Gordon Hotel

Legendary outback publican: Hermann Schmidt

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By MICK ROBERTS © THERE are some publicans who truly earn a legendary status. As a bush publican, shearer, colt-breaker, mail coach driver, boundary rider, noted athlete, scalper, and successful racehorse owner and trainer, Hermann Schmidt, was one of those… Read More ›

The Gordon Hotel, Portland: One of Victoria’s oldest pub licenses

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The Gordon Hotel, located at 63 Bentinck Street Portland, was established in 1842 as the Commercial Inn and was renamed the Gordon Hoitel in 1890. The hotel was rebuilt in stages between the 1870s and 1928, when works included the… Read More ›