WITH less than four feet (1.22m) facing George Street, Scruffy Murphy’s is said to have the smallest frontage of a pub in Sydney. The pub, originally known as the Goulburn Hotel, was purchased by Sydney brewery, Tooheys Limited in 1930…. Read More ›
Haymarket
Rolling out the barrels
The “Beer Barrel Polka” was enacted in earnest at Haymarket today when, following a mishap to a brewers’ waggon, barrels cascaded over the street. Some of the people’s interest waned, however, when it was learned that they were empty. – The… Read More ›
The Burlington Hotel, Haymarket Sydney
THE Great Western Coffee Palace was designed by Sydney City Architect and built at the corner of Hay Street and Sussex Street, Haymarket in 1914 by the Sydney City Council as a ‘ temperance hotel’. It was located on land resumed… Read More ›
The Dog and Duck, Haymarket, Sydney: 1815-1891
By MICK ROBERTS © FOR over 80 years the Dog and Duck was a landmark pub on George Street Sydney. A coach terminus for travellers between country NSW and Sydney, and popular with teamsters bringing stock and trade from the… Read More ›