WAY before pokies and television screens, pubs had to find other means to attract and entertain customers to their bars. Pets of various descriptions were often used to draw custom, and occasionally the talented animals and the the pubs they… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © WHEN returned serviceman John William Wall applied to become a publican, the Licensing Magistrate had some misgivings, doubting his ability to manage a hotel. Wall, 42, was legally blind, and the magistrate was unsure the AIF… Read More ›
TO help celebrate the 130th anniversaries of the Heritage Hotel, Bulli and the Bellambi Hotel, Bellambi, ‘Time Gents’ presents the history book, ‘Sister Pubs’, featuring stories of their colourful characters, a list of all the publicans, amusing yarns, and plenty… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © JIMMY and Ada Mitchell’s is a tale of what could have been. A tragic story of a newly married couple’s life journey, cut short. Jimmy survived the battle fields of World War One, only to be… Read More ›
Theatrics, drama and drinking at colonial inn By MICK ROBERTS © AMID the clanging of pewter mugs, narrating of bawdy poetry, raucous sing-a-longs, and of course, the ale induced bellowing of theatrical recitals, stood Sydney innkeeper, William ‘Bill’ Dind. Dind… Read More ›
Is your local pub a Royal? If so, you’re in good company. New data from Liquor & Gaming NSW shows Royal is by far the most popular hotel name in NSW. With 88 Royal Hotels across the state, it’s more… Read More ›
ONLY a licensed club services the thirsts of Burraga these days. The village, on the NSW central tablelands, lies 47km south-west of Oberon, and about 67km south of Bathurst. When the copper mine was in full swing in 1900, three… Read More ›
THROUGH TWO FLOORS HOTEL PARAPET COLLAPSES COBAR. Monday. During a storm part of the parapet of the Great Western Hotel crashed through the roof, and smashing the floors of two bedrooms, came to rest in the bar parlor underneath…. Read More ›
DRANK AT LEISURE COMFORT: To celebrate the New Year these men set up their own beer garden outside the old Albury Hotel, which is being demolished under the Oxford Street widening scheme. The hotel is on a boundary. Half the… Read More ›
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 ›