The Pier Hotel closes: The 'world's toughest pub' shuts its doors after more than 130 years

The Pier Hotel closes: The 'world's toughest pub' shuts its doors after more than 130 years The Pier Hotel in Port Hedland, WA, closed Pub held 'record' for most stabbings in one night READ MORE: Hyatt Regency Perth to close after 36 years By Antoinette Milienos For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:21, 2 July 2024 | Updated: 07:31, 2 July 2024 e-mail View comments An Aussie pub that boasted the record for the most stabbings in one night and was once dubbed the 'toughest in the world' has closed. The Pier Hotel at Port Hedland, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia about 1,627km north of Perth , shut its doors for good at the end of June. The venue garnered the reputation of 'the world's toughest pub' after British journalist John Dyson published his visit to the iconic landmark in London 's Sunday Telegraph in the mid-1970s.

The pub was rumoured to hold the record for most stabbings in one night, with 86 people including six barmaids injured. The venue also drew in visitors for its wild outfits with scantily clad female staff wearing next to nothing - a trend known as skimpies. Owner Lynne Taylor explained she was retiring and wished to spend more time in New Zealand with her elderly mother after almost 20 years at the helm of the family-run pub.

'We will be trading until we run out of stock and closed for good before the start of the new financial year,' the Facebook post read. 'We've put our heart and soul into running The Pier Hotel for almost 20yrs now, and in doin.