This pub last changed hands during a gold-rush card game. Now it’s for sale for the first time in 165 years
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-08-14 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Business / Small business
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Australia, Commodities, Business & Economy
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One day, at the height of Australia’s gold rush, some miners and a publican were playing a high stakes game of cards, so the story goes. The pub’s owner, William McIlveen, bet his hotel on a hand and lost to a gentleman called John Schofield.
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