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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

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

FORMER PUBLICAN GEOFF HAYWARD ENTERS VOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATION

Posted on August 3rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Award-winning publican Geoff Hayward has put his company Capital Management into voluntary liquidation as he exits the pub game. Hayward bought the Brisbane Hotel 15 years’ ago with investor partners, executing a big-budget transformation of the tired pub and positioning

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

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,

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