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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Vogt, Joseph Michael
Voinich, Luka
Volska, Anna
von Frankenberg, Frederick Elliot
von Hammer, Ferdinand Augustus snr
von Hammer, Jane
Von Hugel, Charles
von Scherzer, Karl
Vost-Janssen, S
Voulgaris, Ghikas
Waaka, Gugi
Wackett, Lawrence James
Waddell, Francis
Waddell, James
Wade, Charles
Wade, Mary
Wade, William Glenn
Wagschall, Murdock Alexander
Wai, Stanley
Waite, Edgar
Wajin
Wakelin, Roland
Wakely, Ann
Wakely, Joseph
Wakely, Sarah
Walch, Garnet
Walder, Sam Local government
Walker, Alan
Walker, Eadith
Walker, Egmont
Walker, Frank 1861-1948
Walker, Frank 1942-2012
Walker, Frederic Joseph
Walker, George
Walker, George Washington
Walker, Jane
Walker, Joanna
Walker, John
Walker, Joseph
Walker, Phillip
Walker, Thomas
Walker, William
Walker, William 1800-1855
Walkley, William
Wall, John
Wall, Mary
Wall, Nathaniel James
Wallace, Elizabeth
Wallace, George
Wallace, Isabella

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Vogt, Joseph Michael

German vinedresser.

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Voinich, Luka

Early Croatian settler in Sydney (1864).

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Volska, Anna

Polish born television actress who in recent decades has worked alongside her husband John Bell at the Bell Shakespeare Company.

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von Frankenberg, Frederick Elliot

German aristocrat who emigrated to Australia to claim his Australian mother's estates. He worked to spread Sufism, a mystical order of Islam, and led the first Sufi groups in Australia.

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von Hammer, Ferdinand Augustus snr

Veterinary surgeon who established a practice in New Zealand before migrating with his family to Sydney.

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von Hammer, Jane

Independent business woman who ran bathing establishments at several pools around Sydney in the 1890s.

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Von Hugel, Charles

Austrian noble, army officer, botanist, and explorer, celebrated for his botanical garden and the introduction of plants and flowers from Australia to Europe's public gardens.

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von Scherzer, Karl

Austrian explorer, diplomat and naturalist.

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Vost-Janssen, S

Viola player and composer.

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Voulgaris, Ghikas

Greek-born convict who was pardoned in 1836.

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Waaka, Gugi

Māori musician who toured Australia.

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Wackett, Lawrence James

Aeronautical engineer whose preferences shaped the construction of planes at Cockatoo Island and the setup of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.

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Waddell, Francis

Early resident in the Fiddletown area who gave it its name.

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Waddell, James

Early settler in the Galston area.

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Wade, Charles

Lawyer and politician who was Liberal Party leader between 1907 and 1916.

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Wade, Mary

The youngest convict transported aboard Lady Juliana, the 11-year-old was convicted of assaulting and stealing from an eight-year-old girl. After she was tried at the Old Bailey, her death sentence was commuted to transportation. After arriving in Sydney, she was sent to Norfolk Island where she had two children. According to family legend, back in Sydney she lived in a tent on the banks of the Tank Stream before she settled in the Hawkesbury. She had 21 children in total and owned land in the Illawarra region. Her many descendants include Kevin Rudd.

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Wade, William Glenn

Electrician whose interest developed from youth club radio construction.

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Wagschall, Murdock Alexander

Publican.

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Wai, Stanley

Chinese community leader.

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Waite, Edgar

English zoologist and museum curator who was the assistant curator in charge of vertebrates at the Australian Museum between 1893 and 1905.

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Wajin

Aboriginal elder from Shoalhaven.

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Wakelin, Roland

New Zealand-born painter who painted Sydney landscapes and cityscapes in modernist style.

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Wakely, Ann

Publican's wife.

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Wakely, Joseph

Publican.

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Wakely, Sarah

Shopkeeper who sold tripe at the Markets.

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Walch, Garnet

Author and dramatist who published over 30 works and wrote a steady stream of burlesques, pantomimes and comedies.

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Walder, Sam

Sail and tentmaker who expanded the family business and prospered by making tents for the army during World War I, before a career in politics. He served in State Parliament for a decade and was Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1932. He served in numerous philanthropic, political and charitable organisations He was knighted in 1933.

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Walker, Alan

Methodist minister, superintendent of the Wesleyan Mission, founder of the Lifeline counselling service. Knighted in 1981.

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Walker, Eadith

Philanthropist and benefactor.

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Walker, Egmont

Cousin of Eadith Walker.

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Walker, Frank 1861-1948

Historian and passionate supporter of local history who cycled over 22,000 miles taking glass plate negatives he later used as lantern slides for his lectures.

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Walker, Frank 1942-2012

Lawyer, judge and politician who was a minister in both the New South Wales and Commonwealth governments

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Walker, Frederic Joseph

Sydney businessman, founder of FJ Walker Ltd, meat importers and exporters.

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Walker, George

Cousin of Eadith Walker.

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Walker, George Washington

Shopkeeper, Quaker missionary and humanitarian who travelled with James Backhouse for nine years through the Australian and South African colonies assisting Aborigines, convicts and prisoners.

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Walker, Jane

Wife and mother of philanthropists Thomas and Eadith Walker.

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Walker, Joanna

Sister of Thomas Walker who helped raise his daughter Eadith after his wife's death.

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Walker, John

Clock and watchmaker who returned to London to manage his father's business in Regent Street.

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Walker, Joseph

First shopkeeper in Epping (1892).

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Walker, Phillip

Early developer in Putney.

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Walker, Thomas

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Scottish-born banker and businessman who used his money to support many Sydney charities.

Walker, William

Businessman who became a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and first Commodore of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron.

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Walker, William 1800-1855

Methodist minister who fell foul of the Wesleyan Overseas Committee when he combined his mission work with farming.

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Walkley, William

Oil company director who supervised the building of oil storage facilities at White Bay Balmain and the first oil shipments from the United States and the Middle East.

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Wall, John

Early settler at Asquith.

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Wall, Mary

Early settler at Berowra who established a farm on land granted in 1879.

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Wall, Nathaniel James

Thought to be the first child of European parents born in the Asquith area.

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Wallace, Elizabeth

Singer who travelled to Sydney with her brother and family and chose to remain when he left abruptly.

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Wallace, George

Comedian, vaudeville and film star whose career spanned four decades.

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Wallace, Isabella

Soprano who travelled to Sydney with her husband.

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