Thelma Smith

Boozing budgie had top billing at Sydney’s Star Hotel in the 1950s

By Mick Roberts on December 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

DURING the 1950s, Sydney’s Star Hotel became known for its boozing budgie, Peter. The long-gone Star was located at the corner of Dalley and George Streets near Circular Quay, in Sydney’s CBD. The pub, which was tied to Toohey’s brewery,… Read More ›

Peter’s beer glass bath at the Star Hotel

By Mick Roberts on September 18, 2016 • ( 0 )

“BUT I’LL TAKE my bath now”. In a tilted schooner of lukewarm water, Peter washes himself. Peter lives with his owner, Mrs. Thelma Smith, in the Star Hotel, George St., (Sydney) city. Each morning after his bath he is dried… Read More ›

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Boozing budgie had top billing at Sydney’s Star Hotel in the 1950s

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