Historic Landmark By ‘Gorrick’ The demolition of the old Sans Souci hotel has removed from the St. George district a very old landmark. it was built by Mr. Cooper over one hundred and four years ago, during the regime of… Read More ›
“Time gents, drink ’em up”, was the barman’s call as six o’clock approached and the taps were turned off for another day. The six o’clock swill was Australian and New Zealand slang for the last-minute rush to buy drinks before the… Read More ›
UNLIMITED BOTTLES AT THIS PUB NO QUOTA HERE A Redfern hotel has unlimited supplies of bottled beer, which the licensee, Mr F Benjamin, said he will sell to all comers. Mr. Benjamin on Friday posted outside his hotel notices which… Read More ›
ROYAL HOTEL MAITLAND NSW Mr. Frank Hinchey, the popular manager of Bickerton’s Royal Hotel, opposite the Town Hall, West Maitland intimates by advertisement in this issue that first-class accommodation may be procured there for travellers at a tariff of… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © THERE were lessons to be learnt from our road trip to the central tablelands of NSW earlier this month. And one of those lesson? Bush pubs are as diverse as the publicans behind their bars…. Read More ›
The Glenrowan Hotel, Glenrowan, Victoria posted an absolute gem on their Facebook Page this week: “Does The Australian Electoral Commission know something we don’t , if you see him wandering about could you inform him that he has mail at… Read More ›
Bartholomew Cornelius O’Brien managed the Court Hotel at the corner of Beaufort and James streets Perth for over 35 years, first taking the reins in 1903. After his death in 1938, his sons took control, resulting in the O’Brien family… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © FROM a humble innkeeper on the NSW South Coast, with a keen interest in horse racing, to one of Australia’s wealthiest businessmen, the story of George Adams centres firmly on Sydney’s Tattersalls Hotel. Having a punt… Read More ›
The priest and the publican A FRIENDLY contest of chaffing – perfected and usually kept within bar-rooms, spilled outside, shouted via the written word across Sydney’s Broadway during the 1980s and 90s. A Broadway publican and Anglican church minister, who… Read More ›
The Bulimba Brewery was established in 1882 by Robert Tooth, founder of the famous Kent Brewery in Sydney. The Queensland brewery was built on the east bank of the Brisbane River, near the ferry. However, the famous brewer, recognised for… Read More ›
A POPULAR INNOVATION Much interest attached to the opening of a “beer garden” at the Club Hotel, Burnie (Tasmania) on Saturday evening, because it was the first time the idea, which has proved popular on the mainland, had been tried… Read More ›
