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Swedish Class

Like Sydney, Stockholm is a city under construction. In Sydney, it's the light rail; in Stockholm, it's the development around Slussen. I noticed this first two years ago, the last time I visited Stockholm, hoping for a break from the construction in Sydney https://jamesobrien.id.au/2017/05/19/stockholm-under-construction-2/, only to find the same thing was underway in Stockholm. From … Continue reading Swedish Class

March 19, 2019March 20, 2019svenska, Sverige4 Comments

Jonas Holmberg

Three or four years ago, I discovered the Swedish singer, Jonas Holmberg, and fell totally in love with his voice. I know it's a cliche, but he has the "voice of an angel", and he chooses such great tunes which are then beautifully orchestrated. As someone learning Swedish, I also love the fact he has … Continue reading Jonas Holmberg

March 5, 2017March 8, 2017jazz, jonas holmberg, svenska, Sverige, swedish1 Comment

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Genealogy

  • 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
  • William Rixon and Ellen Laing

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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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