THE Gordon Hotel, Portland, built by the Henty family in the early days. The timber, which was pit sawn, was brought from Tasmania, whilst the doors are of European cedar. Originally the building had a shingle roof. – Sydney Mail… Read More ›
Commercial hotel
Fire destroyed Albion Park’s Commercial Hotel
ESTABLISHED in 1880, the Albion Park Hotel, located in the Illawarra region of NSW, was originally built by English pioneer, Gabriel Timbs. Timbs was a native of Berkshire, England. He was born in 1824, and came to the colony of… Read More ›
NSW/Qld border divided Hungerford pub’s bar
By MICK ROBERTS © LEGEND has it that a there was once a pub that sat ‘slap-bang’ on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. As a consequence the outback pub, located at Hungerford, had its bar half in… Read More ›