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 ›
THE South Australian mining town of Coober Pedy is known for its colourful characters. One of these legends was a bloke by the name of Karl Bratz. Karl, a miner who died in 1992 of cancer at the age of… Read More ›
DURING the reading of an affidavit at the Supreme Court, Townsville, it was stated that a certain person was a strict teetotaller. Mr. Justice Chubb thereupon said: “I very much admire him. I wish I were a teetotaller too. I… Read More ›
THE man with his hand on a bar room door in Perth is the general secretary of the Victorian Temperance Alliance, the Rev. E. S. Sanders. He is an investigator for the Victorian Royal Commission into liquor problems. After visiting a dozen of Perth’s seamier hotels he said,… Read More ›
THE Save Yourself Club caused quite a stir during the late 1930s and early 1940s when the group of Corrimal coal miners set-up camp at what was designated “Froth Blowers Retreat” at Towradgi Beach over the Christmas holidays, for days… Read More ›
Cartoons and comic strips with a uniquely Australia pub theme featured often in the pages of newspapers in the early half of last century. While the humour probably doesn’t meet the acceptability of today’s standards, with some cringingly politically incorrect,… Read More ›
THE Legislative Assembly has decided to permit publicans to sell non-intoxicating drinks after 9.30pm. It is expected that local publicans will follow the example of Glasgow by converting their hotels into social tea and refreshment rooms during prohibited hours.  – Truth (Melbourne, Victoria edition), Saturday 2 October 1915,… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © THEY travelled the country preaching the evils of drink; colourful characters with the gift of the gab and often with a tale of their remarkable transformation from drunkard to teetotaller – they were the temperance lecturers…. Read More ›