Sampling extract of the foaming malt which will go towards making the 25 per cent, increased ration of beer for the public, is Mr. Julius Dietrich, who has been brewing beer at Richmond, Victoria, for nearly 20 years. –The Sun… Read More ›
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Publican’s sign becomes his ‘tombstone’
Picture: The Sydney Sunday Herald, July 24 1949 By MICK ROBERTS © IN a small cemetery in Victoria’s highlands, legend has it that publican John Treffry was buried with his pub’s signboard as his ‘headstone’. John Treffry hosted the Running… Read More ›
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Victoria’s ‘Petticoat Pub’
Regular customers of a hotel in St. Kilda (Victoria) call it ‘Petticoat Pub.’ Women comprise the whole staff. Licensee Mrs. O. K. Edgar says that women are quicker and more courteous than men at hotel work. The staff of six includes her two daughters,… Read More ›
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His prank caught him on the hops
A CITY publican had to serve free beer to hundreds of thirsty customers yesterday because of a practical joke. He is Mr. Jack Mulcahy, licensee of the Grosvenor Hotel, Little Collins st (Melbourne, Victoria). Two of Mr. Mulcahy’s friends early this week posted notices on walls around… Read More ›
