BRISBANE, Wed: When the minesweeper Warrnambool was sunk by a mine off Queensland last September, her captain, Commander A. J. Travis, little thought that he would retrieve anything from the wreck. However, a diver was recently sent to examine the… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © IT’S fair to say that the Chinese are not the first settlers who spring to mind when telling the story of Colonial pubs in Australia. Although the Irish and English dominated as Colonial publicans, there were… Read More ›
A recent visitor to Mt. Isa (Q.) says it is the only town he has ever been in for the past three years in which there was no talk of depression. There, he saw thirsty miners being allowed into a hotel bar in relays…. Read More ›
THE Transcontinental Hotel was constructed in 1883-4. In 1879 Peter Murphy, wine and spirit merchant, leased premises in George Street from Francois Boudin. In 1881 he acquired the adjoining vacant land. On 28 August 1883 Peter Murphy, then publican and… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © IN August 2014 we visited the northern Queensland township of Mossman where we stopped by the magnificent Exchange Hotel. This pub dominates the streetscape, and dates back to 1896. The Exchange Hotel at Mossman was built… Read More ›