Cornwall and Devon Hotel
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Town | Clunes |
| Street | Fraser Street |
| Known dates | 1870 |
The Devon and Cornwall Hotel was a hotel in Clunes, Victoria, <1870>.
Site[edit | edit source]
The hotel was in Fraser Street, Clunes.[1]
Background[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
The hotel was damaged in a fire on 2 February 1870, which also destroyed the George Hotel, and damaged the Northumberland Hotel:
...it was only by the most strenuous efforts that the Cornwall and Devon Hotel, and the principal part of Finn's Hall of Commerce drapery store were saved. The conduct of the members of the fire brigade and also of many of the general public on the occasion is certainly deserving of all praise, for, with a most heroic disregard to self, Captain Franklyn, Mr J. C. Weickhardt, and Messrs Smith, Hearn, and Bruce, and a number of others whose names we do not know, were to be seen in spite of the intense heat, some mounted on the blazing buildings directing the hose onto the flames, and others pulling down the burning fragments. For some time there seemed to be every chance that the Cornwall and Devon Hotel and the Northumberland Hotel (wooden buildings) would be both destroyed, the former being separated by only a foot or so from the burning mass of Elliott's office. Mr J. C. Weickhardt, however, stationed himself, hose in hand, between the fire and the house, and although his hands were blistered by the heat, he gallantly maintained his position till the flames were mastered and the hotel saved.[1]
Although the hotel did not burn down, it was extensively damaged and may not have been insured:
...as also Mr Doige's Devon and Cornwall hotel. He had effected an insurance but had not received the certificate; he is a heavy loser, though his place was saved from actual burning, on account of its bring gutted and smashed about. Mr Finn's large drapery stock and building suffered terrible damage from the same cause. The idea seemed pretty prevalent that this fire was the work of an incendiary.[2]
Community Involvement[edit | edit source]
The People[edit | edit source]
- In February 1870 the publican was a Mr. Doidge.[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1870 'ANOTHER SERIOUS FIRE AT CLUNES.', Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918), 5 February, p. 3. , viewed 30 Jun 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87909091
- ↑ 1870 'CLUNES.', The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1882; 1914 - 1918), 5 February, p. 4. , viewed 01 Jul 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191564764