Sydneys Pubs - Liquor Larrikins and the Law
Sydney’s pubs are vibrant, noisy, democratic, character-filled, sometimes controversial and always handy for a celebration or a quiet drink at the end of the day - the landscape of the city is unthinkable without them.
More than mere commercial purveyors of alcohol, pubs define the pulse, personality and tempo of a city.
Over the years, pubs have generated fierce partisan loyalties from various classes, professions and trades, temperance debates, Royal Commissions, a sly grog industry and underworld patronage, as well as legal scrutiny, policing and regulation.
This exhibition takes you on a rich journey through Sydney’s pubs (past and present) and includes historic photography, pub paraphernalia and material relating to the sly grog era, as well as historic film and an interactive map of the city and its pubs in previous times (circa 1910) and today.
'Bar scene', Herbert Badham, 1940, Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth © Estate of the artist
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