Hemmes expands pub empire with $70m shopping spree

By Carolyn Cummins
Updated November 9 2017 - 6:03pm, first published 5:56pm
Pic of the Royal Hotel in Bondi.28th September 2006  SMH NEWS Royal Hotel/Bondi  Photograph by Dallas Kilponen/dak.
Pic of the Royal Hotel in Bondi.28th September 2006 SMH NEWS Royal Hotel/Bondi Photograph by Dallas Kilponen/dak.
The Royal Hotel Bondi at 283 Bondi Rd, Bondi Beach, on 9 November 2017. Justin Hemmes has just bought the hotel. Photo: Jessica Hromas
The Royal Hotel Bondi at 283 Bondi Rd, Bondi Beach, on 9 November 2017. Justin Hemmes has just bought the hotel. Photo: Jessica Hromas
The Royal Hotel Bondi at 283 Bondi Rd, Bondi Beach, on 9 November 2017. Justin Hemmes has just bought the hotel. Photo: Jessica Hromas
The Royal Hotel Bondi at 283 Bondi Rd, Bondi Beach, on 9 November 2017. Justin Hemmes has just bought the hotel. Photo: Jessica Hromas
The Royal Hotel Bondi at 283 Bondi Rd, Bondi Beach, on 9 November 2017. Justin Hemmes has just bought the hotel. Photo: Jessica Hromas
The Royal Hotel Bondi at 283 Bondi Rd, Bondi Beach, on 9 November 2017. Justin Hemmes has just bought the hotel. Photo: Jessica Hromas
The Royal Hotel Bondi at 283 Bondi Rd, Bondi Beach, on 9 November 2017. Justin Hemmes has just bought the hotel. Photo: Jessica Hromas
The Royal Hotel Bondi at 283 Bondi Rd, Bondi Beach, on 9 November 2017. Justin Hemmes has just bought the hotel. Photo: Jessica Hromas

Pub tsar Justin Hemmes has cemented his position as the largest single owner of popular Sydney pubs, splurging more than $70 million on the purchase of three major hotels over the past three months.

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