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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Brown, John Neathway
Brown, Jonathan
Brown, Keith
Brown, Keith Sigismund Macarthur
Brown, Pam
Brown, Ray
Brown, Robert
Brown, Stephen Campbell
Brown, Sylvester
Brown, Walter
Brown, Walter Sigismund
Browne, Allan
Browne, Frederick William
Browne, Henry
Browne, John Vincent
Browne, Thomas Alexander (Rolf Boldrewood)
Browne, Thomas Francis
Brownlow, R
Bruce, George
Bruce, Joan
Bruce, Lenny
Bruce, Stanley
Bruhn, Norman
Bruntnell, Albert
Bruton, Mary Ursula
Bryan, Harrison
Bryant, Beryl Annear
Bryant, Charles
Bryant, Edward
Bryant, Mary
Bryant, William
Bryce, Quentin
Bubb, Edith
Buchanan, Bessie
Buchholz, Paul
Buckenbah, Sophy
Buckeridge, JH
Buckingham, George
Buckland, Thomas
Buckle, Francis
Buckle, Frank
Buckler, Hugh C
Buckley, Jim
Buckley, Thomas
Budbury, David
Buddee, Julius
Bugg, Mary Ann
Buhrich, Eva
Buhrich, Hugh
Bukovsky, Miroslav

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Brown, John Neathway

Emancipist and publican who had a farm at Botany named Bunnerong. The land had been named Bunnerong by its former owner, another man named John Brown who was a soldier in the 102nd Regiment and had received the land grant in 1823.

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Brown, Jonathan

Publican in Millers Point in the mid-nineteenth century.

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Brown, Keith

Boatbuilder and sailmaker in Putney.

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Brown, Keith Sigismund Macarthur

Third generation doctor who served the Parramatta area.

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Brown, Pam

Poetry editor of Overland 1997-2002.

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Brown, Ray

Singer who joined the Nocturnes in 1964 to form Ray Brown and the Whispers.

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Brown, Robert

Botanist who accompanied Flinders on the Investigator and collected and described many Australian plants.

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Brown, Stephen Campbell

Solicitor and independent member of the Legislative Assembly, he was an active legislator particularly in areas of law reform.

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Brown, Sylvester

Master mariner who built Enmore House in 1835.

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Brown, Walter

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Parramatta doctor whose family home and practice operated from Brislington for 92 years. Highly esteemed in the local community, a reading desk was dedicated in his name at St John's Cathedral in Parramatta.

Brown, Walter Sigismund

Medical practioner who continued his father's practice at Parramatta.

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Browne, Allan

Jazz drummer and composer.

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Browne, Frederick William

Councillor on Hornsby Shire Council.

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Browne, Henry

English born government immigration agent who had little sympathy for the Irish orphans brought to the colony to provide cheap labour.

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Browne, John Vincent

Horse racing figure who left his birthplace, the town of Moruya in New South Wales, in his twenties for Sydney allegedly with a horse and 50 pounds 'concealed in the lining of his vest'. He settled in Randwick in 1884 and eventually acquired a block of land extending from Alison Road, Avoca Street to Albert Street. He also built and owned the Royal Hotel, Randwick before passing it to his brother Thomas, and owned and lived in the Coach and Horses Hotel, Randwick.

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Browne, Thomas Alexander (Rolf Boldrewood)

Pastoralist and public servant who wrote novels, including Robbery Under Arms, under the pseudonym Rolf Boldrewood. He added 'e' to his surname in the 1860s.

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Browne, Thomas Francis

Publican and prominent horse racing identity of Randwick, he owned the Royal Hotel after his brother passed it onto him and held the licence until his death.

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Brownlow, R

Merchant who established a business in George Street in the 1830s.

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Bruce, George

Convict who travelled to New Zealand and married a Māori woman.

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Bruce, Joan

Film and television actor.

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Bruce, Lenny

American comedian whose 1962 shows were considered too risque for conservative Sydney.

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Bruce, Stanley

Eighth Prime Minister of Australia who was architect of the most powerful and durable alliance of coalition partners in Australian politics.

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Bruhn, Norman

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Dockworker, gunman, thief, stand-over man and pimp who became known for his garroting skills. He served in the 70th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces and as a private in the 6th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement of the Australian Imperial Force. He was allegedly forced to leave Melbourne by rival Squizzy Taylor and became Nellie Cameron's lover and pimp while in Sydney. He was gunned down in Charlotte Lane, Darlinghurst and died at Sydney Hospital the following morning, refusing to name his killer to police.

Bruntnell, Albert

Tailor and real estate agent who held senior positions within the Salvation Army in Melbourne, New Zealand and Sydney.

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Bruton, Mary Ursula

Irish born teacher and member of the Sisters of Charity who became the first principal of St Vincent's College.

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Bryan, Harrison

Harrison Bryan was Librarian of the University of Queensland 1950-1962, and of the University of Sydney 1963-1980. He was Director-General of the National Library of Australia 1980-1985. He was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia, received the HCL Anderson Award of the Australian Library and Information Association, and was awarded honorary doctorates by three universities - Monash, Queensland and Sydney.

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Bryant, Beryl Annear

Australian stage actress and theatrical producer active in the 1930s and 1940s. She was responsible for first bringing the plays of Patrick White to the stage.

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Bryant, Charles

Marine and war artist.

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Bryant, Edward

Sailor who was one of the survivors of the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.

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Bryant, Mary

Convict who was tried for robbery and assault 20 May 1786 at the Exeter Assizes, England. She was sentenced to death which was commuted to seven years' transportation to New South Wales. She later escaped the colony with her husband, William, two children and seven other convicts.

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Bryant, William

Convict who was tried at Launceston, Cornwall on 20 March 1784 for fraud (impersonation) and sentenced to death which was then commuted to seven years' transportation to New South Wales. He later escaped the colony with his wife, Mary, two children and seven other convicts.

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Bryce, Quentin

25th and first female Governor-General of Australia since 2008 and previously the 24th Governor of Queensland.

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Bubb, Edith

Instructor.

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Buchanan, Bessie

Heiress who married Edwin Stephen Rouse of Rouse Hill Estate.

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Buchholz, Paul

Publican in Como who encouraged the local German community to use it as meeting place.

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Buckenbah, Sophy

Aboriginal woman of the Kissing Point area.

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Buckeridge, JH

Architect who remodelled interior of St James's Anglican Church, Queen's Square, in 1901.

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Buckingham, George

A convict who became a company member at Barnett Levey's Theatre Royal. His name does not appear in the convict register so he may have changed it when he became an 'an industrious, clever actor'.

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Buckland, Thomas

Businessman and philanthropist who endowed children's homes and hospitals in Sydney and Blue Mountains.

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Buckle, Francis

Owner of Studley Park House 1891-1902.

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Buckle, Frank

Architect and grade cricketer who designed a mobile wicket cover. He  grew up in Hornsby with Jimmy Bancks who made him a character in the comic strip Ginger Meggs

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Buckler, Hugh C

English performer and theatre entrepreneur with 'matinee idol' looks, who toured extensively in Australia before World War I.

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Buckley, Jim

Publican of the Newcastle Hotel who often supported struggling artists who drank at his pub by buying their work.

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Buckley, Thomas

Soldier settler at Bankstown.

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Budbury, David

Aboriginal youth who was raised by white settlers. He later joined the Gandangara clan as they attacked settlers near Bringelly in 1816.

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Buddee, Julius

Pianist and teacher.

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Bugg, Mary Ann

Aboriginal wife of Frederick Ward (Captain Thunderbolt) who aided his escape from police numerous times and was herself gaoled.

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Buhrich, Eva

German-born architect and writer who was a champion of modernist design in Sydney.

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Buhrich, Hugh

Architect who designed two landmark modernist houses at Castlecrag.

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Bukovsky, Miroslav

Jazz trumpeter and composer.

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