Australian Bush Pubs

Download or read book Australian Bush Pubs 2/e written by Craig and Savage Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavishly illustrated in full-colour, this book is visual pub crawl through many historic outback watering holes, including such classics as QLD's Birdsville Hotel and NWS' characterful Tilpa Hotel. There's a short history of each establishment along with unusual aspects, such as famous patrons, events and even ghosts!

Download or read book Pub Yarns written by Colin Whelan and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a journey to some of the most memorable and extraordinary pubs in Australia. Each of these outstanding country, bush and outback pubs has a unique story to tell about its surroundings, its neighbours and about its customers, both regular and occasional. Author and photographer Colin Whelan crosses Australia on his motorbike to visit these disappearing icons of outback Australia. He tells of his travels between the pubs, the marvellous stories of pioneering history and the characters and drinking culture that he uncovered.

Download or read book Australian Bush Pubs 2/e written by Craig Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the authors of Australias favourite bush camping and 4WD guides comes a striking review of Australias iconic bush pubs. No-one is in a better position to know which are the countrys most extraordinary bush pubs - or to write about and photograph them. Lavishly illustrated with striking and fascinating full-colour photographs, Australian Bush Pubs features an eclectic collection of the outbacks historic watering holes, including such classics as Queenslands famous Birdsville Hotel and New South Waless characterful Tilpa Hotel. The accompanying text portrays a short history of each establishment along with any unusual aspects, such as happenings, famous patrons and even ghosts! This revised edition brings up to date their stories, including the handful of pubs that have closed since the original publication.

Download or read book Beyond the Ladies Lounge written by Clare Wright and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-22 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clare Wright's award-winning research challenges the myth that the Australian pub is a male domain, revealing the enduring and dynamic presence of female publicans behind the bar. Wright takes the reader on a pub crawl through this history: from Sarah Bird, the 27-year-old convict who was Australia's first female licensee, to Big Poll the Grog Seller, the miners' darling on the goldfields, to Cheryl Barassi and Dawn Fraser in recent years. Handsomely illustrated and weaving oral history interviews, archival sources, folk songs, bush ballads and other popular literature throughout the narrative, this groundbreaking book exposes the remarkable visibility and dominance of women in Austalian hotel-keeping culture. Clare Wright is a historian who has worked as a political speechwriter, university lecturer, historical consultant and radio and television broadcaster. Her first book, Beyond the Ladies Lounge: Australia’s Female Publicans, garnered both critical and popular acclaim. She researched, wrote and presented the ABC television documentary Utopia Girls and co-wrote The War That Changed Us, a four-part series commemorating the centenary of WWI for ABC1. The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka won the 2014 Stella Prize. Clare lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children.

Download or read book The Story of the Australian Bushrangers written by George Boxall and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book My Shout at the Daly Waters Pub written by Mark Venable and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historic Daly Waters Pub is in the middle of a 1,000,000 acre cattle station, with the nearest neighbours a six-pack of beer drive away. In between the neighbours and the constant wave of Territory tourists is the famous pub.In the mid-1980's I quit my surveying career to purchase the Daly Waters Pub in the Northern Territory. It became an adventure of a lifetime and this is my extraordinary story. With my wife Leonie, Max the cat and a few parrots, we drove 2,500km north across Australia in our Combi van to start a new life. Our excitement is contagious and our fears are real. "My Shout at the Daly Waters Pub" gives the reader a fascinating insight into the original pub owners and then my life as the publican, many years later, in a remote Northern Territory town of only six houses, thirteen locals and a bush pub. Many photos accompany the rollicking pub yarns and thought provoking anecdotes describing our experience of living in the outback.

Download or read book The Story of the Australian Bushrangers written by George E. Boxall and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: