Empire Hotel (Magpie Gully)
- For other hotels with the same or similar names, see Empire Hotel.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Town | Magpie Gully |
| Known dates | 1855-1856 |
The Empire Hotel was a hotel near Magpie Gully, Victoria, <1855-1856>
Site[edit | edit source]
The hotel is described as being midway between Magpie Gully and Cobblers, Sebastopol.[1]
Background[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
In September 1869, George Truscott wrote about the early days at Magpie Gully:
"...whilst in October or November (1855), at Magpie, Mr W. M. Brown opened a theatre adjoining the Empire hotel, of which Mr Geo. Hathorne and the well-known Dutch Harry were landlords, at which place poor Sherecroff, if I recollect aright, assumed the leading character. Besides this theatre, there were two or three large concert-halls. The main road at Magpie was in a crowded state; proprietors of hotels were taking large sums of money daily, as much as £70 or £100. These facts I can prove, as I was a landlord of one of them myself."[2]
Community Involvement[edit | edit source]
The People[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Arthur Jenkins, Early Sebastopol Hotels, http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ballarat-history/sebastopol-history
- ↑ 1869 'MINING UNDER THE BASALT.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 4 September, p. 4. , viewed 31 Jan 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112854151