Goolgowi Royal Mail Hotel

Monday, November 15, 2010

Royal Mail Hotel - Goolgowi

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Regards Jo and Graham.

Some more History

The erection and opening of the Royal Mail Hotel in 1936 put an end to some very funny methods of "getting a drop" in the early days of Goolgowi..

Before the hotel had begun it was common for beer to be bought from the back of a truck. One salesman had his truck parked at the side of Neil Jackson's and those gentleman who had come to town to attend a dance found their way there to purchase a beer for 2 shillings (20c) which is about the same size as a penny (1c).
The drinkers placed their 2 shillings in a canvas bag and as the night wore on, the salesman kept pace with his customers drinking.
His takings mounted and the money bag grew heavier.
A wonderful time was had by all. The drinkers drank all they could.
The salesman had sold all his stock. Everyone was happy
until the next morning - the salesman with an acute hangover woke and checked his takings and found the customers had been slipping pennies into his bag instead of 2 shillings.