A Snake in the bar A COUPLE of blokes who enjoyed a morning tipple at their ‘early opener’ down by Circular Quay, got a good laugh out of a frightened barmaid one Autumn day in 1937. When a four-foot snake… Read More ›
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Bondi pub drinkers rally for war bonds
The sale of war bonds was a significant aspect of the Australian home front during the Second World War. Administered by the Commonwealth War Loan Office, the war loans scheme encouraged Australians to buy war bonds which would mature… Read More ›
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Dog had a taste in Irish celebrations
A well-dressed man with a shamrock in his buttonhole celebrated “Be Kind to Animals Week” as well as St. Patrick’s Day at Parramatta on March 17 1933. Walking into the Tattersall’s Hotel, at the corner of Church and George Streets accompanied by a beautiful… Read More ›
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War time beer shortages
Thousands rush beer at suburban hotel Four thousand people gathered yesterday afternoon at the Imperial Hotel, Milson’s Point – one of the few hotels open in Sydney. The hotel served English beer at a shilling and six pence a pint…. Read More ›
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Royal Oak Hotel, Lidcombe
POLICE TAKE HOTEL DOOR POLICE caused quite a stir when they arrived at the crowded bar of the Royal Oak Hotel at Lidcombe in Sydney’s west one Saturday afternoon with screwdrivers in hand. Drinkers were surprised when shortly after 3pm… Read More ›
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Road Trip: Balmain
By MICK ROBERTS © THE four Balmain pubs visited on our last road trip started their trading life as working class, blue collar establishments. They all opened over a century ago, frequented by wharfies, factory workers and customers known for… Read More ›
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Hotel Marrickville, Marrickville
Marrickville’s longest bar in NSW…. The Hotel Marrickville reportedly had the longest public bar in NSW during the 1940s. Located at the corner of Illawarra Street and Marrickville Road, Marrickville, three pubs have traded from the site. Established in 1884 as the… Read More ›
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Royal Surrey Hotel, Bondi Junction
Barmaid, Joan Naira, using a beer-bowser at the Royal Surrey Hotel, Oxford Street, Bondi Junction hotel. “The bowser, a novelty in Sydney, works like a petrol pump,” reported the Daily Telegraph on December 23 1949.
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Harold Park trotter’s training plan
NOORAN, nine-year-old Harold Park pacer, to whom owner -trainer Harold Collins is giving a schooner, is a “regular” at hotels from St Peters to Bondi. Each day he drinks four or five schooners when pulling a cart which delivers poultry… Read More ›
