Built by convict labour about 1815, the large sandstone coaching inn known as the Sans Souci Hotel in southern Sydney met its demise after more than a century of trade in 1921. During the 1870s one of the hotel’s most… Read More ›
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Apollo Inn, Melbourne
LAST OF MELBOURNE ‘S OLDEST HOTEL Wreckers demolishing the Apollo Inn, at the corner of Russell street and Flinders lane — Melbourne’s most ancient hostelry. It was here that [John] Batman, the founder of Melbourne, used to take his glass. – Weekly Times… Read More ›
Established in 1885, the Royal Hotel at Guyra settles into its third home
Located midway between Armidale and Glen Innes, in the New England region of NSW, trades the Royal Hotel at Guyra. The Royal had a bit of a bumpy start to its 130 year history, with the license transferred from two… Read More ›
Historic Gundurimba inn demolished
The Northern Star newspaper reported on April 10 1936 that the old landmark, the Farmers’ Home Hotel 10km outside Lismore, on the NSW north coast, was under demolition. “If walls could speak, what tales these pictured here might tell!,” reported… Read More ›