WHAT WE MAY EXPECT WHEN THE BARMAID IS ABOLISHED. – Queensland Figaro and Punch (Brisbane) Saturday 25 July 1885
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City’s Lone Barmaid
FORTY years ago this week, Adelaide stopped registering barmaids. Only one is still on the job in the city – Miss Lily Dear, of the Orient Hotel, Rundle Street. No barmaids were registered after March 31, 1909. A licensee’s wife… Read More ›
More Bad News
A new clause has been inserted in the Licensing Bill providing for registration of barmaids, with a view to their being gradually eliminated. —News item. Alas! a dismal world is this! The Wowsers run the show; They’ve shut the pubs at… Read More ›