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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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There Was Something In The Air Tonight

ByJames O'Brien 03/03/200904/03/2009

Going to and from Swedish class tonight, there was an uneasy feeling in the air.

As I was waiting to catch the bus down to Goulburn Street, some bloke on … Read the rest “There Was Something In The Air Tonight”

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Domestic Sunday
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Domestic Sunday

ByJames O'Brien 01/03/200921/04/2017

I’ve spent 30 minutes or so tonight doing some hand-washing.

Unfortunately my washing machine is acting up at the moment. It does it from time to time, regrettably. Normally, I … Read the rest “Domestic Sunday”

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The Trees
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The Trees

ByJames O'Brien 02/02/200904/08/2016

It was a regular kind of Monday, except I probably spent a little too much time after work thinking about work. Grr.

On a positive note, I had a great … Read the rest “The Trees”

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Ward Park on Lansdowne Street in Surry Hills
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Surry Couple

ByJames O'Brien 13/01/200925/05/2017

I saw a lovely couple sitting in the park on the way home tonight. I’d estimate they were in their 60s, maybe their 70s. And they were just sitting on … Read the rest “Surry Couple”

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Back Streets of Surry
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Back Streets of Surry

ByJames O'Brien 09/01/200925/11/2024

“This is what I love about living in Surry Hills”, I told my friend Graeme as we walked down one of the many undiscovered back lane-ways of “my hood”.

We … Read the rest “Back Streets of Surry”

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