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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Empties ma’am?
“Any empty beer bottles, ma’am?” “Do I look as if I drink beer?” “Any empty vinegar bottles?”
Lorne Hotel, Lorne
THE VARIETIES OF SUBURBAN LIFE – A CURIOUS COW. At the Colac Court, Victoria, Nellie Rooke, licensee of the Lorne Hotel, sued J. T. Anderson, storekeeper, of Lorne, for trespass by a cow. The cow was a source of constant… Read More ›
Time waits for no man…
The referendum to decide whether hotels shall close at 6 p.m., 9 p.m., or 10 p.m., will be held to-morrow. “What are your views on 10 o’clock closing?” “Some other time, mate, I’ve only got five minutes before they shut!”… Read More ›
Palace Hotel croc attack
CROCODILE IN STREET ATTACKS A CONSTABLE. BRISBANE, Friday. While two constables were walking along the main street of Townsville early yesterday morning, a crocodile, three and a half feet long, suddenly rose from the gutter, and snapped at a leg… Read More ›
Poet was always thirsty
NEAR the Hotel Wellington at Canberra stands a statue of Scotland’s Bobbie Burns. A close look at the poet’s eyes reveals that, while one of them gazes steadfastly in the direction of a nearby church, the other thoughtfully… Read More ›
Children at the bar
BELIEVE it or not, prior to legislation in the mid 1880s banning children from buying alcoholic beverages, it was quite common for dad to send his children down to the local pub to fill a jar or two with beer,… Read More ›
Beer garden… Sydney style
NSW President of ULVA (Mr. Connolly) says Australia’s climate is not suitable for beer gardens. – The Sun (Sydney, NSW ) Wednesday 30 January 1946.
Horrors of a publess track
The Commercial Travellers’ Conference unanimously adopted the resolution:-“That the present licensing law in different States is tending to reduce the number of hotels to the detriment of the comfort and convenience of the travelling public.” –Western Mail (Perth, WA )… Read More ›
An auction’s tall tale
– Northern Star (Lismore, NSW ) Friday 26 March 1937