By MICK ROBERTS © BETWEEN voyages an old sea captain was a regular visitor to the bar of Sydney’s Club House Hotel during the 1870s and 80s. With him, sitting on his shoulder – like all good seafearing captains did at… Read More ›
Club House Hotel
The 1948 beer strike left Sydney dry and thirsty
By MICK ROBERTS © A STRIKE of brewery maintenance workers in 1948, just as Sydney was showing some signs of recovery from beer shortages and rationing during and after World War II, had a profound impact on the working class… Read More ›