On the job for 85 years THREE employees of the Imperial Hotel, Inverell (NSW) have spent a total of 85 years at the one hotel. William Henderson (left) has been barman for 27 years, says he has opened between 15,000… Read More ›
This is what six o’clock closing means to most men — an undignified stand-up battle for an after-work drink in gloomy, unattractive surroundings. This rushed drinking against the clock forces most men to drink too much, too quickly leads to… Read More ›
Two very different publicans By Mick Roberts © THEY say that Braidwood, on the NSW Southern Highlands is a diverse community, a place where the city meets the bush, where artists mingle with farmers, where mechanics and shearers share a… Read More ›
Observer Hotel, The Rocks, Sydney WHEN I drop into the Observer Hotel at Sydney’s Rocks, I like to drink a schooner of beer using my left hand. The gesture is in memory of a left-handed drag-queen who performed in the… 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 ›
Federal Hotel, Petersburg, South Australia The above spacious and commodious hotel, which is situated on the western side of Dandaloo-street, facing the railway station, is a substantial building of brick It contains 55 rooms, with spacious vestibules and corridors. The ground floor… Read More ›
ACTU president Albert Monk joins the Soviet and Chinese delegates in a good old Australian custom — breasting the bar to enjoy a few middies of Melbourne’s famous beer. – Sydney Tribune July 11 1956
OLD HOTEL GOES TO MAKE WAY FOR SCHOOL The former Golden Fleece Hotel in Albury was demolished in 1939 to make way for a school playground. The pub was located in David Street, and was demolished, along with a few… Read More ›
TAKEN OVER YERONG CREEK HOTEL Mr and Mrs E. Lalor, with Miss Lalor, who have taken over the lease of the Yerong Creek Hotel. – The Border Morning Mail March 19 1943. Yerong Creek is a town in the Riverina area… Read More ›
Middy-a-minute man replaces his sweat Fifty-nine-year-old gasworker Bert Fyfe yesterday drank 12 middies of beer in four minutes. A few minutes before this he drank six middies in a leisurely six minutes. Before returning to work he drank five more… Read More ›
PLENTY OF BEER HERE: Bottled beer in cases and bulk beer in barrels being loaded into the hold of the Kowhai at North Wharf, for shipment to the west coast of Tasmania. – The Melbourne Herald Tuesday 3 February 1948
The Molloys once reigned over one of Sydney’s best known bohemian hotels, the haunt of artists, actors, entertainers and journalists, which traded on the south west corner of George and Sussex Streets Sydney. The Molloys had the Newcastle Hotel from… Read More ›
Once Identified As Wrong Man, Now Intends To Marry For 3rd Time IN a Sydney hotel last week middle-aged Tom Jones “shouted” for his friends. Tom was celebrating—and for good reason. He had just returned from the grave! For three… Read More ›
EVERYDAY SCENE at the Newcastle Hotel , George Street North. Three business girls get together for a lunchtime “hen party”. Centre back ground (wearing hat) is Mr. Ted (“Tiger”) Hennessy who was president of Lithgow ULVA for 12 years. –… Read More ›
