NED KELLY SCORES ANOTHER IN SCONE

Ned Kelly’s burgeoning pub group has taken the deeds to the Belmore Hotel in Scone, in a return to where it all began for the industry veteran.  Built 1866 in the upper Hunter Valley as the Railway Hotel, the pub

BIG BELMORE RACES TO MARKET

The Brownlee family have put to market their monarchical Belmore Hotel, in the NSW equine capital. Built 1866, the two-storey Belmore of Scone was originally named the Railway Hotel, before being renamed the Belmore in 1871, following a visit by

NELSON MEERS SNAPS UP MONARCH’S BELMORE

Industry doyen Nelson Meers has furthered the run of prized gaming pub sales, taking Monarch’s top-performing Belmore Hotel for around $50 million. Monarch Hotels, fronted by hotel veteran Joel Fisher, acquired the pub in 2015 from the Waugh family. It

GIRLS ARRESTED OVER VIOLENT ANTICS

Four young women are facing court on multiple charges including assaulting police after poor behaviour outside a Maitland pub. A disagreement in the well-patronised pub’s beer garden around 1am on Sunday morning lead to one woman being asked to leave

LOCAL SNAPS UP MURPHYS’ BELMORE HOTEL MAITLAND

The Murphy family has parted with Maitland’s thriving Belmore Hotel, with a local businessman picking up the freehold going concern for $9 million. The Murphys have owned the Belmore since 2003, and citing increasing interests in other endeavours made the

BELMORE AND UNANDERRA JOIN BIG HOTEL AUCTION DAY

In a stock-starved market where strong regional pubs are becoming the ‘new black’ – two more Sydney-satellite freeholds will soon test the waters at a group auction. Murphy Hotels is putting up the large-format Belmore Hotel, dominating Maitland’s main street.

$50m ACQUISITIONS FOR QUIET NEW PUB GROUP

News is emerging of a new pub group with deep pockets, amid the announcement the Waugh family has sold the Banksia Hotel and the Belmore Hotel. [caption id="attachment_4713" align="alignright" width="309"] Image: website[/caption] Quietly entering the industry with the recent purchase