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Kangaroo calls at pub for drink
MELBOURNE, Sat — Will kangaroos drink beer? Should they be permitted to do so? The committee of the Field Naturalists’ Club of Victoria was confronted by these puzzles this week. The matter arose from a recent complaint by a member… Read More ›
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Hen gets ‘clucky’ on beer
Here she is, Hilda, the beer-drinking hen: At Jack Ahem’s Hamilton Hotel [Brisbane, Qld] they’ve got hen which drinks beer — and cat which puts hen to bed when it gets ‘clucky’ on grog! “Hilda the Hen’s” penchant for beer… Read More ›
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Imperial Hotel, Inverell
On the job for 85 years THREE employees of the Imperial Hotel, Inverell (NSW) have spent a total of 85 years at the one hotel. William Henderson (left) has been barman for 27 years, says he has opened between 15,000… Read More ›
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The Sydney swill at six
This is what six o’clock closing means to most men — an undignified stand-up battle for an after-work drink in gloomy, unattractive surroundings. This rushed drinking against the clock forces most men to drink too much, too quickly leads to… Read More ›
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Federal Hotel, Petersburg
Federal Hotel, Petersburg, South Australia The above spacious and commodious hotel, which is situated on the western side of Dandaloo-street, facing the railway station, is a substantial building of brick It contains 55 rooms, with spacious vestibules and corridors. The ground floor… Read More ›
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They learnt Australian ways
ACTU president Albert Monk joins the Soviet and Chinese delegates in a good old Australian custom — breasting the bar to enjoy a few middies of Melbourne’s famous beer. – Sydney Tribune July 11 1956
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Golden Fleece Hotel, Albury
OLD HOTEL GOES TO MAKE WAY FOR SCHOOL The former Golden Fleece Hotel in Albury was demolished in 1939 to make way for a school playground. The pub was located in David Street, and was demolished, along with a few… Read More ›
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Yerong Creek Hotel
TAKEN OVER YERONG CREEK HOTEL Mr and Mrs E. Lalor, with Miss Lalor, who have taken over the lease of the Yerong Creek Hotel. – The Border Morning Mail March 19 1943. Yerong Creek is a town in the Riverina area… Read More ›
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Old Commodore Hotel, North Sydney
Middy-a-minute man replaces his sweat Fifty-nine-year-old gasworker Bert Fyfe yesterday drank 12 middies of beer in four minutes. A few minutes before this he drank six middies in a leisurely six minutes. Before returning to work he drank five more… Read More ›
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Melbourne Hotels ›
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The Pub Counter Lunch
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The 1952 Victorian Beer Strike
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Commercial Hotel, Port Adelaide
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Exchange Hotel, Adelaide
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Selborne Hotel, Adelaide
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Southern Cross Hotel, Adelaide
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St Leonards Inn, St Leonards
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Imperial Hotel, Adelaide
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Red Lion Hotel, Adelaide
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Queensland hotel advertisements
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