Seven Pubs, a Brewery and a Murder: The Illawarra’s First Decade of Licensed Trade 1830-1840 By MICK ROBERTS © SHAKING off the stigma of lawlessness, drunkenness and a reputation as a refuge for bushrangers, brought attempts at social restructure in… Read More ›
Chapter One: 1820 – 1830 The Evolution of the Australian Pub By MICK ROBERTS © THE liquor industry – particularly pubs – have played a determining role in the history of Australia. This fact is no more evident than in… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © THE history of Wollongong’s last main street pub, Dicey Riley’s can be traced-back to when James Cosgrove was granted a publican’s license for the site almost 165 year ago. Like all good pub yarns, the colourful… Read More ›
MICK ROBERTS © WELL over six feet tall and solidly built, Andrew Lysaght was an imposing and colourful Illawarra publican pioneer. A magistrate, who resigned after a parliamentary inquiry found he called the Wollongong Police Sergeant an “old woman”, he wasn’t… Read More ›