Another sad day

[incisor]

The Muckadilla pub has been destroyed by fire again.....

Be going cheap now I suppose...

[pop058]

Buggar, suspicious ??

[incisor]

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from the story on the abc


Posted about an hour agoThe publican and patrons were seen running away as fire took hold inside the Muckadilla pub.
Supplied: Jaimee-lee Prow


more story and pics here

Muckadilla pub in Queensland outback gutted by fire in matter of minutes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-08/muckadilla-pub-goes-up-in-smoke-outback-queensland/11397488)

[S3ute]

Hello from Brisbane.

Never actually stopped there for a beer or meal, but it’s always disappointing to see another one bite the dust. Especially in small towns with few social alternatives.

Ebor lost its pub back yonks ago and managed to operate out of a shed for years before a new one was finally built. Guess they will find an alternative one way or another.

Cheers,

Neil

[LRT]

Insurance job ? [emoji848]

[JDNSW]

I'm reminded of a story (claimed to be true) I heard many years ago.

The publican from a western Qld hotel was on holidays on the coast, and was having lunch with the publican of the place he was staying at when the barman came in and handed him a telegram.

The western publican tore the telegram open, glanced at the signature, and said to his friend "Gosh, me pub's burnt down!", and handed the telegram to his host.

Who read "TOO WET LAST NIGHT STOP TRY AGAIN TONIGHT"

[goingbush]

Insurance job ? [emoji848]

my thought exactly, the way of so many bush pubs.

[V8Ian]

You're a cynical mob.[bighmmm]

[B.S.F.]

The Muckadilla pub has been destroyed by fire again.....

Be going cheap now I suppose...
Very sad indeed. I stayed in that pub about 35 years ago when we had a gig in the hall across the road , playing for a policeman's farewell party. The pub had a great big wood stove in the kitchen where they baked their own bread.
.W.

[RANDLOVER]

Really sad news. A lot of catering premises fires do start in the kitchen, usually in the exhaust hood ducts, due to the built up grease not being cleaned.

[incisor]

Very sad indeed. I stayed in that pub about 35 years ago when we had a gig in the hall across the road , playing for a policeman's farewell party. The pub had a great big wood stove in the kitchen where they baked their own bread.
.W.

yep was a top spot

been going out there since the early 70's

never had a bad night there, was always great fun.

always wanted to buy the joint but they always wanted more than i could muster...

[bob10]

Muckadilla Pub burns down . [bigsad]

Muckadilla pub in Queensland outback gutted by fire in matter of minutes (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/muckadilla-pub-in-queensland-outback-gutted-by-fire-in-matter-of-minutes/ar-AAFvVtW?ocid=spartandhp)

[JDNSW]

See the thread "Another sad day".

[bob10]

Really sad news. A lot of catering premises fires do start in the kitchen, usually in the exhaust hood ducts, due to the built up grease not being cleaned.


The fire started in an empty house next door. The pub was up for sale but no takers. The fire Brigade turned up and watched it burn. Or so my mate says, nothing suspicious there. [bighmmm]

[Pickles2]

Very sad to hear. I've never been there, but I know that country towns/settlements really do value their "local",..a place to "have a yarn" etc.
Pickles.

[incisor]

The pub was up for sale but no takers.

yep, was way to dear for the returns IMHO.

i first looked into it when the lot before this bought it and i couldn't for the life gf me see how you could survive on what it was bringing in

i went out there and quietly sussed it out when they sold to this owner and the sums were better but still not flash...

very sad to see it go....

the motel rooms were straight out of a 60's hitchcock movie...

[Bigbjorn]

yep, was way to dear for the returns IMHO.

i first looked into it when the lot before this bought it and i couldn't for the life gf me see how you could survive on what it was bringing in

i went out there and quietly sussed it out when they sold to this owner and the sums were better but still not flash...

very sad to see it go....

the motel rooms were straight out of a 60's hitchcock movie...

A mate and I propped there for lunch on the way to Winton. We were there for 2 hours and no other customers came in. The young barman was watching the mid-day soaps. Unless they had some peak hours then you wouldn't feed a flea on the place. At Ilfracombe same trip we walked in and the bar was empty. The barmaid was sitting in a chair on the veranda feeding her baby. Again no one else came in during the time we spent there. How some of those bush pubs survive is beyond me.

[Bigbjorn]

You're a cynical mob.[bighmmm]

electrical fire, Ian. They kept the insurance policy in the switchboard.[bigwhistle]