The historic and somewhat infamous Ora Banda Hotel has been destroyed by fire in suspicious circumstances. Fire and emergency crews were called to the scene at Ora Banda, arriving around 6:30am on Saturday to find the Hotel already engulfed in flames. Ora Banda is an historic gold-mining community north of Kalgoorlie, around 700 kilometres west […]
Nine months after suffering serious damage in a fire, the historic General Gordon Hotel is on the road to recovery. Late July last year, news emerged that a fire had engulfed much of the well-known 1930s Sydenham pub, causing the roof and major internal damage, and public transport be diverted. After around two hours and
A young man recently died of injuries sustained after falling through part of the roof of a Corowa pub. It is understood 18-year-old Jack James was socialising with friends at a 21st birthday party at the Royal Hotel, on the evening of Saturday 30 March. Around 11pm James was witnessed climbing out of a second-floor
The historic, heritage and twice-burned Broadway Hotel in Woolloongabba has survived another attempted demolition, a state government Stop Order holding back the wrecking ball another 60 days. The Broadway Hotel was built 1889, on the corner of Logan Road and Balaclava Street, by Brisbane publican Michael McKenna. It closed due a fire in 2010, and
Australia’s $4 Billion Dollar Hotel – as the NSW Government gives green light for work to start on Snowy 2.0 Who would have imagined, 24 months ago, when the new publican bought the freehold of this popular country hotel in a small valley of the NSW Snowy Mountains, that industry leaders and politicians would visit
A patron of outback legend the Transcontinental Hotel decided to drive his ute into the pub in a self-fashioned ‘drive-through’ after being refused more alcohol. Father of three Caleb Angus Warren had reportedly been drinking heavily for several days, even skipping work. On Thursday 21 September 2017 his uncle was dispatched to the pub to
Brisbane’s heritage-listed Port Office Hotel has been closed after a fire spread through the building on Wednesday afternoon. A fire is believed to have started on the grille of the award-winning pub, situated on the corner of Edward and Margaret street in Brisbane’s CBD. While chefs attempted to extinguish it and thought it was out,
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 called to the old pub, on the corner of Stansfield and Grey Streets, Hughenden – a
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 it was too far gone workers executed a controlled demolition of the building, which had
(Article courtesy Betoota Advocate – Australia’s oldest newspaper) CLANCY OVERELL | Editor A local self-confessed ‘jeans guy’ has today unveiled his disgustingly pale legs, after deciding it is now warm enough to wear shorts. After deciding on a nice pair of khaki knee-lengths, local sports analyst Keiran Gertrude (31) went down to the pub for a
ENTIRE PUB BLINDED BY MAN’S FIRST DAY OUT WEARING SHORTS SINCE JUNE Read More »
A product of The Information Collective
ACN. 603 201 109
ABN. 21 603 201 109
