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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Stokes, Patrick Vincent
Stokes, Sydney William
Stokes, William
Stone, George
Stone, John
Stone, Louis
Stone, Mary Ann
Stones, Bridget
Stones, William (Pop)
Storkey, PV
Storrier, Tim
Story, Ann Fawcett
Stowe, Francis Ernest
Strasser, Paul
Street, Jessie
Street, Kenneth
Street, Phillip Whistler
Streeter, Emily
Streeton, Arthur
Strickland, Edeline
Strickland, Gerald
Stroumboulis, Konstantinos
Stroyan, Stuart
Strzelecki, Paul Edmund de
Stuart, Alexander
Stuart, John
Stuart, Thomas P Anderson
Stubbs, RF
Stubbs, RM
Stubbs, Thomas
Stumpf, Johann
Sturt, Charles
Sullivan, Con
Sullivan, Jack
Sullivan, Julia
Sullivan, Margaret Virginia
Sullivan, Walter
Sulman, Annie Elizabeth
Sulman, John
Summerbell, Andrew
Summers, Anne
Sun Hing Jang
Sun, Hop Yin
Sunderland, George
Sussex, Lucy
Sutherland, Adelaide
Sutherland, Doug
Sutherland, Forby
Sutherland, Henry
Sutherland, Joan

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Stokes, Patrick Vincent

Engine driver and publican, Patrick Stokes was a Councillor of the City of Sydney and served as Lord Mayor 1925-26.

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Stokes, Sydney William

Surveyor and army officer whose surveying practice was involved with the development of the western suburbs and northern beaches.

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Stokes, William

Early landowner in the Asquith area.

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Stone, George

Saddler and temperance advocate.

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Stone, John

Soldier granted land in Ryde area.

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Stone, Louis

Novelist and playwright.

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Stone, Mary Ann

Dressmaker, milliner and temperance advocate.

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Stones, Bridget

Described as a 'formidable lady', Stones established and ran the famous Stones Milk Bar in Coogee for almost 30 years. A local boy named Peter Cook recalled how he and his contemporaries would call Stones 'Mum' and 'she would open a packet of cigarettes and sell them to the kids one at a time for threepence'.

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Stones, William (Pop)

Shopkeeper who established and ran the famous Stones Milk Bar in Coogee.

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Storkey, PV

Born in New Zealand 1893, migrated to Australia 1911, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force 1915. He won the Victoria Cross in France in 1918. Later studied law and became a judge. Died in England 1969.

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Storrier, Tim

Artist who was the youngest recipient of the Sulman Prize at age eighteen.

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Story, Ann Fawcett

Cookery instructor who influenced school and technical education in Sydney and later in Victoria.

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Stowe, Francis Ernest

Architect and engineer who designed a unique three way bridge across the harbour in 1922. His design was supported by a central tower on Goat Island which would also serve as a war memorial.

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Strasser, Paul

Property developer who also had business interests in cattle stations, oil and mineral exploration, abattoirs, textiles, printing, and merchant banking.

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Street, Jessie

Feminist activist who campaigned for every major social justice issue of the twentieth century, including women's and children's rights, Aboriginal rights, peace, civil liberties, economic equality and more.

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Street, Kenneth

Lawyer and judge who became chief justice of New South Wales.

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Street, Phillip Whistler

Lawyer and judge, who became chief justice and Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales.

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Streeter, Emily

Governess who emigrated with the assistance of the Female Middle Class Emigration Society.

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Streeton, Arthur

Painter and war artist who, despite no formal instruction, captured the light, heat and distance of the Australian landscape.

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Strickland, Edeline

Charity worker and wife of the Governor of New South Wales of 1913-17, Gerald Strickland. She was the daughter of the 7th Earl De La Warr and the Honourable Constance Mary Elizabeth Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie.

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Strickland, Gerald

Maltese and British politician who served as Prime Minister of Malta, Governor of the Leeward Islands, Governor of Tasmania, Governor of Western Australia and Governor of New South Wales.

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Stroumboulis, Konstantinos

Greek-born convict who was pardoned in 1836.

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Stroyan, Stuart

Ship's captain who died in the wreck of his ship, the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in August 1834. His widow and three young children lived in London, and donations were taken up in Sydney after the disaster for their benefit. His wife's young brother, Henry Weatherhead, had been one of his crew and was one of the survivors of the wreck.

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Strzelecki, Paul Edmund de

Polish explorer and scientist, who although self taught, conducted an extensive geological survey of the colonies and laid the basis of Australian palaeontology.

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Stuart, Alexander

Scottish-born merchant and politician who became Premier of New South Wales in 1883.

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Stuart, John

First publican of the Palace Hotel Mortlake.

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Stuart, Thomas P Anderson

Professor who oversaw the construction of the medical school at the University of Sydney.

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Stubbs, RF

Auctioneer in Sydney in the 1870s.

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Stubbs, RM

Landowner in Glebe.

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Stubbs, Thomas

Composer and musician who performed in Sydney's first symphony performance.

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Stumpf, Johann

German vineyard worker.

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Sturt, Charles

Explorer, soldier and public servant who opened up much of the rich agricultural land south and west of the colony by following the Darling, Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers.

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Sullivan, Con

Showman and circus owner who formed a troupe with his family of 10 children.

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Sullivan, Jack

Local resident of North Sydney.

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Sullivan, Julia

Mother of 10 who helped train her children to perform as the Colleano's All-Star Circus.

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Sullivan, Margaret Virginia

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American-born actress who travelled to Australia with her then husband JC Williamson, where she performed in many stage productions.

Sullivan, Walter

Television and theatre actor active during the 1950s to 1990s.

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Sulman, Annie Elizabeth

Lifelong friend of Eadith Walker, who was adopted by Eadith's aunt Joanna Walker and raised with Eadith.

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Sulman, John

Architect who began town planning in Australia as a formal discipline and did much to influence the plan of Sydney.

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Summerbell, Andrew

Shipwright of Greenwich.

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Summers, Anne

Feminist, editor and publisher who helped found the Women's Liberation Movement in Australia and began many practical initiatives to assist victims of domestic violence.

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Sun Hing Jang

Respected Chinese importer in Sydney's central business district.

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Sun, Hop Yin

Market gardener in the Marrickville area.

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Sunderland, George

Early landowner in the Lidcombe area

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Sussex, Lucy

New Zealand born academic and author of science fiction.

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Sutherland, Adelaide

Salvation Army evangelist whose fervour for the cause equally matched that of her husband.

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Sutherland, Doug

Businessman and politician.

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Sutherland, Forby

Sailor on James Cook's 'Endeavour' who died while the ship was anchored in Botany Bay, thereby becoming the first Briton to be buried in Australia. Sutherland Point near Kurnell was named after him.

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Sutherland, Henry

Sailor who was one of the survivors of the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834.

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Sutherland, Joan

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Australian soprano who attained international recognition as one of the greatest opera singers of the twentieth century.