Bridge Hotel (Bungaree)
- For hotels with the same or similar names, see Bridge Hotel.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Town | Bungaree |
| Known dates | 1877-2013 |
The Bridge Hotel was a hotel in Bungaree, Victoria, <1877-2013>.
Site[edit | edit source]
The Bridge Hotel was in Bungaree[1] but described as Warrenheip in 1873.[2]
Background[edit | edit source]
There was also a Bridge Inn at Bungaree <1874>. Could this be the same.?
History[edit | edit source]
In October 1896, the sister of the publican fell into the well and was drowned:
SAD DROWNING CASE. BALLARAT, Sunday. A sad drowning case occurred on Saturday at the Bridge Hotel, Bungaree, the victim being Annie Marie Ryan, aged 20, a sister of the licensee. Miss Ryan was last seen by her sister at 11 o'clock, when she went to draw water from a well about 12ft deep, a few yards from the house. Half an hour later her absence was noticed, and her bonnet was found floating on the water. Apparently she had fallen in while trying to recover the bucket by means of a pole. An inquest was held by Mr Leader, P.M., on Sunday, and a verdict of accidental death was returned.[3]
On 22 March 1915, the hotel was included on a list of hotels to be deprived of their licenses. This list was complied by the Licenses Reduction Board in Melbourne. Licensing district hearings for hotels on this list were to be held at the Ballarat Supreme Court on 11 May.[1]
In January 1926 the publican was fined for breaches of the Licensing Act:
In the Bungaree Police Court on Wednesday Licensing-inspector Lovett charged George Wagstaff licensee of the Bridge Hotel with having had the bar door open on November 28 and with having sold liquor in prohibited hours. Fines of £5 and £2 were imposed. One man who was found on the premises in prohibited hours was fined 10/. Similar fines were imposed on four men in respect to a similar charge relating to November 24 and one man who had given a wrong name was fined 10/.[4]
Community Involvement[edit | edit source]
The People[edit | edit source]
- In December 1873, 1877, 1884 and 1885 the publican, James James, had his license renewed.[2][5][6][7]
- In March 1899 the license was transferred from Mary O'Connor to Mary Sanders.[8]
- In January 1926, the publican, George Wagstaff, was fined.[4]
- Wagstaff was declared bankrupt in October 1931.[9]
- The publican in March 2013 was Jenny Morley. She said her family had run the hotel for 30 years.[10]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1915 'LICENSES REDUCTION BOARD.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 23 March, p. 10, viewed 13 February, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1504941
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1873 'LICENSING BENCH.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 23 December, p. 2. , viewed 18 Jun 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201608881
- ↑ 1896 'SAD DROWNING CASE.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 26 October, p. 6. , viewed 16 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9183115
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 1926 'COUNTRY NEWS.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 7 January, p. 14. , viewed 23 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3727599
- ↑ 1877 'POLICE INTELLIGENCE.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 22 December, p. 4. , viewed 03 Feb 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199282991
- ↑ 1884 'BUNGAREE POLICE COURT.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 25 December, p. 4. , viewed 13 May 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207630933
- ↑ 1885 'LICENSING MEETING.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 29 December, p. 4. , viewed 08 Apr 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206305585
- ↑ 1899 'No title', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 9 March, p. 2. , viewed 25 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215321289
- ↑ 1931 'IN the Court of Bankruptcy, District of Victoria (No. 357 of 1931).—Re bankrupt estate of GEORGE WAGSTAFF, of', Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), 15 October, p. 1716. , viewed 14 May 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232188148
- ↑ 2013, Pat Nolan, '50 towns in 50 days: Fertile fields in Bungaree', Ballarat Courier, 10 January 2013, https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1200291/50-towns-in-50-days-fertile-fields-in-bungaree/