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The McLeods and Dungog’s Royal Hotel
The McLeod family ran the Royal Hotel at Dungog in the Hunter Region of NSW for 15 years. Tom McLeod was granted the license of the pub in 1925, and his son, Arthur took the reins in 1931. The McLeods… Read More ›
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The Royal Hotel at Richmond has traded for over 155 years
The Royal Hotel, Richmond, 1933. Picture: Noel Butlin Archives, Australian National University The Royal Hotel at Richmond was built in 1864, and licensed in 1865. William Reid called for tenders to build his two storey brick inn at the… Read More ›
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Here’s how you can help your local pub during the coronavirus lock-down
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 ›
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A rare 1920s look inside an outback pub: The Stuart Arms Hotel, Alice Springs
The above slide show is a rare glimpse inside an Australian outback pub in 1921. What’s also is remarkable about these images are that each photograph identifies the men inside the bar of the Stuart Arms Hotel, and some of… Read More ›
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The adventures of Bluey & Curley in our Australian pubs
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 ›
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Road Trip: The pubs of the O’Connell Plains
Note: The venues on this Road Trip were visited before ‘The Great Pub Lockdown’ on March 23 2020. The O’Connell Hotel and Tarana Hotel remain open for take away food only (check venues for days and times), while the Alexander… Read More ›
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Three Western Australian publicans from the past
Bob Connell Burlington Hotel, Bunbury Mine host of the remodelled Burlington Hotel, in Victoria-street, Bunbury, Bob has proved one of the most effective workers in the interests of the town and district. No man is better versed in the potentialities and the… Read More ›
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Assembly Hotel, Sydney: Proud beauty scorns the demon rum
YOU can see Sydney’s only religious cockatoo any time in the saloon bar of the Assembly Hotel, Phillip-street. The cockatoo, called Smith, lives there, but he — Refuses alcohol of any kind, and cannot be tricked. He is shown turning… Read More ›
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David Fitch, publican, mayor and sportsman: The Court House Hotel, Narromine
For many years, during the early part of the 20th century, the Court House Hotel at Narromine, a town located about 40 kilometres west of Dubbo in the central west of New South Wales, was known simply as ‘Fitch’s’. The… Read More ›
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Hobart hotels ›
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Beer drums on trial
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The Battle for Beer
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Court Hotel, Perth & The O’Briens
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Melbourne Hotels ›
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The flash bars of Melbourne’s Royal Mail Hotel
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Melbourne hotelier, Jimmy Richardson
November 12, 2019
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Naked woman takes a dip in pub’s water trough
August 18, 2019
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They learnt Australian ways
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Flinders Street Angel Retires
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Pluto arrives in Melbourne
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The Pub Counter Lunch
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Apollo Inn, Melbourne
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The 1952 Victorian Beer Strike
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In praise of the pub
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Sydney hotels ›
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Melbourne chef brings fine dining to Sydney pub
June 11, 2020
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Carlton & United Breweries rolling out 2,000 barrels of free beer to help pubs through pandemic
May 28, 2020
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Assembly Hotel, Sydney: Proud beauty scorns the demon rum
March 25, 2020
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Spanish influenza pandemic closed Sydney’s pubs for almost a month in 1919
March 16, 2020
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Plaza Hotel, Sydney had the first fully automated glass washing machine in NSW
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Singing publican drops dead on stage
February 14, 2020
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Evolution of the Australian beer glass
January 10, 2020
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When talented pets were pub attractions
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Dind’s Hotel, Milson’s Point
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Albury Hotel, Paddington
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Adelaide hotels ›
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Adelaide’s last barmaid: When women were barred from behind the bar
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Commercial Hotel, Port Adelaide
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Rebel Irish flag at Adelaide hotel
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Strategic beer break
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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: A South Australian pub hosted by one family for almost a century
August 29, 2017
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Early taverns of South Australia
August 21, 2017
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Barmen strike forces Adelaide’s Imperial Hotel publican behind his bar
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Brisbane hotels ›
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Royal Hotel, Brisbane
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The Treasury Hotel, Brisbane
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Treasury Hotel, Brisbane
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Crown Hotel, Brisbane
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Queensland hotel advertisements
December 9, 2018
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Beer taster Bee
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