If walls could talk, you would want to pull up a pretty comfortable pew and settle in with a cold beer or ten to here the yarns, myths and legends at the Railway Hotel, Ravenswod.
It was here, that we met the youngest barmaid in the north, 13 year old Chanitha Pang. The Pangs are the 6th family to operate this historic pub. Established in the heady gold rush days of 1902, thus grand dame has been family owned and operated as an independent hotel without any closure for its entire life.
Grandma does the cooking, Grandpa is the rouseabout, while Chanitha’s mum, Melissa is the manager and self appointed peace keeper.
“ I really love it. we get our regulars and have our share of blow-ins” Mellissa said. “ Halloween is a big hit”. We asked Melissa about the other operating pub in town, The Imperial. “ The previous owners of these two pubs have been fierce enemies, but since we took over 9 weeks ago we have set about building bridges, and its great”.
Ravenswood itself is a tiny heritage listed town, with a population of 300. Filled with character and characters of the real Australian bush, Ravenswood is quaint, historic, totally authentic, architecturally spectacular, and well worth the drive!
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