northern,brunswick,tweed....any link here ?
You should get yourself to Newcastle in Australia, there's a Morpeth about the same distance north as it is in the UK, it also has areas such as Jesmond, Wallsend and Wickham and Gateshead, mixed in with Islington, Hamilton and Hillsborough.
As to pubs in Sydney, I know some folks go down to Cheers on George Street, full of Manc scum celebrating last time I was in there.
May give the Landsdowne a go though as I only live round the corner, looks like a canny pub if your an old punk rocker.
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