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Thomas Fiaschi
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- Ebenezer
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- Tizzana Winery
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- 518 Tizzana Road
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- Health and medicine, Agriculture, Wartime
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- Ebenezer is on the land of the Dharug people.
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- <p>Dr Thomas Fiaschi was a pioneering surgeon and distinguished military doctor who served on the battlefields of Abyssinia, the Boer War and the First World War. After migrating in 1875 to Australia from his native Italy, he worked as a surgeon in Windsor and Sydney.</p><p>Noted for his pioneering work, including his breakthrough use of antisepsis in surgery, people came to him for treatment from all over the state. In a lifetime of service and contribution to medicine, he also established the Tizzana Winery in the Hawkesbury, gaining prominence as an expert winemaker.</p>
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- Dr Thomas Fiaschi (1853-1927) was a pioneering surgeon, distinguished military doctor and expert winemaker.
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Professor Thomas Leech
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- SMEC Fluid Mechanics Laboratory 220-226 Sharp St Cooma
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- <p>Thomas Leech was a renowned professor and head of the Scientific Services Division of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme.</p><p>One of the largest engineering projects in the world at the time, it harnessed the waters of the Snowy River to produce electricity and irrigate large areas west of the mountains. Thomas led a team that tested whether the project’s designs would work in real-world conditions, and developed techniques to improve construction and workers’ safety.</p><p>Endlessly inventive and deeply concerned for the welfare of others, he also helped develop one of the twentieth century’s most important safety devices: the black box flight recorder.</p>
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- Professor Thomas Leech (1902–1973) was head of the Scientific Services Division of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme. He also helped develop the black box flight recorder.
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Walter Liberty Vernon
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- Registrar General’s Building, 1 Prince Albert Road
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- Sydney is on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation
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- <p>Walter Liberty Vernon is one of Australia’s most important architects, responsible for numerous iconic Sydney buildings.</p><p>As the NSW Government’s head architect between 1890 and 1911, Walter’s diverse designs included the stately Registrar General’s Building, the original David Jones department store, Long Bay Prison and Mitchell Library on Macquarie Street. He also built numerous suburban post offices and fire stations. His works – often displaying his love of yellow sandstone – envisioned and helped shape the look of present-day Sydney.</p>
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- Walter Liberty Vernon (1846–1914) is one of Australia’s most important architects, responsible for some of Sydney’s iconic buildings.
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William and Ian Clunies Ross
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