United States Hotel (Preston's Hill)

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United States Hotel
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Town Preston's Hill
Closed 1912
Known dates 1860-1912

The United States Hotel was a hotel at Preston's Hill, Victoria, <1860-1912.

Site[edit | edit source]

The hotel was at Preston's Hill[1], between Snake Valley and Carngham.[2]

Background[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

The hotel's license was reviewed by the Licenses Reduction Board in January 1912.[3] The result of the hearing was that the hotel was to be closed.[4]


Community Involvement[edit | edit source]

  • In March 1860 a meeting of diggers was held at the hotel to consider a dispute over a claim on the Union Jack mine.[2]

Mining[edit | edit source]


The People[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1874 'POLICE.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 9 December, p. 4. , viewed 09 Mar 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208250167
  2. 2.0 2.1 1860 'CARNGHAM.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 12 March, p. 2. , viewed 15 Sep 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72465552
  3. 1912 'LICENSES REDUCTION BOARD.', Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), 16 January, p. 5. , viewed 21 Sep 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149235054
  4. 1912 'COUNTRY NEWS.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 24 February, p. 1. , viewed 13 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article218536501
  5. 1865 'Advertising', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 23 December, p. 4. , viewed 04 Oct 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112865967
  6. 1861 'LICENSING SESSION.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 15 June, p. 4. , viewed 28 Sep 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66339941
  7. 1862 'POLICE COURT, CARNGHAM.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 21 June, p. 4. , viewed 27 Sep 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66324987
  8. 1864 'NEWS AND NOTES.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 5 July, p. 2. , viewed 30 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66346209
  9. 1873 'LICENSING BENCH.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 24 December, p. 4. , viewed 07 Nov 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201608890
  10. 1875 'POLICE.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 15 December, p. 4. , viewed 17 Jan 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article200186293
  11. 1888 'LICENSING COURT, SCARSDALE.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 15 December, p. 4. , viewed 30 Nov 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209452309
  12. No title (1891, November 6). The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), p. 2, column 7, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204318098


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