Coronavirus: Last drinks across Canberra as pubs and bars shut their doors

Andrew Brown
Updated March 23 2020 - 9:15pm, first published 3:30pm
General manager Rich Cockram and owner Ben Johnston behind the bar, as the Old Canberra Inn serves up its last drinks before lockdown. Picture: Karleen Minney
General manager Rich Cockram and owner Ben Johnston behind the bar, as the Old Canberra Inn serves up its last drinks before lockdown. Picture: Karleen Minney

For 11am on a Monday, it was busier than normal at the Old Canberra Inn, as punters enjoyed a schooner or two in the morning sun.

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Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

Journalist

I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.

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