Dew Drop Inn (Humffray Street)

For other hotels with the same or similar names, see Dew Drop Inn.

Dew Drop Inn

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History
Town	Ballarat
Street	Humffray Street
Closed	October 1889
Known dates	1869-1889
Other names	aka Dewdrop Hotel Russell Square Hotel

The Dew Drop Inn was a hotel in Ballarat, Victoria, <1869-1888>.

Site

The hotel was in Humffray Street, Ballarat.

History

The hotel was one of 45 hotels recommended for closure during the Licensing Court 1888 hearings. It had nine rooms. In June 1888 the Licensing Court heard evidence about the hotel:

Dewdrop hotel—James Davis, licensee; Mrs Marshall, owner. A brick and wooden building, four brick rooms and five wooden, poorly furnished and badly conducted; doing chiefly a bar trade, with about three beds let per week...The Dewdrop Inn was not well conducted by the present licensee...Mr M’Dermott raised a point in reference to the Dewdrop hotel. Mr William Taylor had according to the will (produced) of the late licensee been appointed sole executor, the property being left to the deceased’s wife and two daughters. He thought Mr Taylor should have received notice. Mrs Marshall was put into the box, and gave evidence, and His Honor instructed that Mr Taylor should be notified to appear on the following day.

THE DEWDROP INN. On the court resuming William Taylor, executor of the will of the late licensee of the Dew-drop Inn, who had not been notified to attend on the previous day, was called. He stated that a number of repairs had recently been made to the house. It was situated near witness’ brickyard and at the corner of Russell Square a recreation reserve. Mr Davis, licensee, gave evidence as to the business of the hotel. John Bray plumber, deposed that the house was frequented by a respectable class and was well conducted.

The hotel was renamed as the Russell Square Hotel, in October 1889.

The People

• In June 1887 the publican William Scott was fined £2 with 10s costs for Sunday trading.
• In February 1888 the license was transferred from William Scott to James Davis:

The transferree in the last instance was cautioned by the inspector as to his conduct of the hotel.

• In 1888 the hotel was owned by Anna Marshall.
• In June 1889 the license was transferred to Sarah Parker.