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Beer Facts

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– Adelaide Chronicle March 17 1949 

Sly grog was auctioned – or in some cases – donated to hospitals!

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WHEN Sydney police raided sly-grog shops during the 1920s, the confiscated beer, wine and spirits were usually auctioned, attracting large crowds looking to grab a bargain. In October 1920, 4,000 bottles of beer were sold at an auction “for fairly… Read More ›

NSW Government beer garden was not looked upon favourably during the Great War

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PARLIAMENT HOUSE BEER GARDEN DURING World War One, the NSW Government decided to establish a beer garden in the grounds of Sydney’s Parliament House, on similar lines to those found in parts of Europe, and particularly popular in Germany. Beer… Read More ›

The last of the barmaids

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And it was enacted that there be no new barmaids in the land of Victoria; but those already registered only, to continue in their calling. So it shall come to pass in the end that one alone shall be left,… Read More ›

Blotto saw double at the bar

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BLOTTO had the bar to himself, excepting for the buxom blonde barmaid, reported Smith’s Weekly on September 9 1933. The barmaid passed Blotto a drink. “It’sh eashy to shee you two are twinsh,” said Blotto. “Shame hair, shame eyesh, shame… Read More ›

Striking Lithgow unionist swapped beer for milk shakes and soft drinks

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LITHGOW unionists, who have declared a “beer strike,” will inscribe on a “dishonor roll” the names of men caught drinking beer. This beer strike habit is growing serious. There has been an epidemic of it lately. Pretty soon the breweries… Read More ›

He can shout – if he likes

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This week the Sunday Telegraph asked the President of the United Liquor Victuallers Association (ULVA), Mr N. Connolly, the attitude the ULVA would adopt toward a Sydney publican who reintroduced the pre-war gesture of “shouting” rounds of drinks for his… Read More ›

Grog, only escape from nagging wife

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OH, how times have changed! Can you imagine a story like the following published in the media today? A Daily Telegraph reporter hit the streets of Sydney in 1954 to undertake a ‘vox-pop’ with male drinkers in an Elizabeth Street… Read More ›

Pub tales from the past… Strange but true

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Strange But True was a contributors column, which appeared in the newspaper Smith’s Weekly, from 1919 through to 1950. 1925: GOATS STICKY END – Jerry, a William goat owned by a publican in Townsville (Q.), was a valuable asset to the “house”… Read More ›

Musicians’ Hotel

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“You’ll have to wait — only eight to the bar !” – The Sun (Sydney, NSW) Monday 10 March 1947