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CALEDONIAN IN STRIFE AGAIN OVER FAILURE TO REMOVE ‘SIGN’

Posted on September 7th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

The self-proclaimed ‘Freedom Hotel’ of Singleton is back in the news, protesting Council’s notice of tough action if its owners do not remove an unauthorised and potentially offensive flag from the roof. A letter from Council dated 29 August spoke

SCONE PUBLICAN FACES CHARGES OVER WHITE POWDER

Posted on August 29th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

A Hunter Valley publican is facing a slew of charges relating to supply and possession of cocaine at his Scone pub. 37-year-old John William Allen, aka Jack Allen, fronted Muswellbrook Local Court last week to face multiple charges, the most

OLGR RESPONDS TO CRITICISM OVER LICENCE TRANSFERS

Posted on August 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

PubTIC has been investigating one of the biggest questions in Australian pub real estate with the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation: why do pub transfers take so long in Queensland? The OLGR reports transactional activity has been high in

MANAGER AND BARTENDER PLEAD TO COCAINE SUPPLY

Posted on August 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

A manager and bartender from the Newcastle region have pleaded guilty to supplying drugs to patrons in the hotel. On the evening of 29 April, police with the Port Stephens Hunter Drug Unit allegedly observed Gareth Ian Wilkinson offering to

MASKED ‘TRADIES’ PULL OFF DARING DAYTIME HEIST

Posted on August 8th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Police are investigating possible links between a rash of overnight burglaries at venues and the audacious daytime theft of a cash dispenser from a well-known Newcastle pub. During a busy period, around 4:30 on the afternoon of 4 July, three

LAID OFF MANAGER DODGES PRISON FOR WORK

Posted on July 18th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

A magistrate has spared a pub manager a conviction on drug charges in response to his contrition and because the scar on his record would jeopardise his livelihood. When 31-year-old Christopher Paul Tindal lost his job as a duty manager

COMPANY SEEKS REFUND ON MILLIONS LOST BY EMBEZZLING EMPLOYEE

Posted on June 29th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

A family-owned business in Cairns has lodged a claim in the Supreme Court against the Reef Hotel and Westpac, for millions lost by a staff member who embezzled the money. Former employee of Down to Earth Demolitions, 59-year-old Wendy Ann

POLICE INVESTIGATING SERIOUS ASSAULTS IN CAMDEN AND BYRON

Posted on June 24th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

One man is in custody and police are searching for another, following recent violent incidents in pubs. Emergency services were called to a pub in Camden around 8pm last Friday (17 June), where officers from Camden Police Area Command found

MEN JAILED OVER ROBBERY OF 80-YR-OLD WOMAN’S POKIES WINNINGS

Posted on June 8th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Two Adelaide men have been sent to prison for robbing of a woman in her 80s of her pokies winnings after a big night at the local pubs. The men from Woodcroft in Adelaide’s south, 43-year-old Joobin Rafii and 42-year-old

MEN STABBED OUTSIDE SYDNEY PUB

Posted on May 30th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Two teenagers are in critical condition following surgery for stab wounds sustained outside a Sydney pub on the weekend. A gathering of reportedly up to 300 people were celebrating a 22nd birthday at the Norfolk Hotel, on Cleveland Street, Redfern.