Such Was Life: Charlie & Beer FactoriesSeason 2, Episode 2 - Charlie And The Beer Factories

Charlie Webb ran a tiny pub in a small mining town and is immortalised in the Henry Lawson's poem, The Bulletin Hotel. Pubs, breweries and publicans flourished in the arid Goldfields at a time when beer was cheaper to drink than water. They became the centre of social life in their communities.

Such Was Life: Charlie & Beer Factories was broadcast on SBS ONE at Tuesday 11 June 2024, 05:32.