Globe Hotel (Redan)

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Globe Hotel

Globe Hotel, 2017.
History
Town	Ballarat
Street	Skipton Street
Closed	2015
Known dates	1864-2015
Other names	Globe Inn
Demolished	9 July 2017

The Globe Hotel was a hotel in Ballarat, Victoria, <1864-2015.

Site

The hotel was in Redan, at 914 Skipton Street.

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History

An application was made to transfer the license in September 1865:

To the Bench of Magistrates at Ballarat West. I, THOMAS SHEATH, the holder of publican's , license for the house and premises known as the Globe Inn, Skipton street, Ballarat, do hereby give notice that it is my intention to apply to the Justices sitting at the Court of Petty Sessions, to be holden at the District Police Court, Ballarat, on the twenty eighth day of September, 1865, to transfer the said license to John Fisher, Miner, of Skipton street, Ballarat. Given under my hand this 14th day of September, 1865. THOMAS SHEATH.

In August 1892 the hotel was offered for lease:

TO LET, GLOBE HOTEL, Skipton street. Long lease; good business; easy terms. - Passed local option. Tram terminus. Apply on the premises.

The hotel was included on a list of hotels recommended for closure by the License Reduction Board in December 1892.

In July 1906 the publican was charged with selling beer to underaged customers:

At the Ballarat city court on Friday, Nathaniel Hocking, of the Globe Hotel, Redan, was fined £1 for supplying beer in an unsealed bottle to William Roberts, a boy under 16 years of age.

In January 1916, the licensee was fined for having people in the hotel outside opening hours:

LICENSING PROSECUTION FORGOT THE TIME. Emily Scott, licensee of the Globe Hotel, Redan was charged at the City Police Court yesterday with persons being found on the premises on 28th December at an hour when they should not be open for the sale of liquor to the public. Insp. Sampson prosecuted, and Mr J. B. Pearson defended. Mortimer Buckley, Frederick Gibson, Neil Gillespie, James Rice, and Robert Wilkie were charged with being on the premises. Const. O'Brien stated that at 11.59 pm the 28th December he saw five men and the licensee's husband leaving the hotel by the side door. The men when questioned said they did not know it was so late. On the bar counter was a tray containing six glasses and under the counter was a beer glass full of beer, which appeared to have been recently drawn. Mr. Pearson sold there wan no doubt an offence had been committed, but when people were playing a friendly game of cards time would slip away. Insp. Sampson said the place was well conducted. The licensee was fined £3 and the other defendants £2 each. The P.M. said that it was a pity licensees did not carry out, their obligations more strictly.

In February 1921 the licensee was fined for trading out of hours:

In the city court on Tuesday John Ernest Jermyn, licensee of the Globe Hotel, Redan, was fined £5 on a charge of having had his bar door open during prohibited hours. Defendant was in the act of handing a bottle of ginger ale to a man when the police entered the hotel.

In January 1922 the publican was charged with selling watered down spirits:

In Sebastopol court on Friday, Ernest Jermyn, licensee of the Globe Hotel, was charged with having had for sale whisky and rum below the required standard. He was fined 20/ in each case, with £3 16/ costs.

In January 1933 the licensee was charged with breaking licensing laws:

Margaret Robertson, licensee of the Globe Hotel, was charged on Monday with having disposed of liquor during prohibited hours on Christmas eve, and also with having had persons on the premises. Police evidence was given that fourteen men were found in the place at 9.30 p.m. The first charge was dismissed, the licensee having denied that any liquor had been served. A fine of £1 was imposed on the second charge.

In 2010 the hotel was the target of several robberies after thieves targeted a storage area.

When the hotel was offered for lease in 2013, it was described as follows:

The Globe Hotel is a contemporary building located on a busy main arterial road. When the hotel was modernised, consideration was given to the layout to ensure efficient ease of operation. There is a central service point to all trading areas facilitating staff efficiency and effort. The public bar has ample space with a TAB facility. The lounge and dining area is licenced for 100 patrons and the hotel currently serves quality meals. The kitchen is well designed and positioned. The hotel also has a large car park for up to 35 cars. The three bedroom managers quarters are self contained and include a private courtyard.

The hotel finally closed in 2015. In December 2016 it was announced that planning permission was being sought to demolish the hotel and build a BP Service Station and a Hungry Jacks fast food outlet. The hotel was demolished on Sunday morning, 9 July 2017.

Community Involvement

Inquests

• April 1885, on a new born baby found dumped in a mine shaft at the Star of the East Mine. The mother, Annie Preston a young unmarried woman, who had recently been in service had the bay secretly at her parent's home. She refused to name the father. She was charged with infanticide.

Mining

• Band of Hope Company, Wattle Flat, Bungaree.
  • 20 May 1879, quarterly meeting.
  • 24 November 1879, quarterly meeting.
• Star of the East Company, September 1881, extraordinary meeting.

Politics

• August 1869, Mr. Williams, a candidate for the South Ward, spoke to 30 people at the hotel.
• July 1886, David Cooke, a candidate for the South Ward, advertised a meeting at the hotel.
• July 1886, Mr. Alex Bell, a candidate for the South Ward, spoke at a meeting at the hotel.
• July 1887, John Whykes, a candidate for the South Ward, spoke at a meeting at the hotel.

The People

• From 1864-1882 George Curnick owned the Globe Hotel.
• In April 1865 an application for a license by Thomas Sheath was postponed.
• In September 1865, Thomas Sheath applied to transfer the license to John Fisher.
• In May 1869 the publican was named O'Farrell.
• In December 1875 the license was granted to George Curnick.
• In June 1882 the license was transferred from George Curnick to Thomas G. Robinson.
• In September 1887 the license was transferred from Thomas G. Robinson to Hannah Robinson. Robinson was listed as publican in Niven's Directory for 1888-89.
  • In December 1892 the publican was still Hannah Robinson, and the hotel was owned by James Coghlan.
• In July 1906 the publican was Nathaniel Hocking.
• In January 1916 the publican was Emily Scott.
• In May 1916 the license was transferred from Emily Scott to John O'Donnell.
• In March 1920 the license was transferred from John O'Donnell to John Ernest Jermyn.
• In February 1921 the publican was John Ernest Jermyn.
• In January 1933 the publican was Margaret Robertson.
• In January 1952, the publican was E. R. Abel.
• In 1955 the publican was A. M. Newey.
• In June 2010 the publican was Les Frost.