Who lived in Broken Hill in the 1970's

[Stuck]

I know it's a tough one but I'm hoping someone on here can help me out. If you travelled up Oxide st., past the picture theatre and then turned left into Argent st (say heading towards Wilcannia), What was the name of the next pub on the left after Woodsons hardware (maybe on the corner of Argent and Iodide streets but not 100% sure) ?. The West Darling pub was on the corner of Oxide and Argent. Mum asked me last night and it's not because dad's gone missing again :wasntme:. Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Anthony.

[Redback]

There's 2 in Oxide St

Mulga Hill at 264 and Tydvil Hotel at 318.

Mulga Hill is on the corner of the Barrier Hwy and Oxide St.

BTW Broken Hill had a lot more pubs in the 70s compared to now.

Baz.

[Stuck]

BTW Broken Hill had a lot more pubs in the 70s compared to now.


Aint that the truth !!!. Thats probably why I can't find it on google. The one I'm chasing was in Argent st. Last time I was out there was in '83 and I was surprised at the amount of butcher shops that had turned into video shops. God knows what they'd be now.

[JDNSW]

If you can wait until Friday, I can probably get the answer - I have a visitor arriving Friday who has lived all his life in Broken Hill.

John

[Redback]

Aint that the truth !!!. Thats probably why I can't find it on google. The one I'm chasing was in Argent st. Last time I was out there was in '83 and I was surprised at the amount of butcher shops that had turned into video shops. God knows what they'd be now.

I was there in 77 on my way to Whyalla, OK the only Hotel I can find in Argent St is the Royal Exchange Hotel 320 Argent St.

Map
http://www.hotelscombined.com.au/Hotel.aspx?fileName=Royal_Exchange_Hotel_Broken_Hi ll&languageCode=EN&tabId=Map

Baz.

[Stuck]

If you can wait until Friday, I can probably get the answer - I have a visitor arriving Friday who has lived all his life in Broken Hill.

John
That would be marvellous as this is doing my head in. I've got a fuzzy memory of what it was like inside and a bit better memory of what the outside looked like but I can't get a clear view of the place via google earth. If I told Mum the name it would click.
Cheers,
Anthony.

[groucho]

I'll ask my ex missus she was born and bread there
"Didn't mind a drink on a hot day or any day for that matter
She would know......:p

[Bushie]

Astra ?

Australian Heritage Photographic Database search results (Detail) (http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/heritage/photodb/imagesearch.pl?proc=detail;barcode_no=rt06105)

Marios Palace (or The Palace)?
Digital Collections - Pictures - Evans, Joyce. Mario's Palace Hotel, Argent Street, Broken Hill [picture]. (http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an11923820-1)

Australian Heritage Photographic Database search results (Detail) (http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/heritage/photodb/imagesearch.pl?proc=detail;barcode_no=rt06088)


West Darling ?
Australian Heritage Photographic Database search results (Detail) (http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/heritage/photodb/imagesearch.pl?proc=detail;barcode_no=rt06093)

Duke of Cornwall
Australian Heritage Photographic Database search results (Detail) (http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/heritage/photodb/imagesearch.pl?proc=detail;barcode_no=rt06102)

or Silver City Working mans club
Australian Heritage Photographic Database search results (Detail) (http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/heritage/photodb/imagesearch.pl?proc=detail;barcode_no=rt06092)

All found through Picture Australia (http://pictureaustralia.org)


Martyn

[Barra1]

Lot of good pubs mentioned there:D

Other pubs on Argent Street - the Junction could be considered (although on a corner), the Palace, Criterion... lots of them.

It was considered a feat just to be standing after completing a pub-crawl of the Argent Street pubs.:eek:

And Oxide Street did have the Imperial, Royal and Southern Cross.

However, I believe the pub you are after was called the Barrier Arms (note: I'm not a 100 per cent sure - it was a long time ago) - but I'm sure it has gone to the great place in the sky for pubs - as indeed many of the other great pubs - for example the Pig an' Whistle:(

[groucho]

Had some good times at the Pig n whistle.......

[Barra1]

Had some good times at the Pig n whistle.......

And here I was thinking that anyone who had a good time at the Pig an' Whistle would not be able to remember it:eek::eek:

Of course - that would be after you had spent several hours at the Sydney Club Hotel, fell into the Black Lion and then made it up the road to the Pig.:cool:

[The ho har's]

I am still wondering how come all you guys know sooo many pubs in Broken hill and the addresses:D;)


Mrs hh:angel:

PS when we were there in Dec/Jan we didn't visit one pub:eek:

[groucho]

We were carting a lot of gear from SA to Cobar back then
Back in the good ole days. . Yep many a sore head from the Pig n Whistle. was that end of town called Mt gipps or something. That pub and that name comes to gether for some reason. One of the blokes we were travelling with would wake us up the next morning with a shot from a sawn off shot gum\n:nazilock:........

[Redback]

I am still wondering how come all you guys know sooo many pubs in Broken hill and the addresses:D;)


Mrs hh:angel:

PS when we were there in Dec/Jan we didn't visit one pub:eek:

Broken Hill is famous for it's pubs, a world record in fact for one town, in NSW we know how to drink:p;)

[The ho har's]

Broken Hill is famous for it's pubs, a world record in fact for one town, in NSW we know how to drink:p;)


ain't touching that one;):D:p

Mrs hh:angel:

[groucho]

I wouldn't know the address' of em.
Come think of it i wouldn't have been able to find the bloody door
on closing time....:p Ps the ex ses they may have been The

Crown
Impreial
or the victoria..........

[Redback]

I wouldn't know the address' of em.
Come think of it i wouldn't have been able to find the bloody door
on closing time....:p Ps the ex ses they may have been The

Crown
Impreial
or the victoria..........

It seems some of us have moved to the Illawarra:rolleyes:






















































:Thump::Rolling:

Baz:whistling:

[Barra1]

We were carting a lot of gear from SA to Cobar back then
Back in the good ole days. . Yep many a sore head from the Pig n Whistle. was that end of town called Mt gipps or something. That pub and that name comes to gether for some reason. One of the blokes we were travelling with would wake us up the next morning with a shot from a sawn off shot gum\n:nazilock:........

Mt Gipps was out of town on the Wilcannia/Cobar Road - a very popular pub on Friday nights ....and Saturday/Sunday arvo....but always an interesting trip back into town after session....roos etc.

Head towards Tibooburra and you had the Stephens Creek Hotel - run for many years by two rogues - Mooggy Sutton (Correct spelling) and Papa Joe McLennan.:D

Stephens Creek Pub was legendary amongst the locals:cool:

[groucho]

Probably got sloshed at that one too. That part of the life is a blurrrrr
Redback
I most probably payed off the North Gong.......:p

[Redback]

Probably got sloshed at that one too. That part of the life is a blurrrrr
Redback
I most probably payed off the North Gong.......:p

That's what they all say:p the Scarborough and the Grand was my watering hole, as well as the Panorama, early 70s I'm talking though:D

Baz.

[Stuck]

I am still wondering how come all you guys know sooo many pubs in Broken hill and the addresses:


There were blokes out there that turned drinking into an extreme sport.

[Olfella]

Stuck,
The pub along the barrier H/way past the old hardware store is over Iodide St and past the ABC building. It is the Willyama. I think there was another little one before Iodide St. Last time I looked that was an Indigenous health centre. Hope this jogs a memory.
Regards,
Chris.

[The ho har's]

hey just realised in the early 70's I was far too young to be in pubs;):D


you must be all old farts;):D:p:wasntme:

A young Mrs hh:angel:

[Stuck]

We were carting a lot of gear from SA to Cobar back then
Back in the good ole days. . Yep many a sore head from the Pig n Whistle. was that end of town called Mt gipps or something.
The Mt. Gipps pub was a little way out of town heading for Wilcannia. The people that had that in the very late 70's were awesome hosts. If you were a truckie staying over, they didn't have a kitchen but if you let them know you were staying the night, the publicans wife cooked an extra sitting for you of whatever they were having for a nominal cost. It's shut now as is Stephens Creek and Yanco Glen but did they still have the glass hanging from the light in the main bar that used to catch the drips.

[Stuck]

Stuck,
The pub along the barrier H/way past the old hardware store is over Iodide St and past the ABC building. It is the Willyama. I think there was another little one before Iodide St. Last time I looked that was an Indigenous health centre. Hope this jogs a memory.
Regards,
Chris.
Cheers for that Olfella,
The Barrier hwy is part of Williams st which runs straight or more or less is the Adelaide road. The Sydney to Adelaide regulars used to take a few shortcuts to get from Argent st to William st.

[Redback]

hey just realised in the early 70's I was far too you to be in pubs;):D


you must be all old farts;):D:p:wasntme:

A young Mrs hh:angel:

Were you:eek:































Baz:D

[Stuck]

If you can wait until Friday, I can probably get the answer - I have a visitor arriving Friday who has lived all his life in Broken Hill.

John
Thanks John,
Might have to take you up on that offer.

Cheers,
Anthony.