By MICK ROBERTS © UNEXPECTEDLY in a Paddington street trades a rejuvenated relict from Sydney’s past – the Bellevue Hotel. Originally licensed by James Quigley in July 1878 as the Elphin Hotel, the pub is a survivor of a much… Read More ›
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Sydney’s notorious Belfields Hotel and its publicans
WHILE Sydney has plenty of colourful pub stories, there’s one watering hole that traded at the corner of King and George Streets in the CBD for over 80 years that’s hard to pass for notoriety. In fact, the corner pub… Read More ›
Bellevue Hotel, Redfern
HERE’S another blast from Sydney’s past; this time from Redfern. The Bellevue Hotel sat on the north-west corner of Redfern and Regent Streets until last drinks were called on February 1 1972 and the business closed for good. There… Read More ›
Sydney’s Emu Inn demolished for a ‘handsome block of buildings’
THE Emu Inn traded at the north-eastern corner of George and Bathurst streets in Sydney, opposite St Andrews Cathedral for almost 60 years. The inn was demolished in 1886 to make way for what was described as a “handsome block… Read More ›
Belfield Hotel’s singing barmaid
Frederick William Rose received a new license to open the Belfield Hotel at the corner of Burwood and Punchbowl Roads in Sydney’s inner-west on March 14 1932. When Clive Fairweather was publican in 1950 the pub was losing glasses… Read More ›
Ever expanding Redfern Railway Station swallowed the Bedford Hotel
By MICK ROBERTS © WHAT gave a pub beside Redfern Railway Station its sustenance to thrive, ironically would also lead to its ultimate demise. The Bedford Hotel survived its 87 years as result of trade generated from its location beside… Read More ›
North Annandale Hotel, Annandale
I DROPPED by the North Annandale Hotel, in Sydney’s inner-west, for a beer after work today. It’s a ripper. The pub was busy with what looked like a regular afternoon crowd, watching sport on the large screens, or chatting over… Read More ›
Darlinghurst’s Beauchamp Hotel was named after ‘outed’ and exiled gay Governor
THE Beauchamp Hotel, at the corner of South Dowling and Oxford Streets Darlinghurst was once one of Sydney’s favourite gay pubs, and is still a favourite with the LGBT community. Ironically the pub was named after an Englishman, William Lygon, 7th… Read More ›
Dot pulled over 10,000 kegs of beer during her 20 year career as a Sydney barmaid
Over Dot Mayfield’s long career as a barmaid she estimated that she pulled an incredible 29 million beers – the equivalent to 10,000 kegs! When interviewed for a newspaper story in 1972, Dot’s son had calculated that she had walked… Read More ›
Evolution of an old Merrylands’ pub into the Billabong Hotel
THE first pub in the western Sydney suburb of Merrylands traded for less than 25 years before the license was removed to a location closer to the railway station. The two storey Victorian style corner pub, with balcony, was opened… Read More ›