Updated: Apr 25, 2019
ANZAC Day is about honouring the sacrifice, commitment and legacy of those who fight, and who have fought, for the freedoms we enjoy today. Playing a game of two-up, just as our Diggers did, is an age-old tradition and one our local pubs have long embraced on this very special day.
Here is a list of just some of the places you can spend your ANZAC Day with mates, friends, loved ones and a old fashioned game of two-up...
The Argenton Hotel, Argenton
Entertainment kicks off from 11am with a game of true blue two-up in the beer garden, then The DuoTones Duo playing live Aussie and Kiwi classics from 11:30am, and of course, the NRL and AFL games live on the big screen.
The Australia Hotel, Cessnock
The Australia Hotel is open from 7am with free bacon and egg rolls from 8am. Two-up starts at 12pm and Cessnock Minor League will be hosting a BBQ. Live music from 5pm and the bistro will be open from 4pm.
The Beaches Hotel, Merewether
Two-up starts from 1pm, with live music from 6pm.
The Belmore Hotel, Maitland
$1 from every drink sold on ANZAC Day will be provided to Legacy, who will also be at the hotel providing an opportunity to make donations. The hotel will be open from 10am, with lunch from 11am, and two-up from 1pm.
The Bennett Hotel, Hamilton
Open from 10am, two-up at The Bennett gets underway from 12pm. There's $5 largers all day, and NRL live and loud in the afternoon from 4pm.
The Boatrowers Hotel, Stockton
The Boatrowers Hotel will be commemorating ANZAC Day with two-up running from 2pm-5pm in the beer garden. The pub will be closing its doors at 6pm.
The Bradford Hotel, Rutherford
The Braddie's courtesy bus will be operating from 11am, with the bistro open all day. Two-up is from 1pm in the beer garden, and NRL playing live on the big screen.
Bull n' Bush Hotel, Medowie
The hotel is opening early from 6.30am with a $15 big breakfast. Two-up starts from 1pm.
The Burwood Inn, Merewether
Head to The Burwood Inn to remember and celebrate our diggers of past. $5 Stone and Wood schooners from 10am-3pm and two-up from 12pm.
Bushrangers Bar & Brasserie, Largs