The following year, Steve Baldwin became the new publican.<\/p>\n
But he has now sold the business \u2014 along with crocodiles Sneaky Sam and Agro, and a handful of emus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Steve Baldwin has sold the hotel, after taking over in 2018. (ABC News: James Elton)<\/p>\n
Last stop Larrimah<\/p>\n
Larrimah is about 180 kilometres south of Katherine on the edge of the Stuart Highway, which runs from Adelaide to Darwin.<\/p>\n
The hotel \u2014 also known as the Larrimah Wayside Inn and the Pink Panther pub \u2014 serves a population of around 12 people.<\/p>\n
The hotel building was relocated to Larrimah from nearby Birdum in 1957, where it developed a character of its own.<\/p>\n
The story goes that sometime in the 1960s, a puddle formed in front of the outback pub, which became known as Larrimah Lake.<\/p>\n
A giant Pink Panther with a fishing rod was installed, and a local icon was born.<\/p>\n
However, the pub shot to global attention when 70-year-old Paddy Moriarty and his kelpie Kellie vanished from the pub on December 16, 2017.<\/p>\n
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Extensive searches were carried out and a $250,000 reward was offered, but neither Mr Moriarty nor his dog were found.<\/p>\n
In 2022, a coroner ruled that Mr Moriarty<\/a>, who worked at the Pink Panther pub, was “likely killed” over a feud with neighbours.<\/p>\n