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Melodifestivalen 2021 Deltävling #3

Back in the days of 7-inch vinyl, there was always the B-side. There was the hit song on the A-side, and on the B-side there was, generally speaking, a song favoured by the artist, but never likely to be a hit record. I often quite liked the B-sides. They were often good songs. In 1977, … Continue reading Melodifestivalen 2021 Deltävling #3

February 21, 2021February 22, 2021eurovision, eurovision song contest, melodifestivalenLeave a comment

Food, Glorious Food

There's always something "scarey" about trying a new cuisine. Even though I'm fairly adventurous, by nature, when it comes to food, there's still some apprehension. Apprehension that you'll order the "wrong thing", or that you'll make a cultural faux pas. That's why I've been walking past a fairly new nearby restaurant in Surry Hills, never … Continue reading Food, Glorious Food

February 20, 2021February 21, 2021Food, Surry Hills1 Comment

Yes, it’s raining in Surry Hills

I'd forgotten how busy Cleveland Street can be in the early hours of the morning. Although I like to wake early, it's been a few months since I've wandered down the road in the early hours. As with last time, I'd run out of milk. There's a particular brand of milk at the nearby service … Continue reading Yes, it’s raining in Surry Hills

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021Arts, new theatre, Surry Hills, theatre6 Comments

Melodifestivalen 2021 Deltävling #2

As I watched the latest heat of Melodifestivalen, the Swedish finals for the Eurovision Song Contest, I couldn't help but feel I'd heard the songs before. "Rich" by Julia Alfrida sounded very similar to "Royals" by Lorde (it even contained the line "Do you want to be royal?". "The Silence" by Frida Green had a … Continue reading Melodifestivalen 2021 Deltävling #2

February 14, 2021February 20, 2021melodifestivalenLeave a comment

Wagga Wagga Gays and Lesbians (early 90s)

I'll never forget the first words Colin Anderson ever said to me. Colin was Head of Drama at Charles Sturt University. I was the newly arrived Morning Show presenter at ABC Riverina. I'd only been living in Wagga Wagga for about one week. In fact, I was still living at a local pub. Through circumstance, … Continue reading Wagga Wagga Gays and Lesbians (early 90s)

February 13, 2021February 25, 2021lgbtqi, wagga wagga2 Comments

A Wagga boys story

I spent an hour or so this evening at the State Library of NSW. There were a few old newspaper articles I was interested in, as part of a story I'm writing for this blog. During the early 1990s, I was one of a number of people who cofounded the Riverina Gay and Lesbian Social … Continue reading A Wagga boys story

February 10, 2021February 16, 2021hiv/aids, lgbtqi, riverina gay and lesbian social and support group, wagga wagga6 Comments

Lovely Weekend

It's been an unexpectedly busy, but lovely weekend. As of Friday night, I had no plans for the weekend at all. But all of a sudden, a series of "spontaneous invitations" came through for lunch and dinner yesterday, and to catch up with my friend Kate, today. We haven't seen each other in real life … Continue reading Lovely Weekend

February 7, 2021February 13, 2021Arts, covid-19, Funny, lindy lee, museum of contemporary art8 Comments

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  • Albert Bernard O’Brien and Bertha Ann Dunn
  • Allan McLean and Janet McFarlane
  • Charles Dunn and Bertha Rixon
  • Donald Laing and Sarah Higgins
  • James Laing and Isabella McLean
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  • Robert Higgins and Ann Owen
  • Robert Higgins and Ellen Triggell
  • Thomas Rixon and Jane Laing
  • Thomas Triggell and Henrietta Spencer
  • William Elliott and Mary Fitzgerald
  • William Rixon and Ann Hoare
  • William Rixon and Ellen Laing

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Born : Lismore / Widgibal – Bundjalung

Live : Sydney / Gadigal – Eora

Also : Brisbane, Bourke, Renmark, Wagga, Perth

Work : ABC Radio (Regional and Local)

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