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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”.

Crown Street, Surry Hills
Blogging

The Transformation Of Crown Street

ByJames O'Brien 11/03/201428/07/2025

For a moment this morning I reflected on how busy the traffic on Crown Street was when I first moved to Sydney in 1995. Before the Eastern Distributor was built, … Read the rest “The Transformation Of Crown Street”

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Blue Wok Tofu
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Tofu at Blue Wok in Surry Hills

ByJames O'Brien 03/03/201422/11/2022

Such beautifully presented tofu. Blue Wok is my local Thai where I’ll often pop in after work for take-away, or a for a brief meal of just a few entrees. … Read the rest “Tofu at Blue Wok in Surry Hills”

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Garlic Bread

ByJames O'Brien 10/01/201417/05/2015

Until last night, the two most memorable occasions in my life where I’ve eaten garlic bread have both related to restrictive alcohol laws.

Back in the 1980s, I recall, you … Read the rest “Garlic Bread”

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Queuing for Ice Crime
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Sydney Queues

ByJames O'Brien 03/01/201407/12/2022

You know those stupid machines at the supermarket deli where you’re given a number and have to wait your turn, even if there are only two or three other people … Read the rest “Sydney Queues”

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Shopping Hours, shame about the spelling
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Shopping Hours, shame about the spelling

ByJames O'Brien 24/12/201303/04/2014

As the trading hours part of the Coles website is down, due to excess demand, here’s what’s happening in Surry Hills. Shame about the spelling…

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