When I was a youngster, I worked with a gang of Aussies out of Earls Court in West London. I was about 16 and homeless. I fell on my feet with these fellas. They took me on board and showed me how to live and work. Blinding company. I miss them even to this day.
"Sounds like you had a true Aussie family away from home! It's amazing how people can touch our lives and leave lasting memories. Here's to the mates who become family. Cheers!"
Earls Court otherwise known as Little Australia. Glad you got sorted, back in the 1960s pubs were Labour Exchanges. My dad could line up tunneling gangs on Saturday night ready for Monday morning.
I had my first beer at the wombat pub when I 15 years old I was working on a strawberry farm and the boss used to have a few beers after work and bring me a beer while I sat in the car brings back great memories for me (and he was a copper 👮 shoosh) I just had to subscribe cheers the ol caretaker 👍🍻🇦🇺
Thanks for sharing your lifestyle and the history of Peeps. Here in New England 🇺🇸 we had a lot of pubs/ bars due to the Industrial Revolution and the working man needed a beer now and then after a hard day in the mills or factories. Will drink a cold one for you. 🍺
@@thelocal2856 Could you imagine how these true blue people would go down in some inner city, designer tattoo, man bun wearing, boutique beer tavern in 2024? I say, thank god these people still exist!
Reminds me of some good old English pubs which unfortunately get fewer by the day. Pubs where if Fred didn't turn up someone went around to his house to check he was ok. If you wanted a plumber he was sat at the bar and if you needed a job someone knew of one and the banter made it a local, :).
@@boxedlife789 Cannot argue with that the price of beer in the pub is ridiculous and its not the landlord making the money I know that from experience.
I'm so fortunate enough to live in a very small country town, just like the one you describe (Western Australia)..One of the LAST places with 0% crime, keys in ya car, doors unlocked, everyone knows each other and 'your word' is all you need. Good people, good country.
Drank so slow gave him a sippy cup lol hello from New Zealand my fellow cousins across the ditch. My dad worked next to a club here in NZ so he didn't have far from the gate lol
I got my first royal flush in this pub at 15 it was a different time back then. Young was the best place to grow up in the 90's, I wish my kids & Grandkids had that kind of life now.
snagging your first royal flush in a pub at 15? That's legendary stuff!! 🃏🍻 90s were a ripper time, Miss those days! Here's to hoping we can sprinkle a bit of that magic for our kids and grandkids
@@thelocal2856 Yeh I had no Idea what it was the machine just went crazy. The guys I was with collected it and told me what it was and how rare it dropped. Haven't been back there for a lot of years it was good watching your video it had me thinking of a lot of good people and fond memories. Thanks 👍👍
In the mid 70s my family turned up for a lunch there was no cook so barman let my mum go into kitchen and make our lunch while I was taught to pull a beer..I was 3..❤❤❤wombat my first pub.
Coming from the bush but now living in Sydney with my family, we almost always head west for our holidays while the rest of Sydney heads up/down the coast. We love the people, that their eyes and their mouths speak the same thing and they are genuinely interested in you. We've camped on a property out of Young, been invited to a big local cook-up at the Louth hotel, had a hamburger in Gilgandra cooked by the local mayor, had beers with farmers in Bourke, wandered around Wilcannia, stayed on oodles of cattle properties etc. etc. Never had a problem and met the best people we've ever met. Love your channel mate and cheers from a country bloke in Sydney - Dave
While everyone else is hitting the beaches, you're off on your own outback odyssey. Must be something in the bush air that keeps drawing you back, eh? Cheers to being a city slicker with a country heart!
I had an awesome encounter loosing my cherry aged 16 with a local young lady round the back of the pub one Friday night I still remember it foundly and wow she played an awesome tune on my flute
in big towns and cities these types of pubs have all but gone, just themed pubs and bars owned by big breweries, having a community pub/club is pure gold, I grew up going in the village with a royal British legion community club, it was a hub for everyone, the big room for bingo for the oldies, wedding, wakes, birthday parties, the bar for the lads and gals to watch the footy, play darts, pool, poker etc, and a quiet lounge for couples and families, even Christmas day we'd go for a beer then home for dinner, so many great memories of friends past and present, it just had proper characters.
Thank you for producing this wonderful portrayal of a good, well-managed Aussie pub. They aren't all like this. This one I will have to experience . Thanks again. Subscribed.
I bought an old Ford F600 truck, across the road and a few doors down from the Wombat hotel in 1986. Spent all morning working on the engine to get it going then had lunch and a beer at the Pub with my dad.
Me and my mate rode dirt bikes in the bush and would always rock up to the wombat covered in mud dripping wet and always welcomed in for a beer and feed around the fire.
I used to work for the batnich cherries me and old mate Ronald tuck they use to call him tucky and I was brownie lived on batnich cherries orchards with noal and Michael and family hurd noal passed away few years ago god bless hes soul anyway we used to go to the wombat hotel nearly every night after work great pub great atmosphere and especially great people there
Give me an old pub any day as long as the floors swept at least once a week and the glass's are spotless. These plastic wood places where the "manager" does not have a clue about beer have sprung up in every town in UK. I love to have a chat at the bar, and I got chatting to a guy, we supped a few and he told me he's been into Cheltenham once and was only maybe 5 miles away. I told him I was going to London the next we and he was welcome to come. I did my business and took him on a tour, hit a couple of back-alley pubs, ate pie & mash. Dropped him back intime for the "last orders" and did not visit for a week or so. When I walked in the landlord and the congregation pelted me with beer mats. Jimmy has not stopped talking about his trip to London, I told I was off to Spain the next week and was thing of inviting J. I got pelted again and told to FO.
I loved the public bar with no nancy cocktails, just over filled pints and down the hatch chasers. First time I was in the Lounge I nearly tripped over on the carpet and spilt me beer, that would have been a disaster me being sober as well.@@thelocal2856
New Episode! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-axujql1_t1Y.html Venture into the legendary Capertee Hotel, an iconic bush pub perched on the edge of a breathtaking canyon in New South Wales.
Bloody ripper of a pub - we have a beer there all the time and the occasional meal. It's certainly not remote though - we usually call in for a beer on our way home from Bunnings 🤣
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😂I used to work in the area. As a lone woman I never stopped at the pub. Always wondered about it though. Never went through Wombat without stopping at a road side stall for the Wombat Bum Nuts..aka fresh farm eggs. Enjoyed this story.
Haha, fair call! Safety first, especially when you're tackling the country solo. But hey, the Wombat Bum Nuts are a local legend in their own right! Glad you enjoyed the story, and maybe one day you'll swing by the Wombat for a yarn and a pint.
G'day mate. Just calling in from across the ditch here in Nz. Usual story. Stumbled on your channel, liked and subscribed. A bit of a heads-up for you. If you run out of pubs in Oz, swing by our way, and check out some of our locals. You'll find 30 minutes worth of an episode, each time. Anyway thanks for sharing mate. Top marks. Cheers.
We used to race from Young to Wombat. A mate had the record in his HG Premier V8. Done at night with headlights off..... My mate who lived opposite the pub had a pet wombat which used to hang out at the pub.
Used to travel the Olympic hwy From mt Victoria to Melbourne. The Wombat is a great public house (pub). Always stopped for a drink and a feed and a chin wag. It's been 19 yrs now since i traveled that road. To many public houses are being gentrified and loosing their way. The imperial at mount vic tried it and Died.
New South Wales people are a bit different from other states. They know how to dish it out as well as receive it. They don't take themselves too seriously and like to banter. Might be the Irish heritage.
Great to see the shackle draggers having a great time in a good old country pub, reminds me of the village pub that I grew up in here in the UK 7 nights a week and sat and sun dinner times, piss taking was an art form,these woke wankers are trying to change this so it's great to see Wombat like I remember pubs used to be 👍
Mate, you must have some serious staying power to remember those Wombat days from 1917! That's a legendary throwback. Bet the beer tasted even better after dodging the kangaroos and bushrangers on your way there. Here's to timeless memories and a pint-worthy journey through history! Cheers! 🍻
The thing you have to be aware of as a traveller in these Aussie locations is, Aussies don't like BS and they say it as they see it.....they're brilliant, if you don't have a thin skin :)
Ah, mate, local Aussie pubs are the heart and soul of our culture! 🍻 As for the price of a beer, it can vary depending on where you are in Oz, but you're looking at around $8 to $10 on average. But hey, it's not just about the drink, it's the vibe, the banter, and the community that make it all worth it.
Honoring our war veterans and the fallen is not just a tradition, it's a sacred duty. These pubs serve as reminders of the sacrifices made for our freedom.
@@thelocal2856 whenever i visit Aussie, my mates, most of whom live in the country anyway, always make sure I get to all the little out of the way places. Classic Australia, great country, great people,
sounds like you've had the full Aussie experience! Nothing beats exploring those off-the-beaten-path spots with your mates. Classic Aussie hospitality at its finest! Here's to many more adventures Down Under. Cheers! 🍻😊 @@williammohan9784
The Aussie definition of "remote" can be a bit... flexible, can't it!? 😄 Just goes to show, you don't have to venture too far to find a fair dinkum pub with good vibes and cold brews!
Exactly. I think the advent of mid strength beers has been a blessing. I do like a nice porter or stout and some of the pilseners are world class but the fascination with IPA has always astonished me.@user-gs3tq6bx2u
Im a bit jealous. I live on the Border of NSW and Vic. Unfortunately rampant feminists more or less have the run of the place. Two old mates who i met before i moved here would roll in their graves to see it now. Jeff Moore
Great people, great community, it's good to enjoy a drink but man that drinking and smoking is clearly taking its toll on people's health and that community, never seen so many unwell and unhealthy looking people in one place, if you want an advert for the harm that long term drinking and smoking does to you this is it.