Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper Est.
1979 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 1029 Wednesday 07 July 2010
Battle for the ShiftSCOTT ABRAHAMS
& AndRew M.
POTTS
The ownership of the Midnight Shift
looks set to be decided in the courts after...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper Est.
1979 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 1029 Wednesday 07 July 2010
Battle for the ShiftSCOTT ABRAHAMS
& AndRew M.
POTTS
The ownership of the Midnight Shift
looks set to be decided in the courts after
thelandlordtookcontrolofthetheiconic
gayvenueonSaturdaymorning.
In a statement from Amsterdam,
wheretheyareholidaying,MidnightShift
businessownersTimBerryandClarence
Cruz said they were amazed to discover
their landlord, the Arunta Group, had
seized control of the venue while they
wereaway.
“Therentispaidweeklyandhasalways
beenuptodate.
Theonlydisputewasthe
outgoings which was due on June 30,”
CruztoldSydney Star Observer.
“You would think the landlord
would wait until I am back in Sydney
to negotiate instead of taking this
action.
“We will take all legal options to
retrieve the business.
”
The Arunta Group has owned the
building that houses the Oxford St
hotel since 2008 and leases it to the
Midnight Shift’s trading company,
Bluejoy
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