A Couple of Dululu Characters

Most locals would remember 'Old Pagey' who, in his later years was a regular at opening time each day at 10.00am. He would stay until around two in the afternoon before getting a lift home. He had to take his medication around 11.00am, so he would put his beer down and ask for a glass of water because as he would explain to the bar attendant each morning, "I'm not supposed to take the medication with alcohol!".

A former licensee, Nev Ferrier and now local councillor then walked into the bar and when asked how he dealt with rowdy drinkers, he thought for a while and said that was not usually a problem. He did recount the occasion one Saturday afternoon when he noticed a police car with a uniformed officer parked across from the pub.

"The next day, the same patrol car pulled up and the officer walked into the bar. 'Did you hear what happened to me yesterday? I was waiting to take up an escort for a wide-load vehicle from another patrol car further down the highway but it was running late. Then two children, who had been sitting on your verandah, came over to my car and said their mum and dad wanted to know how long I was going to be sitting outside the pub, because their parents wanted to drive home'."

Thanks to: Tony Walsh for the article and Bryan Dwyer for the photo. His Grandfather is sitting front row, second from the left, on the Dululu Hotel stairs late 1930's. Then it was still a single story dwelling.