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Winter Sunshine

"What are you doing, and what are your plans for the afternoon?", my friend Sue asked me on the phone around lunchtime. "I'm sitting on the couch watching Youtube and that was my plan for the afternoon", I told her. Even though it's mid-winter in Sydney, the weather's terrific. A little bit chilly at night, … Continue reading Winter Sunshine

July 21, 2019July 21, 2019omar and dawn, Sydney, sydney botanic gardens, theatre, wattle2 Comments

Parliament House – Canberra

A trip to Canberra is not complete without a trip to Parliament House. Like everyone else today, I marvelled at the architecture and the symbolism of the design. But I suspect I might have been the only one who went for a wander in the nearby bushland. I really love how Parliament House is surrounded … Continue reading Parliament House – Canberra

August 3, 2014January 19, 2016australian bush, bushland, canberra, eucalyptus, gum, Travel, wattle3 Comments

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  • 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
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  • 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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