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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Hickson, Robert
Higgins, Eleanor
Higgins, Thomas
Higgins, Thomas Edward
Higgs, Kerryn
Higinbotham, Albert John
Hilaly, Taj El-Din
Hilder, Alfred
Hilder, Bim
Hilder, Emily
Hill, Alfred
Hill, Edward Smith
Hill, Florence
Hill, George
Hill, Jane
Hill, John
Hill, John
Hill, Mary Ann
Hill, Mirrie
Hill, Richard
Hill, Rosamond
Hill, Thomas
Hill, William
Hill, William 1760-1793
Hillier, Lucy
Hills, Patrick Darcy
Hilly, John Frederick
Hilton, Elizabeth
Hilton, Joseph
Himmelhoch, Isaac
Hinch, Derryn
Hinder, Frank
Hinder, Margel
Hindley, John
Hines, Marcia
Hinkler, Bert
Hinks, Harold
Hinks, Leslie
Hinton, Henry
Hinton, Howard
Hirst, William
Hixson, Francis
Hoad, Lew
Hoang Ngoc Tuan
Hobbs, Joseph John Talbot
Hobson, Joseph
Hobson, William
Hockings, Henry
Hodder, Jackie
Hoddle, Robert

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Hickson, Robert

Civil engineer who significantly improved bridge design and road construction, extended metropolitan water supply and sewerage and vastly improved the Sydney waterfront.

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Higgins, Eleanor

Convict and early settler of the Epping area. She was tried at the Old Bailey, London on 12 December 1787 for stealing four linen sheets and was sentenced to transportation for 7 years. She married David Kilpack who received a grant of 80 acres in Ryde which was known as the 'Field of Mars'. When David died she sold part of the land but continued to farm in her own right.

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Higgins, Thomas

Emancipist who had been transported for stealing a black mare. He became an early settler in the Epping area.

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Higgins, Thomas Edward

First permanent settler in the Hornsby Valley.

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Higgs, Kerryn

Author of the first lesbian novel published in Australia.

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Higinbotham, Albert John

Draughtsman and journalist who was instrumental in the publication of early maps of the city.

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Hilaly, Taj El-Din

Controversial Imam at Lakemba Mosque from 1988 until 2007.

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Hilder, Alfred

Community leader and Mayor of Manly Council.

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Hilder, Bim

Artist and sculptor whose 'wall enrichment' sculptures for the Reserve Bank of Australia building at Martin Place in the 1960s won much acclaim. He and his wife, artist Roma Hopkinson, were active members of the Castlecrag community.

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Hilder, Emily

Wife of Manly Mayor Alfred Hilder.

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Hill, Alfred

Musician whose teaching, performance and composition were influential in Sydney for the first half of the twentieth century.

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Hill, Edward Smith

Retired wine and spirit merchant who became a curator at the Australian Museum and defender of Aboriginal rights.

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Hill, Florence

Social reformer and writer who visited Sydney in the 1870s.

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Hill, George

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Butcher, businessman and politician who rose from a humble convict background to become a rich and influential citizen. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1850.

Hill, Jane

Second wife of butcher and politician George Hill.

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Hill, John

Convict and butcher who murdered emancipist Simon Burn in Parramatta on 5 October 1794 when Burn had attempted to defend Hill's partner from him. He was executed on 15 October and buried the next day. 

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Hill, John

Miller in Woolloomooloo in the 1830s who arrived in Sydney as a convict in 1818.

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Hill, Mary Ann

First wife of George Hill, butcher and politician.

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Hill, Mirrie

Prolific composer and teacher who wrote for voice, piano, orchestra and film.

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Hill, Richard

Carpenter and butcher who became a wealthy landowner both on the Liverpool Plains and in New Zealand before a career in politics.

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Hill, Rosamond

Social reformer and writer who visited Sydney in the 1870s.

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Hill, Thomas

Convict who in 1788 was sentenced to a week on bread and water in irons on the rocky outcrop which became known as Pinchgut.

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Hill, William

Convict transported to life for felony who became superintendent of the government slaughterhouse and later a butcher in Pitt Street.

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Hill, William 1760-1793

Second Captain of the New South Wales Corps and commander of the detachment on the transport Surprize which brought convicts to New South Wales with the Second Fleet. He was severely critical of conditions for convicts and troops on the transport ships.

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Hillier, Lucy

Resident of Pitt Street in the 1850s.

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Hills, Patrick Darcy

Toolmaker who became a politician who served in various high offices including Lord Mayor of Sydney

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Hilly, John Frederick

Surveyor and architect who designed churches and public buildings in mid-nineteenth-century Sydney.

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Hilton, Elizabeth

Convict known as the "Fighting Hen of the Cooks River" for her pugnacious behaviour and outrageous costume at numerous court appearances.

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Hilton, Joseph

Convict who became a basketmaker and hired boats on the Cooks River dam but is best remembered as the pugnacious individual who offered himself, his dog or his wife, to fight anyone in the colony.

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Himmelhoch, Isaac

Polish born financier and vigneron who took up winemaking in Eckersley at the end of the nineteenth century. His vineyard Grodno, became the site of the Holdsworthy Internment camp in World War I.

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Hinch, Derryn

Journalist and television and radio host based in Melbourne.

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Hinder, Frank

Art teacher and artist best known for his abstract paintings, he also produced work across a diverse range of materials, including drawings and electric-light sculptures. He also produced theatre and set designs.

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Hinder, Margel

American born sculptor who came to Sydney with her Australian husband Frank Hinder in 1934.

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Hindley, John

Convict who had been transported for 7 years for stealing six brass powder flask moulds and several blankets. Whilst he survived the voyage he was in such poor health that he died within months of arriving at Sydney Cove.

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Hines, Marcia

American-born vocalist, stage actress and TV personality who achieved success in her adopted home of Australia.

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Hinkler, Bert

Aviator who flew in Europe during World War I and was a pioneer in aviation in the 1920s making the first solo flight to Australia in 1928. He was killed on his second attempt in 1933 crossing the Appenines in Italy.

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Hinks, Harold

Child found electrocuted in the front garden of Cyril and Violet McKenzie's home in Greenwich in 1934.

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Hinks, Leslie

Businessman and father of Harold Hinks, who died after being electrocuted in the garden of Cyril and Violet McKenzie in Greenwich. Flying home from Kalgoorlie for the boy's funeral in the 'Miss Southern Cross', he was killed when the plane crashed near Yerranderie in New South Wales.

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Hinton, Henry

Wine merchant who lived at Sandgate Cottage in Randwick.

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Hinton, Howard

Company director, art collector and patron who was a generous benefactor to the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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Hirst, William

Merchant.

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Hixson, Francis

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Surveyor in the Royal Navy who made major contributions to the state's maritime services.

Hoad, Lew

Tennis player who achieved World No.1 ranking in 1956 before turning professional and establishing a tennis resort in Spain.

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Hoang Ngoc Tuan

Editor of a Vietnamese language website.

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Hobbs, Joseph John Talbot

Architect and soldier who set up practice in Perth before adopting soldiering as a second career. He distinguished himself at Gallipoli and fought in France , renowned for his justice and and integrity and hugely popular with his division.

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Hobson, Joseph

Settler who lived at the Kurrajong Brush on the foothills of the Blue Mountains.

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Hobson, William

Naval officer who explored Port Phillip in Victoria and became the first Governor of New Zealand and author of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 to establish British sovereignty.

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Hockings, Henry

Produce merchant who, after heavy losses due to floods, became involved in the importation of wines and spirits and the start of the Australian wine industry.

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Hodder, Jackie

Criminal and thug who was a feared street fighter and standover man. In 1943, he threatened the petty thief and sly-grog seller, Iris Webber, with extortion after which she attacked him with a tomahawk. He was stabbed to death in front of 300 guests at a dance at the Waterloo Town Hall in 1965.

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Hoddle, Robert

Surveyor responsible for surveying several country districts of New South Wales over 12 years before arriving in Port Phillip to lay out the township of Melbourne.

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