1.
FREDERICK CHARLES ANDERSON (1906-1985)
Bob
Bottom described him as "the titular head of organised crime in
Sydney". His nickname was "Paddles".
2.
ALICE JANE MUSKETT (1669-1936) artist & author.
A
pupil of artist Julian Ashton, she exhibited in Sydney, London and
Paris. A writer of short stories, verse and one novel.
3.
CHARLES PACKER (1810-1883) musician.
Convict
transported for forgery. Composer of "The City of Sydney
Polka" and an oratorio "The Crown of Thorns".
4.
JOHN FLETCHER HARGRAVE (1815-1885) judge.
Solicitor-General,
Attorney-General, Supreme Court Judge, member of the Legislative
Council. Father of Lawrence Hargrave aeronautical inventor.
5.
ELIZABETH JANE WARD (1842-1908) philanthropist.
An
untiring worker for charities and women's organisations.
6.
ARTHUR MICHAEL TAUCHERT (1877-1933) actor.
Starred
as the 'Bloke' in the original silent film of "The Sentimental
Bloke".
7.
JAMES DUNCAN (1912-1946) jockey.
A
popular rider, he was killed when his mount fell in the Novice
Handicap at Randwick.
8.
EDNA MARY SHAW, O.B.E. (1891-1974) hospital matron.
Matron
of Crown Street Women's Hospital from 1936 to 1952, she was known as
"the mother of 100,000 babies". Awarded the O.B.E. in 1950.
9.
OSCAR ELIASON (1869-1899) magician.
An
American known as "Dante the Great", Premier Conjurer,
Juggler and Magician. Accidentally killed in a shooting accident.
10.
FREDERICK CAVILL (1839-1927) swimmer & teacher.
"The
Professor of Swimming", operated baths at Lavender Bay, Farm
Cove. Professional long distance swimmer, including 2 attempts of the
English Channel.
11.
HAROLD HAMPTON HARDWICK (1888-1959) sportsman.
Champion
swimmer and boxer, Gold medal at 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games. Deputy
Director of Physical Education, N.S.W. Department of Education.
12.
CAROLINE MARY KEIGHTLEY (1841-1898) "colonial heroine".
Bailed
up by bushranger Ben Hall and his gang, she had to make a dramatic
journey to ransom her husband, Henry Keightley, Gold Commissioner at
Dunn's Plains, in 1863.
13.
MAUD JEFFRIES (OSBORNE) (1869-1946) actress.
American
born, she became a leading lady in London in 1890. Toured Australia in
1897-98 and again 1903-06, starring in "The Sign of the
Cross", "The Eternal City", "Othello" and
"Hamlet".
14.
HUGH HAMON MASSIE (1854-1938) cricketer and banker.
"In
the famous 'Ashes' match at The Oval in 1882, Australia beat England
on English soil in an official Test for the first time; a result that
would have been impossible without Massie's daring second
innings".
15.
EDWARD MITCHELL EBSWORTH (1858-1927) solicitor.
This
family were the last private owners of historic 'Bronte House', prior
to its sale to Waverley Municipal Council in 1948.
16.
JAMES ARTHUR POLLOCK (1865-1922) physicist.
Professor
of Physics at the University of Sydney. Founder of the Australian
National Research Council. Served as a Major in World War I and was
mentioned in dispatches.
17.
ALEXINA MAUDE WILDMAN (1867-1896) journalist.
Her
career was spent on the Bulletin and her weekly column, writing as 'Sappho
Smith', appeared from 1888 to 1896. Her brief, bright career was an
encouragement to many women journalists.
18.
ARTHUR DACRE (1840-1895) actor, AMY ROSELLE (1855-1895) actress.
English
husband and wife theatrical couple, whose real surname was 'James'
ended their lives in a real-life drama - the tragedy of a
murder-suicide.
19.
WILLIAM NUTTING TUTTLE (1845-1895) soldier and photographer.
Served
in the American Civil War with the lst Californian Mountaineers. Came
to Australia and established photographic firms in Melbourne and
Sydney.
20.
MARY BOYD BURFITT WILLIAMS (1882-1956) doctor.
First
woman to become senior resident at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Established the Pathology Dept at Lewisham Hospital. Was a consulting
physician in Macquarie Street.
21.
EMILY MATILDA MANNING (1845-1890) writer and journalist.
Wrote
for the Town and Country Journal, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney Mail
and the Illustrated Sydney News. Her pen-name was 'Australie'.
22.
WILLIAM EDWARD SHERIDAN (1839-1887) actor and soldier.
Served
in the American Civil War, promoted to Captain. Wounded in 1864 he
returned to his profession of acting. Successful seasons in "King
Lear", "Othello" and "Louis XI".
23.
MARY NEWCOMBE BALCOMBE (1847-1917)
Grand-daughter
of William Balcombe, who received Napoleon at St Helena in his last
exile.
24.
JOHN WILLIAM PHILLIPS (1863-1893) bank manager.
Murdered
during a bank robbery in Carcoar, N.S.W. on September 24, 1893. His
wife, Anne, was badly injured, and a visiting friend was also killed,
"hacked with axe dreadfully".
25.
GEORGE FREEMAN (1934-1990) "Sydney racing identity".
New
South Wales Premier, Nick Greiner, said, "Despite his denials,
Freeman is one of Sydney's leading criminals". The Sun-Herald
10/6/1990 wrote, "Freeman was named in almost every inquiry into
organised crime from the 1970's on".
26.
ORPHEUS MYRON McADOO (1858-1900) minstrel singer.
An
American Negro singer who toured Australia with McAdoo's American
Minstrels and McAdoo's Alabama Cakewalkers. They reinforced the
Afro-American cultural impact on colonial society.
27.
THOMAS HENRY FIASCHI (1853-1927) surgeon.
Medical
hero of the Boer, Abyssinian and first World wars. Honorary Surgeon to
Sydney Hospital for 20 years.
28.
CARLO FERRUCHIO FIASCHI (1880-1910) surgeon.
Son
of Thomas Henry Fiaschi and Catherine Ann Fiaschi. Died from a self
administered overdose of morphia, one month after being acquitted on
the charge of manslaughter of a patient.
29.
CATHERINE ANN FIASCHI (1850-1913) nurse.
An
Irish-born nun at St Vincents Hospital, known as Sister Mary Regis,
she was excommunicated from the Catholic Church following her marriage
to Thomas Henry Fiaschi.
30.
"WEE DAVIE" (died 1878)
The
first burial in Waverley Cemetery's Roman Catholic section. An
unidentified small boy, the victim of a sad accident.
