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HISTORY Rock ’N’ Roll Musical Links To Newtown

COVER FEATURE Mulga The Artist - The Colourful Character Behind The Colourful Murals

FEATURE Ghastly Ghostly Sites Of Sydney - Including Newtown

ARTS Interview With ‘The Lovely Bones’ Director Deborah Mulhall

HELLO and welcome to the latest 2042 magazine. We’re pleased to bring you edition #3 and hope you enjoy the articles, assorted life tips and link-ups with local businesses and community organisations.

As warmer weather approaches and the Covid-19 lockdowns begin to ease, we’re hoping to resume life under a ‘new normal’ soon: dining out, catching up with friends, and enjoying the three Ps of summer outdoors: park life, pet walking and picnics - social distancing permitting.

In this edition we roam around King St seeking historic music links, from the longest-running advertising jingle in Australia to rock ’n’ roll trivia, including movies, music videos and a bathtub full of jelly!

Also inside, we speak with director of the forthcoming New Theatre play, The Lovely Bones; meet Mulga the artist, whose colourful murals you may have seen on the seafront as well as a laneway wall in Enmore; learn about the health benefits of wild-gathered weeds; hear hip-hoppers Bliss N Eso’s new album; and tiptoe through a few spooky sites with ghastly ghouls, including, shhh, Camperdown Cemetery and a shop on King St. All this and more.. We trust you’ll enjoy reading this 2042 as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it together.

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ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IN NEWTOWN

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their career, in a time when many venues replaced live music with poker machines. director Alex Proyas (The Crow, I Robot) told Dark Horizons in Oct 2002: “I shot a lot of the movie around Newtown which was fantastic – I used to live there for many years - being able to glamourise Newtown, show off the ‘exotic’ side of it, was kind of a challenge...”

SPANISH-STYLE GARAGE, 426 KING ST NEWTOWN The 2002 comedy-drama Garage Days is set in Newtown and features multiple locations along King St and Enmore Road, Sydney Uni and Marrickville Bowlo.

Among these is the 1930s-built former garage at 426 King St, which has been neglected for years having miraculously survived developers’ wrecking balls.

The film is about an ambitious but mediocre rock band seeking the attention of a major music promoter to further

294 KING ST NEWTOWN + VICTORIA PARK POOL At the former band rehearsal studios in what is now Newtown Gym at 294 King St, in a second floor rear-facing room overlooking Erskineville Road, a band that stamped their indelible mark on Australia’s cultural identity had their first rehearsal in Nov 1973.

Near the corner of Wilson St, above what was until recently Civic Video (now Thai Pothong Restaurant), four lads - guitarist Malcolm Young, drummer Colin Burgess, bassist Larry Van Kriedt, and vocalist Dave Evans - gathered for the inaugural rehearsal of powerhouse rock band ACDC. ACDC’s first public gig was at Chequers Nightclub at 79 Goulburn St in the city on New Year’s Eve Dec 31 1973. On 1 April 1974 they performed at Victoria Park Pool, on the corner of City Rd and Broadway, and this is where Angus Young first wore the iconic school uniform that remains his onstage outfit almost 50 years later.

On 22 July 1974, ACDC, now a glam-rock act wearing brightly coloured stage costumes, released their debut single Can I Sit Next To You Girl? with Dave Evans on vocals, which peaked at number 50 on the ARIA music charts. In Aug 1974 ACDC parted ways with Evans, and formally replaced him on 24 Oct with veteran singer Bon Scott, who was then between bands and working as a shit-shoveller in a fertiliser factory… and the rest is history.

ACDC returned to Victoria Park on 7 Sept 1975 and headlined a 2SM Radio concert, the band playing on the roof of the swimming pool building.

From Aeroplane Jelly to ACDC, Newtown has a mixed bag of links to rock ‘n’ roll history, some iconic, others eclectic. Here we undertake a tour of some significant sites around town.

THE SANDO, 387 KING ST NEWTOWN The Sandringham Hotel, affectionately known as The Sando, was for over a decade, one of the most important live music venues in Sydney for launching and sustaining bands during its heyday from late 1980s to late 1990s.

From 1987 to 1991, Celtic folk-punkers Roaring Jack (Australia’s lively answer to The Pogues), had a Thursday night residency at The Sando that saw the venue routinely jam-packed with rowdy punters spilling out onto the pavement. Their song, Yuppietown, was critical of the gentrification of Newtown and surrounds.

The Whitlams also had residencies at The Sando.

Singer-songwriter Tim Freedman adapted a poem by local writer Justin Lowe for the band’s 1999 tribute song God Drinks at the Sando. The Whitlam’s biggest hit, Blow Up The Pokies, a memorial to bassist Andy Lewis (who took his own life due to a crippling gambling addiction), also referenced the venue in the opening line: “There was the stage, two red lights and a dodgy P.A…” Freedman wrote several songs about Newtown, including 12 Hours and Year of the Rat. Satirical TV show Chasers mocked his apparent obsession in their Newtown Song with the words “There’s a thousand songs I’ve written and they are all about bloody Newtown!”

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41-49 ALICE STREET NEWTOWN Albert Francis ‘Frank’ Lenertz (1891-1943) was a wholesale groceries and liquor merchant and a part-time song writer. In 1923 Lenertz, who then lived at 284 Victoria Rd Marrickville, wrote the song Newtown is an Old Town (That I Love), which was recorded for radio with vocals by a Miss Eileen Patterson.

In 1926 Lenertz became managing director and co-partner of tram driver Adolphus ‘Bert’ Appleroth’s jelly manufacturing company Traders Ltd in Sussex St, City (previously, Appleroth made jelly in his bath!). The following year they relocated the factory to 41-49 Alice St, Newtown (which is now a council housing estate).

In 1930 the company was rebranded Aeroplane Jelly, and Lenertz wrote the theme song for radio: The Aeroplane Jelly Song, which became the longest-running advertising jingle in Australia.

IMPERIAL HOTEL, ERSKINEVILLE + CAMPERDOWN CEMETERY The 1994 comedy-drama, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, about the mixed fortunes of three drag singers in a pink coach full of exotic costumes, featured opening and closing dance scenes in the front bar of the LGBTQI-friendly Imperial Hotel at 35 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville. The Imperial continues to feature drag shows and trade on the international success of the film.

St. Stephens Church and Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, also feature in a scene at the start for the funeral of ‘Trumpet’, whom, we are told, asphyxiated on peroxide fumes in a bathroom while bleaching his hair.

Incidentally, the iconic coach, described by actor Guy Pearce as “owned by Swedish tourists Lars, Lars and Lars,” was actually the touring bus of Newtown-based band The Whitlams.

290 CHURCH ST + 188 KING ST + CAMPERDOWN PARK In 2013, Sydney reggae-rock fusion band Sticky Fingers filmed the music video for their song Australia Street on King Street. Although the song and accompanying video doesn’t include the actual Australia St, the film clip starts parallel to it YOURNEIGHBOURHOODMEDIA

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on the opposite side of Camperdown Park in Church St. There the band exit #290 as the singer begins: “It was a real sunny day, we were chilling in the land of the Camperdown Park..” The band members then make their way north along King St then turn into Brown St and up Buckland Lane before entering a door at the rear entrance of 188 King Street for a party/band jam in an upstairs room.

ACDC’s first public gig was at Chequers Nightclub at 79 Goulburn St in the city on New Year’s Eve Dec 31 1973

I HAVE A DREAM MURAL + NEWTOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE Some suggest the Sticky Fingers’ Australia Street film clip of the band strolling up King St inspired British pop band Coldplay to record their May 2014 music video A Sky Full Of Stars in Newtown, except Coldplay wander south instead of north, and actually end up in Australia St. Coldplay invited audience participation via social media just 12 hours ahead of the filming, attracting 250 fans.

The guerrilla-style, single-take video features the band members wearing portable amplifiers, instruments in hand.

It starts with singer Chris Martin strolling the footpath before meeting up with the other band members beneath the I Have A Dream mural on the side wall of 305 King St - artist Juilee Pryor’s heritage-listed painting of Martin Luther King’s face above an Aboriginal flag.

Thereafter they all stroll south and congregate with fans for a singalong in the pedestrianised zone beside the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre.

YOUNG HENRYS BREWERY In Feb 2018, American alt-rock band Foo Fighters teamed up with Newtown brewery Young Henrys in Wilford St for a beer named Foo Town Lager, made with American hops.

The limited-edition brew coincided with the band’s 2018 Australian tour, which also involved small concerts at a number of Australian venues, including Hollywood Hotel in Surry Hills, where the beer was served.

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COVER FEATURE

MURALS, NOT BICYCLES

By Alec Smart

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Mulga, aka Joel Moore, is a Sydney-based mural artist and illustrator who has undertaken a number of high-profile street paintings as well as collaborations with popular high street brands. Some of his idiosyncratic, vibrantly coloured work appears on walls around the Inner-West, as well as key locations along Sydney’s seafront.

2042 magazine caught up with this colourful character.

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WHAT inspired you to choose your working name ‘Mulga’?

It was 2012 and I’d just launched as an artist after having an It was already my nickname from school and I got it when I art show in a small local gallery and I was hustling pretty hard so was in year 5 and I recited Banjo Patterson’s poem Mulga Bill’s I could get out of my finance job and make drawing and painting Bicycle in front of my class. I remember one of my snot-nosed my full time hustle. I found out that anyone could apply with the classmates who sat next to me saying ‘Hey it’s Mulgaaaa’ and council to paint on the promenade at Bondi and I thought that the name stuck; some variations have been Mulga Bill, Mulga was an awesome way to get my art there.

Pig, Mulgs.

I was right and I’ve painted there maybe 7 times since and When it came to using an artist name I googled my real name even got commissioned by the council to paint on the wall at the and there is an American actor dude with the same name as me northern pool (it got some good airtime in Bondi Rescue) and at (even the same middle name which is kinda freaky!). Some mov- the skatepark. ies you might recognise him from are Dodgeball and Avatar.

I actually have a mural up in the same spot where I painted that I think Mulga works well and it ties in nicely with how my art has first mural (which was a gorilla holding an ice cream); the mural an Australian larrikin feel and the fact that my nickname comes up there now is a bearded dude with unicorns popping out of from a character in a poem, and now I write poems his beard. about my own artistic creations, is a nice, full-circle A recurring theme in your work is the thick‘‘Some of my other framed black ‘Buddy Holly’ spectacles (or kind of thing.

You’ve grown a magnificent beard and beardClark Kent?) - sometimes brightly coloured phases have been ed characters appear in several of your artwith silhouettes of palm tree on the lenses. works. But does your beard get in the way of What inspired this motif? the gorilla phase, painting and how do you deal with paint flecks They are actually meant to be sunglasses and the unicorn phase, caught in the hair? not chunky spectacles but I guess your misinterWhy thank you, I think beards are magical and speaks somewhat to my failings as an the bearded dudes’ pretation someone who has a beard can often achieve greater artist. That being said when I first started drawing things than if they were beardless. For every mural I phase, the rat phase, sunglasses on characters the frames weren’t as paint I do end up with paint in my beard, some more chunky and more like real life sunnies but over time the zombie phase’’ than others. I don’t mind and it can actually be quite I stopped looking at pics of actual sunnies when satisfying pulling the paint out strand by strand. sketching and that chunky frame kind of became Whilst your murals in beach-side suburbs the way I draw sunnies. are dominated by marine themes and sea-life, murals in It’s funny because when I figure out how to draw a thing a cerland-locked suburbs + towns often tend to follow jungle tain way whenever I have cause to draw the same thing I draw it themes, many with African wildlife among the foliage. in exactly the same way. If you look at my palm trees they are all What influenced your creative instincts when you painted the same, with 6 leaves all in the same shape. murals in Sydney’s Inner-West, such as the Enmore, NewBut to answer your question, I love summer and surfing and town and Marrickville pieces? the beach and palm trees are my favourite tree so by drawing A lot of the time it will come down to a discussion with the sunglasses wearing palm tree reflecting characters it brings those client. The orangutan mural idea came about because I was summer good vibes to my art. painting it on the back of the Taste Organic shop and they sponAnything you wish to add? sored a save the orangutan’s type organisation so an orangutan Most definitely, give me a follow on the socials on @mulgaththemed mural was agreed upon. I actually started painting a few eartist to see all the things I get up to or get in touch if you’d like other orangutan themed murals before I was scheduled to paint to commission me to do some cool art for you whether it be a that one and that became my orangutan phase. Some of my mural, a canvas, live art at an event, putting my art on your prodother phases have been the gorilla phase, the unicorn phase, the ucts etc, anything is possible! bearded dudes’ phase, the rat phase, the zombie phase.

I also sell heaps of art and tees and sweet merch (including a You’ve undertaken a lot of private commissions in lot of the collabs I do such as Havaianas) on my website. Peace homes and gardens. It must be a nice feeling knowing my homies! people are enjoying summer barbecues or entertaining in the company of your brightly painted cockatoos, koalas MULGA (JOEL MOORE) and flamingos?

It’s a great feeling knowing I can bring joy to someone in the place where they live. It’s win, win really, they get to enjoy some 0423 120 130 uplifting fun art in their home and I get to make a living doing something I love doing. mulgasroom@gmail.com How did you get into mural painting; do you come from mulgatheartist.com.au a street art background or did you move from canvasses to walls? instagram.com/mulgatheartist/ I actually got into mural painting as a way to get my art in front facebook.com/Mulgatheartist of more eyeballs. I don’t have a street art background or even a canvas one, more of a drawing on pieces of paper background.

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FEATURE

GHASTLY GHOSTLY

Image: Camperdown Cemetery, Alec Smart

SITES OF SYDNEY

By Alec Smart

Supernatural fears have accompanied humans since the dawn of time, when we first descended from the trees and took up residence in dark and spooky caves. Spirituality and religion have attempted to explain or exploit these quirks of our overactive imaginations, with bizarre or often bloody consequences.

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DESPITE clambering higher up the food chain from prey to alpha predator, our species seems unable to shake off our fears of the unknown.. and the undead.

Whether scary stories give you the chills or make amusing cautionary tales, like unwanted hitchhikers clinging on the back of a moving truck, ghost legends remain attached to our folklore.

Our city is no exception. Sydney’s ghoulish ghostly spirits spook dogs and cause chills, with footsteps often heard from unseen feet.

Here we’ve identified a number of spooky spots, several of which are in close proximity to your neighbourhood. If you decide to visit these haunted sites after dark, remember to tell others where you’re going..

CAMPERDOWN CEMETERY, CHURCH ST, NEWTOWN Ghosts don’t often haunt graveyards, because their lives ended elsewhere, although a few loiter among the tombstones here: a man dressed in brown who sits atop a grave, and a military figure who peers towards the sky from a telescope. Bathsheba, a senior matron at Sydney Hospital from 1852-66, is claimed to roam the premises, but that’s probably because her surname was, strangely, ‘Ghost’.

However, an horrific murder occurred in Camperdown Cemetery on 11 June 1946, and some say the victim’s soul still haunts the premises. Joan Ginn, 11, was abducted when she went out to purchase bread from a milk bar on King St, and led to the graveyard where she was raped and bludgeoned to death.

Although witnesses recalled Joan was last seen accompanied by a ‘dishevelled’ man in an overcoat with his hat pulled down over his eyes, the crime was never solved.

FLOUR DRUM CAFE, 531 KING STREET, NEWTOWN In Feb 2015, when new proprietors moved into Flour Drum Café, they reported strange paranormal activity. A previous manager revealed that two customers on separate occasions had seen a “little girl in a petticoat”. The ghostly girl was apparently placated when the new proprietors found a dolls’ house in the street, and brought it back to the café.

However, there was a murder on the premises when it was

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once a fruit shop. On 22 June 1942, proprietor Sebastiano D’Andrea, 45, was shot in the stomach by an intruder and died in hospital. In July 1944, 18-year-old labourer, John Woods, was arrested and later convicted for D’Andrea’s murder, escaping the death sentence because he was under 18 when he committed the crime.

Perhaps poor Mr D’Andrea’s spirit is still haunting the shop.

THE ABBEY, 272 JOHNSTON ST, ANNANDALE The Abbey is a heritage-listed 50-bedroom Federation Gothic style mansion built in 1881 of Pyrmont sandstone and decorated in Masonic symbols. Gargoyles on the tower are rumoured to have been taken from St Mary’s Cathedral. It is reportedly haunted by a “lady in white” who roams the house and grounds, and doors and windows are said to open by themselves.

RAILWAY EMBANKMENT, GLEBE (behind the Jubilee Park viaduct) Two 12-year-old boys were murdered here, six months apart, by the same sex-killer in June 1976 and Jan 1977. Mark Gregory, 17, was arrested a year later and charged with both murders, and in March 1978 convicted and given two life sentences. Glitch: The murders are often described as happening on the ‘Street with no name’, the driveway between Jubilee Park and the viaduct, although they took place in the forest on the other side, now encircled by fencing.

LIGHT RAIL TRACKS BESIDE JUBILEE PARK, GLEBE In January 1966, a railway worker named Jock attempted to rescue an injured possum on what was then part of the Rozelle to Darling Harbour Metropolitan Goods Line (now the route of the Inner West Light Rail).

In the fog near what is now Jubilee Park tram stop he was tragically struck and killed by a goods train that roared out of the mist.

Glitch: The legend claims the killing happened the day before the line was permanently closed – yet the line was closed in January 1996.

FEDERAL PARK CAR PARK, ANNANDALE In 1976, a girl’s body was alleged to have been found “dumped in the carpark”, which suggests it was Federal Park.

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Glitch: The legend describes the young victim as “thought to have been the victim of Sydney’s first Satanic murder.”

Paranormal websites all repeat the same information, often word-for-word, however, there are no police files nor newspaper reports of a girl’s body found near Jubilee Park in 1976, nor why it might have ‘Satanic’ elements.

CALLAN PARK HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, BALMAIN RD, LILYFIELD Callan Park Hospital for the Insane was opened in 1878 on the shores of Iron Cove. It is said many bodies of patients were buried anonymously in unmarked graves.

Ghostly figures wander the grounds, and icy chills experienced in Kirkbride, the central block of former treatment rooms and patient dormitories.

A supernatural horror feature film, Ravenswood, was filmed over 2 weeks in 2016, mainly at night, and the crew reportedly experienced constant “eeriness”, with one member refusing to return to the film set after he was spooked by something.

MORTUARY STATION, REGENT ST, CHIPPENDALE Mortuary Railway Station, also known as Necropolis Receiving Station, was a platform on Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery railway line from 1869 - 1938. Funeral parties boarded special trains that transported them directly to the cemetery, with coffins loaded into a dedicated carriage.

The spirits of the departed who never departed the station are said to roam the platform.

CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION, HAYMARKET Devonshire Street Cemetery was Sydney’s principal graveyard from 1820 - 1866. In 1901, to allow construction of Central Railway Station, 8,500 remains were claimed and relocated to metropolitan cemeteries. The remaining 30,000+ unclaimed bodies were dug up and transported by tram to Bunnerong Cemetery.

During the 1960s-70s, four tunnels were dug and four platforms built. Platforms 24 & 25 for the Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra line were opened in 1979, however, above them, platforms 26 & 27, intended for an airport line, were never utilised.

The voices of children playing have been heard on the two unused platforms - reprised again recently by rail workers constructing new power and communications rooms on them for Sydney Metro Rail.

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Butchers Brew Bar, 499 Marrickville Road, Dulwich Hill, is a small bar and live music venue.

Currently open from 5pm Wednesday to Sunday, and from 2pm on Saturdays, we present some of Sydney’s best live music across a wide range of musical genres, including jazz, funk, blues, reggae, soul, indie, Brazilian and world music.

Fully air-conditioned and conveniently located in the heart of the Dulwich Hill shopping village at the top end of Marrickville Road, Butchers Brew Bar is easily accessible by public transport, as well as having plentiful free parking.

Find upcoming events & links to tickets at www.butchersbrewbar.com.au and www.facebook.com/ButchersBrewBar **As we have a strictly limited capacity, pre-booking is advised for all events** Also available for private functions - email us at butchersbrewbar@gmail.com to discuss your requirements.

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PETS MOO

MOO is a 5 month old French Bulldog puppy who came into our lives right at the start of the lockdown! She’s been the best lockdown buddy for myself (Marina) and my partner (Bonnie), and constantly amazes us with how smart and full of personality she is! Moo’s favourite treats are carrots, strawberries, watermelon and kangaroo tails! She loves going to the park, and saying hello to anyone and everyone!

You can follow along with her adventures on her instagram, @moo_cole

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LOUIE - Last, but not least, Louie - who is now 6 years old and may be responsible for the trend in bully-breeds in Newtown? Who knows - but he’s a trail blazer. Louie loves heading to the park to see his friends and play fetch with his owners. He will do anything for a tummy scritch - and has been known to be a hit with the ladies.

GOOSE

GOOSE is a 12 week old English Staffy cross British Bulldog. As a bonafide lockdown puppy, Goose has been a much welcomed addition to our household, thoroughly raising everyone’s serotonin levels. An absolute sweetheart, Goose also has a wicked gremlin streak which usually presents itself at approximately 11am and 7pm respectively. His favourite food is cooked chicken breast, and he’s recently discovered his bark (much to our neighbours’ dismay).

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These treats are easy for you to make and require no special equipment. They are perfect for warmer weather and can be made using items you may already have in your fridge.

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FROZEN UNSWEETENED APPLE SAUCE

GREEN SMOOTHIE BOWL

THIS inexpensive treat is super-easy to make and, being unsweetened, you know you are being good to your best friend.

Simply freeze in a small plastic container or ice cube rack, and serve when ready. Not only is this a delicious treat, but it will keep your pup happy for at least a couple of bites, and cool him off on a hot day.

FOR our healthy friends searching for a green option, why not try a Green Smoothie Bowl? Simply blend a handful of frozen pineapple, mango, 1 banana and a bunch of fresh spinach. Add ½ cup of water, 1 cup of chicken broth, and blend. Garnish lightly with doggo’s favourite treat, and you’ll be the best loved dog owner on the planet!

DOGS CAN EAT: OATMEAL - provides lots of fibre as well as some vitamins and minerals.

WATERMELON (not including Seeds/Rind) - low in calories and packed with nutrients, such as vitamin A and vitamin C. SALMON (cooked, boneless) - great source of omega-3 fatty acids, which are known to reduce inflammation and may help keep your dog’s skin and fur healthy.

CARROTS - low in calories and a good source of vitamins, minerals and fibre.

DOGS CAN’T EAT: GRAPES/RAISIN - contain toxic compounds that can lead to rapid kidney failure.

CHOCOLATE - contains theobromine and caffeine, two stimulants that dogs can’t metabolize.

ONIONS - contain N-propyl disulfide, which is toxic and damages your dog’s red blood cells, reducing their ability to carry oxygen through the body.

AVOCADO - contains a toxin called persin which is highly poisonous and may lead to fluid accumulation in the lungs and chest.

We’re all about connecting members of the community, no matter how many legs they have.

If you have a dog, join our new Neighbourhood Doggo Date group and meet other dogs in your hood!

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Described as a “coming-of-age story with a supernatural twist”, from 23 Nov, the New Theatre in Newtown is hosting the Australian premiere of the stage adaptation of The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel about a shocking suburban crime.

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2042 magazine caught up with writer-director Deborah Mulhall, who is overseeing the Australian production of the criticallyacclaimed play, adapted for the stage by award-winning British playwright Bryony Lavery.

How did you come to direct this production, did the novel impact upon you personally or did Bryony Lavery’s script appeal to you?

Louise Fischer, the Artistic Director and I discussed this play after it was given the thumbs up by the Playreading Committee and then the New Theatre Executive. It speaks to the New Theatre ethos. I knew the novel from old; at the time of its publication I had two daughters in early adolescence and they loved it.

Perhaps because it speaks with an authentic voice of a 14 year old girl. Her world, her dreams, Susie (the main character) never gets to grow up and so misses out on many “firsts”. The grief of these losses and consequent anger, are played out against the grief of her family; and as the play moves through the years she has to watch them package up their grief and move on. This is something she struggles to do herself.

Does the play require multiple scene changes or can the different settings of the narrative be undertaken with quick reshuffling of furniture or selective partitioning and lighting?

Up-front, I am a director who hates those clumsy scene changes where set furniture is shuffled and the audience sits in semidarkness and the energy lags. All my plays are done on minimal, metaphorical sets. Characters move through the space and with the help of lighting and audio, create an experience which hopefully draws the audience in. “The play’s the thing”, not the set. Not the lighting. Or vision. Or audio. Those staging elements are there to enhance the play, not usurp it.

Has Bryony Lavery’s stage script remained faithful to Alice Sebold’s novel and Peter Jackson’s film?

Broadly faithful to the action and most faithful to the theme and intent of the novel. It has, thankfully, nothing to do with the Peter Jackson film which, I felt, tended to place emphasis on Susie’s father Jack’s journey; denying Susie her role as the centrepiece.

Lavery’s script places Susie squarely front and centre. I don’t think there is any need for the play to pay any heed to the film there is no relationship between them. This is an art form which draws from Sebold’s own work and it is Sebold whose story we are telling, not Jackson’s.

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Susie is not in “heaven”, more a sort of waiting room for an afterlife - for that is how “heaven” is presented, as a peaceful place.

She does not get to move on until she can let go of her family and her death. Lavery’s script removes any religious references.

But there is more to this story than the notion of a victim telling her story of her brutal death and the aftermath. Sebold included a social commentary about how women are treated by society generally and she did this through the metaphor of the Persephone myth.

Like Persephone, Susie is taken underground and her life is severed from all she ever knew. Sebold has broadened this idea to include all the women in the story; and Lavery has faithfully used it to shape the play. The females are taken by men and placed in cages - cages of expectation or houses in the suburbs or relationships which inhibit freedom. “How did I ever get here?” ponders Susie’s mother, a free spirit who has been caged by her loving husband.

And this is the point - all the characters - apart from the killer are nice people. The men are nice. The women are nice. And in some senses the men too are trapped by their personal stories - just as Hades himself was. If the men are driven to imprison the women they love or desire, on a larger scale the men are imprisoned by conformist expectations. Beyond a feminist commentary, this story is a social observation.

It is not a cute story. But neither is it a horror story although it begins with an horrific event. It is about grief, about family and about a society which denies women even the knowledge of options.

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2042 magazine spoke with Bliss n Eso, the multi award-winning Sydney hip-hop music trio, to mark the release of their seventh studio album, The Sun.

BLISS N ESO, the multi award-winning Aussie rap trio, features three former schoolfriends who bonded over a love of hip hop music and culture.

American Jonathan Notley – aka MC Bliss - met Max MacKinnon – aka MC Eso – in 1992 at Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School in Middle Cove on the lower North Shore, when they were 13.

MacKinnon (MC Eso) later transferred to Mosman High School, where he me another hip hop lover, Tarik Ejjamai – aka DJ Izm – of Moroccan heritage, and soon the trio were composing rhymes together.

The group initially performed under the name of Bliss n Esoterikizm, but the latter word proved difficult for fans to pronounce, so MacKinnon shortened it to ‘Eso’.

In 2000 they released their first recording, an EP titled The Arrival, followed by a mixtape.

Bliss n Eso won the Hip Hop category at the 2003 Music Oz Awards and the following year released their debut album, Flowers in the Pavement, on Obese Records.

Since then, they’ve released another five full-length albums: Day of the Dog (2006), Flying Colours (2008), Running on Air (2010), Circus in the Sky (2013), and Off the Grid (2017) - the last album ARIA-certified gold status (500,000+ sales), the previous three platinum (million-selling).

Congratulations on the release of your 7th studio album, especially considering how the coronavirus pandemic has hindered musicians from performing, recording, creating and socialising. How has Covid-19 impacted you?

On the creative side of things Covid hasn’t affected us too much, because like a lot of artists, we’re already inside our studios pretty much locked away from the world anyway. Creating was never a problem, but when it comes to putting on a performance, Covid has definitely put a massive dent in things for all musicians.

Artists want to be able to write the songs, record the albums and perform their music for the world - so, taking that live element away from the whole release process is a really hard thing. Covid has affected performances for every artist in the world and we’re all itching to get back on stage. We were supposed to be on tour right now! But we’ll see through the darkness and find the light.

How did the collaboration with Kasey Chambers come

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about on your Good People song?

Bliss n Eso and Kasey Chambers have been friends for a very long time. One of our first experiences getting into a professional studio was actually with Kasey and her brother Nash Chambers.

Ever since then we have continued to have a blossoming relationship. When we were writing this album we were only a few doors down from Kasey [in the studio]. Kasey would come past in the morning and drop off organic cookies and other treats for us to munch on!

We were playing Kasey some of our new songs and she heard Good People and said to us “Wow what a great song! What a cool message - do you have any ideas of who you’re going to get to sing the chorus?”

It was wonderful that Kasey performed the song live with you at the Myer Music Bowl during the 2021 Music From the Home Front Festival. Was she also performing at the festival or made a special trip to appear onstage with you?

Kasey is such a legend that she came down just to perform that song with us. It was a special moment because it was the first time we’d performed that song on stage ( it was also during a time where live events had only just started back up during that first year of Covid). To be able to perform live again and having Kasey with us was such a great way to return to the stage.

In the live video, DJ Bliss wears a number 42 on his yellow baseball jersey. Good People mentions “Like the 42 on Jackie Robinson and James Worthy’s jerseys..”

American baseballer Jackie Robinson wore a number 42 jersey during his 10 years playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. What is the significance of people honouring him by wearing a number 42 sports top?

Bliss n Eso are basketball fans and card collectors; in this instance we liked the play on words / rhyme scheme with 42 and fortitude. I guess that was our way of honouring legends of the game.

We knew exactly who it should be and it was the beautiful lady standing right in front of us!

We asked Kasey if she wanted to be involved and she was all for it. We started recording that day. It came out absolutely awesome and I can’t imagine anyone else singing that hook. She is truly one of the good people.

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You’ve had several collaborations with vocalists with amazing singing voices, including Gavin James, Ceekay Jones, Jake Isaac, the Connections Zulu Choir and the aforementioned Kasey Chambers. Live on stage, unless these artists are performing with you, do you replicate their vocal contributions with a singing section or a prerecorded vocal track?

We always seize the opportunity to have any of those awesome guest vocalist perform with us on stage, but coinciding schedules is tricky, so it’s usually just our band on stage. For those shows we have our awesome vocalist, Kirsten Te Rito, from New Zealand.

But the awesome thing about our Fanbase is they love our music so much that they sing and rap every single word. So, when it does come time for the hooks, the crowd is usually making more noise than what’s coming from stage!

Your music videos are getting more sophisticated with each album release – Moments is extraordinary and a welldeserved winner of ARIA’s Best Music Video Award 2017. So far, the music videos accompanying the singles from The Sun have been minimalist: the spaceman with wings for Good People and a lyric track for OGs. Are you working on a dynamic film clip to accompany the next single from the album, and which song is the next scheduled single (eg: On One with Dizzee Rascal?)?

Let’s not forget we had a cinematic film clip for So Happy, a monumental film clip for Lighthouse, and an awesome video for OG’s ( not just a lyric video )!

Just trying to do our music video for Lighthouse took about five different attempts. We had crew from different states that got locked down and couldn’t travel across borders, so we had to reschedule multiple times and come up with new plans and ideas for the clip each time. We moved earth, fire wind and water - quite literally! - to make the Lighthouse clip. Our director was directing over FaceTime video from Queensland while we were shooting in New South Wales.

It was probably one of the hardest film clips we had to do, because there were so many hurdles. It wasn’t like normal times where you could pick & choose locations. For instance, we wanted to shoot a water scene, but swimming pools were closed, so we ended up shooting over a dam at a friend’s apple orchard, suspended from a mate’s crane while water was being sprayed out from a fire hose.

Meanwhile Bliss was doing the same in front of a bonfire lit in a friend’s paddock, while he was separated in Queensland!

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When it came time for the OG’s clip, borders had closed again, the production crew were in Melbourne and we were in Sydney.

We got some awesome young actors to play our parts so we could still have a music video for that track.

Two of Australia’s biggest hip hop stars, Bliss n Eso and Hilltop Hoods have never collaborated. I assume any rumours of ill feelings are in the past; any plans to work or tour together in the future?

No ill feelings - it’s all peace love and unity.

What was it like working with Sydney rapper ChillinIt? Do you feel like he’s a big part of the future of Aussie hip hop?

Working with Chillinit was just like working with one of the homies. We’ve been watching him come up and we know that his talent lies in his lyricism and his raps, we related to that instantly. Showing love to the new generation is something that we love to do and we love to see the future of Australian hip-hop.

It’s explosive right now with the amount of music being made and artists coming up, and there’s room for everyone! The future of Australian hip-hop is sounding really bright.

You’ve done a lot of charity work, including the epic Make Poverty History tour of impoverished regions of South Africa in 2007; performing at the fundraiser for Victorian bushfire relief in 2008; the Brainbeats brain cancer awareness concert in 2016; and the 2020-21 Music From the Home Front festivals for Covid-19 crisis charity Support Act. Are there any causes you support that are particularly close to your hearts?

They are all great causes and we always want to help where we can. We know from the messages we receive from fans that our music has helped a lot of people get through hard times. It’s nice knowing that our music has that positive effect and can work like its own kind of therapy. We all need some of that right now.

What is on the horizon for Bliss n Eso? THE SUN!!!

The new album is about to drop… and after that... like all musicians across the globe, we can’t wait to be back on stage. I’m sure fans are just as hungry for live concerts again as musicians are to play them.

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Sean Walker is a photographer who takes pictures in and around Newtown area. But he has a unique vision – not only does he frame interesting perspectives in black & white, he is colour blind – completely - unable to see colours.

Here he explains his condition and his inspiration.

“IMAGINE a world without colour, where the setting sun paints the sky in vivid greys, fireworks explode into shards of gleaming white, where an autumnal forest and a pebbled beach share the same stony palette. This is my world.

“I am a monochromat, meaning I only see in shades of grey. This is due to a rare genetic condition that deactivates my retinal cone cells, which are responsible for both colour perception and fine central vision. As a result I’m also highly sensitive to glare, and struggle to see detail at long or short distances. Think of a black and white television program, then blur out most of the detail.

“When I disclose my colour-blindness to others, their reaction usually combines fascination with a hint of dismay. So much of your sense of beauty seems to derive from the effect of colour!

And so, while I’ve always enjoyed it, I’ve always been reluctant to pursue photography as more than a casual hobby. After all, if I happened to ‘get the colours right’ it was always by happy accident. I toyed with black and white photography but hesitated to embrace it. After all, for most people, a monochrome image does not reflect their view of the world. It’s an abstract, a mood piece, a scene with the colour stripped out, a way of reducing a thing to its essence.

“Then one day I came across a modern monochrome camera, a beautifully pure monochrome device. Just like my eyes. Finally I could share the world as I saw it and show that black & white is

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so much more than the absence of colour “My photos range in theme. Some I edit to highlight the stunning beauty of reflection and the purity of light and dark, while others are of objects or places usually synonymous with beautiful colours. I generally gravitate towards dark tones, probably because of my glare sensitivity. It’s easier for me to see in lowlight environments, so my eyes are more attuned than ever to finding the beauty in shadow.

“I choose subjects that are pleasing to my eye, rather than spend time wondering if an image will look good in black and white. The enjoyment of your own craft must be the start of sharing it with others.

“Being confined to the local areas has been fantastic in providing an opportunity to look on our doorstep to find striking beauty, from urban scapes to the incredible vistas of Sydney Park.”

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While the boys in blue are waiting for the green light to resume playing, they’re thinking of creative ways to stay in the black.

WITH their last game played back on the 8th of June, it’s fair to say it has not been a very productive season for the Newtown Jets rugby league team. And the final blow came when NSWRL Chief Executive, David Trodden, delivered the news: “With the current Public Health Order in force until at least 28 August, and there understandably being no current NSW Government sanctioned road map out of the lockdown for sport, the Board was left with little option but to cancel our major competitions,” To keep spirits high, the Jets have been pouring through their history archives, so they can share stories of the past online.

What happens to the players, you might ask, when they can’t compete? Well, with strict lockdowns and limited or no access to the gyms, the coaches have still managed to maintain a connection with all the boys and provide them with individual programs.

Having not played for two seasons, however, could affect the

line-up you see once lockdowns cease. When the new season commences, there may be a few new faces.

If you still want to support your club, the best option now is to buy something from their shop online. You can find Newtown Jets clothing and merchandise at www.newtownjetsclothing.com.au And while we can’t bring you any more live games, the Jets have kindly shared some fantastic action shots taken by Mario Facchini for you to enjoy.

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By Alec Smart

2042 magazine caught up with Diego Bonetto, expert local forager, who hosts workshops on the gathering and use of wild flora and funghi growing in our neighbourhood.

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INTEREST in ‘wild foods’ is on the rise. TV cookery programs increasingly feature recipes that combine plants and mushrooms collected from fields and forests. There has also been a revival of centuries-old Indigenous methods of food gathering and preparation - aka ‘bush tucker’ - long overlooked.

‘Wild food’ is defined as anything edible that has had no management to increase its production. But plants and funghi gathered from nature are not just great for cuisine, many have important medicinal qualities.

Local forager Diego Bonetto explains his motivation and methodology for picking useful weeds.

After growing up in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy, where wild-gathered foods include sweet fruits, peppery leaves and tasty mushrooms, it must have been challenging learning about wild foods in Australia - where fruits tend to be bitter, leaves are tougher to cope with the harsher sun, and many mushrooms are poisonous?

Australia is host to an incredible variety of plants and mushrooms. We have indigenous flora and fungi but also vast amounts of exotic species. There are very distinct genera unique to Australia, but it is also common to find indigenous species that are a version of exotics’ relatives (nettle, ramble, sow thistle, plantain, dock, etc) with similar properties and at times interbreeding.

What it means is that if you have an understanding of plant identification, the skills are transferrable… Yes, there are tough, unpalatable and poisonous plants and mushrooms, but that is true everywhere… I love it and found plenty of yummy fruits, exceptional greens and tasty mushrooms, just need to know what to look for.

Are edible ‘weeds’ best appreciated with a salad dressing or combined with meat or dairy products?

Edible wild plants are best appreciated in small amounts, as part of a complex diet. If it is a new ingredient for you, have a little at first, so to get used to the taste… I enjoy some wild edibles fresh in salads, others I boil them first, and others I use them in ferments, or pickles, or dry in soups. Some weeds high in oxalic acids (wood sorrel, dock, amaranth, purslane) are best eaten with dairy.

In the Callan Park and Cooks River native landscapes you identify 20 species of edible flora. Are these more for

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salads or have they other uses?

Neither Callan Park nor the Cooks River greenways are ‘native landscapes’, but a cacophony of plantings, urban landscaping, garden escapees and remnant vegetation. The plants we talk about are many and depending on the season, they can be used for salads, preserves, ferments or craft.

What are some of the medicinal qualities of Australia’s wild plants?

There are many, as our medicines are mostly plant-derived.

There are plants excellent for digestion (wild fennel, dandelion, mugwort), there are plants great for skin salves (chickweed, plantain, dock), there are plants that would help with cough and sore respiratory system (mallow, horehound), and so much more.

You provide a ‘Wild Stories Foraging Guide’ booklet for people who participate in your workshops, have you any plans to publish an illustrated book?

Yes, coming up early next year, it will be called Eat Weeds, with illustrations by Mirra Whale, photographs by Hellene Algie and recipes from Marnee Fox, Joseph Astorga and more.

Keep an eye out.

Anything you wish to add?

I teach foraging skills because it gives people motivation to learn about what grows around them. By providing possible benefits, people are enticed to get to know the plant names, their identification features, cycles and properties. This process empowers people and facilitates empathy. We learn to care for the land because we have a direct benefit from it. And that is good. I teach about foraging because people can then learn how to care for their surroundings.

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Sydney Seafood School, located upstairs at the iconic Sydney Fish Market, is the premier seafood cooking school in Australia.

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FOUR experiences in one, their cooking classes include: mingling over seafood canapes and a drink; watching a live cooking demonstration in their tiered theatrette; cooking a gourmet seafood dish yourself at their fully-equipped cooking islands; and finally, enjoying your creation over a glass of wine in the private dining room.

Sydney Seafood School classes cover a wide range of cuisines, allowing everyone from the budding chef to the kitchen novice to get hands-on with a range of Australia’s freshest seafood species…

We’ve got all the inside info on some of the best class options!

Perfect for seafood beginners, their Seafood Basics class teaches you how to choose, prepare, and cook a variety of seafood. You’ll end the class with a feast of Steamed Blue Swimmer Crabs in Lemon Soy Dressing, Squid with Garlic and Chilli, Pan-fried Snapper with Rocket Salad, and Blue Mussels in Tomato Sauce! Guests also take home a complimentary copy of the Sydney Seafood School Cookbook, to continue the seafood cooking experience at home!

Singapore Chilli Crab is one of the school’s most popular classes, and for good reason! This hands-on experience teaches you how to prepare and handle fresh Blue Swimmer Crabs and

turn them into a decadent and messy Singaporean dish. The spicy, thick sauce, sweet crab meat, and tasty side-serves of mantou buns and green beans make this class a standout. Don’t be afraid to get messy as you dig in!

The Sydney Seafood School’s Spanish class will teach you how to cook some of Spain’s most representative dishes – a seafood Paella, and an array of tasty tapas. Guests love this class for the wide variety of seafood species it allows you to work with, including crab, squid, prawns, and fish! Finish the experience with a feast of Garlic Prawns, Fried Sardines, Red Capsicum Salad, and of course, a hearty Paella.

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The Social Outfit is not your typical high quality clothing manufacturer.

Their humble store and creative space at 188 King St Newtown is a beacon of social enterprise and community support.

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THE fashion label was founded, admirably, with a “goal to manufacture and sell ethical and sustainable quality products that help to financially empower people from refugee and new migrant backgrounds..”

100% of the profits from The Social Outfit’s clothing sales go towards supporting training and employment programs in retail, manufacturing and design for women who arrive here seeking sanctuary or social stability.

Their sustainability-focused clothing collections use remnant fabrics donated by partners in the fashion industry. To date they’ve saved over 7.5 tonnes of fabric from ending up in landfill waste sites.

They also retail unique and wonderful items of clothing, jewellery, accessories, stationery and even colourful face masks.

2042 magazine caught up with The Social Outfit’s CEO, Camilla Schippa, to find out more..

How did the concept for The Social Outfit enterprise come about?

It developed out of a desire to support refugee women in Australia to have a more positive settlement experience. We were not interested in fashion per se, we were interested in empowering those women who had already been through so much. The data shows that female humanitarian migrants face some of the highest barriers to employment in Australia. And a job is key to a successful path to integration. So we wanted to create a welcoming and supportive environment for them to thrive.

How did you initially begin meeting new arrivals, and finding women from refugee communities who were interested in developing a career in clothing production, retail, design and marketing?

Initially we relied on the refugee settlement agencies. Entities like SSI, MRC or the Asylum Seekers Centre here in Newtown.

They would refer their clients to us. Now we are so well known that the women find us themselves! Often they start by joining one of our free classes. Women who like to sew, or have experience in sewing find us, word of mouth works wonders!

Do the women trained by The Social Outfit have backgrounds in clothes design or retail in their countries of origin?

Yes, they often do, but not always. Some of our sewers have decades of experience sewing in their country of origin, places like Syria, Burma and China. Others have no prior experience but may have joined one of our free classes and showed both passion

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and talent, so we hire them and train them up. As concerns retail, our Retail Training Program focuses on young new migrants who often come with us with no work experience.

How long does your Retail Training Program run?

It runs for 3 months. Our wonderful Retail Trainer, Nat, teaches them everything they need to know about retail and after 3 months they are ready for their next job! We support our retail trainees to secure ongoing employment elsewhere. Most of them end up getting another job, and not always in retail. But having had the training and the experience, gives them the confidence they need to move forward.

Your ‘Quick Mends Lockdown Series’ of video tutorials giving advice on clothing repair, like darning, sewing on buttons and decorative mending with patches, is a great initiative for people stuck indoors under Covid-19 restrictions. What has been the response and what mending advice will you be offering in future videos?

It started as a series of classes aimed for our community of women from refugee and new migrant backgrounds while in lockdown and then we thought, why not offer it to everyone else? If we want to reduce fashion waste we need to encourage everyone to love their clothes and make them last. In the future, we will offer slightly more complex classes to teach how to apply zippers, make pockets etc.

How do you see The Social Outfit going into the future, in terms of outreach and creative ideas?

We are hoping to continue to expand our activities and be able to run training programs and Earn & Learns in Western Sydney.

Last financial year we employed 19 refugee women, a record for us, and we want to keep up the momentum! We can only do this, however, if customers keep supporting us by purchasing our clothes.

THE SOCIAL OUTFIT 188 King St, Newtown facebook.com/TheSocialOutfit @thesocialoutfit 9550 3691 info@thesocialoutfit.org www.thesocialoutfit.org

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KING ST Metalsmiths has only been open for a year, but the owners Gillian Kilgour and Vince Bonaddio have over 50 years of combined experience in the Jewellery industry.

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BOTH traditionally-trained jewellers, they have worked with some of the biggest names in jewellery, and have now opened their workshop at 522 King St Newtown.

There is a small gallery space with examples of their ranges of styles and materials, however the space is an open-plan jewellers’ workshop, where clients can come to discuss their ideas, view works in progress and even watch them on the bench.

Gillian and Vince are both passionate artisans, committed to quality design, craftsmanship and service. Their work utilises new technologies as well as traditional metalworking techniques.

They specialise in coloured gemstones, unique wedding rings, small scale wearable sculptures, as well as repairs.

They also stock pieces by local jewellers.

One of the most interesting and popular offerings is the recycling and remodelling aspect of the business, where the client brings in old pieces of unwanted and unworn jewellery.

From them, Gillian and Vince design new treasures that will be loved and worn, keeping the sentimentality of the story behind the old pieces.

With the cost of gold being so high, it’s the perfect way to have

a custom-made piece for yourself or your loved one, using gold or silver you already have.

Through sketching and 3d modelling during the design phase, you will be able to visualise exactly what the piece looks like, and make any changes you would like, before the piece is created in your choice of metal.

While the workshop is currently closed due to the pandemic, Gillian and Vince are still able to work online with you to design your perfect piece.

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THE LEGEND OF GOULD’S BOOK

By Adeline Teoh

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Secondhand serendipity.

IT’S hard to imagine Bob Gould anywhere else but enthroned in print in Gould’s Book Arcade, a Newtown institution. More a cave of wonders than a secondhand book store, the arcade defied gentrification – and, considering the columns of teetering tomes, physics – for many years before its proprietor passed in 2011.

Located at the city end of King Street from 1989 until 2018, when it moved south, Gould’s was legendary for many reasons. For starters, you never left with what you went in for – somehow serendipity would drive your purchase. Open evenings, it was also a reliable spot to spend some quality browsing time before dinner or a gig, and often you would meet acquaintances in the aisles.

And then there was the bibliophile himself. Bob had never been known to reject a book in his life and could be relied upon to offload items from anyone looking to reduce their personal libraries. It was for this reason that the tall narrow alleys of burgeoning bookshelves were such an adventure and a hazard. Federal MP Andrew Leigh famously had to be rescued after an avalanche. “I was walking down an aisle and brushed past two precarious

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The interior of the original Gould’s Books. Photo: Wikimedia

stacks of books on either side. Both collapsed on me, trapping me for about five minutes, until Bob heard my cries for help and ambled over,” Leigh recounted in his parliamentary tribute.

It has been a decade since Bob passed and his daughter Natalie Gould, with help from her mother Mairi Petersen, has now taken his mantle, injecting the same spirit of socialist defiance and eclecticism into the store.

She estimates the collection held some 2 million books before having to be whittled down for the new location, a smaller shop close to the New Theatre - the perfect location for a pre-show browse.

There is still serendipity there but, with more orderly shelving and sturdier bookcases, thankfully fewer hazards.

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Although Covid-19 has prevented them playing for two seasons, which sports club, founded 1908, is a local team?

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What popular children’s dessert was launched in a factory in Alice St, Newtown (now a council housing estate)?

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What unlikely source of greenery does forager Diego Bonetto add to his salads?

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Which folk/country music star have hip hop heroes Bliss n Eso collaborated with on their new album The Sun?

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Which animal is featured in the Mulga mural behind Taste Organic on Enmore Rd?

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Which Newtown shop assists refugee women by training them in clothing design, production and retail?

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Which British ‘Indie’ rock band filmed a music video on Newtown’s King St in May 2014?

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Which Greek goddess did director Deborah Mulhall see as a metaphor for New Theatre’s new play The Lovely Bones?

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Which marine dwellers are a popular dish in Sydney Seafood School cookery classes?

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8. What unlikely source of greenery does forager Diego Bonetto add to his salads?

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6 Alice St, Newtown 9550 6201 INCH HAIRDRESSING A boutique salon with the belief that every hair style should be tailored to enhance each individual client’s face shape, hair type and lifestyle, Inch HD provides guests with the ultimate experience through comfort, privacy and convenience.

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636 King St 8021 8817 MISTER HIPSTER BARBERSHOP Expert grooming, premier service, and a shot of confidence. We offer classic and contemporary men’s haircuts for the every day Sydney gentleman.

Shop 1/ 612-622 King St Newtown 9519 9994 HYPOXI Newtown HYPOXI is a low-impact exercise method that is up to 3 x more effective at burning stubborn fat than traditional exercise and it significantly reduces cellulite.

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HOME KINGSTYLE LIVING A family run furniture business located in Newtown. We stock a wide range of locally made and imported pieces, plus unique homewares, to suit your needs for the home or your business. Kingstyle Living is part of Dellis Furniture, Newtown founded in 1975.

626 King St 9557 6899 ENVISION54 Specializing in top quality mid-century designer furniture and objects d’art.

Boasting an amazing array of fascinating and rare 1950s, 60’s and 70’s pieces, from designers such as Douglas Snelling, Paul Kafka, Grant Featherston and Andrew Gordon, and brands such as Parker, Chiswell, Featherston, Iittala, Holmgaard and Artemide, what was once a resident of King St, Envision54 is now an online Ebay Store (thanks COVID).

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HOME cnt’d DRUNK ON THE MOON With a mission to source and stock a variety of affordable, quality vintage and antique furniture, Drunk on the Moon celebrates all things old, distressed and weathered by time. There is a focus on Australian pieces and timber furniture, most of it very rare and very rustic.

247 Australia St, Newtown 0409 841 451 SAM CRAWFORD ARCHITECTS Have established a well-earned reputation for design excellence in residential, cultural and public projects. Their work has been widely published, nationally and internationally and has been recognised in numerous local, state and national awards from the Australian Institute of Architects, Australian Timber Design Awards, Local Government Heritage, Conservation and Urban Design as well as numerous industry awards & commendations.

17 Federation Road, Newtown 9519 6800 SYDNEY KITCHEN AND BATHROOMS Provides a complete design and costing service to Newtown residents that maximizes value for money by exposure to a number of leading kitchen and bathroom firms in Sydney. By the scheduling of your project in conjunction with other jobs in proximity to Newtown, these firms are able to offer more competitive pricing by gaining economies of scale.

Servicing Newtown - Office: 377 Kent St, Sydney 8598 8552 ROB COCHRANE RENOVATIONS We are a Sydney based team dedicated to providing quality kitchen and bathroom renovations with a focus on quality, dependability and customer service. With over 20 years in the industry you can depend on our proven quality service for your kitchen and bathroom renovation.

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MORTGAGE CHOICE Award winning mortgage brokers and financial service experience. This King St office has been proudly founded, owned and operated since 2001 by the dynamic, multi-award-winning Suzanne Taylor, who has lived and worked locally within the Inner West for over 30 years. The business has been designed and built over many years to take a very holistic view of finance which has made them a solution based business. They look at the mortgage you require now, and plan for the protection you might require in the future.

557a King St, Newtown 9517 1818 INSPIRED PLUMBING This local family-owned business is the industry leader using the newest technologies and methods to get any job done right. Inspired Plumbing is your local specialist in blocked drains, blocked toilets and blocked sinks. The highly skilled and experienced team can take care of all your drainage and plumbing needs including installations, repairs and maintenance. Offering the highest quality plumbing work and customer service with a lifetime guarantee, Inspired Plumbing is the plumber to go to for perfect results every time!

(02) 9188 7848 info@inspiredplumbing.com.au inspiredplumbing.com.au PICKERING PLUMBING Welcome to Pickering Plumbing. We are a local family plumbing company based in Newtown.

We deliver you and your business quality plumbing, drainage and gas fitting services that ensure you are free to get on with more important things in your life. We pride ourselves on caring about our clients and ensuring any job we do for you is completed on time and to an exceptionally high standard.

From simple around the home plumbing maintenance, renovations of your kitchen and bathroom plumbing or commercial plumbing work. Pickering plumbing has the skills to get the job done right, the first time, with workmanship that lasts. www.pickeringplumbers.com 0404 001 521

MULTISTYLE PAINTING AND DECORATING Multistyle is a licensed, fully insured, Dulux accredited painting and decorating service. They have the skills and equipment to provide professional level interior and exterior work for residential, commercial, and industrial clients. They will consult and expertly advise you on the best way to fulfil your vision and can help with custom projects. www.facebook.com/multistylepaintingdecorating 0411 642 240

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HAIR OF THE DOG Located right in the heart of Newtown, these guys make dogs look dapper! The salon provides a comfortable and relaxing environment for your pet in a stylish, modern and safe grooming facility 57 Enmore Rd, Newtown - 0433 835 106 if you want your business listed - email Info@neighbourhoodmedia.com.au YOURNEIGHBOURHOODMEDIA

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NEWTOWN AQUARIUM Giving you the biggest and best variety of wet and dry goods available for your aquarium-dwelling critters.

Priding themselves on quality customer experience, you can always find an amazing range of animals and products available. www.newtownaquarium.com.au (02) 9519 3631

THE WILD VET Run by Dr Emma Hall, also known as ‘The Wild Vet’, this practice is experienced and equipped to deal with an extensive range of species. In addition to dogs and cats, they have a special focus on birds, rabbits, reptiles, rodents, and other pocket pets. They work with state-of-the-art diagnostic, laboratory, surgical and clinical settings enabling them to provide the highest standard of care for your pet - every time.

22a Bridge Rd, Glebe 1300 945 383 PETS PALACE Offering a huge range of quality and affordable pet products that are hand selected by the loving Pets Palace team - you can always expect the best! The team offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee, super-fast delivery as well as a no-fuss, easy returns policy - letting you shop with absolute peace of mind.

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THE CAT PROTECTION SOCIETY Each year the Cat Protection Society of NSW helps thousands of cats and the people who love them. They take in homeless cats and kittens and provide them with all the veterinary care and rehabilitation they need before finding them the loving and responsible homes they deserve. The Cat Protection Society of NSW also helps cats in the community with their discounted feline health services including discount desexing, vaccination and microchipping as well as providing free information and education for cat owners and people working with cats. If you’re in the area drop by their Cat Boutique 85 Enmore Road Newtown, open 7-days a week, 10am to 5pm, for all your cat care essentials including cat food, litter, flea and worm treatments, toys and much more for your feline friend plus great gifts for cat-lovers.

The Cat Boutique - Open 7 days (10 - 5pm) 85 Enmore Road, Newtown Office - 103 Enmore Rd 9519 7201 info@catprotection.org.au

EDUCATION Sydney Grammar School The ideal school for boys who are independent, creative thinkers with a love of learning, a curiosity about the world and a passion to get involved in sport, music, drama, debating, chess, Cadets, art and more.

Grammar is an unusual school. Its liberal curriculum sets it apart, as does its focus on the life of the mind. If families are worried about the fees, please note that Grammar offers a very extensive fee-assistance programme to help boys attend our School. There is no waiting list and entry is based on merit alone.

College St, Darlinghurst 9332 5805 sydgram.nsw.edu.au MACLEAY COLLEGE Offering a personalised learning environment for students looking to pursue diploma and bachelor qualifications in journalism, advertising, digital media, business, accounting and marketing.

Curriculums are influenced by the latest ideas, trends and thinking. Students can learn from industry experts and tap into an amazing network of contacts. Classes are limited to 25 students, FEE-HELP is available for all courses.

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National Institute of Dramatic Arts Grab hold of your dreams in 2021 with short courses for all ages at NIDA Kensington and other venues across Sydney. Based on the National Institute of Dramatic Art’s world-renowned training techniques, NIDA Open courses provide a safe and encouraging environment where kids and adults alike can unleash their inner artist, build confidence and find their creative voice.

Led by a skilled team of teaching artists - term and holiday courses include acting, screen acting, drama, public speaking, TV presenting and more!

1300 450 417 open.nida.edu.au INTERNATIONAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL SYDNEY A unique independent, coeducational, secular school offering quality teaching for early learning, primary and high school students through to Year 12. IGS opened its doors in 1984 with a unique vision to provide its students with a globally-focused bilingual education, rich in the study of music and the arts.

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Joinour ourcommunity community@@ Join GYMKIDZ GYMNASTICS Opened in January 2017 by Tamzin Watson, our focus is child development through gymnastics. Our approach fosters development through three essential pillars: Movement, Thinking and Growing.

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RETAIL ROB EVERETT DESIGN GRAPHIC DESIGN Specialising in design for print including: Logos/Business Cards/Signage/Leaflets/Flyers/Bespoke illustrations/Menu design/Posters/Banners as well as design for eye-catching social media promotional posts.

Fast, affordable and professional service, for a quote contact; Robert on info@robeverettdesign.com.au 0415 272 411 REPRESSED RECORDS Running for 13 years and proudly independent for 100% of that time - these guys are the home of Australian independent music specialising in DIY, punk, alternative and whatever is good that deserves to be heard! They also import vinyl, buy and sell second hand vinyl and sell rad t-shirts. Open 7 days, there’s no excuse not to drop in.

413 King St 9557 6237 PADDY’S MARKETS Located underneath Market City in Haymarket (Hay St), Paddy’s Markets stock the freshest produce, as well as a huge-range of various knick knacks, fashion, gifts + much more.

Open Wednesday - Sunday.

9-13 Hay St, Haymarket MARKET CITY A multi-cultural shopping centre located at the southern end of Sydney’s CBD. It’s best known for its fantastic shopping and food, spread across 3 levels with easy parking and public transport options open 7 days until late. Visit the 1909 Dining Precinct on level 3 for superior dining options, open for lunch and dinner. Home to The Eight, for an authentic modern Chinese dining experience and the best Yum Cha in Sydney! Timezone can also be found on level 3 for interactive fun for young and old.

Market City is also home to Sydney’s premier Asian cultural events including; Chinese New Year and Golden Week Festivities it is easy to understand why Market City is the heart of China Town.

9-13 Hay St, Haymarket marketcity.com.au 9288 8900

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SEAFOOD SCHOOL AT SYDNEY FISH MARKETS Sydney Seafood Schoolis Sydney’s premier seafood cooking school, offering hands-on cooking experiences for all ages and occasions. Since 1989, we have taught over 200,000 people how easy it is to prepare the wonderful array of seafood found in Australian and New Zealand’s oceans and rivers. Our classes are perfect for a special date night, to get the whole family cooking together, or for having fun with a group of friends.

9004 1111 - First Floor of the Waterfront Arcade at Sydney Fish Market - sydneyseafoodschool.com.au

HOT DOLLAR NEWTOWN Your one stop variety shop with a huge range of quality products from household items, kitchenware, and home decor to partyware, costumes and souvenirs. We have strong relationships with major industry suppliers which means our prices are always affordable. The product range changes every season so you can expect a unique experience every visit, you can shop in confidence at Hot Dollar!

118 King St - hotdollar.com.au 8320 9330 NEWTOWN GARDEN MARKETS A little oasis in the big city. Newtown Garden Markets have everything you need to create the garden or balcony of your dreams. It’s a known fact that gardeners live longer and happier lives!

If you’re just starting out or a seasoned green thumb, the staff at Newtown Garden Market are always available to help you reach your gardening goals.

538 King St 9516 4044 newtowngardenmarket.com.au BOHDI STORE Selling books, yoga equipment, meditation cushions/stools, kids games, scented soaps + much more. All products are ethically sourced, either Fair Trade or direct from local artisans. Bohdi strives to operate in an ethical, non-exploitive and spiritually beneficial business.

375 King St 9519 8890 bohdistore.com.au LEO MONK LEATHERGOODS Described as the “Jewel of King Street” offers a constant evolution in leather goods design and style. Drawing regulars back to our Newtown store, where everything is handmade on the premises.

The Leo Monk flagship store at Newtown, Sydney was established in 2001. It is a family owned business which strives to make beautiful, quality Australian ma de leather goods.

417 King St, Newtown - 9557 5728

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DR HEMPIRE All-in-one HEMP, hydroponic, head shop and hemp cafe offering organic food + drinks made with hemp and mushroom.

These guys have super high standards when it comes to quality, sustainability & affordability of their products.

337 King St, Newtown drhempire.com.au VAPE INDUSTRIES Australia’s Number 1 Vape Shop with the biggest range of brands from Vaporesso, Smok, Joyetech & DotMod. E liquids, E Cigarette, Vape Juices + More!

642 King St 9557 1221

FOOD BEACH BURRITO NEWTOWN A little Mexican creative hub. The venues art exhibitions have become the locals go to for the first Monday of every month.

The ‘Burrito Beats’ DJ roster keeps the venue’s atmosphere at an all time high.

Unlike other venues in the BBC family, the interior is covered with murals, black and white tiles, red neons and quirky artifacts. With a tonne of weekly specials ($3 Taco Tuesday is not to be missed) this venue will have you coming back for more.

1A Bedford street, Newtown 9557 0903

BOURKE ST BAKERY Originally a two-man team, starting in 2004, Bourke St Bakery has become a household name with multiple locations across Sydney. A combination of great produce, good strong coffee, artisanal skill and hard work creates the honest, soulful, delectable bites that have made Bourke Street Bakery famous.

113/330 King St 9517 3877 CORRIDOR NEWTOWN With an old-meets-new approach, Corridor offers an experience that’s sure to impress. Squeeze past the afternoon rush and head up through a rickety staircase that leads you through neon, candle-lit hideaways, to a cosy and sunny back deck. Or if you’re after more intimacy, continue your ascent to the share-house style room that boasts vintage décor, street art covered walls coupled with cosy mood lighting. But the fit out is only the beginning. The ‘bar-chefs’ know their stuff and happily talk you through the finer points of everything from imaginative cocktails and concoctions to some of Newtown’s finest craft beers.

153A King St, Newtown NSW 2042 Reservation: corridornewtown.com.au

BUTCHERS BREW BAR A small bar and live performance venue, currently open 5pm till late Wednesday to Sunday. Presenting high quality live music across a wide range of musical genres, including jazz, funk, blues, reggae, soul, indie, Brazilian and world music. Butchers Brew Bar offers over 20 high quality wines by the glass, plus bottled and craft beers, premium spirits and cocktails, as well as a selection of low and zero-alcohol options. This cosy, comfortable, neighbourhood bar provides a friendly, relaxed atmosphere for all occasions, whether it’s after-work drinks, hearing worldclass live music or catching up with friends. Conveniently located in the heart of the Dulwich Hill shopping village at the top end of Marrickville Road, Butchers Brew Bar is easily accessible by public transport, as well as having plentiful free parking.

499 Marrickville Rd, Dulwich Hill 7226 5595 GOLDEN BARLEY HOTEL Whether it’s a beer garden catch-up with friends (+ doggo), a lovely meal, a cheeky after-work cocktail or watching sport with mates, The Golden Barley have you covered! Friendly, local and always welcoming, we’re open 11am – 2am Mon - Sat and 11am – Midnight on Sunday, plus a great little bottle shop for a take-home tipple.

165 Edgeware Rd, Enmore 9565 1166

ARTS NEW THEATRE A community theatre company in the inner western Sydney suburb of Newtown, Australia. Established in October 1932, it is the oldest theatre company in continuous production in New South Wales. The New Theatre relies on its performers, directors, designers, and crew working as volunteers.

542 King St, Newtown 9519 3403 NEWTOWN ART SUPPLIES Australia’s leading art supply stores selling accessories both online and from the physical store in Newtown, stocking a huge range of fine & graphic art materials at the most competitive prices anywhere, to suit the professional or amateur alike. Our trained & friendly staff are always ready to help.

15 Wilson St, Newtown - 9516 2339 ARTSITE GALLERY An independent Australian contemporary gallery located in the Camperdown Arts Precinct of the City of Sydney and Inner West Councils. ArtSite has a strong curatorial approach to current contemporary visual arts practice, it has a diverse and innovative exhibition program which places a strong focus on local, emerging and mid-career Artists.

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