“Curley” Elphick, barman at a Wagga hotel, photographed recently with his pet cockatoo which drinks a middy of beer a day. – Avon Argus November 23 1950 Subscribe to the latest Time Gents’ stories OR CONTRIBUTE BY CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD… Read More ›
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Wagga Wagga pub cocky sinks a middy a day
Curley Elphick, barman at a Wagga Wagga hotel (NSW), photographed with his pet cockatoo, which drinks a middy of beer a day. Picture: The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) Friday 20 October 1950. Subscribe to the latest Time Gents’ stories OR TIP… Read More ›
A grand landmark: The Hotel Culcairn and publican William Scholz
ONE of the magnificent landmarks of the NSW railway town of Culcairn is its grand hotel, built for Frederick William Scholz in 1911. The original single storey Culcairn Hotel was constructed in 1891 for local businessman, Alexander McBean, who did… Read More ›
Cow Rushed The Bar
 Sydney, Wednesday A MADDENED cow charged down the main street of Wagga last night with a policeman close behind. The cow charged through the door of Wagga’s newspaper office, knocked down a fence, then stormed through two sets of swinging… Read More ›