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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Wingal
Wingate, Thomas
Winter, Nick
Wirt, Loyal Lincoln
Wirth, George
Wirth, Johannes
Wirth, May
Wirth, Philip
Wiseman, Solomon
Witcombe, Eleanor
Withers, George
Withers, William Henry
Witting, Amy
Wolfcarius, Eva Marie
Wolinski, Joseph
Wollstonecraft, Edward
Wolstenholme, Edmund
Wolstenholme, Harry
Won Ping
Wong, Denis
Wong, Fred
Wong, Jap Kuan (Keith)
Wong, Penny
Wong, Samuel
Wong, Stanley
Wood, Ellen Maud
Wood, George
Wood, Mervyn
Woodhouse, Edmund Bingham
Woodhouse, Edmund Hume
Woodhouse, John
Woodhouse, William John
Woodnut, Frank
Woods, Frederick
Woods, Jane
Woods, John
Woods, Joseph
Woods, Margaret
Woods, Rowan
Woods, Stanley
Woodward, Robert (Bob) Raymond
Woodward, Thomas
Woolcott, Charles Henry
Woolcott, William Prout
Woolf, Aaron
Woolley, John
Woolley, Ken
Woolley, Thomas
Woolls, William
Woolner, Thomas

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Wingal

Aboriginal seafarer who joined Flinders' voyage to Norfolk Island in 1798.

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Wingate, Thomas

Soldier and photographer.

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Winter, Nick

Gold medalllist in the hop, step and jump at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

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Wirt, Loyal Lincoln

Missionary, journalist and anti-war activist.

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Wirth, George

Bandsman and circus proprietor who formed Wirth's Bros Circus with his brothers in 1882.

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Wirth, Johannes

Bavarian-born musician who travelled eastern Australia with first his brothers and then his sons as part of his itinerant band.

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Wirth, May

Circus rider adopted into the Wirth family, she developed excellent equestrian and acrobatic skills and found fame in Australia, London and the United States of America.

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Wirth, Philip

Bandsman and circus proprietor who formed Wirth's Bros Circus Ltd with his brother George.

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Wiseman, Solomon

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Convict who became a successful merchant and landowner on the Hawkesbury River.

Witcombe, Eleanor

A pioneer of theatre for young people, she went on to write mostly for screen and radio.

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Withers, George

Builder who became a wealthy auctioneer and valuer after entering parliament.

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Withers, William Henry

Architect with the Maritime Services Board.

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Witting, Amy

Pen name used by Joan Fraser, novelist and poet.

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Wolfcarius, Eva Marie

Sydney socialite who was active in a range of causes.

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Wolinski, Joseph

Painter who became a prolific Archibald Prize entrant.

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Wollstonecraft, Edward

Merchant and landowner in nineteenth-century Sydney. His home Crows Nest had a commanding view across Sydney Harbour. He was the nephew of the early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and cousin to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author of Frankenstein.

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Wolstenholme, Edmund

Timber merchant and accountant who deserted his wife Maybanke, and was divorced by her in 1892.

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Wolstenholme, Harry

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Amateur ornithologist and lawyer.

Won Ping

Survivor of the 1881 smallpox epidemic, who was isolated for many weeks at the North Head quarantine station.

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Wong, Denis

Restaurateur and nightclub owner. 

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Wong, Fred

Chinese trade unionist who supported the boycotts of Japan in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Wong, Jap Kuan (Keith)

Chinese businessman who first arrived as a student in 1938 and who, with his brother, Denis, established a highly successful nightclub business.

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Wong, Penny

ALP Senator for South Australia since 2001

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Wong, Samuel

Supporter of the Chinese republican cause.

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Wong, Stanley

Prominent Chinese businessman and racing identity.

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Wood, Ellen Maud

Early woman doctor in Sydney. She studied medicine at the University of Sydney but did not graduate, and continued her education in Scotland where she qualified as a medical practitioner in 1897 before returning to Australia to practice.

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Wood, George

British actor and comedian who was only 4 foot 9 inches (1.44 metres) tall.

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Wood, Mervyn

Olympic gold medal winning rower, who rose to the top of the New South Wales police force.

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Woodhouse, Edmund Bingham

Son of Edmund H Woodhouse who succeeded him in ownership of the dairy farm at Mount Gilead Estate.

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Woodhouse, Edmund Hume

Banker who very successfully moved into dairy farming at the Mount Gilead Estate

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Woodhouse, John

Principal of Moore Theological College 2002-2012

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Woodhouse, William John

Classics scholar at the University of Sydney. He also acted as curator for the Nicholson Museum.

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Woodnut, Frank

Early resident and boatshed owner at Cowan.

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Woods, Frederick

Fisherman who witnessed the destruction of fish stocks in Botany Bay in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

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Woods, Jane

Early recipient of a land grant in the Ryde area.

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Woods, John

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Carrier whose became a prominent community member in Manly and served as Mayor of Sydney in 1865.

Woods, Joseph

Publican.

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Woods, Margaret

Wife of prominent Manly resident John Woods.

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Woods, Rowan

Film and television director, actor and screenwriter, born 1959.

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Woods, Stanley

Criminal who clashed with the well-known petty thief and sly-grog seller, Iris Webber, in 1948. Webber used a tomahawk against him, though Woods did not testify against her.

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Woodward, Robert (Bob) Raymond

Architect who gained widespread recognition for his innovative fountain designs.

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Woodward, Thomas

Clerk, transported for 14 years in 1817 and freed by servitude in 1831. Found guilty of receiving stolen banknotes following the 1828 Bank of Australia robbery and sentenced to 14 years on Norfolk Island, he returned to Sydney in 1839 and given his freedom in 1840.

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Woolcott, Charles Henry

Artist and City of Sydney Town Clerk between 1857 and 1887.

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Woolcott, William Prout

Businessman and entrepreneur who developed English style pleasure gardens at Cremorne.

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Woolf, Aaron

Convict reputed to be the first Latvian in Australia.

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Woolley, John

Clergyman and academic who was a founding principal and professor of classics at the University of Sydney, and influential in the establishment of secular higher education.

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Woolley, Ken

Architect best known for his contributions to project housing.

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Woolley, Thomas

Ironmonger, merchant and local government councillor.

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Woolls, William

Clergyman, schoolmaster and botanist who promoted Australian botany with lectures, exhibitions and assistance to other scholars.

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Woolner, Thomas

English sculptor of the statue of Captain James Cook which was erected in Hyde Park was erected in 1879 to mark the centenary of Cook's death.

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