The day was my last full day, and it's is ages since I have visited Kings Cross and Potts Point, so onto the rather interesting 311 bus that begins its route at Central on the edge of the city and travels through the nearby inner east area and ends up back on the edge of the city at Millers Point. The service isn't very frequent, every thirty minutes, so if I wanted to stop off in Kings Cross, I needed to keep an eye on the timetable.
Halloween must be approaching.
The Gay and Lesbian Holocaust Memorial on one side and on the other side, The Wall, where rentboys used to ply their trade. Maybe they still do.
The Holiday Inn is coming down. We stayed there once and in the foyer we could hear the rumble of trains below at Kings Cross Station. The replacement; luxury apartments, naturally.
Juanita Nielsen was murdered and probably ended up in the concrete foundations of a building. No one was ever charged over her disappearance and presumed murder. Wikipedia starts with this, "
Juanita Joan Nielsen (née Smith; 22 April 1937 – disappeared 4 July 1975) was an Australian newspaper publisher, urban conservationist, and heiress."
If that teases your interest, you can read the article
here, and the Google search takes you
here.
Her former home is the one with the bins in front.
I never tire of visiting the splendid El Alamein Fountain. It looks fab at night too.
After the bus tour of the inner east, I left the bus when it reached the centre of the city, bought a sandwich and caught a bus back to my hotel. I used Museum Station several times during my visit as it is a short walk to my hotel. It is underground but has lifts.
This in Qtopia, the GLBTIQ etc centre at Taylor Square, within an old, men's underground toilet and electric substation. I believe Qtopia is in several other premises nearby. I haven't visited as it seems to have an entrance fee, whereas Melbourne's Pride Centre doesn't.
Looking across Taylor Square to the south.
I bought a beach towel here with the Aussie Boys logo embroidered on the towel thirty years ago. I think it was a different shop location, but it was still called Aussie Boys. Thirty years later, I still have it and its condition is ok. Phyllis and Kosov are now using it as a bath towel.
Dinner was fish, chips and salad at the Oxford Hotel. I am returning to decent eating.
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Did you buy some CK for 25 percent off?! Off to read the Juanita Nielsen story. Could she be in the foundations of the Holiday Inn?
ReplyDeleteSteve, I didn't even notice the CK. And no about Juanita. It wasn't built until 1984.
DeleteThat's horrible what happened to that woman. Money and power, it makes me sick. When is enough money or enough power ever going to be enough?
ReplyDeletePixie, that's exactly what happened. Money and power. At the time, much of what went on in Sydney was very corrupt, right up to the state premier Sir Robert Askin.
DeleteWhat a bittersweet post. Thank you for sharing the beautiful and the sorrowful. Hugs, my dear.
ReplyDeleteThanks Darla. You are sweet.
DeleteHi Andrew, I love all your photos. I love fish and chips. Terrible what happened to that woman.
ReplyDeleteLinda, those who killed her and order her killing are probably all dead, and there will never be a confession.
DeleteThat was a different sort of tour of Sydney from the usual. Interesting to see the side unfamiliar to the everyday tourist.
ReplyDeleteThanks JayCee. Yes, there was a bit that was off the tourist trail.
DeleteTime to really reflect on your trip away now……was it a good idea? You’ve been sounding a ‘bit down’ recently- hope you’re ok. (((Hugs)))
ReplyDeleteCathy, I will get there about how I feel, but to hint, I am not sure it was a good idea. Thanks for your concern.
DeleteThe Green Park Rotunda is beautiful, though it looks as if the base needs a little repair. I hope the new luxury apartments have sound proofing against the train rumbles.
ReplyDeleteRiver, it is a grand structure and I've never taken a close look at it. I am sure the apartments will be well soundproofed.
DeleteNumber 1: that fountain is simply AMAZING! It looks like a dandelion gone to seed.
ReplyDeleteJuanita's story is a sad one. It seems like her ties to wealth and society would have protected her a bit.
Debby, the fountain is very old now, but still as attractive as ever.
DeleteYes, a model, rich, a publisher of a community newspaper, who mixed with all strata of society rich to poor, yet still another death of a woman, though not related to domestic violence.
One extreme to the other today. Beautiful fountain to dreadful murder and cover-up. That's an interesting neighborhood especially with your notes to guide us
ReplyDeleteBoud, it is used to be very sleazy, with lots of drinking venues and strip clubs. It is less so now as it becomes gentrified, but still attractive to 'interesting characters'.
DeleteI will be visiting some of the places you mentioned next time
ReplyDeleteThat's cool Roentare. It is a wonderful city to visit.
DeleteEl Alamein Fountain still looks great. It must have been perfectly designed in the late 1950s, to honour the soldiers who died in WW2. Is there a plaque explaining to the younger generation what El Alamein was?
ReplyDeleteHels, I didn't get close to the fountain but I seem to remember there is a plaque. The immediate surrounding area is a nice green and quiet space.
DeleteThe rotunda looks good, all the photos are good.
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret. It is nice to know you appreciate the photos.
DeleteYes the photos are excellent and so are the stories that go with them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Thelma. I've just read your family post. Nice.
DeleteThe El Alamein fountain is beautiful - something to never tire of.
ReplyDeleteJB, unlike most fountains, I've never seen this one not working.
DeleteDid you stop in for a bit of shopping? You could liven up your wardrobe.
ReplyDeleteI didn't but Phyllis would have liked me to, to colour up my image.
DeleteWhen visiting Sydney, someone told us about El Alamein Fountain. Wanted to visit. Apparently it's quite beautiful when lit up in the night. But somehow we couldn't squeeze it into our tour then. May be next time.
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DeleteIt is worth a visit, and perhaps a night time visit as well.
Lots of interesting architecture and sights. Sounds like a good day.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandra.
DeleteSo refreshing to join your holiday this way!
ReplyDeleteIn my twenties I had a honey and we to kept Zebra finches! I am still in touch with her too! Or rather we got back in touch during my California interlude because she lives in San Francisco. I'm hanging in there with a very sad circumstance as my husband gross Fail-er everyday. Can't believe how much I'm growing, damn it period thanks for being a beacon that there is life after all of this aloha andrew
The Quiet Work of Beautiful Things --
DeleteGentle endurance, friendship, & hope
In the hush between worries,
Life’s fair wonders can slip in
Soft as dawn along the shoreline,
Steady as my boat's line to the dock
So much depends on small interludes:
Gentle unraveling of knots
The laughter of friends true sunlight
Filtered through a canopy of healing green.
I am learning
That burdens grow lighter
When they are carried and shared.
Hope begins in the easy breathing
Of moments we let ourselves be.
It is not hurry that builds what is lasting
But the calmly steadfast heart,
Kindness traded in quiet hours,
The trust that beauty grows.
In these blessed spaces
I tender my thanks
Soft as morning,
Each new day a promise,
Each friend a gentle shore.
For all the storms we endure
All the rises and falls,
It's peace that completes the circle,
and friendship that carries us home.
Cloudia Charters
That's a very nice piece, Cloudia. Hang in their.
DeleteLovely fountain and really sad story. My daughter did a study on femicide and is starting a memorial garden for victims. So this hit home.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed that solo trip though enriched with couple memories too.
XO
WWW
The memorial sounds like a great idea, and stopping the need for them, even better. Thank you.
DeleteI just read about a woman suffrage fighter who was jailed and tortured, attacked by men, including police when she and other women would silent protest, and sent to an insane asylum, all for attempting to gain women the right to vote here in the US. So that was sad, about Juanita Nielsen's murder.
ReplyDeletePlaying the insanity card was an effective weapon, Strayer. Bad times, and at times things are still bad for so many women.
DeleteWhat a tour you did for your last day, Andrew. I love that fountain.
ReplyDeleteIt was low key and very relaxing.
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