Regular customers of a hotel in St. Kilda (Victoria) call it ‘Petticoat Pub’ [Gippsland Hotel]. Women comprise the whole staff. Licensee Mrs. O. K. Edgar says that women are quicker and more courteous than men at hotel work. The staff of six includes her… Read More ›
THE long-gone Grosvenor Hotel was located at the corner of Little Collins Street and Equitable Place, Melbourne. I’m not sure exactly when we lost this pub from Melbourne’s past, and would appreciate any information on its demise. The pub was… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © THE year before the original Tower Hotel was demolished, 300 weeping customers staggered from the bar after a mystery person dropped a “tear gas bomb”. A practical joker, it seems, left a ‘gift’ for customers of… Read More ›