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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Firth, Verity
Fischer, Gerhard
Fischer, Minnie
Fischer, Syd
Fishburn Ship
Fishburn ferry Ferry
Fisher Bay Bay or cove
Fisher Library Library
Fisher Road Special School Educational institution
Fisher's Ghost Fictional character
Fisher, Amelia Selina
Fisher, Andrew
Fisher, Anne
Fisher, Bettie
Fisher, Bill
Fisher, Emily
Fisher, Frances Amelia
Fisher, Francis
Fisher, Frederick
Fisher, Henry
Fisher, Jemima
Fisher, John
Fisher, John 1745-1832
Fisher, Thomas
Fisher, William Henry
Fisheries Act 1881 Legislation
Fisheries Inquiry Commission 1880 Inquiry
Fishermans Point Locality
Fishers Ghost Creek Locality
Fishers Ghost Park Park or open space
Fisk Memorial Memorial
Fisk, Ernest
Fiske, Pat
Fitton, Doris
FitzGerald Bros Circus Performing group
FitzGerald, Dan
Fitzgerald, John Daniel
Fitzgerald, Michael
Fitzgerald, Richard
Fitzgerald, Robert
FitzGerald, Robert D (Bob) 1902-1987
FitzGerald, Robert D 1830-1892
FitzGerald, Robert David
FitzGerald, Thomas
FitzGerald, Tom
Fitzgerald, William Patrick
Fitzpatrick, Brian Charles
Fitzpatrick, James
Fitzpatrick, Kate
Fitzroy Dry Dock Wharf or dock

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Firth, Verity

State Labor politician who was previously a councillor on the City of Sydney Council for four years.

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Fischer, Gerhard

Writer and historian.

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Fischer, Minnie

Singer who trained and toured in Australia before joining the Italian Opera Company at age 16 and undertaking further training in Germany and concerts in London.

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Fischer, Syd

Property developer and sailor who has represented Australia as skipper in many successful yacht races.

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Fishburn

Store ship of 378 tons with 22 crew which carried a variety of cargo to establish a settlement including ducks, goats, leather, women's shoes and hats, camp kettles and garden seed.

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Ship

Fishburn ferry

Sydney harbour ferry which entered service in 1985.

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Ferry

Fisher Bay

Bay to the east of Spit Bridge.

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Bay or cove

Fisher Library

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The main library at the University of Sydney named for Thomas Fisher, its major benefactor. It opened in 1909 in the south-western corner of the Quadrangle. In 1962 it moved to a new building adjacent to Victoria Park, the original reading room being renamed MacLaurin Hall.

Library

Fisher Road Special School

Public school in Dee Why established in 1953, catering for students between the ages of 4 and 18 who have a moderate to severe intellectual disability.

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Educational institution

Fisher's Ghost

The alleged ghost of Frederick Fisher, who was murdered by his business partner George Worrall at Campbelltown in 1826. The mythical spirit was supposed to have appeared sitting on a fence pointing to where Fisher's body lay buried. The ghost story first appeared in print in the poem 'The Sprite of the Creek' published in the weekly sporting journal 'Hill's Life in New South Wales' in August 1832.

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Fictional character

Fisher, Amelia Selina

Wife of Henry Fisher.

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Fisher, Andrew

Prime Minister on three occasions who lead a vast legislative program of reforms and national development that lasted beyond the divisions caused by World War I and the issue of conscription.

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Fisher, Anne

Landowner at Marrickville after the estate of her brother Robert Wardell was divided amongst his siblings.

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Fisher, Bettie

Cabaret singer and Aboriginal activist who became administrator of the Black Theatre Arts and Cultural Centre.

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Fisher, Bill

Boatbuilder at Putney.

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Fisher, Emily

Second wife of Henry Fisher.

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Fisher, Frances Amelia

Daughter of Amelia and Henry Fisher.

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Fisher, Francis

Lawyer who was NSW Crown Solicitor 1835-39.

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Fisher, Frederick

Convict and farmer at Campbelltown who was murdered by George Worrall to gain control of his property.

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Fisher, Henry

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Businessman, shipowner and local politician.

Fisher, Jemima

Convict who became a government housekeeper before marriage to John Fisher. Her son Thomas endowed the Fisher Library at the University of Sydney.

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Fisher, John

Seaman who sailed to New South Wales with the First Fleet. He developed a relationship with convict Catherine Hart and would swim ashore to see her each night. He contracted dysentery and died within two months of arriving in Sydney.

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Fisher, John 1745-1832

Convict who became an expert horseman and jockey and received a pardon in 1814. His son Thomas endowed the Fisher Library at the University of Sydney.

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Fisher, Thomas

Businessperson and benefactor, the son of convicts, who quietly and industriously built a business empire that enabled him to amass a large fortune. Much of his estate was bequeathed to the University of Sydney to endow a library now named in his honour.

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Fisher, William Henry

Master mariner who inherited his father's shipping fleet.

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Fisheries Act 1881

Legislation to repeal previous acts and create more effective laws to prevent the destruction of breeding grounds, and to protect and regulate the industry.

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Legislation

Fisheries Inquiry Commission 1880

Commission of inquiry into the actual state and prospect of the state fisheries conducted between January and May 1880.

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Inquiry

Fishermans Point

Fishermans Point, in the shire of Hornsby, lies on the southwestern shore of the Hawkesbury River, immediately north of Bar Island, at the mouth of Berowra Creek.

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Locality

Fishers Ghost Creek

Creek in Campbelltown running through Bradbury Park.

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Fishers Ghost Park

Reserve in between The Parkway, Lawn and Greenoaks Avenues.

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Park or open space

Fisk Memorial

Monument commemorating the first direct wireless message from England to Australia in 1918.

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Memorial

Fisk, Ernest

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Radio engineer who promoted the potential of wireless communications and was the founding director of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd.

Fiske, Pat

Director, producer and sound recordist within Australia's independent film making community.

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Fitton, Doris

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Actor, director and theatrical entrepreneur.

FitzGerald Bros Circus

Circus troupe formed by Daniel and Thomas FitzGerald in Melbourne in 1892.

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Performing group

FitzGerald, Dan

Circus owner and performer.

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Fitzgerald, John Daniel

Barrister and Labor politician whose fought for social and political improvements and was a prominent town planning advocate.

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Fitzgerald, Michael

Early landholder at Roseville.

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Fitzgerald, Richard

Emancipist whose knowledge of agriculture saw him given increasing responsibilities by successive governors in areas from Toongabbie to the Hawkesbury.

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Fitzgerald, Robert

Pastoralist and politician with extensive landholdings and investment properties in and around Sydney.

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FitzGerald, Robert D (Bob) 1902-1987

Surveyor and public servant who became an award winning artist and writer.

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FitzGerald, Robert D 1830-1892

Botanist and artist who published extensively on Australian orchids.

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FitzGerald, Robert David

Civil engineer.

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FitzGerald, Thomas

Irish republican interned at Darlinghurst.

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FitzGerald, Tom

Circus owner and performer.

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Fitzgerald, William Patrick

William Fitzgerald, a grocer, served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1920.

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Fitzpatrick, Brian Charles

Journalist, historian, socialist and defender of civil liberties whose historical writings for the first time provided a left-wing interpretation which deeply influenced the postwar generation of young academic historians.

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Fitzpatrick, James

Convict who accompanied Hume and Hovell on their expedition to Port Phillip Bay and returned to become a prosperous farmer in the Camden area.

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Fitzpatrick, Kate

Film and theatre actor.

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Fitzroy Dry Dock

Naval dry dock on Cockatoo Island constructed by convict labour and named for Governor Sir Charles FitzRoy.

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Wharf or dock