SHAMROCK HOTEL LOOKING FOR LUCK

After more than half a century and several generations ownership, the Leary family has listed its Shamrock Hotel in Temora with plenty of western NSW sunshine. Temora is a town of around 5,000 souls, around 400 kilometres west of Sydney,

DORE WINS RACE TO SALISBURY

Industry stalwart Ged Dore has fended off all comers, taking full interest in the burgeoning Salisbury Hotel in Stanmore. The three-storey Salisbury is located less than 100m from Stanmore train station, offering ‘local pub’ food & bev, a big beer

ANOTHER BIG NEWCASTLE PUB FOR IRIS

Iris has swooped again, securing the dusty Shaft Tavern in suburban Newcastle in a “unique opportunity” for the acquisitive pub-developers. The Shaft occupies a big 6,720sqm block adjacent to Elermore Vale Shopping Centre, set back and sunken from the road

HOT BALLINA PUB TO MARKET

North Coast publican Patrick Henderson is calling time on his Australian Hotel, which is back better than ever after a fire nearly destroyed it in 2016. The two-storey corner pub stands at the prominent corner of Cherry and River Streets,

LAUNDY SNATCHES BELLS PRE-AUCTION

Tightening his command on the seaside precinct, Arthur Laundy has snatched Bells Hotel ahead of its pending auction, long-timers the Miles family bidding farewell after more than four decades. Built 1922, Bells Hotel is an institution of Woolloomooloo, standing proudly

NEW PARTNERS FIND WIRTH IN THE DUKE

James Wirth and crew are making a defiant return to Sydney’s inner west, securing a tired Duke in Enmore with plans for a major repositioning. The Duke is a classic local, recently offering a contracted pub-style menu and selection of

NEWCASTLE’S SHAFT TAVERN SEEKS NEW PROSPECT

Industry veterans Reg Mawhinney and Geoff Byrne have listed their big mining town pub, the Shaft Tavern, with plenty of blue sky in thriving Newcastle. The large-format Shaft occupies a generous 6,720sqm block, adjacent to the IGA-anchored Elermore Vale Shopping

REDCAPE SECURE BIG SOUTH COAST TRIO

Redcape is three steps closer to its mooted IPO with the big-ticket acquisition of Joel Fisher and Andrew Denmeade’s trio of pubs south of Sydney. Denfish Hotels is a long-term partnership of Denmeade and Fisher that has bought, built and

GRAND VIEW SEES HUNGRY INVESTOR INTO MOUNTAINS

Ben Tufrey is free to pursue retirement, having sold his long-held Grand View Hotel in the Mountains to a Chinese investor. Tufrey has owned and operated the Grand View for 16 years, virtually “going through the motions” in the past

MILES FAMILY CALL TIME ON BELLS INSTITUTION

The picturesque institution Bells Hotel in Woolloomooloo has hit the market, after almost 50 years’ owner-operation by the Miles family. The proud “Country pub in the City” stands at #1 Bourke St, on the corner of Cowper Wharf Road, opposite