In 1820 the Old Sydney Burial Ground was closed and in 1867 Devonshire Street Cemetery was also closed, though some burials did occur there after that date. Both cemeteries were deemed full. Continue reading “Mortuary Station”
Chippendale Market – New and Trendy
The process of gentrification of the small inner city suburb of Chippendale is well underway. Formerly a very undesirable disease and crime ridden industrial suburb it has, since the mid 2000s, been spruced up. Continue reading “Chippendale Market – New and Trendy”
Senyai – Thai: “A Cut Above Your Average Thai”
One evening I had a sudden urge for Thai food but didn’t want to walk or travel too far from my hotel (The Grace) in the centre of Sydney.
Regent Place, close to the Town Hall and less than five minutes walk, came to mind as I had eaten there a few times, though not Thai. Regent Place is a throughway between George Street and Kent Street and contains about a dozen upcoming quality eateries. On the lower level I found what I was looking for – a Thai Restaurant called Senyai. Continue reading “Senyai – Thai: “A Cut Above Your Average Thai””
Sedap Malaysian Kopitan: “Hawker Style Malaysian”
Sedap is a delightful little hawker style Malaysian restaurant tucked away from the hustle and bustle of George Street in the Regent Place Arcade. I should add that the arcade has a great selection of eateries including an excellent Thai Restaurant – Senyai – upon which I have written a separate review and in which I have eaten many times. Continue reading “Sedap Malaysian Kopitan: “Hawker Style Malaysian””
Dead in the Town Hall – Old Sydney Burial Ground
In 1792 the first formal burial ground for Sydney was established on the site which is now occupied by the Sydney Town Hall. In 1792 this was deemed sufficiently far from the settlement area such that it would not affect the health of the living and it would provide a place of quiet repose for the dead. Continue reading “Dead in the Town Hall – Old Sydney Burial Ground”
Kiss the Blarney Stone – In Sydney?
He or she who kisses the Blarney Stone is filled with eloquence and has a way with words or, as many would say, has the gift of the gab or is full of the blarney. The RamblingWombat has kissed the Blarney stone, not once, but twice! Continue reading “Kiss the Blarney Stone – In Sydney?”
Did that dog just talk to me?
When the adjacent Queen Victoria Building was being restored in the 1980s Malaysian developers, Ipoh Gardens, decided that an exterior sculpture of Queen Victoria would be an appropriate addition.
The hunt for a second-hand statue commenced and in the end Ireland obliged. Having found the requisite statutory something was required to cover an unsightly air vent from an underground car park which sat about 10 metres from where Her Majesty was to be erected. Continue reading “Did that dog just talk to me?”
Queen Victoria – Transported from Ireland
When the owners of one of Sydney’s most beautiful buildings, the Queen Victoria Building, decided to renovate it in the mid 1980s they sought a suitable statue to place at the main entrance. What could fit the bill better than a statue of Queen Victoria herself? Continue reading “Queen Victoria – Transported from Ireland”
Museum of Freemasonry
World-wide, Freemasonry has always been and remains shrouded in mystique. How can this be for an organisation some 300+ years old (with roots back to trade organisations in the 1400s) with a current membership of around six million? Are Freemasons latter day Knights Templar? What do the handshakes mean? Why the regalia and other symbolism? Do they really run the United States and other countries? Continue reading “Museum of Freemasonry”
City Of Sydney Fire Station
The Sydney Metropolitan Fire Brigade was established in 1884 though the City of Sydney Fire Station didn’t open until 1887 when it became Station No 2. Station. No 1, and thus the brigade’s headquarters, opened in 1886 in the western suburb of Marrickville. Continue reading “City Of Sydney Fire Station”
The Rambling Wombat 