Australian Hotels
Book reveals the colourful tales of Bellambi and Bulli pubs
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 ›
Min Min Hotel
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 ›
Strange funerals
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 ›
The Crown is the survivor of Pontville’s two pubs
PONTVILLE once had two pubs, the Crown and the Bridge, to service the thirsts of the old Tasmanian garrison town, where convicts built an impressive sandstone bridge over the Jordan River. The Bridge Hotel traded on the northern side of… Read More ›
Beer bottle ear-rings for barmaids
A new fashion in ear-rings is worn by barmaids at a Newcastle suburban hotel. Carol Munday is pictured fitting a beer bottle top ear-ring for Lili Skafe. – The Newcastle Sun 17 November 1954
McConkey’s Bodalla Hotel
A pub filled with history McCONKEY’S Hotel has been a landmark at Bodalla [on the NSW South Coast] for many years, and is overflowing with history. Established in 1875 and owned by The Bodalla (Pastoral) Company until the 1930s… Read More ›
Bringing out the corpse
UNDERTAKERS do not always take their pleasures sadly, and some of the best parties have been thrown in the workshop of one establishment where wooden overcoats are tailored to measure. One night the drinks ran low, and as it was… Read More ›
Strong Man Inn, Parramatta
Breasting the bar earns Margaret time in the watch house MARGARET Carey, after enjoying a couple of rums at the Strong Man Inn, Parramatta in September 1828, was ordered to spend time in the watch house “until sober” after souveniring… Read More ›