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Alan Falconer Kippax
1897-1972
Cricketer for New South Wales and Australia
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Alan Stuart Morris
1942-2007
Co-founder of the widely-known Australian advertising agency Mojo
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Sir Alexander MacCormick KCMG
1856-1947
A pioneering and highly regarded surgeon
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Alan Falconer Kippax, Cricketer |
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The Beatles Concert at Sydney Stadium
June 1964
The Beatles performed six concerts at the Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay
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Bombardment
Late May - Early June 1942
During World War II, Sydney came under attack from Japanese Navy submarines
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Christina Stead
1902-1983
Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit
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Sir Daniel Cooper
1821-1902
Successful merchant and generous philanthropist, elected first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 1856
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Edward Knox Harkness and Walter Scott Harkness
1864-1924
1862-1931
Major contributors to the first wave of urbanisation in Woollahra |
Edward Albert 'Douglas' Watson
1920-1972
Portrait and landscape artist, collector and teacher |
Nellie Stuart, Actor and Singer
James Francis (Frank) Hurley OBE, Antarctic adventurer & photographer
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Eleanor (Nellie) Stewart
1858-1931
Much-loved and highly accomplished actor and singer |
Elizabeth Macarthur
1766-1850
Pioneer of the Australian fine wool industry |
Dr Elwyn Lynn AM
1917-1997
Artist, writer and arts administrator |
First Seaplane flight over Sydney
8 May 1914
The seaplane took off from the waters of Double Bay |
Frederic Lassetter
1828-1911
Merchant and publisher |
Gisella Scheinberg OAM
1921-2018
Art dealer and curator |
Herbert Henry (Dally) Messenger
1883-1959
Prominent Australian rugby player |
James (Jim) Charles Bancks
1889-1952
Cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Ginger Meggs |
James Francis (Frank) Hurley OBE
1885-1962
Antarctic adventurer & photographer
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Jessie, Lady Street, feminist. socialist and political activist
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Jeff Freeman
1937-1965
Australian Speedcar racing champion
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Jessie, Lady Street
1889-1970
Feminist, socialist and political activist |
Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE
1926-2010
Internationally acclaimed operatic soprano
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John Fairfax
1804-1877
Journalist and publisher |
Sir John Hay
1816-1892
Pastoralist and politician |
Captain John Piper
1773-1851
Military officer, public servant and popular social figure |
Karoo (Cora Gooseberry), 19th century Aboriginal leader
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Sir John Robertson
1816-1891
Premier of New South Wales on five separate occasions |
John Peter Russell
1858-1930
Artist |
Karoo - Cora Gooseberry
1770s-1852
Aboriginal leader and holder of cultural knowledge |
Professor Leslie Wilkinson, OBE
1882-1973
Architect and academic |
Margaret Olley AC
1923-2011
Artist, generous benefactor and supporter of the arts |
Sir Mark Sheldon KBE
1871-1956
Businessman and philanthropist
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Sir Mark Sheldon KBE, Businessman and philanthropist
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Dr Max Herz
1876-1948
Pioneering orthopaedic surgeon |
Michael Guilfoyle
1814-1884
Landscape gardener and horticulturalist |
Montague Alfred (Monty) Noble
1873-1940
Australian test cricketer, captain, selector and journalist
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Sir Mungo William MacCallum KCMG
1854-1942
Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney and noted academic |
Sir Percival Halse Rogers
1883-1945
Judge, and Chancellor, University of Sydney |
Peter Sculthorpe
1929-2014
Australian composer, Emeritus Professor or Composition, University of Sydney
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Sir Mungo William MacCallum KCMG, Chancellor/Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney
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| Robert Cornelius Joyner
1825-1890
Blacksmith
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Rose Scott
1847-1925
Feminist and social reformer |
Rudy Komon MBE
1908-1982
Art dealer and patron of the arts
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Shay Docking
1928-1998
Australian landscape artist |
Thomas Sutcliffe Mort
1816-1878
Industry pioneer and benefactor |
Thomas Tamara and Nanny Nellola
1800s to c.1860s
Aboriginal leaders
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William Warrell, Senior Sydney Aboriginal man
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Captain William John Dumaresq
1793-1868
Soldier and civil engineer |
William Warrell
1790s-1863
Senior Sydney Aboriginal man, local Rose Bay identity and toll collector |
Wintergarden Theatre
10 June 1929
Pioneered "the talkies" in suburban theatre
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World Heavyweight Boxing Championship Title Fight
1908
Held at the Sydney Stadium on 26 December 1908 |
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World Heavyweight Boxing Championship Title Fight, 1908
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