Published: November 07, 2021
A gentrifier’s decision to throw out the memorabilia from the former Sydney live music venue led to outrage, redemption and a brand new future for the beloved pub
In late October, invaluable pieces of rock’n’roll memorabilia began littering Parramatta Road in Sydney’s inner-west suburb of Annandale.
Like unwanted detritus, pieces of history from the Annandale Hotel – an establishment famed for nurturing gritty live music over the decades – were being offered up for free, including many framed and hand-signed photographs featuring the likes of the Hoodoo Gurus and Midnight Oil. The freebies were also advertised on Facebook. Whatever lay unclaimed, a skip bin was waiting around the corner.
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