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A journalist, writer and historian, Mick Roberts specialises in Australian cultural history, particularly associated with Australian pubs. Mick has had an interest in revealing the colourful story of Australian hotels or pubs and associated industries for over 35 years. Besides writing a number of history books, Mick has managed several community newspapers. Editorially, he has managed the Wollongong Northern News, The Bulli Times, The Northern Times, The Northern Leader and The Local - all located in the Wollongong region. As a journalist he has reported for Rural Press, Cumberland (News Limited), City Hub Sydney (City News), and Torch Publications (based in Canterbury Bankstown, Sydney).
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Darlinghurst’s Green Park Hotel was once the home of Sydney’s bohemian community
Gus Wangenheim, a man about town By MICK ROBERTS © JUST around the corner from Maccabean Hall, built in 1923 to commemorate Jewish men and women who served in the Great War, and where the Sydney Jewish Museum is housed at… Read More ›
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Bunny hops into Dungog’s Royal Hotel
A STRANGE VISITOR: On Tuesday afternoon a ‘cheeky’ rabbit was seen running down Dungog’s’ main street, between the School of Arts and Green’s. Suddenly, it changed its mind, turned round and, to the yells and whoops of the children who… Read More ›
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Red Lion Hotel, Adelaide, and its missing 40 feet long saloon bar
SOMEBODY HAD A USE FOR IT! As astonished as everyone else, Mr. Bill Holmes recently found himself the owner of the 40ft.-long saloon bar of Adelaide’s historic Red Lion Hotel. THE bar was among items on the auctioneer’s list when… Read More ›
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Vauxhall Inn at Granville marked railway opening with “buckets of rum”
A Bucket of Rum An interesting souvenir of the opening of the first railway in New South Wales from Sydney to Parramatta Junction is a miniature bucket. On September 22nd, 1855, the opening day, the proprietor of the Vauxhall Hotel,… Read More ›
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Albion Hotel, Braidwood
OLD HOTEL TO CLOSE BRAIDWOOD, Wednesday.— With the approval of the Licensing Board for the surrender of the licence, the Albion Hotel, Braidwood (NSW), one of the oldest in the State, will close in six months. On behalf of the… Read More ›
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Tourist Hotel, Bathurst
PASSING OF OLD HOTEL NAMES. Magistrate’s Regret. The passing of the picturesque names of hotels of earlier days was commented on in the Bathurst Licensing Court by Mr. Bromhead, P.M. He granted an application to change the name of the First… Read More ›
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Albion Hotel, Braidwood
OLD HOTEL TO CLOSE BRAIDWOOD, Wednesday.— With the approval of the Licensing Board for the surrender of the licence, the Albion Hotel, Braidwood (NSW), one of the oldest in the State, will close in six months. On behalf of the… Read More ›
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Time runs out for Jock
Jock McHale, above, famous ex-Collingwood football coach, gets a rousing send on from some of 200 men who worked under him as he retired yesterday from his post as foreman at the Carlton and united Brewery. His workmates presented him… Read More ›
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Frothy beer
I wish you’d get out of the habit of blowing the froth off your beer, Bert. – Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW) Saturday 31 March 1951.
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Beer keg collecter
Rolling Home — With Keg Of Beer. GOULBURN. Thursday. INVESTIGATING an uncanny bumping noise on duty at the Federal Highway at Collector, Constable Scott found three youths rolling a keg of beer along the footpath. In an exciting chase which… Read More ›