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James Raymond
Biography
James Raymond (c. 1786–1851), the first postmaster-general in New South Wales, came to Sydney in 1826, his fortunes having declined in Ireland, where he was said to have been a landowner and magistrate.
1 portrait in the collection
Raymond Gosford Watt
Biography
Raymond Gosford Watt (1889-1967), lecturer, broadcaster and public relations consultant, was a foundation member of the New South Wales League of Nations Union (LNU).
1 portrait in the collection
Frances Samuel
Biography
Frances Samuel (1818-c. 1898) was a member of one of early Sydney's most significant Jewish settler families.
1 portrait in the collection
Nigel Butterley AM
Biography
Nigel Butterley AM (1935-2022) was one of the foremost Australian composers and pianists of his generation.
1 portrait in the collection
Maria Windeyer
Biography
Maria Windeyer (née Camfield, 1795–1878), landowner, emigrated to New South Wales in 1835 with her husband Richard, a barrister, and their infant son, William Charles.
2 portraits in the collection
George Brown
Biography
George Brown (1835-1917), clergyman, established numerous Methodist missions in the Pacific from the late 1880s.
1 portrait in the collection
Dorothy Gordon OBE
Biography
Dorothy Gordon (Jenner) OBE, ‘Andrea’ (1891-1985), actress, dressmaker, stuntwoman, journalist, radio broadcaster and charity fundraiser, grew up on a property near Narrabri and attended boarding school in Sydney before gaining a part as a chorus girl in Girl in a Train in Melbourne in 1912.
2 portraits in the collection