The Ettamogah Hotel, Cunderdin, Western Australia
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (358212)
Rockingham, Australia
July 12, 2025 4:37am CST
Australia once had a weekly paper called the Australasian Post. One of the features of the magazine was the cartoons penned by Ken Maynard. The cartoons featured a pub called the Etamogah, named after an area in New South Wales that was very popular with Maynard.
Several pubs were built in the style of the cartoon pub, including one at Cunderdin in Western Australia. We didn’t go in but I think behind the façade is a big barn-type area. We’ll try to go there next time we’re in the region. The spelling differs depending on which website you look up. In Cunderin, the spelling is Ettamogah.
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@arunima25 (91510)
• Bangalore, India
5h
Looks like a cool pub there. Seems like the cartoon was very popular to inspire so many pubs to be named and designed after it.
We had R K Laxman's cartoon on our daily newspaper that was popular in each household. His common man inspires so many things including recent memes.
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@DaddyEvil (153005)
• United States
4h
Sometimes I swear you're just making up names for places as you go along... 
I hope, if you do go in, that the place is welcoming, with a fun atmosphere. 
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@DaddyEvil (153005)
• United States
3h
@JudyEv Somebody did just make that one up!
Somebody did just make that one up!1 person likes this
It rolls off the tongue so beautifully! 
@Beestring (15611)
• Hong Kong
1h
The pub looks interesting. I would love to visit it if I have a chance.
