Outback now older than patrons as iconic pub hits 30
It’s the battle of the Oompah band and the smart phone - but 30 years since Hamilton’s notorious student pub The Outback Inn poured its first beerfest stein, its owner thinks it’s still got what it takes to draw a crowd.
A seven piece band and nine cubic metres of sawdust on the floor will greet patrons on Friday celebrating three decades since the South end CBD pub became a rite of passage for city students in O Week.
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