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Cafe Francais, 283-5 George Street 1864

From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[ML QA827/S]
(Sydney Punch, September 3, 1864, p 116 )

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Coffee

Coffee grew in the garden at the first Government House but Sydney remained predominantly a tea-drinking colony. Despite the efforts of temperance campaigners to replace alcohol with coffee, coffee drinking remained a minority pleasure until after World War II, when coffee-loving migrants arrived in great numbers.

French

A small but influential community, French Sydneysiders have been settlers, businesspeople, artists, performers and entrepreneurs. The visibility of Sydney's French community and its cultural organisations, schools and language has led to difficulties when French governments have taken unpopular action, such as nuclear testing in the Pacific, but reconciliations have usually been quick.

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Cafe Francais

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Licensed cafe in George Street opposite Hunter Street.