It is mentioned in Pauline Bells book on the history of Brisbanes clubs. Owners: Keith and Dennis Wong. Big changes are afoot for the historical district. Used to search the papers to decide which live bands to see in Sydney. Nightclubs | The Dictionary of Sydney However its life would eventually come to close as it became embroiled in a gang war. Pony (City) I also vaguely remember alternative markets run in the Druids hall nearby, with the Perfumer Johnathon Smiggley? How much: $20Hot tip: Free entry if you arrive dressed to the weeks theme. after Patchs closed. War & Peace Nightclub Parramatta was an iconic live music venue of the seventies and eighties and was probably the first real nightclub that I ever went to as a fresh-faced 17 year old in 1979. Midnight shows with drama, naughty themes and showgirls were popular in the Cross in the early '70s, with Ms Dunn saying many would head into the Cross for a show after a dance in the city. Some of the early acts Abe Yasse had in the 1970s included a local teenager called Kerry Ann Kennelly, Hi, can anybody remember what street the Brisbane Hotel was on? Speaking on radio in 1997, lead singer Tim Freedman commented that Melbourne had a bigger sense of community, in pubs and being part of a crowd, while inner-city Sydney had been scattered to the wind (Australian Music Show, Triple J, 3 September 1997, quoted in Carroll & Connor 2000). She was tried for murder andacquitted. That's cool! Chequers, a swinging hotspot in sixties Sydney - Photo Time Tunnel My dad is Chris Johnson, I think one of the guys you mention here. And unlike in Melbourne, the list of 2006 top-listing venues is completely different to 1994. From the depths of Kings Cross all the way over to Pitt St in the CBD and back towards the queer district of Oxford St, hundreds of nightlife venues have come and gone and here are some that we consider iconic for their own reasons. The lead singer was Keith Urban! It hosts special events from Thursday to Sunday, and can fit 2,500 people across three levels and nine bars. I cant quite remember the street address. {"name":"Opened","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"1959<\/span>"},"date_start":"1959","date_end":"1959"}, {"name":"Closed","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"1970<\/span>"},"date_start":"1970","date_end":"1970"}, {"name":"Employee","target":"Lee, Donald George","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}, {"name":"Dancer","target":"Bowen-Daniels, Gill ","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}, {"name":"Owner of","target":"Wong, Jap Kuan (Keith)","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}, {"name":"Owner of","target":"Wong, Denis","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}, {"name":"Owner of","target":"Harrigan, John William","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"Nov 1969<\/span> - <\/span>Aug 1970<\/span>"},"date_start":"1969-11-01","date_end":"1970-08-01"}, {"name":"Entertainment venue","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}, The glamorous showgirls at Chequers, one of Sydney's leading nightclubs 1968. Can anyone give me any more information or links about Cinderella Rockefellers?? Ms Dunn said then, like now, the Cross has always been a magnet for people looking for something a 'little bit naughty' and unique. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Cramming into clubs packed with big hair, booze and pounding music was a rite of passage in the 1980s and into the 1990s. They are based on gig listings (published listings for forthcoming live music events) from the same week in three separate years (1983, 1994, 2006), in both Melbourne and Sydney. The Most Legendary Club Nights in Sydney, Australia - Culture Trip One-C-One Folk Club (Princes Hill) In a strange twist, I became involved in the same venue (on two separate occasions) under two different management teams. Nightclub established by Chinese entrepreneurs Denis and Keith Wong which attracted a colourful and often notorious clientele to its original basement location in The Strand Arcade in the 1950s. Toby was asked to open a club upstairs of the Roxy by one of the owners (R.Chan), so he sent his friend Patch there to set it up. Tammys disco was run by the Ashgrove west Methodist church in its hall on waterworks road. I remember it at the Manhattan. I used to play there when I was with the Hucklebucks Tuesday nights were big as well as Saturday nights also played there Saturday afternoons for the Coca Cola Hi Fi Club. Shirley Beiger was a fashion model who shot and killed her lover, Arthur Griffith, outside Chequers Nightclub in 1954. 2.0K members Join group About Discussion More About Discussion About this group Rules on joining this group are fairly simple and straightforward.
