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During the height of the Turon gold rush in New South Wales (1851–1900), the area surrounding the Turon River—particularly Sofala and Wattle Flat—transformed from a canvas town of thousands into a bustling, permanent mining district supported by a dense network of hotels. Between the 1850s and 1870s, the Sofala and Hill End areas boasted over 35 to 50 licensed pubs, alongside hundreds of illegal "sly grog" tents, catering to a population that peaked at nearly 10,000 in late 1851. Hotel licenses in the 1850s were not an easy thing to get. This book explores the conditions and lists the numbers and names of the pubs and the publicans who ran them during this thriving time.
By Ken Webb
During the height of the Turon gold rush in New South Wales (1851–1900), the area surrounding the Turon River—particularly Sofala and Wattle Flat—transformed from a canvas town of thousands into a bustling, permanent mining district supported by a dense network of hotels. Between the 1850s and 1870s, the Sofala and Hill End areas boasted over 35 to 50 licensed pubs, alongside hundreds of illegal "sly grog" tents, catering to a population that peaked at nearly 10,000 in late 1851. Hotel licenses in the 1850s were not an easy thing to get. This book explores the conditions and lists the numbers and names of the pubs and the publicans who ran them during this thriving time.
By Ken Webb
