By MICK ROBERTS © THERE were lessons to be learnt from our road trip to the central tablelands of NSW. And what was one of those lessons? Bush pubs are as diverse as the publicans behind their bars. Our road… Read More ›
Cobb and Co
In praise of the Australian pub
The following story by Ken Schapel is one of the most eloquent and apt descriptions I have read of the Australian pub. During my many years’ research as a social historian I have cast my eyes over countless attempts at… Read More ›
White Horse effigy and the Box Hill pub
By MICK ROBERTS © PATRICK Trainer built a coaching inn that would later become famous for a white timber horse that sat over the doorway of its public bar. The White Horse Hotel, a two-storey brick building, was a change-over… Read More ›