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The Pub With No Beer

A "Pub with no beer" is the ultimate horror, not only for the Digger but also for any other member of those fine upstanding beer-swilling races of mankind gracing this planet of ours. Due to Australia's vastness however, the remoteness of the bush tavern makes this scenario more akin to the sinking of the Titanic or the disappearance of the dinosaurs.
I suppose I must have first heard this song sung sometime in the 1960's on radio by Slim Dusty. I'm not at all sure, perhaps some kind surfer could correct me. The version which I presently sing can be found in G'Day 20 All Time Favourite Aussie Songs.
"The Pub With No Beer" has been recorded by:
 Aussie Bush Band on "Bush Songs from the Australian Outback: The Aussi" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
 The Dubliners on "The Original Dubliners" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
 Various Artists on "Australian Contemporary Collection" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
 Hamish Imlach on "More & Merrier" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
 Slim Dusty on "Land of Lots of Time" 
 Various Artists on "Australia: Our Land Our Music" 
 Various Artists on "Not So Dusty (Tribute to Slim Dusty)" 
 Various Artists on "Bloodwood: Pubsongs From Down Under"