FOR a little mining town that once had an unquenchable thirst, there’s little wonder six pubs traded at the same time early last century. Today, sadly just one pub remains in West Wallsend. That insatiable thirst seems to have been… Read More ›
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Road Trip: Killingworth Hotel, Killingworth
By MICK ROBERTS © WHEN a group of men went to the Killingworth Hotel, a few days before Christmas 1952, asking for bottles of beer, the bar had been closed for an hour and half. It was way past… Read More ›
Road trip: Macquarie Arms, Windsor
FINDING a pub in Australia that is more than 200 years old is a difficult task. In fact there are just two pubs that I know of that can lay claim to having an establishment date going back two centuries… Read More ›