Rum, beer, scotch, wine, beer and more beer. For nearly 250 years Australian history has been punctuated with stories of booze and boozing. From Cook's voyages and the First Fleet to the Rum Rebellion, the mutiny of the 99th Regiment, the soldiers' riot of 1916, six o'clock closing and beyond, we've been a nation that likes a drink. With the eye of the master storyteller that he is, Jim Haynes has collected the best yarns, verses, stories and anecdotes of our boozy history. Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Social aspects -- Australia. | Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Australia -- History. | Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Australia -- Anecdotes. | Alcohol -- Australia -- Anecdotes. | Alcohol -- Australia -- History. | Australia -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes. | Australian