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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Bellear, Kaye
Beller, Beryl
Bellingham, Francis
Bellingham, George
Bellingham, Richard
Bellingshausen, Faddei Faddeevich
Bellotti, Domenico
Bellotti, Santa Maria
Bendrodt, James Charles
Benedetti, Gisberto
Beneláng
Benfield, Arthur G
Benjamin, Arthur Leslie
Benjamin, J
Bennelong
Bennett, Alfred
Bennett, Charles
Bennett, Edward
Bennett, Elizabeth Agnes
Bennett, Elizabeth Ann
Bennett, Emily Ann
Bennett, Frank
Bennett, George
Bennett, John
Bennett, John 1769-1788
Bennett, Samuel
Bennett, Sarah
Bennett, Susan
Bennett, William
Bennett, William C
Bennett, William Harrard
Bennett, William Harrard Jnr
Benns, Catherine
Benns, Joseph
Benson, Ann
Bent, Jeffery Hart
Bentley, Cecil
Bentley, Dick
Berejiklian, Gladys
Beresford, Bruce
Berg, Charles
Bergner, Ruth
Berne, Dagmar
Berne, Florence
Berne, Georgina Kenyon
Bernhardt, Sarah
Berry, Alexander
Berry, David
Berry, Elizabeth
Berry, Kevin

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Bellear, Kaye

Activist who fought to obtain housing for poor Aboriginal people in Redfern in the early 1970s.

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Beller, Beryl

Dharawal elder at La Perouse.

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Bellingham, Francis

Secretary and librarian at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts who sued for wrongful dismissal.

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Bellingham, George

Farmer who emigrated with his wife and two young children in the early 1840s and settled near Camden.

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Bellingham, Richard

Farmer who purchased part of the Kirkham estate when it was subdivided in 1900.

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Bellingshausen, Faddei Faddeevich

Russian admiral and explorer who was the commander of the ship Vostok that arrived in Sydney in 1820 as part of a Russian expedition through the Pacific and the Antarctic. Also known as Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen.

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Bellotti, Domenico

Italian settler who fled to Australia after the failure of French nobleman Marquis de Rays' abortive settlement attempt in New Ireland.

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Bellotti, Santa Maria

Italian migrant who had lost family in the aborted attempt to settle in New Ireland organised by the French nobleman Marquis de Rays.

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Bendrodt, James Charles

Canadian-born professional roller-skater who became a successful entertainment entrepreneur with venues such as the Trocadero, Prince's restaurant and the Palais Royal.

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Benedetti, Gisberto

Builder.

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Beneláng

Aboriginal woman who lived along the Parramatta River at the time of white settlement.

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Benfield, Arthur G

Stained glass maker.

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Benjamin, Arthur Leslie

Composer, pianist and teacher who made his professional career in London with occasional tours of Australia.

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Benjamin, J

Early landholder at Rookwood.

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Bennelong

Eora man who had an important role in relations between the colonists and the local people. With Colebee, Bennelong was abducted by Governor Phillip at Manly on 25 November 1789 and held at Government House. He escaped in May 1790, but started visiting the colony voluntarily later in the year. In December 1792, he travelled to England with Phillip, returning in 1795. 

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Bennett, Alfred

Businessman who inherited his father, Samuel Bennett's, successful newspaper business.

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Bennett, Charles

Publican at Tom Uglys Point.

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Bennett, Edward

Early landholder at Cherrybrook.

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Bennett, Elizabeth Agnes

Convicted of possessing forged bank notes she was to become a respected baker's wife and matriach in Parramatta by the early nineteenth century.

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Bennett, Elizabeth Ann

Child born to emancipists.

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Bennett, Emily Ann

Wife of the newspaper proprietor Alfred Bennett who, after his death, owned and rented out the family home - Clairvaux House.

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Bennett, Frank

Partner and manager of the Evening News and the Australian Town and Country Journal, having taken over on the death of his father.

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Bennett, George

Physician and naturalist whose interest in the unique flora and fauna in Australia lead him to establish his medical practice in the colony.

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Bennett, John

Emancipist who purchased Chatham Farm at Ryde in 1806 and expanded it in 1818 by buying part of William Balmain's estate.

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Bennett, John 1769-1788

Transported for seven years for highway robbery, his behaviour deteriorated during and after the voyage and he was hanged for theft in May within four months of arriving in the colony.

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Bennett, Samuel

Journalist, historian and newspaper owner who published Sydney's first evening newspaper and The Australian Town and Country Journal.

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Bennett, Sarah

Publican who assisted two husbands at the bar before becoming publican in her own right in 1898.

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Bennett, Susan

Early landowner in West Ryde area.

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Bennett, William

Early landholder at West Ryde.

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Bennett, William C

Engineer and surveyor who became commissioner for main roads.

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Bennett, William Harrard

Convict tried at Surrey who settled in Parramatta and became a wealthy baker and landowner.

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Bennett, William Harrard Jnr

Son of emancipists who lived a comfortable privileged life after his parents commercial success.

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Benns, Catherine

Early settler on Scotland Island.

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Benns, Joseph

Early settler on Scotland Island.

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Benson, Ann

Early landholder at Gladesville.

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Bent, Jeffery Hart

First Supreme Court judge in Sydney, who was dismissed by Governor Macquarie.

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Bentley, Cecil

Tennis racquet manufacturer who built St Bernard's at Blakehurst.

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Bentley, Dick

Comedian and actor who worked in both England and Australia and became famous for the character Ron Glum from the show Take It From Here.

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Berejiklian, Gladys

Banking official who was elected to government in 2003.

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Beresford, Bruce

Film, theatre and opera director.

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Berg, Charles

Accountant and music administrator who fostered chamber music and opera in Sydney.

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Bergner, Ruth

Dancer who took part in the first performance of Indian dance in Sydney, and later taught.

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Berne, Dagmar

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First female student to study medicine in Australia, who, during her short life, pioneered women's health services in Sydney.

Berne, Florence

Governess, teacher and frustrated medical student whose lack of means meant she could not continue her studies.

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Berne, Georgina Kenyon

Widow who managed her inheritance to support the education of her children.

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Bernhardt, Sarah

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French actress who toured Australia in 1891. Her two dogs Star and Chouette were quarantined on Rodd Island in the harbour for the duration of her tour, cared for by the French micobiologist Adrien Loir.

Berry, Alexander

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Leading merchant and landowner in nineteenth-century Sydney.

Berry, David

Landowner who inherited the estate of his brother Alexander at North Sydney.

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Berry, Elizabeth

Landowner in North Sydney and Shoalhaven.

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Berry, Kevin

Champion swimmer and businessman.

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