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Chippendale Historical Walk

"Is this place up for sale?", a bloke asked the tour group leader. With his slurred speech, he appeared to have already had "a few". "No, I'm not a real estate agent, this is a history walk", he was told, and we all laughed in recognition that we probably did look like a group of … Continue reading Chippendale Historical Walk

08/07/201713/07/2017chippendale, History, SydneyLeave a comment

Beams Festival

I suspect if there was anywhere else I would be happy to live in Sydney, aside from Surry Hills, it would be nearby Chippendale. It's a suburb with a lot of cultural diversity, with an active arts scene (there are lots of great galleries in the area), and even with a lot of history, it's … Continue reading Beams Festival

21/09/201421/09/2014Arts, beams, beams festival, chippendaleLeave a comment

The Eat In – Chippendale, Sydney

"This is only our fifth night", the waiter told us, when we asked how long "The Eat In" had been operating as a pop-up restaurant in the converted warehouse in Sydney's Chippendale. The space the restaurant inhabits consists of two main parts: a large darkened, and seemingly unused area on the left, and a kitchen/dining … Continue reading The Eat In – Chippendale, Sydney

10/02/201321/03/2022chippendale, Food, restaurant, Sydney, the eat in2 Comments
My beautiful hometown, Lismore has suffered the worst flood in recorded history. Many say the devastation is more akin to a cyclone or a tsunami. This is a series of posts about what happened to my family and to my town. I’ll keep adding to this as the recovery/rebuilding occurs. https://jamesobrien.id.au/2022-lismore-flood/

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