world war two
Beer all day packs the bar
THIS 1949 photo shows the packed bar of a Liverpool Street hotel in Sydney during a day when it sold draught and bottled beer from 10am to 5.30pm. The picture shows the congestion in the public bar at 4pm when most… Read More ›
War time beer shortages
Thousands rush beer at suburban hotel Four thousand people gathered yesterday afternoon at the Imperial Hotel, Milson’s Point – one of the few hotels open in Sydney. The hotel served English beer at a shilling and six pence a pint…. Read More ›
Criterion Hotel, Sydney
No Beer, Hotel Shut, Sailor Unhappy The Criterion Hotel, Pitt-street, city, was unable to open its doors except for an hour late this afternoon, because of the shortage of beer. “The position is hopeless,” said the licensee, Mr. A. Horsman…. Read More ›
War-time beer rationing and a thirsty Australia
DURING World War II limits were placed on beer production in Australia, requiring breweries to reduce their output by two-thirds. Rationing of beer came into force in March 1942, and by January 1943, newspapers were reporting 75 per cent of… Read More ›
Pub crawl with a twist
RETURNED soldier Jim Moody, of East St. Kilda, Melbourne, crawled one mile, from Spring-st to Spencer-st, Melbourne, carrying a glass of beer to win a £5 bet that Middle East men were “tougher” than New Guinea veterans. – Toodyay Herald… Read More ›
School’s in…
Digger (right) holds glass of beer in one hand, “tosses ’em” with the other, while others of the impromptu Hay Street (Perth) school” await the result. – The Daily News (Perth, WA) Friday 22 November 1940.
Yanks singing in the bar
When Police Constable Pinner visited the Mundijong Hotel (Western Australia) at 8pm on April 1 he found a crowd of Yanks and Australians singing in the lounge. Bar door was open, and the barman was wiping down the counter and… Read More ›
Scratchy sleep at Darlington’s Royal Hotel
THE Royal Hotel at the corner of Abercrombie and Codrington Streets, Darlington, like many Sydney pubs, struggled to survive through the war years. Beer rationing, and even, as the following story reveals, restrictions on the availability of bed linen made… Read More ›