Barcaldine Township
ORIGINS Barcaldine township sprang into being with the opening of the railway on 8 November 1886 and is ‘the most notable of the “instant” railway towns’ which flourished at the successive termini of the Central …
Hotels
George Hammond (aka Ah Ming) and Mary Hammond (nee Lock)
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 …
Artesian Hotel, Barcaldine
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 …
Commercial Hotel, Barcaldine 1885-
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 …
Shakespeare Hotel, Barcaldine 1886-
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 …
Railway Hotel, Barcaldine 1886-
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 …
Union Hotel, Barcaldine 1886-
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 …
Springsure Hotel, Barcaldine 1887-1909
George Long was licensee of the Terminus Hotel from 1886 until 1887. The hotel was often called Long’s Hotel, and was situated on the Oak Street site where the video shop then cafe operated in …
Carriers’ Arms Hotel, Barcaldine 1886-1909
Carriers’ Arms Hotel came from Jericho to Barcaldine The Carriers’ Arms Hotel was brought to Barcaldine from Jericho in 1886 by John P. Vesper. Western Champion 2 April 1885 Somewhat confusingly, the Licensing Authority applications …
Withersfield Hotel, Barcaldine
Patrick Feinn (Finn) was the licensee of the Withersfield Hotel when it arrived in Barcaldine in 1886. Feinn moved the building, for which he already had a liquor licence, to Barcaldine from The Alice in …