Another sad day

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Originally Posted by B.S.F.

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.

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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...

Muckadilla Pub burns down . [bigsad]

Muckadilla pub in Queensland outback gutted by fire in matter of minutes

See the thread "Another sad day".

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Originally Posted by 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.

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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]

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.

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Originally Posted by bob10

The pub was up for sale but no takers.

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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...

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Originally Posted by incisor

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...

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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.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

You're a cynical mob.[bighmmm]

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