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Fire has destroyed the 119-year-old Lascelles Minapre Hotel - 23 October 2025A fire in regional Victoria has gutted a historic, two-storey hotel. The Lascelles Minapre Hotel on the Sunraysia Highway, south of Mildura, was the meeting place for the town of about 100 people. The Lascelles Hotel, originally built in 1905... more |
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Southport Hotel forced to close after thieves steal customer data - 21 October 2025The Southport Hotel, known as Australia's southernmost pub, has been forced to close after a "devastating" burglary which also saw its booking system compromised. more |
The Quiet Man Rises Again - 16 September 2025A beloved Melbourne Irish pub has been given a new lease on life after nearly facing the wrecking ball. The Quiet Man, which served its final pints on St Patrick's Day this year, has reopened as Auntie Annie's Hotel under new ownership. The... more |
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The Creekside Hotel, Warracknabeal, Victoria - Closure After 154 Years - 31 December 2024The Creekside Hotel in the Victorian town of Warracknabeal, 330 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, announced it is closing as of 1 January 2025. The owners of the pub, which has been serving patrons since its inception as the Commercial Hotel... more |
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Tea Gardens Hotel, Bondi Junction - Record $70+ Million Sale - 23 August 2024Pub veteran John Ryan splashed out more than $70 million for the Tea Gardens pub in Sydney's east in what is the largest deal this year in the booming hotel sector. John Purkis and family passed the reins of the landmark Tea Gardens Hotel in... more |
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Many Peaks hotel reopens - 28 February 2025The historic Grand Hotel in Many Peaks, Central Queensland, has reopened after five years, thanks to new owners Desley and Craig O'Grady and strong community support. The pub, a cornerstone of the tiny town since the early 1900s, closed abruptly... more |
Archer Hotel Rockhampton - Lost to fire - 1 January 2018The Archer Hotel, formerly known as the Balmoral Hotel, caught fire, burning the abandoned pub to the ground. more |
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Tragedy Strikes Travellers Rest Hotel Thorpdale - 10 April 2017Tragedy struck the Travellers Rest Hotel in Thorpdale, Victoria on 4th April 2017 when it went up in flames in the middle of the night and took the life of the local publican John Bantock. The pub had been owned by members of the same family... more |
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A walk down memory lane in Halifax, QLD - 16 February 2017G'day, On a recent trip to North Queensland I made a small detour and visited Halifax. My father's family immigrated to Halifax years before WW2; my grandfather cut sugar cane (by hand), my father started in the QLD railway at the Bemerside... more |
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The Victoria Hotel Melbourne - Check out the latest update - 31 January 2017For all our avid pub followers and history aficianados, the Ibis Styles Melbourne - The Victoria Hotel have generously offered new historical photos and information to add to our directory. Check out the listing! www.gdaypubs.com.au/VIC/melbourne/city/66039/victoria-hotel.html more |
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Pentland Hotel Motel Queensland - Updated - 30 January 2017Thanks to Lorrae from the Pentland Hotel Motel in Queensland for providing info & photos to update the site. more |
Pub history abounds with readers - what's your query? - 10 January 2017In the last year, we've had lots of enquiries, not all of them made public, by readers who are interested in the history of a pub that their ancestors had some involvement in. This is a tricky research question, but one that we enjoy getting... more |
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