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 …
Businesses
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 …
Before Barcaldine – the 1880s
Barcaldine, and the Western Country The Central line was carried westward from Emerald with rapid strides, but that little town maintained its own (both in number of population, and from a business point of view) for some …