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MARY’S COMMERCIAL HOTEL DALBY RAZED

Posted on August 24th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The iconic Commercial Hotel in the heart of Dalby has been destroyed by fire, after emergency services were called early Wednesday morning to a blaze engulfing the building. The tile-fronted two-storey brick Commercial Hotel was built in 1909, replacing the

FIRES TAKE HISTORIC QUEENSLAND PUBS

Posted on June 15th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Longreach’s historic outback pub was destroyed by fire overnight, joining the fate of its famed Townsville counterpart, the Victoria Park. Fire broke out at the 100-year-old Lyceum Hotel around 7pm Thursday night. By the time authorities arrived it had well

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

RETURN OF THE FAT LAMB

Posted on July 19th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Five years after it was lost to fire, the historic Fat Lamb Hotel in Eugowra will soon phoenix, brought back to life one brick at a time. The town of Eugowra, about four hours’ drive due west of Sydney, lost