By MICK ROBERTS © PUBLICAN Roy Ferguson could be said to have been unlucky in love. The wealthy hotelier had at least three failed relationships with women who would eventually betray him – one fatally. Roy was no saint. In… Read More ›
Darwin hotels
Darwin’s ravenous termites devoured 80 barrels of beer
BEFORE the days of steel kegs, Northern Territory publicans had an ongoing battle with termites attacking their timber beer barrels. With nests rising like skyscrapers to heights of three metres or more, there are some weird and wonderful stories told… Read More ›
Hotel Darwin
Bare Bones Quite unaware of the novelty of his lack of attire a naked man walked into the Hotel Darwin bar on Friday night – so our usually reliable alcoholic informant tells us and picked a fight among the clientele. The… Read More ›
The 1948 crocodile encounter at Hotel Darwin
AUSTRALIA’S Top End has always lent itself to an excellent crocodile tale. The last place you would expect an encounter with one of the Northern Territory’s deadly crocs would be at the bar of a pub. But this is Darwin,… Read More ›
Darwin beer supply ‘white-anted’
Darwin beer drinkers may have to curb their thirst. It has been discovered that secret drinkers have disposed of £300 worth of beer from the reserve stock of a local publican. When the store was opened this week the scene… Read More ›
The Vic survived three cyclones…
But drinking habits finally shut her doors… THE Victoria Hotel, survived three cyclones, and everything Mother Nature could throw at her, but the almighty dollar finally shut her doors in 2014. Three major cyclones have unroofed the Vic over its… Read More ›
Darwin hotel explosion
Man’s Head Blown Off DARWIN, Oct. 20 – A heavy explosion at the Club Hotel late last night caused a sensation. The police rushed to the hotel, and found that Adam Wright had blown his head off with a plug… Read More ›