Cockatoo Island

Captain Thunderbolt

Born in Wilberfoce in Sydney's west in 1836, Frederick Ward was one of the ... continue

Frank Gardiner

Frank Gardiner (born Francis Christie) was the son of Scottish free settlers who moved to ... continue

Edward William O'Sullivan

O'SULLIVAN, EDWARD WILLIAM (1846-1910), printer, journalist and politician, was born on 17 March 1846 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Frederick Ward

Frederick (Captain Thunderbolt) Ward (1835 - 1870), by Samuel Calvert, courtesy of La Trobe Picture Collection ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Mary Ann Lucas

LUCAS, MARY ANN (c.1826-1900), community worker and temperance advocate, was born in Yorkshire, England ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir Reginald Victor Wilson

Sir Reginald Victor Wilson (1877 - 1957), by unknown photographer, 1920s, courtesy of National Library of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John McLerie

John McLerie (1809 - 1874), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir George Francis Davis

DAVIS, Sir GEORGE FRANCIS (1883-1947), industrialist, was born on 22 November 1883 at New Lynn ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Clarke

John Clarke (1846? - 1867), by unknown photographer, 1867, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

David Lyon McLarty

McLARTY, DAVID LYON (1889-1962), engineer and dockyard director, was born on 22 September 1889 at ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Samuel John Austin Sheehy

SHEEHY, SAMUEL JOHN AUSTIN (1827-1910), Benedictine priest, was born on 1 October 1827 in Cork ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Thomas Clarke

Thomas Clarke (1840? - 1867), by unknown photographer, 1867, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Lifeboat model "Lady Carrington"

This large model represents the Port Jackson Lifeboat Service lifeboat "Lady Carrington" which was used ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum

Photograph of Goat Island ...

Balmain, New South Wales, was named after William Balmain, who served on the Alexander, on ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum

Souvenir from HMAS Sydney ...

There were three HMAS Sydneys, one dating from 1911-1927, the second from 1933-1941 when it ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum