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With the exception of four years in Brisbane, I spent the first thirty years of my life in the country: Lismore, Bourke, Renmark and Wagga. When my career brought me to Sydney, I was really excited.

As I knew I didn’t want to live too far from work, I drew a “walking circle” (old style protractor) around Ultimo, that reached out to Glebe and Pyrmont, but I quickly settled on an apartment in Surry Hills. And even though I’m a country boy at heart, Surry Hills has pretty much become “home”.

Supermarket Search

After the closure of the Surry Hills Shopping Village, the search for my new supermarket continues. Though it's not exactly "desperate" (as I have quite a few supermarkets within walking distance), I still haven't settled on which one I'll start using after the three year closure of Coles. It's official: the Surry Hills Shopping Village … Continue reading Supermarket Search

January 17, 2021Surry Hills, surry hills shopping village4 Comments

Surry Hills Shopping Mall to close

Though we've known about the closure and the renovation for some time, the stark reality has finally hit. The Surry Hills Shopping Mall (formerly known as The Refern Mall), and variously known as "The Methadone Mall" or "The Fruit & Nut Mall" is closing on January 10. Over the next couple of years, they'll be … Continue reading Surry Hills Shopping Mall to close

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020Surry Hills2 Comments

(I’d) Murder (To Get) On The Dancefloor

"When are you going to open up a dancefloor?", I joked to the woman behind the bar at my local pub tonight. After months and months of COVID-19 social distancing, people are at last, able to stand around in bars and up to 50 people at a time are allowed to dance. Even though I … Continue reading (I’d) Murder (To Get) On The Dancefloor

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020covid-19, khoi's, Surry HillsLeave a comment

WFH

I felt a slight bit of sadness today when I saw the email come through about returning to work. With the easing of the pandemic in Australia, my workplace has given the go-ahead for Phase 2 of the return to work plan. I saw the email header, sighed a little, moved on, and then later … Continue reading WFH

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020covid-19, Surry Hills2 Comments

Surry Laneway

"This used to be a laneway that men would pee in", I told the woman I was chatting with. She works at nearby Belvoir Street Theatre, and was really interested in the gathering of about twenty people (story-tellers) in the laneway between Crown Street and Wilshire Lane in Surry Hills. "I walk through here two … Continue reading Surry Laneway

November 13, 2020November 14, 2020Surry Hills, surry hills and valleysLeave a comment

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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
  • 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
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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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