Two-up was played extensively by Australian soldiers during World War I. The exact origins of ‘two-up’ are obscure, but it seems to have evolved from pitch and toss, a gambling game involving tossing a single coin into the air and… Read More ›
Newcastle hotels
Patronised same hotel for 62 years.
Won’t Have Pints. First customer to drink from one of the new 20 oz. pints at the Northern Star Hotel, Hamilton, yesterday was Mr. Bob Hall, 87, who has been drinking at that hotel for 62 years. “That is the… Read More ›
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Bar Sales Success
Nurses from hospitals were in the City yesterday for the Wattle Day collection. Nurse M. Graham, of Watt-street Mental Hospital, was a successful saleswoman after she had ventured into a hotel during the 4 to 6pm rush. – Newcastle Morning… Read More ›
