Shining a spotlight on Australia’s pub culture

They are a key part of Australia's cultural identity and have been central to many great yarns and tall tales in Australian folklore. Now, a project from the Australian National University (ANU) Archives is offering a rare insight into the history of some of Australia's oldest pubs. At the centre of the project is Tooth and Company, a major beer producer in New South Wales for more than 150 years. At its peak Tooth & Co. Ltd owned more than 700 hotels across New South Wales. ANU Archivist Catherine Ziegler said the project has something from very nearly every town in New South Wales. "It gives an indication of what was going on in the town and even what the major industry was, whether it was mining or grain or sheep." "Brewers, barmaids & boozers: a history of Tooth & Co.
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