GV Exterior of corner public house in backstreet of Sydney. It is one of the oldest and called 'The Hero of Waterloo'. VS Inside bar of public house with people in there drinking. VS Some of the visitors to the pub are art...
GV Exterior of corner public house in backstreet of Sydney. It is one of the oldest and called 'The Hero of Waterloo'. VS Inside bar of public house with people in there drinking. VS Some of the visitors to the pub are art students and they sketch the locals and paint the surrounding area. This pub is soon for demolition. In the cellars are more art students doing more serious works of art. VS On the walls of the cellar are shackles and chains which were used in olden times for convicts.
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