Arcade Hotel
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Known dates | 1855-1856 |
| Other names |
Tontine Hotel Windsor Hotel (1857) Windsor Castle Hotel Windsor Arms |
The Arcade Hotel was a hotel in Ballarat East, Victoria, <1855-1856>.
Background[edit | edit source]
The hotel had several different names of the years[1]:
- Arcade Hotel 1855
- Tontine Hotel
- Windsor Hotel (1857)
- Windsor Castle Hotel
- Windsor Arms
History[edit | edit source]
Site[edit | edit source]
The hotel was on the south east corner of York Street and Dodd Street, Ballarat. Hargreaves describes it as being at the base of Red Hill, and one of the liveliest places in the "digging days."[1]
Community Involvement[edit | edit source]
The People[edit | edit source]
- In 1855 the publican was G. King.[1] (In September 1857, George King, was granted a license for a hotel on this site.[2]
- In 1856 F. P. Mansfield is listed as publican in the Geelong, Ballarat and Creswick's Creek Directory.[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hargreaves, John. Ballarat Hotels Past and Present, pg. 19, 1943, Ballarat
- ↑ 1857 'POLICE COURT.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 26 September, p. 2. , viewed 09 Sep 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66044442
- ↑ The Geelong, Ballarat, and Creswick's Creek commercial directory and almanac for 1856 : with a map of Geelong, 1856.