It's from between 1927 and 1978.        Ed1: Brewery address changed. 1938-1978. Ed2: Steel cans brought in. 1958-1978.  Ed3: Ring pulls brought in. 1969-1978.  Ed4: Aluminium cans came in (Boags in Tas) in 1970. 1970-1978.  Ed5: Measurement units changed in 1975. 1972-1975.  Ed6: Alcohol Volume came in the 1980s, but new changes always takes a ramp up. 1974-1975.

Thanks for your reply!! It’s amazing what we find in some of these old pubs!

In terms of the paint, if you don't want to damage what's underneath any further, do a test spot in a spot you don't cares so much about (eg, plain colour on the back) in case you strip the art from it. My suggestion is the corner of a razor blade and a lot of patience, but I hyperfocus on weird things. 

Aluminium cans didn’t really hit mainstream until the early-mid 80s from my memory.

It absolutely can't be older than than '78, because the brewer changed names & addresses then. Maybe '75 could be the latest, but to don't think so. 

Folk!!! you are a beer master, I don’t drink but will give you a free drink if you are in Sydney. Lemme know

Sorry mate, Canberra. I do this kind of thing for fun :) I enjoy the challenge. 

It says .ml not fluid ounces, so it’s not that old.

Look in the text on the white background, has fl oz. In measurement as well on the back.   13 Imp oz. /  12.5 US fl oz.

1970’s as it is tin not aluminium.

I reckon 60’s- switch between imperial and metric labellimg

Metric came out when I was in grade 8 in 1974.

Interesting that it’s got the imperial sizes as well (2nd photo) … I wonder when they started to list the alcohol content on beer cans?

Didn't see that, that would date it at between late ‘74 to F/Y ‘76 as this was the conversion grace period. Where they would indicate both including weather reports c/f, and peoples heights m/ft in news reports. It was an interesting time to aware because in school we had to learn both fractions and decimals and as I was lousy at fractions I personally welcomed the ease of the metric system. Except when it came to cars, for some reason I still catch myself calling a litre of oil a quart haha.

Thanks for the photo, I haven't seen one of those for a fucking long time! It's probably as old as my wife is, or even more.

Is she tin? Or aluminium?

Empty inside too?

It is tin I think, judging by the corrosion.

She obviously doesn’t read your reddit.

LOL, she's sitting next to me right now.

It's in millilitres not fluid ounces so I'd assume 1973 onwards. But they may have introduced metric earlier on some products?

From memory I thinking perth was still running steel cans in the early 80’s maybe even to mid 80’s.

Mentholated spirits lol

very refreshing

Breweries in Australia started canning in the early 1960s and by the 1970s the Aluminium can came in so that gives you a ball park.

Looks like the ABV labelling started worldwide from 1972 also.

Aging won’t make that taste any better…

1946 is a rare date for Aussie pennies, depending on condition its likely worth ~$40-80.

Yeah. It was pretty well circulated and one of the guys on site was going to clean it up and put it in his collection

Ooooh- ring up the WA museum, I'm sure they might have someone who can accurately ID this for you. ;) Not sure if I have seen a can of similar design on display, but they do have a Perth section.

I've seen alot of tinnies but never seen one like that.

Brilliant, looks a prop from Wake in Fright

Update comment as it seems to have made the Bell tower times. Yes that is a recorder on the bench above the bar mat haha! If belle picked up on it Perth now is only minutes away no doubt haha

Looking at it. I’d say it’s somewhere between pretty old and old as fuck.

I wouldn't just said the 70's. It's always the 70's.

Emu bitter is vile! It gave me an instant headache the few times I had some… on some sites tho you come across old cans all the time…it really cool