Hotel Coolgardie

Denver City Hotel, Coolgardie.

These girls are leaving on the 17th.

They're ready to travel. Saved their money and ready to go.

So I need two to take their place

probably about on the Wednesday.

About three days before.

Well, I mean there's... you know, I don't want 'em 44 stone.

If you know what I mean.

I don't want 'em polishing the bars both sides.

I mean, if they look good,

we can do away with the experience bit.

But if they're ordinary they've gotta have plenty of experience

because they've gotta make it up with something else, don't they?

We've gotta keep the customers happy.

- Hello. - Hello.

- Grab a seat, girls. - Thank you.

- Hi. - Hello hello.

Okay, now, who's here?

- I have Gina Nikolina - - Yeah, I'm Lina.

- Lina? And...? - Stephanie.

Stephanie. Excellent. Okay.

- So, where are you guys from? - Finland.

Finland. And how old are you?

- Twenty-five. - Twenty-five.

- I'm twenty-four. - You came straight from Finland?

We came from Bali.

You have another trip planned that you have to do -

- No no we don't have any plans. - We want to save money.

Okay, because most of the bar positions I have would be

a three month commitment.

- Yep. - Okay.

I need to know up-front that you're willing to say yes.

- Yes. - Definitely three months.

So we're in Perth.

Kalgoorlie is here, which is like a big mining town

and this town is called Coolgardie.

So you're close enough to a larger town where you can go.

You've got your Coles, your Woollies.

But Coolgardie itself, as you can see, is quite remote.

It's quite a big mining area

so a lot of the clientele at the pubs are going to be gentlemen.

So you guys have to be the kind of girls that are okay to

have male attention and not really sweat it.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

So do you know who the other girls are?

We have no idea. But they're coming tomorrow, though.

Some fresh meat.

Have we got a bit stale for you, Derek?

Yeah. So that's them.

Lina and Steph.

I don't know which one's which but one will answer to Lina.

I'll go and cut some pictures out of some of my mags

and we'll stick em there so people think they look like em.

The train is due today at 2pm in Kalgoorlie so that means it's

1.35 for us.

We're going... I have no idea.

No, we're going to work.

Save some money.

- Have fun. - Have fun.

Nah, it's good to have the new girls

come in every now and then.

Keeps the pub alive.

Well, sometimes it's sad to see the old ones go because

you've built up a relationship sort of with 'em

but then you get new ones in.

I've got a couple of mates that have hooked up with barmaids.

And they have families with 'em and shit like that.

- Thank you. - Howdy, girls.

Thank you. - Hi.

This is the one.

Thank you.

Okey dokey. Downtown Coolgardie.

Where the flies are very friendly.

Righto.

Yes.

A little bit.

And this is the pub.

Look I even wrote that on the board for ya.

Perfect.

- Hi. - Hi.

- I'm Stephanie. - Nice to meet you.

Hey.

Nice to meet you too.

Righto, now.

That's where you heat your meals up if you wanna.

Fridge there. There's a shoe library there.

And that's the park over there. Swimming pool on the other side.

Golf course just at the back of the railway museum over there.

You've just had a guided tour.

Perfect.

Between five and eight you get most of your customers.

Like after work, when all the miners finish.

And it's quite good cos the regulars come in every day.

Don't they? Same ones.

Everyone has a yarn.

A what?

- Like a chat. A yarn. - Oh yeah.

Food.

You'll be sorry you left Coolgardie.

I know, I will. I actually might even shed a tear.

- Hi. - Hi.

Hey.

Right. I will show you what's what.

We've got the back bar. In here you've got the Vodka Cruisers.

And your Jim Beams and your Bundies.

People call it Toohey's or Teds.

Yep. Okay.

Then you've got middies and then pints.

- Just press a middy twice. - Okay.

- How're ya goin', okay? - Nice to meet you.

Now Canman, he always has his first one free when he comes in.

- Where you from? - From Finland.

Have you met the puppy dogs outside?

Did we what?

What I like was just to make sure they're alert

and reasonably quick.

Everybody gets a drink quick as they possibly can.

Apart from that I think the challenge for them

is to be able to put up with the patrons.

The boys were saying at work. They're coming down after work.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Yeah.

Some of the old blokes as well.

You know, they...

They all grow a leg.

That'd be the go.

Which one's the better one's? If they're worth the swap?

- Okay. - Yeah?

- How's it going? - Good.

You had a drink?

No, not yet.

No?

If you leave it in the spout

and when you turn it off it'll stop doing that frothing thing.

It's alright, you'll learn.

We'll educate 'em mate, don't worry about that.

You can give him that one. Give him that one. You know why?

You didn't swap the glass.

You've got to give him a clean glass every time. Every time.

- Oh, okay. - Okay.

You've had a warning.

Shake hands.

Now give me a kiss.

Good girl.

- A slab - A slap?

Oh, not a slap.

No, a slab.

Okay, four-X of middy.

That's it, look at the numbers up the left hand side, mate.

About halfway down. You'll see Emu Bitter, Emu Export.

- Oh yeah. - One of those, just press it.

Not takeaway.

Is it draught or bitter?

Fuck me dead. What'd I just say?

I said Export.

Doesn't say fucking Draught or Bitter.

Emu export?

Okay, just press that one.

- Hey. - Ginty.

Lina.

- Damian. - Lina.

- Peter. - Lina.

- Keiran. - Lina. Nice to meet you all.

Pull down, and just leave it. No no no, you leave it there.

Okay. Okay, that'll do.

There you go.

Thank you.

Righto then. Righto.

And we're gonna be on the other side of the bar.

We'll initiate these new girls to the pub.

Woo!

What are you doin'? What's goin' on here?

See, there's people coming in here. They gotta be served.

You just... you can't all just stop for fuckin' no reason.

You're right in it, mate. You're standing in the middle of it.

Cans?

In the middle. In the middle.

Fuck me dead.

What are you lookin' for?

What are you lookin' for? Ask me.

- Strongbow. - Right there.

Do they have them in six pack?

- No, like just bottles. - Just bottles.

Yeah, just put em in a bag.

These ones are gonna get nothin' in their fuckin' tip jar.

Fuckin' hell.

Do it, quick. Just open one up.

- Huh? - Bloke thinks his throat's cut.

He can't get a drink.

- Wine glass. - Here.

Hey, what are you doing with that? Hey!

Steph! Steph!

Steph. What are you doing with that?

I'm going to put it there.

And where'd you get the money from? Out of there, did you?

Yeah.

Well you fuckin' put the thing in where you got the money from.

Don't put it that till.

Put it in that till.

Okay.