England with trench foot syndrome. He was sent back to Etaples and was admitted to hospital again in May 1918 with influenza and transferred to England before being sent back to Australia suffering from synovitis in his left knee.

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Done, Ken

Artist and designer of the Sydney Olympics 2000 logo.

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Donohue, James

Butcher.

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Donohue, Margaret

Wife of butcher James Donohue.

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Donohue, Mary

Milliner and dressmaker who also cleaned and dyed feathers.

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Doodson, Ann

Grocer in Pitt Street.

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Doody, John

Convict who painted in Sydney and Norfolk Island and was an early settler at Gladesville.

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Dooley, James Thomas

Politician who served as Premier of New South Wales during the early 1920s.

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Doonside

Western residential suburb bordering on Eastern Creek. It was named by early settler Robert Crawford (1799-1848) after his home town in Scotland.

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Doorway to Knowledge

Adult education television program produced by the WEA Sydney and the University of Sydney and broadcast on Channel 9 between 1960 and 1964.

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Television program

Doran, Sarah

Publican.

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Dorchester House

Art Deco style building at 149 Macquarie Street, Sydney. The red texture brick building comprises professional offices and residential apartments.

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Office block

Doric fountain Macquarie Place

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Sandstone Doric fountain designed by Francis Greenway and Mrs Macquarie. It was built in 1819 by stonemason, Edward Cureton and demolished c1883 to make way for statue of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort.

Fountain

Dorman Long & Co

Engineering company from Middlesbrough England who won the Bridge tender with a design for an arch bridge at a tender price of £4,217,721.00.

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Dorothy Foster

Barque of 326 tons which carried general cargo.

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Ship

Dorrough, Terry

Architect of many residential buildings in Sydney.

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Dos Pueblos nursery

Nursery that grew rare tropical orchids and foliage plants in Cromer from the 1960s to the 1990s.

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Double Bay

Eastern harbourside suburb between Point Piper and Darling Point. It has cultivated an image as an exclusive shopping centre with a village atmosphere.

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Double Bay shopping centre

Retail shopping centre serving Double Bay.

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Shopping centre or retail premises

Double Bay War Memorial

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Bronze statue of a Digger 'at the ready' designed and executed by William Priestly Macintosh. Inscribed beneath the figure are the words 'Freedom, Justice and Australia'. In 1989 Woollahra Council replaced it with a bronze cast of the original and the original was transferred to the Royal Infantry Museum in Singleton.

Memorial

Dougherty, Arthur

Marine who was acquitted of disobeying orders whilst on the voyage of the HMS Sirius in 1788.

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Douglas Farm

Land granted to Thomas Moore in 1799, now part of present-day Sydenham.

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Farm