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Golding Sisters
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- 2025-04-03 14:42:18
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- Golding Sisters
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- To be announced
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- Social institutions , Welfare and humanitarianism
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- productDescription:
- <p>The Golding sisters were prominent figures in the women's rights and suffrage campaigns in New South Wales. They advocated for women's voting rights and improved workplace conditions, including equal pay. Initially starting their careers as teachers, Annie, Belle, and Kate increasingly engaged in politics and social justice throughout their lives.</p>
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- Black and white group photo of the Womanhood Suffrage League of New South Wales. 12 women are seated or standing in 3 rows all wearing full length dresses with long sleeves and updo hairstyles.
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- Blue Plaque
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- Annie (1855–1934), Belle (1864–1940) and Kate (1861–1949) were teachers turned activists who led women’s rights and social justice movements in New South Wales.
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- Activism and politics
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- 623139
- bannerDescription:
- <p>Anne (Annie), Isabella (Belle), and Catherine (Kate) Golding</p><p>Sisters who fought for women’s rights (1885 - 1940)</p>
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Syms Covington
https://blueplaques.nsw.gov.au/_designs/integrations/funnelback-integration/blue-plaque-indexers/blue-plaque-xml-indexer/_nocache?asset=581027- icon:
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- 2025-03-28 12:17:49
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- Syms Covington
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- 2549
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- Pambula
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- 28 Quondolo Street
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- Science and technology, Travel and transport
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- ,
- traditionalName:
- Pambula is on the traditional lands of the Yuin Nation.
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- <p>Simon (Syms) Covington was an ordinary but enterprising man who is remembered for his work with one of the most famous figures of the 19th century – the naturalist Charles Darwin. Syms spent 5 years at sea and became an integral part of one of the most important scientific voyages in history. It was on this voyage that the young Charles Darwin began to develop his theory of evolution, later published in the ground-breaking work <em>On the Origin of Species</em>.</p>
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- Black and white portrait of a man with a moustache
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- Simon (Syms) Covington (1809 – 1861) was an ordinary but enterprising man who is remembered for his work with one of the most famous figures of the 19th century – the naturalist Charles Darwin.
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- <p>Assistant to Charles Darwin (1809–1861)</p>
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Arthur Stace
https://blueplaques.nsw.gov.au/_designs/integrations/funnelback-integration/blue-plaque-indexers/blue-plaque-xml-indexer/_nocache?asset=562140- icon:
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- 2025-03-28 12:29:25
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- Arthur Stace
- addressPostalCode:
- 2007
- cityName:
- Ultimo
- addressLine1:
- St Barnabas Anglican Church
- addressLine2:
- 57-61 Mountain Street
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- Community and philanthropy
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- ,
- traditionalName:
- Sydney is on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.
- productDescription:
- <p>Arthur Malcolm Stace, remembered as Mr Eternity, is part of the folklore of Sydney.</p><p>In November 1932, Arthur heard evangelist John G Ridley say that he wished he could ‘shout eternity through the streets of Sydney’. For about 35 years Arthur spread Ridley’s message, writing ‘Eternity’ in copperplate script, on Sydney's footpaths and doorsteps.</p>
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- Arthur Stace (1885–1967), remembered as Mr Eternity, wrote ‘Eternity’ in chalk more than half a million times on the footpaths and doorsteps of Sydney.
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- <p>Sydney’s ‘Eternity’ chalk writer (1885–1967)</p>
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William and Ian Clunies Ross
https://blueplaques.nsw.gov.au/_designs/integrations/funnelback-integration/blue-plaque-indexers/blue-plaque-xml-indexer/_nocache?asset=568643- icon:
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- 2025-03-28 12:23:50
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- William and Ian Clunies Ross
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- 2795
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- Bathurst
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- TAFE NSW - Bathurst Campus
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- 372 Panorama Avenue
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- Science and technology, Education
- geocoords:
- ,
- traditionalName:
- Bathurst is on the land of the Wiradjuri people.
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- <p style="text-align:justify">William John Clunies Ross, a passionate scientist and teacher, helped shape modern-day Bathurst in Central West New South Wales. Famed for his lectures on geology and metals, he brought educational opportunity to the regional city more famous for gold mining. He is closely connected to the history of technical education and training in Bathurst</p><p>His youngest son William Ian Clunies Ross followed his father into a career in science. Starting in veterinary science, he turned his innovative research into parasitology into the eventual role of Chair of what would become the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).</p>
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- William John Clunies Ross, a passionate scientist and teacher, helped shape modern-day Bathurst. His youngest son William Ian Clunies Ross became the Chair of the CSIRO.
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- <p>Father and son educators and scientists</p>
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The Introduction of Weet-Bix
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- dataType:
- Blue Plaque
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- icon:
- blue_plaque
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- https://blueplaques.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0017/623150/Farming.jpg
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- nsw-hero-banner__content--light-bg
- updatedDate:
- 2025-04-03 15:22:15
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- The Introduction of Weet-Bix
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- Australia’s love of the humble breakfast cereal, Weet-Bix, began in 1926.
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- Farming
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- To be announced
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- Commerce, Domestic life, Events
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- bannerDescription:
- <p>Breakfast staple Weet-Bix introduced into the Australian diet (1926)</p><p>Winner of the inaugural Blue Plaques NSW People's Choice</p>
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- <p>Now a staple on Australian breakfast tables, Weet-Bix was created by Arthur Shannon in 1926. Seeking a cereal sweeter than its precursor Granose, Shannon worked with neighbours and factory staff to name it Weet-Bix. He trademarked it and began production in Leichhardt. After gaining popularity, Sanitarium bought the brand and moved production to Cooranbong on the Central Coast.</p>
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Susan Schardt
https://blueplaques.nsw.gov.au/_designs/integrations/funnelback-integration/blue-plaque-indexers/blue-plaque-xml-indexer/_nocache?asset=581016- icon:
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- 2025-03-23 20:24:54
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- Susan Schardt
- addressPostalCode:
- 2112
- cityName:
- Ryde
- addressLine1:
- Royal Rehab, Susan Schardt Way
- addressLine2:
- 235 Morrison Road
- categories:
- Community and philanthropy, Health and medicine
- geocoords:
- ,
- traditionalName:
- Ryde is on the traditional lands of the Wallumedegal Clan of the Darug nation
- productDescription:
- <p>Susan Katherina Schardt was a philanthropist and founder of the institution that is now known as Royal Rehab. Susan was born sight impaired and devoted her life to assisting other people with disabilities during a time when support services were limited. Susan was influential in changing social attitudes towards disability and Royal Rehab is now Australia's longest continuously operating disability service provider,</p>
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- <p>Philanthropist and founder of Royal Rehab (1872–1934)</p>
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Chips Rafferty
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- 2025-03-28 12:23:24
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- Chips Rafferty
- cityName:
- Broken Hill
- addressLine1:
- Imperial Fine Accommodation
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- 88 Oxide Street
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- Performing arts, Wartime
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- traditionalName:
- Broken Hill is on the land of the Wilyakali people.
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- <p>Chips Rafferty MBE was one of Australia’s favourite movie stars in the years following the Second World War. Known for portraying rugged Australian characters such as soldiers and bushmen, his films include <em>The Overlanders</em>, <em>The Rats of Tobruk</em>, <em>Mutiny on the Bounty</em> and <em>They’re a Weird Mob</em>.</p><p>In 1971, Chips gave one of his most acclaimed performances as an outback policeman in the psychological thriller <em>Wake in Fright</em>, which was filmed on location in Broken Hill.</p><p>Few other Australian actors captured the public’s affection in the way Chips Rafferty did in the immediate post war period.</p>
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Thomas Fiaschi
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William Morris (Billy) Hughes
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Soldiers’ Riots
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Margaret Catchpole
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- https://blueplaques.nsw.gov.au/blue-plaques/locations/margaret-catchpole
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- Margaret Catchpole (1762–1819) was a servant, thief and engaging correspondent. Her writing is an important literary record of Australia’s early convict period.
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- 563770
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- <p>Folk legend, servant and friend to Free Settler families (1762-1819)</p>