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Publican stands trial accused of starting pub fire after increasing premiums

A former publican stands trial in NSW District Court accused of deliberately setting fire to Bombala's historic Globe Hotel in June 2022 for financial gain. Prosecutors allege David Robert Culican increased the pub's contents insurance from $180,000 to $480,000 before the blaze destroyed the 1857 building. Culican pleads not guilty, claiming the fire was accidental.

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