Ernest Ridding
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Ernest Ridding
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Ernest 'Ernie' Ridding (1927–2001) was an eccentric resident of Glebe, NSW. He was well known locally as 'The Fridge Man' on account of his practice of repairing old refrigerators and donating them to the poor. During his early life, Ridding spent time in Goulburn's Kenmore Psychiatric Hospital, after which he adopted the title "Ernest Ridding, GKN LLM". In his final years, Ridding moved to a Marrickville nursing home. Ridding's life was documented in an exhibition on Sydney's eccentric resident
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Australian eccentric
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Ridding
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2023-11-28T15:57:08Z
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