10 Bayside EASTERN SUBURBS
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Ed 60, Dec, 2023
Walkabout with Ruth
Darlinghurst to East Sydney (Part 1) Source: City of Sydney, Jason Boon.com.au Photos: Ruth Kliman
In Edition 60 & 61, I walk from Darlinghurst to East Sydney (Two part series)
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1. St Vincents Hospital 2. Sydney Jewish Museum 3. National Art School 4. Reception House
GUIDING & TEACHING TAROT
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5. Darlinghurst Playhouse (Eternity) 6. G.A. Zink & Sons 7. The Burdekin Hotel
Hello everyone and welcome to my column,
Heading down Burton St on the corner of Palmer St is the Darlinghurst Playhouse better known as the Eternity Playhouse.
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I begin my walk at St Vincent's Hospital, established in 1857 by five Irish Sisters of Charity, who had migrated to Sydney in 1838 with a mission to help the poor and disadvantaged. Some of their early work included helping victims of the 1853 influenza outbreak and families of prisoners in the nearby Darlinghurst Gaol. They established a hospital that was free for all people but founded especially for the poor, on a nonsectarian basis. Opposite the hospital is the Sydney Jewish Museum on Darlinghurst Rd. It is housed in the historic Maccabean Hall, which was built to commemorate Jewish men and women from NSW who served in WWI. This building, formally opened on Armistice Day 1923 by Sir John Monash, has long been a hub of Jewish life in Sydney and was judged an appropriate site for the Sydney Jewish Museum.
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26 years since its inception, the Museum continues to give a voice to the victims of the Holocaust so their stories can start conversations and inspire change. The Sydney Jewish Museum’s tagline, "Where history has a voice", distills the origins of the Museum and its mission that continues to carry it forward into the future. The objects within the collection and on display in the Museum’s exhibitions tell the stories of their owners and contribute to the narratives that the Museum tells within its walls.
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Heading down Burton St I pass The National Art School (NAS) which is a tertiary level art school. It's origins was in the formation of Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts in 1843. NAS has been in operation on the historic Darlinghurst Gaol site in East Sydney in various forms since 1922 and was formerly part of East Sydney Technical College, known as East Sydney Tech. On the corner of Forbes St and Burton is a sandstone building called The Lunatic Reception House. Opened in 1868 it operated until 1961 and then was renamed Caritas House under the care of St Vincent's Hospital.
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Approx. 100,000 men and women passed through these doors, many more were treated for mental illness as outpatients and inpatients by St Vincents Hospital between 1962 and 2010. Interestly, Henry Lawson (Austn poet and writer) was one of the patients, visiting between 1908 -10.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 - Dec 21) THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE is the Tarot
Card for Sagittarius.
Originally, it began as an off-shoot of the nearby Woolloomooloo Baptist Church, formed in 1872 with the Reverend Frederick Hibberd as its pastor. Parishioner and architect John Stone, designed the new, purpose-built church the Burton Street Tabernacle which was completed in 1887 and was the focus of local Baptist worship for over 100 years. In 2004, the building was acquired by the City of Sydney who transformed it into a theatre. Work began in 2008, and the building was reopened as a state-ofthe-art venue known as the Eternity Playhouse in 2013. The name Eternity Playhouse came about back when the building was the Burton Street Tabernacle, Reverend John Ridley reportedly told the congregation that he wished he could ‘shout eternity through the streets of Sydney’.
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This card shows a wheel constantly turning. Although it's a wheel, it has four corners which means you are steady and grounded. You can also sometimes be unpredictable and speak your mind therefore you can be impatient and outspoken and tell it how it is. You are a person who should work for yourself as you will always go your own way. There are changes and opportunities ahead for you. As an adventurer you should aways take the time to travel. Your ruling planet is Jupiter which is a sign of good fortune, this will always help you no matter how dire your circumstances. Lucky Gemstone: Turquoise Lucky Number: 18 Lucky Colours: Blue and Violet
CAPRICORN (Dec 22 - Jan 20) THE WORLD is the Tarot Card for Capricorn.
Heading up Palmer St I turn right into Oxford St, where I pass an Art-Deco designed shopfront which is the tailoring business "G. A. Zink & Sons" established in 1895 by German immigrant Gustav Adolph Zink, who in 1911 commissioned a four-storey premises at 56 Oxford Street, designed by architect John Dunstan and built by G. T. Brown around the first half of 1912 on a new block formed by the widening of Oxford St. Gustav Zink ran the business until his death in Aug 1932, and is buried in Waverley Cemetery; he was succeeded in running the business by his son, Frank William Zink.
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This card shows a Goddess encircled by a wreath of leaves and fruits. She looks free with no worrries or concerns. This is the start of a new cycle. The Goddess is discipilined and responsible. There is personal growth and transformation around her and she is ambitious and organized but she can also be stern and judgemental. She is also ruled by the planet Saturn. Achievement is in your blood. Many Capricorns start with nothing and achieve great heights. You are guaranteed success if you continue to persevere. If you are ever feeling down in a rut, tired or emotionally drained, plan a trip as travel will inspire you. It is important you take time to play and have something to look forward to. Lucky Gemstone: Diamond Lucky Number: 8 Lucky Colours: Brown, Grey or Charcoal
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GOOGLE: Ruth Marks Tarot Card Reader Tarot Card lessons available Further along is the Burdekin Hotel, formerly Flanagan's Hotel. The site has been occupied almost continuously by a hotel since the 1840s. It is significant because of its association with the prominent architectural firm of Rudder & Grout. They designed many Art Deco hotels around Sydney.
Don't miss my next walk in ESL Ed 61 Jan when I walk from East Sydney to Darlinghurst (Part Two)
