Consols Hotel
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Town | Ballarat |
| Closed | 1892 |
| Known dates | 1871-1892 |
Consols Hotel was a hotel in Ballarat, Victoria, <1871-1892.
Site[edit | edit source]
The hotel was in Skipton Street in the vicinity of the Globe Hotel.[1][2]
Background[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
In December 1871 a man was assaulted outside the hotel:
A brutal and cowardly assault was committed by two men at present unknown upon a man named George Keneally, at the Consols hotel, Smythesdale road, on the evening of Monday last. Keneally was at a ball, and was asked by one of the men to go across the road to speak with him. He went, and when at the place appointed was set upon and much cut about the head and face. He was received at the district hospital early on Tuesday morning. The men who committed the assault have not yet been arrested.[3]
It was one of the 26 hotels closed in 1892 in Ballarat as part of the changes to licensing laws.[4] The owners were paid £1245 compensation for the closure of the business.[4] It was owned in 1892 by James Coghlan.[2]
Community Involvement[edit | edit source]
The People[edit | edit source]
- In December 1882, the license was granted to Frank Duggan in lieu of transfer.[5]
- In February 1888 the license was transferred from John Collins to John A. Grady.[1]
- In December 1889 Edward John Brady was given a duplicate copy of the license having lost the original.[6]
- In March 1892 the publican was J. E. Brady and the owner was G. Hermann.[2][7]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1888 'No title', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 17 February, p. 2. , viewed 04 Jun 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209213170
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1892 'BALLARAT WEST LICENSING COURT.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 10 March, p. 4. , viewed 12 Jul 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204323157
- ↑ 1871 'NEWS AND NOTES.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 20 December, p. 2. , viewed 19 Feb 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197575023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hargreaves, John. Ballarat Hotels Past and Present, pg. 9, 1943, Ballarat
- ↑ 1882 'CITY LICENSING COURT.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 23 December, p. 4. , viewed 29 Jan 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202701446
- ↑ 1889 'No title', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 7 December, p. 2. , viewed 13 Oct 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209576663
- ↑ 1892 'LOCAL OPTION AT BALLARAT.', Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918), 19 March, p. 26. , viewed 09 Feb 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197979686