Bush Telegraph

INVESTORS SHEDDING LAMBTON PARK

Posted on February 14th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
A group of Sydney-based investors has listed the Lambton Park Hotel in suburban Newcastle, as they shift focus onto their Sydney pub. The two-storey red-brick incorporates a public bar, quality food offering, 15 gaming machines and eight accommodation rooms on

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

WHAT MAKES PORT MACQUARIE PUBS TICK: ALISTAIR FLOWER

Posted on September 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
After years running pubs for large operations such as NLG, Redcape and Public House Management Group, Alistair Flower took the plunge into freehold ownership with the Settlers Tavern in Port Macquarie in late 2015. Quickly adopting the change of pace,

FOWLER FAMILY EXIT INDUSTRY AND LAKE VIEW

Posted on September 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
After 50 years behind the bar, Terry Fowler has passed the reins of his Bendigo pub to further enjoy his retirement. One of the stalwarts of the Victorian industry, Terry and family including wife Helen have satisfied customers at half

‘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

MAN ‘CATCHES’ BUS TO PUB

Posted on July 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The pub is an institution in Britain. One goes to the pub to celebrate good times, commiserate bad times, and of course when one needs one’s nerves settled. 53-year-old Simon Smith had such a day recently, when at 9:13 in

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

NIGHTCLUB SHUT EARLY OVER BAD ‘SALT’

Posted on June 26th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
OPINION Roaming writer, Bo Trokker   A bunch of us were partying at Home on the weekend, but the fun stopped early when another ambulance arrived. Worse still – we didn’t have time to get anywhere else ‘cause of the