EVERYDAY SCENE at the Newcastle Hotel , George Street North. Three business girls get together for a lunchtime “hen party”. Centre back ground (wearing hat) is Mr. Ted (“Tiger”) Hennessy who was president of Lithgow ULVA for 12 years. –… Read More ›
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Sydney’s Petty Hotel and the harbour city’s first beer garden
SYDNEY’s first beer garden was established facing York Street outside Petty’s Hotel at the corner of Jamieson and Clarence Streets late in 1938. While beer gardens are now common in the yards of Sydney pubs, they were difficult to find… Read More ›
She Couldn’t Buy Her Beer
THIS woman went into the main bar of the Australia Hotel, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, last Wednesday afternoon and asked for a beer. Barmaids refused to serve her. She then helped herself to several beers standing on the counter before a group of men…. Read More ›