Bush Telegraph

WHARF HOTEL STAFF SAVE DROWNING MAN OUTSIDE

Posted on November 21st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A Melbourne man is lucky to be alive after the quick thinking and bravery of staff at the Wharf Hotel, who jumped in the Yarra River to save him. Four bartenders at the Hotel were closing and enjoying an after-hours

FALSE HOPETOUN FOR SYDNEY’S LIVE MUSIC SCENE

Posted on November 11th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
In an anticlimactic twist for Sydney’s live music industry, the fabled and long-closed Hopetoun Hotel has not been sold, and its owner has no immediate intention to reopen it. Stories emerged on Wednesday that Surry Hills standard The Hopetoun had

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

LAZARUS SEES CHANGE IN SECOND BIG COASTAL PUB

Posted on November 9th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney hotelier Andrew Lazarus has bought Shoal Bay’s Country Club Hotel and adjoining assets, adding to his collection of “amazing upside” Hunter region pubs. Listed by long-time owners the McPhee family in August, the Country Club forms part of the

NORTHIES THROWING BIG SHARKS PARTY SUNDAY

Posted on October 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Cronulla faithfuls will be rewarded this weekend with free food and drink at Laundy’s Northies Hotel, as the pub matches shock-jock Kyle Sandilands’ pledge on the Sharks’ win. rLast weekend Australia watched Cronulla’s pride and joy edge out the Melbourne

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]

OUTBACK LEGEND PUBS REVIVE GIANT MAREE MAN

Posted on August 24th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Outback icons the Maree Hotel and William Creek Hotel have led the revival of South Australia’s famous ‘Maree Man’ – the world’s second-largest geoglyph. Located nearly 800 kilometres due north of Adelaide, in the State’s far north, Maree Man is