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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Mash, Ann
Mason, John
Mason, Norbert Keck ('Tug')
Mather, John
Mathers, James
Mathers, John
Mathers, Oliver
Mathew, Daniel Dering
Mathews, Robert Hamilton
Matora
Matra, James Mario (Maria)
Matthews, Daniel
Matthews, Harley
Matthews, Maisie
Matthys
Maudsley, Henry
Maugoran
Maundrell, Walter L
Mawson, Douglas
Maxwell, Allan Victor
May, Phil
May, Ricky
May, Ross
Maynard, Fred
Mayne, William
Mayoh, Arthur
Mayoh, Joseph
Maza, Bob
Maze, Harold
McAlister, Charles
McAuley, James
McAvoy, Tony
McBride, William
McBrien, James
McCallum, John
McCarthy, Frederick
McCarthy, Louella
McCarthy, WG
McCartney, Paul
McCathie, Harriette
McCaughey, Samuel
McClemens, John Henry
McClymont, GL (Bill)
McCormick, Peter
McCrae, Hugh Raymond
McCrae, Nita
McCredie, Arthur
McCredie, George
McCullock, A
McCutcheon, Wallace John

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Mash, Ann

Convict sentenced to seven years transportation for theft of a bushel of wheat. On the journey she partnered with Richard Alley and had a daughter with him once she reached Sydney, but the child died a few days later. Ann formed a relationship with John Irving, whose land in Parramatta went to her when he died. She married Robert Flannagan, sold her land in 1798 and then married William Chapman. She managed her large family of nine children and from the late 1790s, she operated a small goods business and a passenger boat service between Parramatta and Sydney. She also assisted Chapman in various other businesses including a bakery, butchery and general store, and after his death she held a liquor licence for the King's Head Tavern until about 1813.

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Mason, John

Captain of the Friendship who sailed with the First Fleet but who died on the return voyage.

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Mason, Norbert Keck ('Tug')

Solicitor who married actor, director and theatre entrepreneur Doris Fitton.

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Mather, John

Scottish born plein-air artist and etcher.

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Mathers, James

Scottish missionary for Sydney City Mission in the Rocks and Millers Point area around 1900.

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Mathers, John

Dairy farmer at Greenwich.

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Mathers, Oliver

Dairy farmer at Greenwich.

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Mathew, Daniel Dering

Free settler in the St Ives area who worked in the colony as architect, engineer and magistrate.

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Mathews, Robert Hamilton

Surveyor and anthropologist who recorded Aboriginal culture.

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Matora

The first wife of Aboriginal man Bungaree. According to the Reverend Lancelot Threkgold, 'mut-tau-ra' meant 'small snapper' in the Newcastle-Lake Macquarie ('Awabagal') language group, to which she probably belonged. 

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Matra, James Mario (Maria)

American-born Member of Captain James Cook's crew on HMS Endeavour during his Voyage of Discovery, and a major proponent of the establishment of a penal colony at Botany Bay.

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Matthews, Daniel

Missionary who established a mission and school for aborigines near Echuca. He championed aboriginal causes through the New South Wales Aborigines Protection Association he had founded, despite growing enmity from officials and local farmers.

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Matthews, Harley

Writer, soldier and vigneron whose vineyard became a popular venue for Sydney's Bohemia.

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Matthews, Maisie

Prostitute and criminal figure who became the lover of the petty thief and sly-grog seller, Iris Webber. Matthews was romantically linked to another criminal figure, Bill Smillie, and was associated with Kathleen McLennan. Together they were convicted of slashing a woman with a razor in 1936.

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Matthys

Malay convict from Capetown, South Africa. who arrived in Sydney 1837.

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Maudsley, Henry

Early settler in the Fairlight area.

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Maugoran

Burramattagal elder who made the first formal recorded protest about when he advised Governor Phillip that the Aboriginal people were angry about the number of white settlers at Rose Hill. He and his family later moved to the river flats near Meadowbank.

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Maundrell, Walter L

Local politician who became Mayor of Petersham three times in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Mawson, Douglas

English-born geologist best known for his exploratory expeditions to Antarctica.

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Maxwell, Allan Victor

Barrister who presided at four Royal Commissions.

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May, Phil

Artist whose drawings for the Bulletin influenced later Sydney cartoonists, despite his short stay in the city.

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May, Ricky

New Zealand singer who found fame as a cabaret and television performer in Australia.

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May, Ross

Right wing political activist and enforcer active in the Domain from 1962.

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Maynard, Fred

Aboriginal activist who protested the separation of Aboriginal children from their families and demanded families should be granted land rights within their traditional country.

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Mayne, William

Slaughterman who took advantage of the fresh water supply of the Cooks River to establish his business near the junction of Cup and Saucer Creek at Campsie.

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Mayoh, Arthur

British engineer who worked on Sydney's underground railway and in partnership with his brother Joseph and Sidney Kidman at the Kidman and Mayoh shipyard at Putney.

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Mayoh, Joseph

British engineer who worked on Sydney's underground railway and in partnership with his brother Arthur and Sidney Kidman at the Kidman and Mayoh shipyard at Putney.

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Maza, Bob

Actor who became politically active as a member of the Aborigines Advancement League and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.

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Maze, Harold

Geographer who also served as Registrar (1950-1955) and Deputy Principal (1955-1973) of the University of Sydney.

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McAlister, Charles

Developer of Engadine who realised the development potential of the area with the opening of the railway in 1886.

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McAuley, James

Poet and public intellectual who often courted controversy, most notably as part of the Ern Malley hoax.

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McAvoy, Tony

Aboriginal barrister who specialises in native title and land rights.

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McBride, William

Gynecologist and obstetrician who in 1961 first alerted the world to the connection between the drug thalidomide and birth defects.

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McBrien, James

Surveyor who resurveyed the line of the Western Road from Emu Plains to Bathurst. It is believed he discovered the first gold in the area during that survey.

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McCallum, John

Australian theatre and film actor.

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McCarthy, Frederick

Anthropologist and archaeologist who had a long career starting at the age of 14 at the Australian Museum. His research was based on aboriginal prehistory and archaeology of Australia. He extensively recorded and photographed ethnographic aspects of aboriginal communities he visited. He also campaigned for the preservation of Aboriginal rock art and engravings. He was Foundation Principal of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.

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McCarthy, Louella

Australian historian specialising in the histories of medicine, women and gender.

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McCarthy, WG

Solicitor.

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McCartney, Paul

English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He gained worldwide fame as the bassist of British rock band the Beatles.

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McCathie, Harriette

Milliner of King Street.

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McCaughey, Samuel

Grazier who expanded the family merino stud, Coree, at Jerilderie and was a generous supporter of several Sydney charities.

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McClemens, John Henry

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Lawyer and Supreme Court judge. He was also the Commissioner of the Royal Commission on Callan Park Mental Hospital in 1960.

McClymont, GL (Bill)

Agricultural and veterinary scientist and educator who coined the term 'sustainable agriculture'. Born 1920, died 2000.

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McCormick, Peter

Composer of Australia's national anthem.

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McCrae, Hugh Raymond

Influential lyrical poet, many of whose works were set to music.

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McCrae, Nita

Local resident who mobilised The Rocks community in protesting against redevelopment plans that disregarded the area's rich history and long-term residents.

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McCredie, Arthur

Architect who established a partnership with his brother George.

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McCredie, George

Architect and engineer with Scottish heritage who was given charge of the cleansing, lime washing and demolition in The Rocks area after the outbreak of plague in 1900. His photographic record of the housing and poverty of the area remains an extraordinary reminder of 1900s Sydney.

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McCullock, A

Land purchaser in the subdivision of part of Camden Park Estate in 1885.

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McCutcheon, Wallace John

Young man who was attacked by a shark whilst swimming outside the enclosure at East Hills on the Georges River.

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