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HUNT FAREWELLS DUKE OF WELLINGTON

Posted on October 25th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Stephen Hunt’s Hunt Hospitality has flipped the august Duke of Wellington Hotel in New Lambton, selling for $16 million to Nick Walker’s Reklaw Hotels. The Duke was built 1876, named in honour of the famous commander of the English and

HUNT SEEKS INVESTORS IN $50m PUB FUND

Posted on September 20th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

Newcastle-based hotelier Stephen Hunt has been courting investors to double the size of his hotels fund to $50 million, following strong growth and robust returns. SJH Hotel Fund, run by Hunt Hospitality, owns hotel trusts around the Lakeside Village Tavern

SCHWARTZ REAPS $92m FOR DIXON’S THE DUKE PLUS ADINA

Posted on November 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Morry Schwartz has divested two big properties in Melbourne’s East End, collecting $92 million for the Adina Hotel, and the city’s oldest pub, the Duke of Wellington, operated by Dixon Group. Publisher and property developer Morris ‘Morry’ Schwartz put the

SCHWARTZ PUTS UP $80m OF MELBOURNE HOTELS

Posted on October 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

The Schwartz family has listed two big Melbourne investment properties, including the city’s oldest pub – Dixon Hospitality Group’s Duke of Wellington. Melbourne freeholds continue to lead the charge on yield benchmarks, averaging below six per cent and dipping below

HUNT HOSPITALITY NAILS NEW ASSET IN HUNTER

Posted on August 3rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Steve Hunt has furthered his pub fund portfolio with the acquisition of the thriving Duke of Wellington in outer Newcastle for around $8.5 million. The Hunt family’s Hunt Hospitality operates a number of successful Newcastle region pubs, such as the