A Small Town in Queensland, Australia
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
I am posting in full a recent news article on the latest iteration of the old hotel in Barcaldine now known simply as The Globe. The article was written by Kirili Lamb for the Rural …
The Western Hotel was licensed to George Hammond – also known as Ah Ming – from 1886 to 1888. George was married with three children when he applied for his victualler’s licence in 1886. The …
Barcaldine started with a large number of hotels in the main street, Oak Street. Many burned down in the numerous street fires. Some of them were rebuilt, and some of them burnt down again, with …
The Barcaldine Hotel c1885-1894 The Barcaldine Hotel was situated at Barcaldine Crossing, Aramac and Blackall roads. The location was also known as the 20-mile on the Isisford Road. The hotel was presumably already licensed in …