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Black and Blue Walking Man: Seven Bridges to Cross (Part 5)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 The Seventh Bridge: The Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney NSW At first, the Walk from Lane Cove Village was uneventful. Soon, I found myself descending a long but pleasant and not-too-steep slope alongside … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Seven Bridges to Cross (Part 4)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The Sixth Bridge: Fig Tree Bridge, Hunters Hill-Linley Point Hill NSW Along with many other Walkers, I headed north from Hunters Hill Village and down the long slope of Reiby Road to the Lane … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Seven Bridges to Cross (Part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 The Third Bridge: Iron Cove Bridge, Rozelle-Drummoyne NSW Like the 1955 original that I had crossed back in January, the 2011 duplicate Iron Cove Bridge was easy and pleasant to walk along. Barely 10 minutes later, … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Seven Bridges to Cross (Part 2)
Part 1 Sunday, 26 October 2014. I got up at 7:00am to find a glorious day outside. I got ready, and half an hour later I put my long-walk hat on my head and set off. Prologue: Getting To The … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Seven Bridges to Cross (Part 1)
My long-walk from Hornsby to Artarmon on Saturday 25 January 2014 would turn out to be my last one for many months. There were a few shorter walks in the months that followed, and then they stopped. This wasn’t due … Continue reading
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Building Again (Part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 Sunday, 16 March 2014. I got up at 7am, which for a night-owl like me was too early (especially on a Sunday). At 8am I was out the door, and after lugging two large wheeled suitcases … Continue reading
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The Gladesville Bridge: 50th anniversary of its opening
Readers of Black and Blue Man may recall my unfortunate experience on Sydney’s Gladesville Bridge earlier this year during one of my long walks. Yesterday, 1 October 2014, marked the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Gladesville Bridge, and … Continue reading
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Building Again (Part 2)
Part 1 I traveled down to Liverpool and the 2013 Sydney Model Railway Exhibition. Soon, I found the display by the Lego group and the two members manning it. I introduced myself and we spent the next hour or so … Continue reading
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The lost series of Black and Blue Man
I’ve been posting here at Black and Blue Man for just over four years now. Overall, it’s been a very rewarding experience. Not only has it given me an outlet for writing, and allowed me to review important stages in … Continue reading
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Yet again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers
Friday, 22 August 2014. For the first time in more than two years, I was back in one of my favourite places in the world – Canberra. That in itself was enjoyable enough, but there were two other reasons why … Continue reading
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