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Surry Hills

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”.

Panang Duck Curry at Longrain in Sydney
Blogging

Night Out in Sydney

ByJames O'Brien 09/04/201515/11/2020

It’s always a challenge finding terrific places to eat/drink for visitors to Sydney. You can rely on your local favourites (of course), but then you realise they lack a bit … Read the rest “Night Out in Sydney”

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Cat Food
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Cat Food

ByJames O'Brien 30/03/201525/06/2022

There’s a cat in my apartment block who I feed from time to time. Mostly, it’s because the owner of the cat (who lives on the third floor, and I … Read the rest “Cat Food”

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Voting at Bourke Street Primary School
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NSW Votes in Newtown err.. Surry Hills

ByJames O'Brien 28/03/201514/10/2023

“Normally it’s the queue at Bourke Street Bakery that’s this long” joked one of the people handing out how to vote cards at Bourke Street Primary School this morning. I … Read the rest “NSW Votes in Newtown err.. Surry Hills”

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Spice I Am
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Spice I Am for Lunch

ByJames O'Brien 09/01/201504/08/2016

“This is the best Larb I’ve ever had in my life”, a colleague said straight-faced as we sat and enjoyed lunch at Spice I Am today.

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Concerned Citizen of Newtown

ByJames O'Brien 07/01/201508/01/2015

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

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