NEW research has revealed Australians did not “get on the beers” at home during the nation’s COVID-19 lockdowns despite the closure of licensed venues. On-premises alcohol consumption was prohibited in Australia in March following the closure of pubs, clubs, restaurants,… Read More ›
Carlton & United Breweries and the Australian Hotels Association have teamed up to help pubs survive the coronavirus crisis. For the Love of Your Local campaign is calling on drinkers to visit the ‘Love of Your Local’ website then nominate their… Read More ›
A POPULAR Australian newspaper comic strip during the war years, ‘Bluey and Curley’ was written by artist, caricaturist, and cartoonist Alex Gurney. Gurney was renowned for his generous habit of giving the original art work of his caricatures, cartoons, and… Read More ›
– Adelaide Chronicle March 17 1949
THE barmaids serving-up the beer in what is today’s Heritage Hotel at Bulli, south of Sydney, must have looked on in sheer horror as thousands of thirsty drinkers began filling the public bar on Christmas Eve 1940. To help celebrate… Read More ›
THE MYSTERIOUS Min Min lights were first recorded near the now-abandoned western Queensland settlement of Min Min early last century. The Min Min light is circular and has fuzzy, moving edges and is usually white, but can be green, yellow,… Read More ›
From time to time there have been curious happenings in Australia in connection with funerals, and the latest ranks with the most piquant. This is how the story goes; A funeral party that came to bury Jim Carroll, one of… Read More ›
DEMOLITION OF OLD BRIDGE HOTEL AT PONTVILLE WORK BEGUN – Acquired by the Government for £270, this ancient hostelry, on the northern side of Pontville Bridge, on the Hobart-Launceston main road, known as the Bridge Hotel, over a century old,… Read More ›