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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Barker, Jane
Barker, Thomas
Barker, Tom
Barlow, Fred
Barlow, John Bede
Barlow, Mary Kate
Barnard, Len
Barnard, Marjorie
Barnes, Jimmy
Barnes, Samuel
Barnet, James
Barnett, Walter
Barney, George
Barnier, Joseph
Barnsley, Elizabeth
Barracluff, Jane
Barracluff, Joseph Thomas
Barrett, Harrie (Todds)
Barrett, Robert G
Barrett, Thomas
Barrett, Walter Franklyn
Barrington, George
Barry, Edward Joseph
Barry, Keith
Bartlett, Hope
Bartlett, Kevin
Bartley, Reginald James
Barton, Azure
Barton, Charlotte
Barton, Edmund
Barton, Edwin
Barton, Emily Mary
Barton, George Burnett
Barwick, Garfield
Bashir, Marie
Bass, George
Bass, Henry Tompson
Bass, Tom
Bassett, William
Baswick, Johnny
Bate, John
Bate, Samuel
Bate, Stanley
Bates, Thomas
Bateson, Charles
Batey, Peter
Batten, Bronwyn
Batten, John
Baudin, Nicolas
Baughan, John

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Barker, Jane

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Founder of St Catherine's School, Waverley.

Barker, Thomas

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Flour miller and businessman with extensive landholdings who was equally energetic in public affairs and philanthropy.

Barker, Tom

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Socialist, public agitator and organiser for industrial unionism who was arrested for publishing an anti-recruiting poster. He was later deported to Chile because of his political activism and continued to roam the world fighting the class struggle.

Barlow, Fred

Speedway driver who was killed on the track during a race in 1927.

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Barlow, John Bede

Architect.

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Barlow, Mary Kate

President of the Federal Council of Catholic Women in Australia

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Barnard, Len

Australian jazz drummer.

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Barnard, Marjorie

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Novelist who co-wrote with Flora Eldershaw under the pseudonym M Barnard Eldershaw.

Barnes, Jimmy

Vocalist and lead singer of Australian rock band Cold Chisel.

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Barnes, Samuel

Servant to the Reverend Richard Johnson, the first chaplain appointed to the colony of New South Wales.

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Barnet, James

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Colonial architect who designed many of Sydney's public buildings.

Barnett, Walter

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Leading portrait photographer who worked with Marius Sestier to make and show the first motion pictures in Australia.

Barney, George

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Soldier and engineer who became Colonial Engineer under Governor Bourke.

Barnier, Joseph

Anglican minister held in high regard by his parish for his aid to those less fortunate.

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Barnsley, Elizabeth

Convicted of stealing a bolt of muslin valued at six pounds in 1788, Barnsley was transported for seven years. John Nicol described her as 'a noted sharper and shop-lifter' whose family 'for one hundred years back, had been swindlers and highwaymen'. According to Nicol, she petitioned the government agent to wear her own clothes instead of convict dress and she was 'very kind to her fellow convicts, who were poor. They were all anxious to serve her. She was a queen among them'.

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Barracluff, Jane

Joint owner of the family ostrich farm who supervised the production of ostrich products.

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Barracluff, Joseph Thomas

Shopkeeper who established the first ostrich farm in New South Wales.

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Barrett, Harrie (Todds)

Businesswoman and philanthropist who established heavy equipment industries in the suburbs of Mascot, Randwick and Botany and donated to animal and social welfare charities as well as hospitals and medical research.

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Barrett, Robert G

Author of 'Les Norton' crime novels.

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Barrett, Thomas

Convicted thief and forger who was involved in the mutiny on the Mercury in 1784 and arrived in Sydney in the First Fleet. The Charlotte medal, Australian earliest colonial art, is believed to have been engraved by him while on board the Charlotte. He was the first man hanged in Sydney after stealing food in February 1788.

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Barrett, Walter Franklyn

Film camerman and director.

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Barrington, George

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Emancipist who was granted a conditional pardon after his exemplary work at Toongabbie and who was eventually appointed chief constable at Parramatta.

Barry, Edward Joseph

Small time criminal and sly grog dealer who was briefly married to Kate Leigh.

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Barry, Keith

Doctor, musician and music critic who became controller of programmes with the ABC.

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Bartlett, Hope

Commercial driver on the South Coast who enjoyed his passion for car racing for over 40 years.

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Bartlett, Kevin

Former open wheel and touring car racing driver who had success between 1966 and 1985.

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Bartley, Reginald James

Solicitor Reginald Bartley was active in local government affairs in both the Municipality of Vaucluse and in the City of Sydney. He served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1943-44 and 1946-48.

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Barton, Azure

Dancer and choreographer.

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Barton, Charlotte

Governess employed by Hannibal Macarthur briefly before finding a suitable matrimonial match. Her second husband George Barton drove her from an abusive marriage and as a sole parent she succeeded in challenging the male-dominated legal system.

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Barton, Edmund

Advocate of Federation, first Prime Minister of Australia and later High Court judge.

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Barton, Edwin

Engineer and surveyor who was appointed in 1859 as second in charge of railway surveys to find a route across the Blue Mountains. He worked for the colonial government from 1856 until 1867.

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Barton, Emily Mary

Free settler who lived at Parramatta before marrying and beginning life as a pioneer settler at Molong where her 9 children were raised. She returned to live in Ryde as a respected member of the landed gentry.

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Barton, George Burnett

Lawyer, journalist and academic whose writing on Federation, Asian immigration and Australian history often aroused strong opposition.

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Barwick, Garfield

Lawyer, politician and Chief Justice of the High Court.

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Bashir, Marie

Doctor and academic who was New South Wales's first female Governor from 2001 to 2014.

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Bass, George

Surgeon and sailor who explored much of early Sydney and surrounds.

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Bass, Henry Tompson

Successful shipbuilder who established shipyard on north eastern shores of Darling Harbour in the early 1830s, as well as a smaller one at Bradley's Head on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour. He developed land at Balmain and on the Hawkesbury, also building a new punt at Wiseman's Ferry.

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Bass, Tom

Sculptor whose totemic and emblematic work is exhibited all over Australia.

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Bassett, William

Farmer who married Katherine Darley, nee Wentworth, heiress.

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Baswick, Johnny

Aboriginal man who camped at Bondi in 1873.

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Bate, John

Landholder at Roseville in the 1840s.

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Bate, Samuel

Surveyor of distilleries 1824-32 and landholder at Roseville in the 1840s.

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Bate, Stanley

English composer who whilst openly gay, was also married to composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks.

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Bates, Thomas

Early landholder in Auburn.

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Bateson, Charles

New Zealand-born writer and maritime historian.

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Batey, Peter

Playwright, director and producer who has had a major influence on comedy and satire in Australia for over 50 years.

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Batten, Bronwyn

Academic and public servant with a special interest in shared history and Aboriginal affairs.

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Batten, John

Friend of Joseph Fowles who drowned in a boating accident on Sydney Harbour in 1843.

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Baudin, Nicolas

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French hydrographer and naturalist who surveyed much of the Australian coast between 1801 and 1803.

Baughan, John

Millwright and carpenter who arrived in Sydney as a convict on the Friendship in the First Fleet. He designed and built a successful functional grinding mill, using a treadmill model operated by 9 men in March 1794. 

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