NEAR the Hotel Wellington at Canberra stands a statue of Scotland’s Bobbie Burns. A close look at the poet’s eyes reveals that, while one of them gazes steadfastly in the direction of a nearby church, the other thoughtfully… Read More ›
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Clearing the air: Banning smoking in pubs
TOM Nicholls had been drinking at the Kingston Hotel in the Australian Capital Territory for 30 years in 1993 when the push started to ban smoking in pubs. Australian pubs were notorious for smoke filled rooms, with long ash-trays, skirting… Read More ›
Women’s dry argument with the Rex bar
THE Hitching Rail Bar, the male stronghold of the Canberra Rex Hotel, was invaded yesterday by about 30 members of the Women’s Electoral Lobby demanding the same service as men. Hotel employees refused to serve them, saying the bar was for men only. They were… Read More ›
Deakin Inn, Australian Capital Territory
THE Deakin Inn was opened by brewery giant, Toohey’s Limited as a pub and motel on April 9, 1968. The pub had a short trading life, and seems to have closed by the 1990s. According to Tooth & Company brewery’s… Read More ›