Junction Hotel (Blackwood)

For other hotels with the same or similar names see Junction Hotel.

Junction Hotel

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History
Town	Blackwood
Known dates	1864-1877
Other names	Bush Inn
Demolished	Destroyed in a bushfire, February 1905

The Junction Hotel was a hotel in Blackwood, Victoria, <1864-1877>.

Site

The hotel was in Blackwood. The hotel was about 2.5 kms south of Blackwood, about half way to Greendale. (Probably on the intersection with Mount Blackwood Road). In 1876, W. Smith was granted the license for the Bush Inn at Junction, Blackwood. The location was described as the Junction in June 1864.

Background

Not listed at the 1880 Licensing Court hearing.

History

There were two Junction Hotels licensed at the Blackwood Licensing Court in December 1877. One was at Barry's Reef about 2.5 kms north, and this hotel, 2.5 kms south.

In June 1864 the hotel was described as having two sitting rooms and three bedrooms.

In August 1874 there had been an incident at the hotel:

At the Police Court on Monday, August 10th, before E. Baber, Esq., J.P., a man named Troy was charged with willful destruction of property at Smith's Junction hotel, also with drunkenness and assault, and was committed to jail for six months.

The hotel was destroyed in a bushfire in February 1905:

At the other end of the district, the old Junction hotel, half way between Blackwood and Greendale, which has been unoccupied for some years, was demolished, and fencing burnt.

The People

• In June 1864, George Sawbridgeworth, a dairyman, applied for a license for the hotel, which was currently not licensed.
• In April 1875, William Samuel Smith was granted a license for the hotel
• In 1876, W. Smith had the license for the Bush Inn at Blackwood.
• In December 1877 the license was granted to W. Smith.