THOSE who appreciate fine art have likely heard of William Dobell’s oil painting, “Barmaid from Ushers Hotel”. The oil on masonite was painted of a somewhat gaunt looking barmaid at Ushers Hotel, Sydney during World War II. William Dobell (b.1899… Read More ›
Sydney, Wednesday A MADDENED cow charged down the main street of Wagga last night with a policeman close behind. The cow charged through the door of Wagga’s newspaper office, knocked down a fence, then stormed through two sets of swinging… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © THE cause of publican Raglan Davey’s violent death in the early hours of October 21, 1886 remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of colonial Australia – was it suicide or murder? Despite suspected foul play,… Read More ›
By MEGAN LEVY Patrons ordering a pint of Guinness at Mt Kembla Hotel should beware – there may be ghosts on tap. The section of bar from where the Irish stout is now served was the site of the hotel’s… Read More ›
WHILE a number of customers were collectively ‘blowing the froth off one’ at the Crecy Hotel, Oxford Street, on the morning of March 1, two Prices Branch officers ‘blew into’ the public bar and ordered two middies. Two noggins of the… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © “THERE’S nothin’ so lonesome, morbid or drear, than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer”; so goes the lyrics made famous by legendary country music entertainer, the late, great Slim Dusty. Slim Dusty’s… Read More ›
This is Mr. ‘Toby’ Sanderson, 15 stone, 12 pound (Just over 100kg), Newcastle bowler, now in Brisbane — with ‘Toby’ his personal beer glass. The nine inch high (22cm) glass holds 26 ounces (738.7396ml), and makes the drinking of a bottle of beer a… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © AN attempt to rid New South Wales of 6pm closing of pubs came in 1947 when the Government held a referendum. However the vote did not achieve the required number of votes to pass, and the… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © THE barmaids must have looked on in sheer horror as thousands of thirsty beer drinkers began filling the public bar of their Bulli hotel on Christmas Eve 1940. With just 40 minutes before closing time, hardly a… Read More ›
WOLLONGONG, Monday. At a meeting of the hotel keepers of Wollongong district on Thursday last it was decided to raise the price of the pint of beer to 4 pence. This rise brought about a beer strike at Balgownie where there is… Read More ›