March 30, 2014
The historic Yarraman Hotel-Motel in Margaret Street celebrated its 102nd birthday on Saturday with a day packed full of activities.
The pub can trace its history back to the earliest years of Yarraman township.
But rumour has it that it didn’t always front onto Margaret Street.
Apparently – so the story goes – the main road used to pass to the back of the hotel.
But when the location of the road changed, the pub was lifted up off its stumps and turned around to face the new direction.
This would be enough to get any drinker’s head spinning!
Current publicans Michael Andreassen and Lisa Woods have been in charge of the Yarraman Hotel-Motel for the past three years.
To celebrate the pub’s birthday, they organised rides, face-painting and a climbing wall at the rear of the hotel to keep the youngsters happy, while their parents enjoyed live music from Ryder and Adam Kilpatrick.
A lunchtime barbecue was supplied by the Yarraman Progress Association.
A highlight of the day and night’s entertainment were crab races, organised by Jeff Hayes from Hayes Pots & Products on the Gold Coast.
Jeff brought along 20 live mudcrabs with him from Brisbane who played special roles in the celebrations.
The crabs, individually numbered, took part in crab races during the afternoon before starring in a cook-up later in the evening.
There was also a pig-on-the-spit and redclaw for diners to enjoy.
