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The Limb Shift / James O'Brien

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”.

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Glass Menagerie

ByJames O'Brien 21/09/201429/04/2018

In the back of my mind, there’s a vague fragment of a slither of a memory of having seen a production of “The Glass Menagerie” about twenty-five years ago (or … Read the rest “Glass Menagerie”

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Not Summer Yet

ByJames O'Brien 13/09/201404/01/2015

Near the St Margaret’s complex in Surry Hills, Sydney

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Great Trees in Redfern
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Great Trees in Redfern

ByJames O'Brien 13/09/201430/04/2016

I haven’t been exercising (walking) enough lately, so I went for an aimless wander around my neighbourhood today. I hadn’t noticed these trees before in Moorehead Street, Redfern. Gorgeous, aren’t … Read the rest “Great Trees in Redfern”

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Friday Night Yum Cha Truck

ByJames O'Brien 12/09/201419/02/2024

“Are you here every Friday night”, the woman in the queue in front of me asked, as she looked up to one of the men in the Yum Cha truck. … Read the rest “Friday Night Yum Cha Truck”

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Franco Franco, Surry Hills
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Franco Franco

ByJames O'Brien 05/09/201420/11/2017

Not far from where I live there’s a really large restaurant space on Crown Street. In the almost twenty years I’ve lived in Sydney it’s had at least four or … Read the rest “Franco Franco”

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