Telegraph Hotel (Clunes)

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Telegraph Hotel

Telegraph Hotel, 2008
History
Town	Clunes
Closed	31 December 1916
Known dates	1860-1916
Google maps	37.296177S, 143.788863E

The Telegraph Hotel was a hotel in Clunes, Victoria, <1860-1916.

Site

The Telegraph Hotel was in Clunes. It was offered for lease in 1865 and described as follows:

The Telegraph Hotel and Societies' Hall, Clunes, To be Let. THE above Hotel to Let, centrally situated in the town of Clunes, and on the Creswick, Clunes, and Talbot main road; containing large bar, cellar, two parlors, dining room, nine bedrooms, assembly room 36 by 26 feet, kitchen, pantry, spacious yard, nine-stalled stable, and groom's room. The only reason the present proprietor has for letting the above hotel, is that he is going into the pastoral and farming business. The assembly room is let to a lodge o£ Odd Fellows, a Court of Foresters, and a Sanctuary of Shepherds, at a remunerative rental. The whole property has been thoroughly repaired, and a room suitable for billiards been added for the incoming tenant, who will be expected to take the fittings and hotel furniture at a fair valuation. For further particulars apply to Mr W. Gubbins, proprietor, on the premises.

The original building is still standing, and in use for tourist accommodation, trading as Keebles Country House.

Location

• Address: 114 Bailey Street
• LGA HEPBURN
• PropNum 13352
• Google Maps: 37.296177S, 143.788863E [1]
• MGA: 747203, 5868624 (54)

Map

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History

In May 1863 the hotel held a ball to celebrate the Queen's birthday.

The Telegraph Hotel was used as the venue for the Fire Brigade's Boxing Day Ball on 26 December 1867.

The hotel was not included on the list of hotels to be closed by the Licenses Reduction Board in January and February 1916, The owners must have voluntarily decided to surrender their license, and the hotel was closed on 31 December 1916. The owner was paid £410 in compensation, the licensee did not claim an amount, in November 1916..

Community Involvement

Mining

• Clunes Annuities Company, January 1870, half-yearly meeting.
• Port Phillip Company, November 1869, dinner and presentation to the chief engineer, Mr Rees.

The People

• In 1863-1865 the publican was William Gubbins.
• In September 1868 the publican is named as Charles Blanchard.
  • His license was renewed in December 1871.
• In December 1876 the license was granted to G. Blanchard.
• In December 1882 the publican's license was renewed for Thomas Roper.
• In October 1883 the license was transferred from Thomas Roper to J. A. Trezise.
  • In December 1883 W. Trezise applied to transfer the license, but was refused because of an informality in the application. The previous publican's license was renewed to allow transfer at a later date.
• In January 1884 the license was transferred from Thomas Roper to J. W. Trezise.
• In August 1884 the publican, J. W. Trezise, was elected to the Ballarat District Licensed Victuallers' Association.
• In December 1886 the publican was W. Cocking.
• In 1915 the publican was Mrs. Cocking, the daughter of Angus McLeod a long time Clunes resident.