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MARY CRAWLEY’S TATTERSALLS HOTEL DESTROYED BY FIRE

Posted on January 17th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The life and love of 93-year-old publican Mary Crawley has been lost, with outback cornerstone the Tattersalls Hotel destroyed by fire. The 1884-built Tattersalls sits on a stretch of the Mitchell Highway 136 kilometres north of Bourke, on the NSW/Queensland

ALH’S OLD SYDNEY HOTEL GETS POP-UP DRIVE-IN BISTRO

Posted on August 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Staff and patrons at ALH’s Old Sydney Hotel were surprised to say the least when a car driven by an elderly woman joined them in the bistro. Last Friday around 1pm, a white Ford Laser driving along Ellana St Maryborough

‘FRESH MEAT’ AT HOTEL COOLGARDIE

Posted on July 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Hotel Coolgardie is a raw, documentary-style film that puts a spotlight on a harsh side of hospitality in outback pubs, following the story of a 3-month deployment of two female Finnish backpackers to a depleted WA mining town. The industry

FIRE IN HISTORIC SHIPPIES PUB

Posted on June 26th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

The historic Shipwright's Arms Hotel had a close call with fire on the weekend, when a guest woke and alerted the owner to smoke coming from the kitchen. Established in 1846, Battery Point’s Shipwright’s Arms, known locally as “Shippies” prides

DRUNK MAN STUCK ATOP PUB FENCE IS LAUGHING MATTER

Posted on June 16th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Video of a man stuck atop a pub fence in Scotland has emerged, with millions of viewers enjoying his explanation of the situation. The video depicts a seemingly intoxicated man, apparently caught on the iron lacework of a pub in

PUB TAKES THE PISS ON THE DON

Posted on November 11th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

The Raglan Road pub in Nottingham had a queue yesterday to use its popular urinal, which features a larger-than-life representation of US President elect, the outlandish Donald Trump. The Irish-themed pub had the special backing sporting Trump’s mug put on

NSW PREMIER MIKE BAIRD CELEBRATES THE LAST WOG MOVING OUT OF KINGS CROSS: BETOOTA

Posted on October 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

NSW Premier Mike Baird was seen last night enjoying several responsible, early-evening, mid-strength beverages – as he met with advisors to celebrate the last man of western oriental heritage moving out of Kings Cross. Mr Baird was in high spirits as

POLICE INVESTIGATE “SUSPICIOUS” FIRE IN CLOSED IRISH PUB

Posted on October 10th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Police are treating as suspicious a fire that engulfed the closed-down Corkman Irish Pub early on Saturday. In October, 2014, the pub freehold was put to market through CBRE by a private vendor that had owned it since 1988, with

MP IN SPOTLIGHT FOR BOOZY PUB INCIDENT

Posted on September 19th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

A Queensland MP and her husband are in hot water over an alleged alcohol-fuelled incident at a pub in her electorate. Saturday 10 September, Brittany Lauga – first-term MP for the seat of Keppel – and her husband, Wayne, were

YE OLDE PUB NEGOTIATING TO GET BACK ITS SPIRIT

Posted on September 2nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

The way old Ye Olde Man & Scythe is cranky about the loss of its spirit, last ‘seen’ haunting a metal jar in an exhibit of Chinese contemporary art in Manchester. [caption id="attachment_7118" align="alignright" width="295"] Ye Olde Man & Scythe[/caption]