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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Combes, Edward
Comino, Anna
Comino, John
Compagnoni, Nicholas
Concannon, Gertrude
Conder, Charles
Condron, John
Connell, Catherine
Connell, John
Connelly, P Frank
Connington, Michael Joseph
Connolly, John
Connor, Harry
Connor, Michael
Connor, Roger
Connors, Mike
Conolly, Philip
Considen, Dennis
Cook, James
Cook, Joseph
Cook, Kevin
Cook, Mary
Cooke, James
Cooke, Nelson
Cooke, SA
Cookney, George
Cooksey, Catherine
Cooksey, Sarah
Coombs, Frank A
Coombs, H C (Nugget)
Cooper, Alan E
Cooper, Bruce F
Cooper, Daniel
Cooper, Daniel jnr
Cooper, George
Cooper, Jane
Cooper, Joan
Cooper, John
Cooper, Robert
Cooper, Sarah
Cooper, Walter
Cooper, William
Coorey, Anthony
Coorey, Simon
Coorey, Tony
Copeland, Henry
Coppin, George
Coppin, Georgina Harriet Don
Cordner, William
Corlis, Margaret Amelia

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Combes, Edward

Engineeer, politician and painter who trained in Paris and contributed to the development of colonial public works and education policy. His artistic skill lead to him directing the art section of the Garden Palace Exhibition in 1879 and was instrumental in the foundation of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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Comino, Anna

Prominent member of Greek community.

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Comino, John

Oyster farmer, businessman and Greek community leader who encouraged more than 3000 migrants from his home island of Kythera in Greece.

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Compagnoni, Nicholas

Italian market gardener in Marrickville.

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Concannon, Gertrude

Soprano, composer and teacher who often programmed Australian works into her performances throughout her 15 year international career.

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Conder, Charles

Painter, lithographer and fan designer who overcame the objection of his father to pursue an artistic career in open air realism as part of the Impressionist school.

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Condron, John

Herdsman employed at Camden Park who became an early landowner in 1812 at what became Studley Park.

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Connell, Catherine

Wife of a successful early settler who had arrived with her husband and two daughters in 1801. When she died at age 51 he gave her a large Masonic funeral which attracted over 200 mourners.

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Connell, John

Successful merchant in Pitt Street who amassed a large property portfolio.

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Connelly, P Frank

American-born sculptor who won the competition for a memorial to TS Mort during a visit to Sydney.

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Connington, Michael Joseph

Landowner in Putney.

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Connolly, John

Businessman who owned Dudhope at Putney for a short time in the 1920s.

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Connor, Harry

American actor who visited Sydney in 1899.

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Connor, Michael

Early landowner in the Ryde-Denistone area.

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Connor, Roger

Early landowner in the Ryde-Denistone area.

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Connors, Mike

Actor, comedian and theatre entrepreneur, who appeared with Roy Rene (Mo).

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Conolly, Philip

Catholic priest who arrived with Fr John Therry as the first Catholic chaplains in Sydney. After a year in the colony he traveled on to Hobart and worked across Tasmania until his death.

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Considen, Dennis

Irish naturalist and ship's surgeon on the First Fleet transport, Scarborough.

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Cook, James

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Navigator who led the first European expedition to visit Botany Bay in 1770, after observing the transit of Venus near Tahiti.

Cook, Joseph

Politician in New South Wales and Federal parliament, who was Prime Minister in 1913-14.

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Cook, Kevin

Union organiser and campaigner for Aboriginal causes, who was first Aboriginal director of Tranby College.

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Cook, Mary

Charity worker who was appointed a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her services to the Red Cross. She was also the wife of the sixth prime minister of Australia.

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Cooke, James

American circus showman and entrepreneur.

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Cooke, Nelson

Cellist.

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Cooke, SA

Butcher at Fairlight in the early twentieth century.

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Cookney, George

Colonial architect whose work and patronage was overshadowed by his transportation and disgrace in later life.

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Cooksey, Catherine

Teacher who with her sister Sarah ran a ladies boarding school in Carthona.

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Cooksey, Sarah

Teacher who operated a boarding school at Carthona with her sister.

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Coombs, Frank A

Chemist and teacher.

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Coombs, H C (Nugget)

Economist who became the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. He was also a strong supporter of the arts. In 1967 he persuaded Prime Minister Harold Holt to legislate to create the Australian Council for the Arts (Australia Council) as a body for the public funding of the arts. He helped found the Australian National University and helped secure funding for the Australian film industry. He was also a supporter of the rights of Australia's Indigenous people.

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Cooper, Alan E

Speedway driver who survived a crash at the Olympia Speedway which seriously injured his mechanic in January 1926.

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Cooper, Bruce F

Physicist who developed an early warning radar system and assisted with its installation in Darwin.

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Cooper, Daniel

Convict transported in 1816 who made a fortune in milling, brewing, shipping and banking, and returned to England a rich man in 1831.

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Cooper, Daniel jnr

Merchant and philanthropist who inherited the estate of his uncle Daniel Cooper in 1853 and further expanded his business and land holdings across the state.

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Cooper, George

Comptroller of Customs at Sydney who bankrupted himself with land speculation.

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Cooper, Jane

Resident of Pitt Street in the 1850s.

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Cooper, Joan

Aboriginal woman who worked tirelessly for Legacy after her husband, a soldier in World War II, died in 1978. After her death the Blue Mountains City Council recognised her contribution by naming the Auntie Joan Cooper Bridge after her.

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Cooper, John

Nephew of Daniel Cooper and landowner in Neutral Bay area.

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Cooper, Robert

Convict who became a successful distiller, with property in Paddington and Chippendale.

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Cooper, Sarah

Third wife of Robert Cooper, who inherited Juniper Hall in Paddington.

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Cooper, Walter

First Australian writer to craft sensation melodrama with comic characters speaking rich slang. Three of his plays were produced in the United States of America which made Cooper the first Australian dramatist performed abroad.

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Cooper, William

Aboriginal leader forcibly retained doing rural labour for most of his life before adult literacy classes lead to his campaign seeking direct representation in parliament, enfranchisement and land rights. He also established National Aborigines Day which was first held in 1940.

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Coorey, Anthony

Lebanese-born warehouseman who established a successful business in Redfern in the 1890s.

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Coorey, Simon

Businessman who formed part of the Lebanese economic centre at Redfern in the 1890s.

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Coorey, Tony

Campaigner for Aboriginal rights.

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Copeland, Henry

Miner and company director who became a successful politician.

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Coppin, George

Comic actor and theatre manager who promoted Australian theatre and tours of celebrity actors.

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Coppin, Georgina Harriet Don

Second wife of George Rignold.

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Cordner, William

Organist and singer who greatly influenced church music in Sydney and taught some of Sydney's best musicians.

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Corlis, Margaret Amelia

Canadian who was the second woman to practice medicine in Sydney after registering with the Medical Board of NSW on 11 May 1892. She and her husband left Sydney to establish a joint practice in Bellingen.

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