Caraher's Lane belongs to the "Sydney my City'' collection. Together with "Bell's Hotel'', ''Lady Northcott'' and '' Glebe Point Road, amongst others. The inspiration for these works stemmed from a time when I lived overseas. I would be asked '' where are you from'' my reply was always Sydney.

Carahers Lane is a short lane that runs between Long Lane to Cribbs Lane, between and parallel to Cambridge and Cumberland Streets. The first European settlers erected dwellings in the area around Carahers Lane and Longs Lane soon after their arrival in the colony. While little remains of building development pre 1850s, the layout of the allotments and laneways remain.
Carahers Lane was created by developers in the 1830s to provide access between Cribbs Lane and Longs Lane to the south. This took place when George Cribb’s property was subdivided and sold off after Cribb fell upon hard times. On Carahers Lane six two-storey terraces were built, with three more on Cribbs Lane. Over the next 70 years these, and other houses on the site, were occupied by immigrants and their families from Europe.