ONLY a licensed club services the thirsts of Burraga these days. The village, on the NSW central tablelands, lies 47km south-west of Oberon, and about 67km south of Bathurst. When the copper mine was in full swing in 1900, three… Read More ›
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Emu Park’s Imperial Hotel destroyed by fire
AT its peak in popularity in the early 1900s, Emu Park, a Queensland coastal town on the Capricorn Coast about 20 kilometres south of Yeppoon, had four hotels to service its tourist industry. The Pine Beach Hotel, once home to… Read More ›
Bundaberg Distillery fire turned the Burnett into a river of rum
DURING a fierce electrical storm in 1936 a lightning bolt sparked a fire that completely destroyed Queensland’s famous Bundaberg rum distillery. Half a million gallons of rum and 100,000 gallons of methylated spirits (a by-product of rum) stood in the… Read More ›
Goomeri’s Grand Hotel fire claimed the lives of eight people
THE classic art deco Grand Hotel at Goomeri in Queensland was re-built in 1943 after the original pub was destroyed in a tragic fire that killed the publican and his wife, a barmaid, and five guests on December 23 1939…. Read More ›
Jim Cavill’s Surfers Paradise Hotel
LARGE HOTEL DESTROYED Damage Estimated at £30,000 PRIVATEL ZOO SAVED. Brisbane, Monday: The well known Surfers Paradise Hotel near Southport was destroyed by fire early this morning. The hotel was destroyed, with the exception of a number of detached living cabins and a comprehensive private zoo. The… Read More ›
Publican almost loses the lot in 1925 Warrandyte Hotel blaze
Warrandyte Hotel Burnt Out The Warrandyte Hotel, an old landmark 17 miles from Melbourne, was totally destroyed by fire in the early hours of Monday. The hotel was established about 70 years ago by the late Mr James MCutcheon, and… Read More ›
Woolpack Hotel, Parramatta
DIES FROM BURNS Mystery Fire In Hotel Room SYDNEY. Friday.— When a room in the Woolpack Hotel, Parramatta, was burning today people, hearing screams, ran in and found Samuel Newlands, 36, lying on the floor gasping and crying out in… Read More ›
Flee fire in hotel
CUSTOMERS with drinks in their hands rushed out of the bar of the Bald Face Stag Hotel, Petersham, when it caught fire yesterday. The blaze began in the rear bar of the hotel when some tins of paint caught fire. Within… Read More ›
Ship Inn, Circular Quay, Sydney
RUM CASK ON FIRE SYDNEY Tuesday. when a match was struck in a cellar at Plasto’s Ship Hotel, Circular Quay, to-day, a cask of rum caught fire and the blaze threatened a stack of barrels containing 1000 gallons of liquor. Henry Plasto… Read More ›
Demise of Broome’s Weld Club Hotel
Broome, September 22, The Weld Club Hotel (pictured), and the residence of Mr. Rodriguez, which adjoined, were entirely destroyed by fire at 3 o’clock this morning. No lives were lost, but Mr. Thomas Egan, formerly of Kalgoorlie, had a narrow escape from death…. Read More ›