<description>&lt;p&gt;Darlinghurst has always been a magnet and a haven for exiles and misfits. With writer and Darlo-phile Sunil Badami as guide, this audio story celebrates a handful of local characters and eccentrics, reflecting on the material conditions that enable unconventional people to thrive.   &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image: Hare Krishna, Kings Cross 1970-71 (Photographer: Rennie Ellis © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive) &lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Credits &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This audio story is a production of the Australian Centre for Public History in partnership with the Paul Ramsay Foundation. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;‍ &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Producer: Catherine Freyne &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sound engineer: Judy Rapley &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Music:  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Featuring: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
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History Lab

Impact Studios

2. Eccentrics

SEP 4, 202315 MIN
History Lab

2. Eccentrics

SEP 4, 202315 MIN

Description

Darlinghurst has always been a magnet and a haven for exiles and misfits. With writer and Darlo-phile Sunil Badami as guide, this audio story celebrates a handful of local characters and eccentrics, reflecting on the material conditions that enable unconventional people to thrive.   

 

Image: Hare Krishna, Kings Cross 1970-71 (Photographer: Rennie Ellis © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive)  

 

Credits 

 

This audio story is a production of the Australian Centre for Public History in partnership with the Paul Ramsay Foundation. 

‍ 

Producer: Catherine Freyne 

Sound engineer: Judy Rapley 

Music:  

 

Featuring: 

  • Sunil Badami, writer and raconteur