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I am a qualified Licensed electrician with over 35 years of experience doing all Electrical work big or small including. EV Car Chargers. Installations, Renovations, Fault finding and Repairs. Full and partial rewires. Power point installation and repairs, Lighting installation and repairs. LED downlights and strip lighting. RCD’s (Safety switches). Full and Partial Switchboard Upgrades. Main earth Electrodes, Kitchen and Bathroom Renovations, Oven/Stove and Cooktop Installations. Ceiling Fan and Exhaust Fan installations. Smoke Alarms. Hot water Repairs and Cabling, Phone/data/ tv points and Cabling. Outdoor Weatherproof PowerPoints. Garden Shed Wiring and installations.
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Distinguished and Famous people from Marrickville
🥊 Jeff Fenech
Jeff Fenech was born and grew up in Marrickville, carrying the suburb into boxing arenas through his nickname, the Marrickville Mauler. He represented Australia at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics before beginning a professional career that brought world titles across several weight divisions. Inner West Council’s account records eleven successive knockout victories at the start of his bantamweight career. His later work included training other fighters. The nickname was unusually well anchored: Marrickville was his childhood community, not a convenient label attached after success, and his achievements are recognised in the area’s sporting history.
🏏 Bob Simpson
Bob Simpson came through Marrickville junior cricket before becoming an Australian Test captain and, later, national coach. He combined opening batting with leg-spin bowling and outstanding slip fielding. His first Test century took twenty-nine matches to arrive, despite an already substantial first-class record: even accomplished cricketers can have a stubborn item left on their list. Retirement did not end the playing story, as he returned to captain Australia during the World Series Cricket upheaval in 1977. As coach from 1986, he helped rebuild the national side, adding another influential chapter to a long career.
📚 Jean Fleming Arnot
Jean Fleming Arnot attended Marrickville Public School before winning a bursary to Fort Street Girls’ High School. Family circumstances prevented university study, and she entered the Public Library of New South Wales as a junior assistant in 1921. Cataloguing became a particular strength. When readers could not find an item, she added entries and adjusted the rules—a refreshingly practical approach to a system meant to help people find things. She taught library staff, compiled newspaper holdings and chaired a wartime appeal collecting books for Australian troops. Arnot also worked through unions and women’s organisations, combining professional knowledge with a sustained interest in fair treatment and opportunity.
