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You'll find these architectural hints to Townsvilles past in little pockets around the town. The Victoria Park Hotel is typical of numerous country towns pubs you'll find all over the state, generally on the only road through town and having big wide verandahs, upstairs accommodations, a beer garden out the back and flow through ventilation in the Public or Main bar.
Most pubs included a "Ladies' Lounge", furnished with chairs and tables, where women and men could drink together, but in many pubs women were usually only admitted to the Lounge Bar when accompanied by a male. It was also common for women not to be allowed to buy drinks for themselves. This all changed during the 1970's - thankfully.
Like most country town pubs, the pub is usually the only place open on a Sunday, but the thing with my photo is that the "Vic" is on one of the busiest roads in Townsville and you could have fired a cannon down the road and not hit anything. — @ South Townsville, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
You'll find these architectural hints to Townsvilles past in little pockets around the town. The Victoria Park Hotel is typical of numerous country towns pubs you'll find all over the state, generally on the only road through town and having big wide verandahs, upstairs accommodations, a beer garden out the back and flow through ventilation in the Public or Main bar.
Most pubs included a "Ladies' Lounge", furnished with chairs and tables, where women and men could drink together, but in many pubs women were usually only admitted to the Lounge Bar when accompanied by a male. It was also common for women not to be allowed to buy drinks for themselves. This all changed during the 1970's - thankfully.
Like most country town pubs, the pub is usually the only place open on a Sunday, but the thing with my photo is that the "Vic" is on one of the busiest roads in Townsville and you could have fired a cannon down the road and not hit anything. — @ South Townsville, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.