A Small Town in Queensland, Australia
George and Mary Hammond were the proprietors of the Western Hotel in Barcaldine from 1886 to 1888 Mary migrated to Rockhampton from Devonshire, England on the sailing ship ‘Empress’ in 1863 (5?) when she was …
The Artesian Hotel was originally known as Emerson’s Hotel, and then the Royal Hotel. 1990 flood in Oak Street with Artesian in centre (S Broughton image) 2004 view of hotel (S Broughton image) 2008 view …
McBride’s Commercial Hotel 1886-1922 The first Commercial Hotel in Barcaldine was licensed in 1886 by Patrick McBride. His first liquor licence application in June 1886 shows that he was unmarried, had never held a licence …
The Shakespeare Hotel, then spelt ‘Shakspeare’ after its original owner George Page Shakspeare, was shifted from Pine Hill by rail in 1886. Mr Walter Crust changed the spelling to Shakespeare when he bought the hotel …
In 1886, John and Catherine Lennon arrived in Barcaldine, and John became the licensee of the (first) Railway Hotel. The Lennon family emigrated from Clady County, Armagh in Ireland. Five of John and Catherine Lennon’s …
The Union Hotel, when E A (Esau Abbiss) Peel brought it from Pine Hill in 1886, was called the Royal Hotel. The name changed when Joe and Margaret Edg took over ownership in the late …