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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Bush, George W
Bush, Thomas
Bushell, Philip Howard
Bushelle, John
Buss, William
Bussell, Darcey
Bussell, Henry Lytton
Butcher, Benjamin
Butcher, Elizabeth
Butler, Arthur
Butler, Edward
Butler, Frank
Butler, James
Butler, Lawrence
Butlin, Syd
Butt, Clara
Buttel, Vera
Butters, Malcolm
Butts, Stephen
Buzo, Alex
Byers, Isabel
Byles, Cyril Beuzeville
Byles, Ida Margaret
Byles, Marie
Bynon, Augusta Jane
Bynon, William
Byrne, Andrew
Byrne, John F
Byrne, Paula Jane
Byrne, William
Byrnes, James
Cadell, Thomas
Cadman, Elizabeth
Cadman, John
Cadwell, Bob
Caesar, David
Caesar, John
Cahill, JJ
Cahill, Reginald
Cahill, Teresa
Cahuac, Gertrude Evans
Cahuac, Henry St John
Cahuac, Henry William
Cahuac, John
Cahuac, Mary
Cahuac, Sophia
Calcott, Catherine
Calcott, Mary Ann
Calcott, Richard
Caldwell, (Killer)

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Bush, George W

Forty third President of the United States who served from 2001 to 2009.

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Bush, Thomas

Engineer employed at AGL gasworks at Mortlake.

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Bushell, Philip Howard

Tea merchant who helped establish the Sydney branch of Bushell's tea with his brother.

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Bushelle, John

Singer.

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Buss, William

Convict who became a publican at Woodford.

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Bussell, Darcey

English ballet dancer who performed with the Australian Ballet and briefly lived in Sydney after her retirement from professional dance in 2007.

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Bussell, Henry Lytton

Miller who established the milling business HL Bussell & Co in Chippendale and manufactured flour products under the White Wings brand.

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Butcher, Benjamin

Early landowner in the Mortlake area.

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Butcher, Elizabeth

Arts administrator whose financial management and political sense made a substantial impact on Sydney theatre including the redevelopment of wharves 4 and 5 at Walsh Bay as a theatre venue.

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Butler, Arthur

Engineer, aviator and businessman, who built an early commercial airline in New South Wales.

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Butler, Edward

Irish-born barrister and politician who became the 13th Attorney-General of New South Wales. He also worked on Henry Parkes' 'Empire' and was associated with the liberal movement.

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Butler, Frank

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Murderer who killed at least three men in Sydney in 1896. He escaped to the United States but was brought back to face the charges and was executed at Darlinghurst Gaol on 16 July 1897.

Butler, James

City of Sydney alderman for Fitzroy Ward from 1 December 1863 to 30 November 1869. He was instrumental in having the steps 'Butler Stairs' in Woolloomooloo erected.

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Butler, Lawrence

Early landholder in Rozelle.

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Butlin, Syd

Professor of Economics at Sydney University.

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Butt, Clara

English recitalist and concert singer.

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Buttel, Vera

Champion swimmer who competed frequently against Annette Kellerman at turn of the twentieth century.

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Butters, Malcolm

Saddler and bootmaker in Oatley.

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Butts, Stephen

Publican of a number of hotels in Sydney in the mid-nineteenth century.

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Buzo, Alex

A principal Sydney playwright of the late 1960s and 1970s. He was one of the first contemporary Australian playwrights recognised overseas and authored 88 works.

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Byers, Isabel

Naremburn resident who took in Henry Lawson in 1906-07.

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Byles, Cyril Beuzeville

Railway signal engineer father of Marie Byles.

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Byles, Ida Margaret

Suffragette, vegetarian, teetotal mother of Marie Byles.

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Byles, Marie

Pioneering woman lawyer, bushwalker and Buddhist who gave endless opportunities to women in law as she had herself overcome many obstacles to her chosen career.

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Bynon, Augusta Jane

Milliner and dressmaker.

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Bynon, William

Shopkeeper who assisted with the management of his wife's millinery business.

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Byrne, Andrew

Convict who was granted land at Botany from where he supplied lime and firewood. Later a landowner at Appin who used convict gangs to clear his land.

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Byrne, John F

Policeman stationed at Botany who was involved in the rations and equipment supplied to the Aboriginals at the Botany camp.

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Byrne, Paula Jane

Historian and author of works on colonial manners, female economy and law.

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Byrne, William

Appin resident whose witnessed the massacre of Aboriginal people by government forces as a boy and whose famous accounts were published almost 90 years after the event.

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Byrnes, James

Businessman who with his brother William, had success in cloth mills and steam ferries before entering parliament in 1850.

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Cadell, Thomas

Farmer in the Campbelltown district.

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Cadman, Elizabeth

Convict who had two children from a previous relationship when she married John Cadman.

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Cadman, John

Convict who became superintendant of government boats and received a free pardon in 1821.

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Cadwell, Bob

Balgowlah resident who helped establish a Depression village at Crater Cove.

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Caesar, David

Writer and director of several films set in suburban Sydney.

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Caesar, John

West Indian who fled to England to escape plantation slavery only to be transported. As a convict his hunger drove him to regularly escape from custody and he was to become Australia's first bushranger.

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Cahill, JJ

Railway fitter who became Labor Premier of New South Wales.

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Cahill, Reginald

Owner, with his sister Teresa, of Cahill's restaurant chain.

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Cahill, Teresa

Owner, with her brother Reginald, of Cahill's restaurant chain.

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Cahuac, Gertrude Evans

Young woman who with her mother and brother, drowned in the wreck of the Dunbar in 1857.

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Cahuac, Henry St John

Settler who became a clerk and later farmer.

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Cahuac, Henry William

Young man who drowned in the wreck of the Dunbar in 1857.

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Cahuac, John

Convict and bookseller who brought his family to Sydney at government expense.

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Cahuac, Mary

Free settler who followed her convict husband to Sydney.

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Cahuac, Sophia

Free settler who, with her family, followed her convict father to Sydney.

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Calcott, Catherine

Free woman who settled with her emancipist husband in The Rocks.

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Calcott, Mary Ann

First born daughter of Harriet Calcott who never married but supported her father and sisters in their work.

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Calcott, Richard

Emancipist who worked as a merchant and became a successful property owner in The Rocks.

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Caldwell, (Killer)

Notorious police inspector in Woolloomooloo and Kings Cross.

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