Memories of a wilder time come alive inside Karumba’s Animal Bar
Crocodiles thrown at barmaids, a weapon drawn over a bad prawn deal, and a heist orchestrated on Mother’s Day. It’s the stuff of fiction, at least you’d think so, if not for the hundreds of pub-goers who lived to tell the tales of one infamous outback watering hole. Found in the belly of Karumba — a tiny seaside fishing village nestled in Queensland’s Gulf of Carpentaria — the Animal Bar has a storied history that most locals would be happy to share over a cold one. Opened in 1974, if the graffiti-covered pub walls could talk, they might explain why, back in the old days, every bit of furniture was bolted to the floor, including the ashtrays. Commercial fisherman John Kemeridis remembers the Animal Bar glory days fondly after making Karumba his home almost five decades ago. Photos, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:24
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