Welcome Home Hotel, Barcaldine 1886-1909
Mrs Mary McPherson 1886 Mrs Mary McPherson was the owner of the Welcome Home Hotel when she applied for the victualler’s licence for the hotel in July 1886. Mary was then a widow with two …
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White Horse Hotel, Barcaldine 1886-1891
The White Horse Hotel was under the licence of John Ahern from August 1887. Ahern had previously had a licence for the All Nations Hotel (February 1887). He had taken over the All Nations Hotel …
Federal Hotel, Barcaldine 1910-1962
The Federal Hotel was born out of the ashes of the Welcome Home Hotel. The 9 August 1909 Oak Street fire destroyed the Welcome Home Hotel. When the hotel was rebuilt and opened in May 1910, …
Globe Hotel, Barcaldine 1910-2011
In 1885 the original corner block was owned by Mr J Burns. Mr J Savage owned the block next door. 14 June 1887 Withersfield Hotel stood on the site of then 153 Oak Street. Mr …
Terminus Hotel, Barcaldine 1886-1909
The Terminus Hotel was one of the very early hotels in town that did not survive for long. Others included the Queens, The White Horse, The Western, The All Nations, The Carriers’ Arms, The Welcome Home …
Queen’s Hotel, Barcaldine
It appears that the Queen’s Hotel did not operate as licensed premises as it does not appear in any of the Barcaldine District Licensing Court reports. The only evidence that it actually existed is an …
West End Hotel, Barcaldine
In 1887, Mr. George H. Lewis was licensee of the West End Hotel. The hotel also included his blacksmith and wheelwright business. Western Champion, 4 October 1887 Western Champion, 5 April 1887 Postcard of original …
Royal Hotel, Barcaldine 1897-
In 1891, E A Peel sold the original Royal Hotel in Barcaldine to Joe and Margaret Edg. The Edg’s had held the licence since 1889 when it had become known as the Union Hotel. Mr …
Exchange Hotel, Barcaldine
The Exchange was not one of the first hotels that arrived from other places further down the railway line. The first Exchange Hotel building, built and owned by Essau A Peel in October 1896, was …
William and Hannah Kemp
The Kemp family settled in Barcaldine about 1887. This is the story of William and Hannah contributed by their great-grand-daughter, Diane Passmore. Hannah (nee McCall) Kemp William Kemp William Kemp was born in July 1844 …