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Tim Minchin and Ben Quilty

In the (probably) fifteen years I've been going to Art After Dark at the Art Gallery of NSW, I've never seen a crowd like this before. My colleague Jo (who is a big fan of Tim Minchin) and I agreed we needed to leave work a little early today to make sure we could grab … Continue reading Tim Minchin and Ben Quilty

August 15, 2018August 27, 2019agnsw, Arts, ben quilty, tim minchin2 Comments

Concerned Citizen of Newtown

Earlier today I wrote a letter to my local member of the NSW Parliament, the Member for Sydney, Alex Greenwich, telling him... Hi Alex I just want to put on the record my concerns about the boundaries for the new seat of Newtown, which I discovered this week I'll be voting in at the forthcoming … Continue reading Concerned Citizen of Newtown

January 7, 2015January 8, 2015agnsw, newtown, Surry Hills, Sydney6 Comments

Pop Art at AGNSW

A lot of people went to a lot of effort to dress up for the Pop Art Party at the Art Gallery of NSW last night. We didn't. We were happy just to go along in the same clothes we wear to pretty much every event the AGNSW. In keeping with the theme of the … Continue reading Pop Art at AGNSW

November 30, 2014December 14, 2015agnsw, Arts, pop art2 Comments

Holiday Resolutions

As I walked around the city today, I thought about the ways in which my life could be "different" as I return to work next week. In some ways, these last few months away from work have been similar to the feelings I had about travelling for a lengthy period during 2008. My big "resolution" … Continue reading Holiday Resolutions

May 14, 2013December 1, 2020agnsw, Arts, ron mueck, shen shaominLeave a comment

Friday Night Bacon

"All we're asking is that you don't applaud the Premier when he speaks..." a woman whispered in my ear, as my friend Kate and I entered the Art Gallery of NSW tonight. We were there for the opening of one of the hottest exhibitions in town: the retrospective exhibition of the works of Francis Bacon, … Continue reading Friday Night Bacon

November 16, 2012January 2, 2021agnsw, Arts, francis baconLeave a comment

Picasso Exhibition

I was reminded today of that strange phenomenon that occurs every four years when the Olympic Games are on. The phenomenon where everyone seems to develop an expert-like understanding of and opinion about even the most obscure sports. The same phenomenon seems to occur with "mega-exhibitions", like Picasso currently at the Art Gallery of NSW. … Continue reading Picasso Exhibition

February 8, 2012September 7, 2017agnsw, Arts, picasso1 Comment

Bloody Weather

The original plan for the night was to go to the Noodle Markets in Hyde Park, and then head off to the Monet Exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW. Late this afternoon I asked a bloke who knows about the weather for his advice. "To be honest", he said, "I'd just go to the … Continue reading Bloody Weather

October 22, 2008November 7, 2015agnsw, Arts, monet, weatherLeave a comment

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Genealogy

  • 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
  • James O’Brien and Lena Noonan
  • James O’Brien and Mary Smith
  • James Rixon and Amelia Goodwin
  • James Wright Goward and Mary Ann Denny
  • John Dunn and Catherine Elliott
  • John Dunn and Elizabeth Davis
  • John Hoare and Elizabeth Love
  • John Love and Martha
  • John Noonan and Hannah Lynch
  • Maurice Lynch and Mary Moynihan
  • Peter O’Brien and Mary Ann Goward
  • 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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