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Callum Godde and Liz Hobday

Union bid to save historic Melbourne pub

Publican Ben Russell says the historic Curtin hotel is likely to be turned into apartments. (AAP)

A Victorian union has vowed to pull out all the stops to save Melbourne's historic Curtin Hotel from being knocked down and turned into apartments.

The Melbourne venue, named after wartime Labor prime minister John Curtin, is more than 150 years old and one of Australia's oldest pubs.

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