Siera's Pub

St Lenny · Post: # 1028932Post **St Lenny** » Sat 11 Dec 2010 9:55pm

Does anyone know the name of Siera'a old pub and where it was pls?

Bernard Shakey · Sat 11 Dec 2010 10:09pm

The Brighton Club Hotel on the corner of Nepean Highway and Union Street Brighton. Now Dan Murphys.

St Lenny · Post: # 1028934Post **St Lenny** » Sat 11 Dec 2010 11:10pm

Thanks

Verdun66 · Post: # 1028942Post **Verdun66** » Sun 12 Dec 2010 3:31am

I was just a kid but in the mid-sixties I remember my Dad pointing out a pub on Beach Road down Sandringham way...maybe further down, where Siera's Dad had a pub. Brian worked there I'm sure. Or maybe he helped him run it.

Dad used to drop in for a bevvie or two on the way home to Beaumaris.

I'm sure I'm not dreaming that.......

Mr Magic · Post: # 1028943Post **Mr Magic** » Sun 12 Dec 2010 6:53am

Siera's was definitely on Nepean Highway (corner Union Street) in the mid-60's - I lived around the corner from it.
Tommy Bent's statue stood opposite it in the median strip of Nepean Highway.

Stephen Theodore · Mon 13 Dec 2010 10:36am

It was known as "Sieras Brighton Club Hotel". I still have a calendar with St Kilda colours in cloth material at the the top, in a square shape, that fits into the top pocket of a suit jacket. On the back of it is the 1965 calendar year.

GrumpyOne · Mon 13 Dec 2010 12:15pm

Verdun66 wrote:I was just a kid but in the mid-sixties I remember my Dad pointing out a pub on Beach Road down Sandringham way...maybe further down, where Siera's Dad had a pub. Brian worked there I'm sure. Or maybe he helped him run it.

Dad used to drop in for a bevvie or two on the way home to Beaumaris.

I'm sure I'm not dreaming that.......

Ian Stewart used to own the Red Bluff hotel at Black Rock.

St Fidelius · Mon 13 Dec 2010 5:17pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
Verdun66 wrote:I was just a kid but in the mid-sixties I remember my Dad pointing out a pub on Beach Road down Sandringham way...maybe further down, where Siera's Dad had a pub. Brian worked there I'm sure. Or maybe he helped him run it.

Dad used to drop in for a bevvie or two on the way home to Beaumaris.

I'm sure I'm not dreaming that.......
Ian Stewart used to own the Red Bluff hotel at Black Rock.

I am pretty sure that it was the Hampton Hotel (now apartments) and not the Red Bluff

GrumpyOne · Post: # 1029191Post **GrumpyOne** » Mon 13 Dec 2010 6:38pm

St Fidelius wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
Verdun66 wrote:I was just a kid but in the mid-sixties I remember my Dad pointing out a pub on Beach Road down Sandringham way...maybe further down, where Siera's Dad had a pub. Brian worked there I'm sure. Or maybe he helped him run it.

Dad used to drop in for a bevvie or two on the way home to Beaumaris.

I'm sure I'm not dreaming that.......
Ian Stewart used to own the Red Bluff hotel at Black Rock.
I am pretty sure that it was the Hampton Hotel (now apartments) and not the Red Bluff

You could be right Fid.

Most times I would have been looking at the name through the bottom of a glass.

plugger66 · Post: # 1029196Post **plugger66** » Mon 13 Dec 2010 6:43pm

St Fidelius wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
Verdun66 wrote:I was just a kid but in the mid-sixties I remember my Dad pointing out a pub on Beach Road down Sandringham way...maybe further down, where Siera's Dad had a pub. Brian worked there I'm sure. Or maybe he helped him run it.

Dad used to drop in for a bevvie or two on the way home to Beaumaris.

I'm sure I'm not dreaming that.......
Ian Stewart used to own the Red Bluff hotel at Black Rock.
I am pretty sure that it was the Hampton Hotel (now apartments) and not the Red Bluff

100% correct. I think it was on the corner of Small St and Beach rd.

ozrulestrace · Mon 13 Dec 2010 6:44pm

Can't say it was the best run pub and it was no surprise when it got shut down.
Stewie should have stuck to running the laundromat in Elsternwick.

Verdun66 · Post: # 1029311Post **Verdun66** » Mon 13 Dec 2010 10:32pm

Hampton, that was it. I drove past it earlier in the year when I was in Melbourne. Did the Siera's maybe have an interest in it in the mid-60's? That was definitely the pub, and the Siera's were mentioned in relation to it. I wasn't drinking then (!) so can't swear to the accuracy. They might have had interests in a few pubs. Not unheard of.

Bernard Shakey · Mon 13 Dec 2010 10:46pm

St Fidelius wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
Verdun66 wrote:I was just a kid but in the mid-sixties I remember my Dad pointing out a pub on Beach Road down Sandringham way...maybe further down, where Siera's Dad had a pub. Brian worked there I'm sure. Or maybe he helped him run it.

Dad used to drop in for a bevvie or two on the way home to Beaumaris.

I'm sure I'm not dreaming that.......
Ian Stewart used to own the Red Bluff hotel at Black Rock.
I am pretty sure that it was the Hampton Hotel (now apartments) and not the Red Bluff

Yes, Stewie had the Hampton which as St Fid said is now apartments, and the Red Bluff is a block of weeds.

Mr Magic · Post: # 1029316Post **Mr Magic** » Mon 13 Dec 2010 10:46pm

Wasn't Ian Stewart also involved somehow with the pub on the corner of Bay and New Streets in Brighton?

Bernard Shakey · Mon 13 Dec 2010 11:06pm

Mr Magic wrote:Wasn't Ian Stewart also involved somehow with the pub on the corner of Bay and New Streets in Brighton?

The old Devonshire Hotel now has the inspiring name Newbay Hotel.

The old Railway Hotel in Bay Street is now the Hotel Brighton under the control of some tall bloke with blonde hair.

The Central Hotel in Church Street has had so many names I've lost count and don't even know if it's still open.

Kyatts in Wilson Street next to the old cop shop is gone.

The Terminus Hotel at Brighton Beach is now Milanos.

Last but not least the Marine Hotel in New Street is stillthe Marine Hotel.

Enrico_Misso · Mon 13 Dec 2010 11:47pm

ozrulestrace wrote:Stewie should have stuck to running the laundromat in Elsternwick.

Was that where he got his dresses from?

plugger66 · Post: # 1029399Post **plugger66** » Tue 14 Dec 2010 1:23pm

Bernard Shakey wrote:
Mr Magic wrote:Wasn't Ian Stewart also involved somehow with the pub on the corner of Bay and New Streets in Brighton?
The old Devonshire Hotel now has the inspiring name Newbay Hotel.

The old Railway Hotel in Bay Street is now the Hotel Brighton under the control of some tall bloke with blonde hair.

The Central Hotel in Church Street has had so many names I've lost count and don't even know if it's still open.

Kyatts in Wilson Street next to the old cop shop is gone.

The Terminus Hotel at Brighton Beach is now Milanos.

Last but not least the Marine Hotel in New Street is stillthe Marine Hotel.

It may still be the marine hotel in name but I can assure you it aint the marine hotel as many knew it.

stinger · Post: # 1029408Post **stinger** » Tue 14 Dec 2010 1:44pm

plugger66 wrote:
It may still be the marine hotel in name but I can assure you it aint the marine hotel as many knew it.

and why is that steve???

plugger66 · Post: # 1029414Post **plugger66** » Tue 14 Dec 2010 2:04pm

stinger wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
It may still be the marine hotel in name but I can assure you it aint the marine hotel as many knew it.

and why is that steve???

Because.

Bernard Shakey · Tue 14 Dec 2010 9:34pm

plugger66 wrote:
Bernard Shakey wrote:
Mr Magic wrote:Wasn't Ian Stewart also involved somehow with the pub on the corner of Bay and New Streets in Brighton?
The old Devonshire Hotel now has the inspiring name Newbay Hotel.

The old Railway Hotel in Bay Street is now the Hotel Brighton under the control of some tall bloke with blonde hair.

The Central Hotel in Church Street has had so many names I've lost count and don't even know if it's still open.

Kyatts in Wilson Street next to the old cop shop is gone.

The Terminus Hotel at Brighton Beach is now Milanos.

Last but not least the Marine Hotel in New Street is stillthe Marine Hotel.
It may still be the marine hotel in name but I can assure you it aint the marine hotel as many knew it.

None of them are, they now allow women in the bar.

saint66au · Tue 14 Dec 2010 11:32pm

Bernard Shakey wrote:
St Fidelius wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
Verdun66 wrote:I was just a kid but in the mid-sixties I remember my Dad pointing out a pub on Beach Road down Sandringham way...maybe further down, where Siera's Dad had a pub. Brian worked there I'm sure. Or maybe he helped him run it.

Dad used to drop in for a bevvie or two on the way home to Beaumaris.

I'm sure I'm not dreaming that.......
Ian Stewart used to own the Red Bluff hotel at Black Rock.
I am pretty sure that it was the Hampton Hotel (now apartments) and not the Red Bluff
Yes, Stewie had the Hampton which as St Fid said is now apartments, and the Red Bluff is a block of weeds.

Yep..torn down in double quick time only to have the developers run out of money. Its just a big empty block now with a nice tower that showed clients the sea view if they climbed it. Clearly not enough did lol

zebraman · Post: # 1029562Post **zebraman** » Tue 14 Dec 2010 11:42pm

I used to sell The Herald at the old Hampton Hotel...cost 4 cents then...most people gave you 5 cents and said keep the change..

The Red Bluff seems to have some sort of movement finally happening...

and of course the Beaumaris is now being run as a cafe with a St Kilda connection involved

Enrico_Misso · Tue 14 Dec 2010 11:51pm

The Red Bluff used to be a lovely little pub.

The site was bought some years ago by Prime Life with plans to build a retirement home.
When they and their dodgy ex-CEO Ted Sent got into difficulties it stalled.

Now sold to another developer to build a block of flats - sorry they call them apartments now.

St Fidelius · Wed 15 Dec 2010 12:07am

zebraman wrote:I used to sell The Herald at the old Hampton Hotel...cost 4 cents then...most people gave you 5 cents and said keep the change..

The Red Bluff seems to have some sort of movement finally happening...

and of course the BeaumariI s is now being run as a cafe with a St Kilda connection involved

Yeah it was mentioned in the financial section of the age, Sam Gilbert with brackets of (st kilda player)

But having said that, the Hampton Hotel really rocked when Stewart held the licence of running of running the Hampton Hotel and I am not too sure if he actually "OWNED" the hotel.....

I would doubt that he would have any money to actually own anything at the time...

I was working at Brighton Police Station when Stewart went "missing" towards the last game of the season...

My Snr Sgt at the time was coach of the Swans reserves team.....

Stewart went missing for a few days and the Snr Sgt selected the side to play...

I think it was the last round of the season (but I am going back some time)

He bragged on about it for weeks.... on how he selected players that were junior and had potential compared to older players that were on their way out....

All the "junior" players played and won the match and both the coach and the assistant (snr sergeant) we never to be seen again n the VFL/AFL

maverick · Post: # 1029594Post **maverick** » Wed 15 Dec 2010 10:39am

saint66au wrote:
Bernard Shakey wrote:
St Fidelius wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
Verdun66 wrote:I was just a kid but in the mid-sixties I remember my Dad pointing out a pub on Beach Road down Sandringham way...maybe further down, where Siera's Dad had a pub. Brian worked there I'm sure. Or maybe he helped him run it.

Dad used to drop in for a bevvie or two on the way home to Beaumaris.

I'm sure I'm not dreaming that.......
Ian Stewart used to own the Red Bluff hotel at Black Rock.
I am pretty sure that it was the Hampton Hotel (now apartments) and not the Red Bluff
Yes, Stewie had the Hampton which as St Fid said is now apartments, and the Red Bluff is a block of weeds.
Yep..torn down in double quick time only to have the developers run out of money. Its just a big empty block now with a nice tower that showed clients the sea view if they climbed it. Clearly not enough did lol

Red Bluff burnt down actually, original permit to Prime Life was supposed to retain the facade, mysteriously burnt down and had to be demolished.
Work has finally commenced there.