Jackson's Hotel

There was also a Jackson's Hotel in Victoria Street.

Jackson's Hotel

Jackson's Hotel, (BMI Collection)
History
Town	Ballarat
Street	Cnr. Lydiard and Mair Streets
Opened	May 1861
Known dates	1861-1863
Other names	Royal George Hotel Federal Hotel Railway Hotel Regent Tavern Jackson's & Co. The Sporting Globe

Jackson's Hotel was a hotel in Ballarat, Victoria, 1861-1863. It was the first hotel on a site has been used for hotels from 1860-2014>

Site

Jackson's Hotel was on the south west corner of Lydiard Street and Mair Street. The site had been the location of Ballarat's original post office, first in a tent, and later in a wooden building, as recreated at Sovereign Hill. The hotel was built in 1860 by John Jackson.

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Background

The first hotel on the site was Jackson's Hotel, from 1861-1863. It was named for its publican, John Jackson.

The name was changed to the Royal George Hotel from about 1863 until about 1892. After the forced hotel closures in Ballarat in the 1890's, the Royal George was renamed the Federal Hotel. In 1913 it was renamed as the Railway Hotel until the 1970's. For a time it was known as the Regent Tavern. In 2013 it was opened as Jackson's & Co.

The original Jackson's Hotel building, erected in 1860, is still in use. A copy of the 1890's verandah, demolished in 1964, was rebuilt in 2013.

History

In July 1862, the hotel was granted a billiard license.

The People

• In May 1861, John Jackson was granted the license for his new hotel.
• In 1861-1862 the publican was John Jackson.