Table of Contents
Introduction xi
A Toast to Temperance Anonymous xvii
Section 1 A National Pastime
The Alcoholics' Creed Anonymous 3
The Alcoholic History of Australia Jim Haynes 5
I Allus Has Wan at Eleven Anonymous 23
One Hundred Stubbies Kenneth Cook 25
The Fellow from Sydney Anonymous 35
The Man Who Stole Nine Chooks… Jim Haynes 37
Sweeney Henry Lawson 42
A Letter to The Bulletin Henry Lawson 45
The Promise E.G. Murphy ('Dryblower') 47
Anzac Night in the Gardens Lennie Lower 49
Lifespan Anonymous 51
The 99th Regiment Are Revolting Jim Haynes 53
You Can't Take It with You Anonymous 59
Mr Sloove's Speech Lennie Lower 61
The Convicts' Rum Song Anonymous 66
Section 2 Under the Influence
When Is a Man Drunk? Anonymous 69
Snakes and Alcohol Kenneth Cook 71
Drunks 'Syd Swagman 81
The Valentine's Day Mutiny Jim Haynes 83
Lines on Ale Edgar Allan Poe 109
There's a Patron Saint of Drunks Jim Haynes 111
Tim Dooley Thomas E. Spencer 118
The Final Meeting of the Book Club Jacqueline Kent 121
Over the Wine Victor Daley ('Creeve Roe') 126
The Lobster and the Lioness Ernest O'Ferrall 129
'Doogan' C.J. Dennis ('Den') 139
The Evening before Leaving Home 'Steele Rudd' 143
Wonderful Love Anonymous 147
The Mixture as Never Before Lennie Lower 149
Her Dying Wish Anonymous 152
Section 3 Pubs
The Drinkers' Hymn Anonymous 155
Aussie Pubs Jim Haynes 157
The Local Pub Wilbur G. Howcroft 164
A Bush Publican's Lament Henry Lawson 165
The Publican at the Pearly Gate Anonymous 169
Six O'clock Madness Jim Haynes 171
The Overflow Anonymous 182
Where the Cooler Bars Grow Lennie Lower 183
The Shanty by the Way Traditional/E.J. Overbury 187
Charlie's Story Jim Haynes 189
The Glass on the Bar Henry Lawson 194
The Six O'clock Swells Frank Daniel 197
The Precious Word C.J. Dennis ('Den) 205
The Day the Pub Didn't Burn Down Jim Haynes 207
The Old 'White Horse C.J. Dennis ('Den') 216
Section 4 Hangovers
The Morning After Col Wilson ('Blue the Shearer') 221
The Drunken Kangaroo Kenneth Cook 223
Trouble Brewing Claude Morris 230
Champagne after the Races Lennie Lower 233
My Wife David Nicholson 236
My First Literary Lunch "The Sandman 237
Moderation Victor Daley ('Creeve Roe') 242
Thin Ice Russell Hannah/Jim Haynes 243
McCarthy's Brew George Essex Evans 246
Court Day at Billy Billy Anonymous (The Bulletin, 1896) 249
A Rum Complaint Claude Morris 251
A Journalists Funeral Anonymous (The Bulletin, 1889) 253
The Pints That I've Refused E.G. Murphy ('Dryblower') 257
Drinks with a Kick in Them Lennie Lower 259
Bluey Brink Anonymous 261
How Sexy Rex Cleared the Bar Jim Haynes 263
A Song of Light John Barr 268
Acknowledgements 270
