Drinking Culture

TOOHEYS CELEBRATES 150 YEARS IN BUSINESS

The NSW-born Tooheys brewing has notched up 150 years in business, throwing parties around the state celebrating all its brands – from Old to New and beyond. On 7 September 1869, two Irish-Australian brothers, John and James Toohey, obtained their brewing license and began production at the first Tooheys Brewery, in Darling Harbour. Their first

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AUSTRALIAN DRINKING HABITS 2019

The 2019 study by Roy Morgan on the drinking habits of Australians reports continued decline in regular consumption but further clarity for licensed venues and retailers. Roy Morgan’s Alcohol Consumption Currency Report questioned 15,000+ consumers, to continue the company’s statistical analysis of the liquor landscape across Australia. The Report notes that two-thirds (66.3 per cent)

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LONGEST PUB NAME REOPENS BESIDE SHORTEST

Two record-holding British pubs have been unwittingly brought together, offering visitors to Stalybridge the pub with the longest name in the country beside the one with the shortest. In 1880, in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn opened its doors. After generations of trade, in 1995 it was formally

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