Bush Telegraph

ALMOST NEW GENERAL GORDON BURNS DOWN

Posted on July 30th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The General Gordon Hotel has been destroyed by fire this afternoon, with the roof collapsing, neighbouring buildings damaged, and public transport diverted. Emergency services were called to the historic Sydenham pub around 1:15pm today, finding a significant blaze in the

ABBOTT BECOMES KALGOORLIE SKIMPY

Posted on July 13th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Hannons Hotel in the mining mecca of Kalgoorlie is moving with the times, employing its first ‘skimpy’ bar staff to strut his stuff pulling beers. Founded in 1989 as an amalgamation with adjacent Boulder, Kalgoorlie is 600 kilometres west of

UPDATE: SEXTONS DO A PHOENIX ON VICTORIA PARK HOTEL

Posted on July 6th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Less than a month after a fire destroyed their home of two decades and life as they knew it, Robyn and Frank Sexton have resumed trading at their scorched, historic Townsville pub. After more than 20 years running Townsville’s oldest

PUB COPS LEGAL THREAT OVER USE OF ‘TACO TUESDAY’

Posted on June 22nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Newcastle hotelier Mark Chegwidden is being challenged by fast food chain Salsas for illegal use of the term ‘Taco Tuesday’. Salsas is a Mexican-style food outlet backed by TV identity Janine Allis with around 50 sites in the eastern states,

CHEUNG SCOFFS AT RUMOURS AND OFFERS ON COOGEE BAY

Posted on June 20th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Chris Cheung has shot down rumours the legendary Coogee Bay Hotel is being shopped around, turning down astronomical offers to continue doing what he loves and championing the hotel industry. Despite media suggesting an off-market campaign to sell the CBH

RYANS SELL REDCAPE THE RISING SUN

Posted on June 15th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Ryan family has sold its long-held Sun Hotel in Townsville to the ever-diligent Redcape Hotel Group for around $20 million. Peter Ryan bought the large-format Townsville pub back in 1988, operating it remotely from Sydney and building it into

FIRES TAKE HISTORIC QUEENSLAND PUBS

Posted on June 15th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Longreach’s historic outback pub was destroyed by fire overnight, joining the fate of its famed Townsville counterpart, the Victoria Park. Fire broke out at the 100-year-old Lyceum Hotel around 7pm Thursday night. By the time authorities arrived it had well

BIMBO DELUXE RAZED OVERNIGHT

Posted on May 16th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
A fire has gutted Colonial Leisure Group’s inner-Melbourne institution Bimbo Deluxe overnight. Emergencies services were called to the Brunswick Street pub around 1:20am, and 24 firefighters battled the blaze into the early hours. The fire is said to have been

HOTELS HAVE HEARTS BREAKTHROUGH: RECORD 2018

Posted on May 14th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Hotels Have Hearts gala dinner has been and gone for another year, with publicans raising a record-breaking $750,000 in aid of St Vincent de Paul. Hotels Have Hearts (HHH) was established in 2001 by a group of generous hoteliers