Captains Flat Hotel - Captains Flat, NSW
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Tuena
S 35° 35.529 E 149° 26.698
55H E 721510 N 6058534
The hotel was built in 1938 by the brewer Tooth & Co & is the only hotel in this former gold mining town.
Waymark Code: WMQTJC
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 03/27/2016
Views: 6
A large two story hotel with Art Deco features at either end. It has two bars, accommodation, lounges, a beer garden, dining room & is the outlet for the local Post Office.
Gold mining continued at the nearby Lake George gold mine until 1962 & when I visited last Saturday (a Groundspeak event) the publican explained that miners would be lined up 6 deep to get their beer or preferred spirit. It now relies on locals & tourists for its trade.
It claimed to have the longest bar in the southern hemisphere at the time of construction and was the focal point of many miners’ social lives.
A demonstration of the mysterious floating glass of beer was organised & one would need to be there to believe what you're seeing. A schooner of beer about 80% full was pushed up & down in a corner of the bar until it miraculously just hung there!
Real Ale: no
Bar Food Available: yes
Restaurant: yes
Children Allowed: Special rooms
Dogs Allowed: no
Garden: yes
Accommodation: yes
Beer brewed on site: no
CAMRA Listed: Not Listed
Website: Not listed
General comments: Not listed
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