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with Bruce Shillingsworth and George Gittoes Yaama Ngunna Barka (Welcome to River) Exhibition was a display and silent aucition of Bruce Shilingworth's River Collection at Mosman Art Gallery. Bruce is from Darling River country and he has painted works about the river including its current peril. Bruce is organising a Corroboree in October 2019 to sing the river back to life. with Jacqueline Marks and Linda Eisler Organisers Video: 2019 Corroboree Project Yaama Ngunna Barka (Welcome to our River) Bruce Shillingsworth is on Facebook and Twitter

In 1998, I created a website called " What's on in Annandale ". Then, past and present residents began to share stories and fond memories and an Anecdotal History of Annandale was born. Next the National Library began to digitise old newspaper s and created Trove a comprehensive search engine across all Australian Libraries. "In 2001 the [National] Library embarked on a major digitisation project to provide improved access to its large and diverse collection." -  Library celebrates 100 000th digitised picture (1 Nov 2007) Digital copies of maps, photographs and newspaper articles made Trove an invaluable resource in researching Annandale's history. The NSW and National Archives also provided online indexes and digitised content and reading rooms where original material could be accessed. Leichhardt (now Inner West) Library's Local History and NSW State Library as well as other museums and libraries have also been digitising their content...

Shared zone in Charlotte Street at Ashfield Station. Bikes parked at the Goodman Buildings Johnston Street Annandale on the way  to Stanmore Station from where I caught a train to Ashfield.  Ashfield Park War Memorial to Soldiers, Sailors and Nurses who died in WW1.  - the Rosemary was planted to remind us of those who died in the Boer War, WW1, WW2, the Korean, Malayan and Vietnam Wars. The Inner West Council put up a plaque in 2017, to those who have died in the Iraq Wars.  Rotary Park needs some love and perhaps a table tennis table. Salt Glazed Storm Water Pipe, Alt St Ashfield Johnston Street 24 April 2019

Signage on the Newcastle Forshore Shared Path. One giving a speed limit and prioritising pedestrians the other leaving to rider's judgement. Tram Eastern Terminal of the Light Rail Line The Newcastle Tram is now in operation. It is a wireless implementation relying on pantographs to recharge batteries at the stations. The Heavy rail line has been cut at the western end of the CBD. Wickham is the new interchange from heavy rail to light rail. Currently there is only a single line at each end of the route.  A similar approach to the Sydney Inner West line is now severely limiting the capacity of the line. (Journeys on the inner west light rail are also growing rapidly, with the circa 10 million trips in the past year already above the number of annual trips predicted for 2026 - 4 May 2017, Open Opal data offers valuable insights for planners and developers Docked E-Bikes engaged pantograph The new tram runs partly in the rail corridor and partly on the roa...

With Naomi, cofounder Johnston St Jazz It was good to meet Naomi, one of the co-founders of Johnston Street Jazz. J ohnston Street Jazz happens every Thursday night at 81 Johnston St Annandale. Doors open 7.30pm for 8pm start Tix: $20/$10 for an evening of improvised jazz. The format of the evening is generally one set of great music (mostly instrumental, mostly local, mostly unamplified). Followed by Free For All, an open improv concept where the audience becomes the band. Naomi wrapping up Leonie Cohen and her crew Last night was a packed house for a two set performance by Leonie Cohen and her crew. Cohen's launched her new album “Pages Suite”. Artist painting the performance Naomi, Yvette and others jamming in the free for all The performances at Johnston Street jazz are being captured in paint by an artist. The improv featured, former Annandale resident, Yvette, whose mother Joyce Clague stood for preselection for McKell in 1987 ( Ref: pg 169, B...

'60s Annandale will be a short walk around the block, with a few stops and lots of history, with a focus on Annandale of the 1860s and 1960s. Looking Down Parramatta Road from Trafalgar St, Annandale at Sydney University. "Grose Farm from Toll Gate, ca.1862-1869/watercolour by F.C Terry, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW Stop 1 Cnr Collins and Johnston Street Stop 2 Melocco Brothers Villa and Units Stop 3. Snows Confectionery Stop 4. Former Annandale Council Chambers & Methodist Church 1979: local residents and community workers in Annandale persuaded Leichhardt Council to convert the Annandale Council Chamber building into a community Centre. They envisaged the centre would provide information, entertainment, child care, informal social opportunities, classes and activities for yourn and old! - Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, A Commemorative History 1980 -2010.... Annandale Neighbourhood Centre turns 30 Stop 5. Flats on Johnston Street Stop 6...

This morning, I took a perambulation to the opening of the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools conference at the Seymour Centre. Chester Street East, Annandale  Westconnex Dive site Conference of NSW Community Language Teachers, Seymour Centre, University of Sydney With Sarina, who lead the National Anthem at the opening With Lakshmi a Tamil Teacher Magnificent Turpentine, Victoria Park And Absolutely no smoking dogs, Glebe Markets Glass Artists' Gallery, Glebe Maureen Cahill with Mark Elliot's work Video of Maureen speaking about Elliot and this wo Injured Octopus fro m Dr Mermaid and the Abovemarine Dr Mermaid Maureen Cahill is the director of the Glass Artists' Gallery in Glebe , exhibiting  A Journey with Mark Elliot . Elliot is the recipient of the 2019 Art Gallery of Western Australia's Tom Malone Glass Art Prize. Jack McGrath and Mark Eliott created a video: Dr Mermaid...