Bush Telegraph

GRAND HOTEL GONE: INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE

Posted on November 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The fire that recently destroyed the historic Grand Hotel in Hughenden is thought to have been deliberately lit, ending an era for the Queensland town in an all too familiar way. Around 9:40pm on Friday 16 November, emergency services were

FARMER’S HOME BURNS: POLICE INVESTIGATE

Posted on November 9th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
A mysterious fire has claimed the historic and closed Farmer’s Home Hotel in Matong, with Riverina authorities currently investigating. Ganmain Police received the call that the 100-year-old pub was on fire on Wednesday. Fire crews battled the blaze, but conceding

MOMENTOUS MONTH FOR MOMENTO HOSPITALITY

Posted on October 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Momento Hospitality has been quietly achieving excellence and recognition, as seen in police commendations for two staff members and independent awards for business. On 22 September a young man collapsed in the Bella Vista Hotel, appearing to have stopped breathing.

MALOUFS INTO PADDINGTON’S BELLEVUE HOTEL

Posted on October 8th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Steven Speed’s WDS Hotels has divested the elegant Bellevue Hotel in Sydney’s east to industry stalwarts the Malouf family. Built 1880, the elegant two-storey Bellevue adorns the corner of Hargrave Street and Windsor Lane, in the very-pubbed suburb of Paddington.

HISTORIC ‘PUFFING BILLY’ RANGES HOTEL DESTROYED BY FIRE

Posted on September 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Fire has destroyed the historic Ranges Hotel in Gembrook, east of Melbourne, with little remaining beyond rescued memorabilia. Dozens of firefighters were called around 4am Monday morning to the heritage-listed Ranges, the only pub in the small town around 75

REDCAPE CEO DAN BRADY TANGLES WITH SNAKES FOR CHARITY

Posted on September 12th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Redcape CEO Dan Brady has taken a ‘dare to cure’ challenge, subjecting himself to a snake bath in aid of the Children’s Cancer Institute. Brady joined other company CEOs, MDs and business leaders at one of the #ceodaretocure challenge days,

ARSON SUSPECTED AS HERITAGE-LISTED BROADWAY ABLAZE

Posted on September 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
A heritage-listed pub in suburban Brisbane has gone up in flames for the third time in eight years, shortly following a $260 million development application for the site. The Broadway Hotel on Logan Road Woolloongabba was built 1889 for publican

MARY’S COMMERCIAL HOTEL DALBY RAZED

Posted on August 24th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The iconic Commercial Hotel in the heart of Dalby has been destroyed by fire, after emergency services were called early Wednesday morning to a blaze engulfing the building. The tile-fronted two-storey brick Commercial Hotel was built in 1909, replacing the