<p>Rum was what kept the men of the colonies moving. Its desirability helped to build towns and cities, and its proceeds even funded a hospital. Life in colonial Australia was punishing, and the “tipple” alleviated some of the challenges of being isolated at the bottom of the world in a strange and hostile new land.   </p>

Rum was what kept the men of the colonies moving. Its desirability helped to build towns and cities, and its proceeds even funded a hospital. Life in colonial Australia was punishing, and the “tipple” alleviated some of the challenges of being isolated at the bottom of the world in a strange and hostile new land.

<p>Rum was what kept the men of the colonies moving. Its desirability helped to build towns and cities, and its proceeds even funded a hospital. Life in colonial Australia was punishing, and the “tipple” alleviated some of the challenges of being isolated at the bottom of the world in a strange and hostile new land. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

The Six O'clock Swill

Australia. The Antipodes. The gothic dungeon at the bottom of the world. A land of reversals. Where swans are black instead of white. Where colonisers brought their own dark subconscious and had it realised huge and grotesque upon the landscape. 

This series will examine colonial and post-colonial history to understand where we’ve come from and how this shapes who we are today. How did we get from there to here? And after such bloody beginnings, what spectres still haunt the Australian subconscious? 

Who are the Ghosts of the Australian Psyche?

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Australia. The Antipodes. The gothic dungeon at the bottom of the world. A land of reversals. Where swans are black instead of white. Where colonisers brought their own dark subconscious and had it realised huge and grotesque upon the landscape. This series will examine colonial and post-colonial history to understand where we’ve come from and how this shapes who we are today. How did we get from there to here? And after such bloody beginnings, what spectres still haunt the Australian subconscious? Who are the Ghosts of the Australian Psyche?

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