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HISTORIC ‘PUFFING BILLY’ RANGES HOTEL DESTROYED BY FIRE

Posted on September 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Fire has destroyed the historic Ranges Hotel in Gembrook, east of Melbourne, with little remaining beyond rescued memorabilia. Dozens of firefighters were called around 4am Monday morning to the heritage-listed Ranges, the only pub in the small town around 75

UPDATE: SEXTONS DO A PHOENIX ON VICTORIA PARK HOTEL

Posted on July 6th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Less than a month after a fire destroyed their home of two decades and life as they knew it, Robyn and Frank Sexton have resumed trading at their scorched, historic Townsville pub. After more than 20 years running Townsville’s oldest

BIMBO DELUXE RAZED OVERNIGHT

Posted on May 16th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
A fire has gutted Colonial Leisure Group’s inner-Melbourne institution Bimbo Deluxe overnight. Emergencies services were called to the Brunswick Street pub around 1:20am, and 24 firefighters battled the blaze into the early hours. The fire is said to have been

THE QUINNY RAZED BUT OWNER NOT DETERRED

Posted on July 17th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Popular landmark the Quinninup Tavern went up in flames early Saturday morning, but it is not all over for the little pub that could. The Quinninup Tavern, known as The Quinny, was built in 1950 in the emerging logging town

DOCKLANDS’ WOOLSHED PUB UP IN FLAMES

Posted on November 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A fire at the famous Woolshed Pub in Melbourne’s Docklands has closed the business indefinitely, as operators assess the severely damaged building. On Friday afternoon around 3pm smoke was spotted coming from the roof of the hotel. Emergency services were

HISTORIC PUB SAVED FROM ACCIDENTAL BLAZE

Posted on August 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Batesford Hotel has been saved from a fire that took hold in the kitchen area around 12:20am last Thursday. Eight fire crews arrived on the scene to find the roof billowing smoke. It took them around two hours

DIXON’S STATION HOTEL CLOSED DUE TO FIRE

Posted on April 6th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Dixon Group’s gastro pub in Footscray has closed for repairs following a fire that destroyed the kitchen on Monday. Melbourne’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade report being called around noon to a fire that had broken out in the kitchen, while the

FIRE LEVELS HISTORIC PUB – FOR A DAY

Posted on December 14th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_4701" align="alignright" width="291"] Historic photo of the Kandanga Hotel. Image: Facebook[/caption] The historic Kandanga Hotel was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning, and locals determined to not lose their pub had it trading again the next day. Local John

FIRE SCORCHES POST OFFICE TURNED PUB

Posted on November 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A fire has destroyed a level of a Fiztroy pub, but early reports are it will be back. The fire, on Saturday morning, reportedly started in the Pinnacle Hotel’s lower-ground level, with a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade suggesting