Volunteer Hotel (Daylesford)
- For other hotels with the same or similar names see Volunteer Hotel.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Town | Daylesford |
| Street | Vincent Street |
| Known dates | 1860s-1885 |
| Other names | aka Volunteer Arms |
The Volunteer Hotel was a hotel in Daylesford, <1860s-1885>.
Site[edit | edit source]
The hotel was in Vincent Street, Daylesford.[1]
John Tippett identified the hotel, which he remembered as the Volunteer Arms, as being on the corner of Vincent and Standbridge Streets.[2]
Background[edit | edit source]
The hotel was one of six Daylesford hotels listed in the 1885 Victorian Railways Tourist's guide.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Community Involvement[edit | edit source]
The People[edit | edit source]
- In the 1860s the publican was Fred Wimpole:
The Volunteer Hotel, Vincent-street, was then run by the late Fred Wimpole, afterwards mine host of the George Hotel, St. Kilda, and later mayor of that city.[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pickersgill, Joseph & Victorian Railways. 1885, Victorian Railways tourist's guide : containing accurate and full particulars of the watering places, scenery, shooting, fishing, sporting, hotel accommodation, etc. in Victoria ; also a new and complete railway map showing all the present and projected lines Sands & McDougall, Melbourne viewed 17 December 2017 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-268214772
- ↑ 1936 'Daylesford.', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 4 April, p. 7. , viewed 06 Sep 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205263876
- ↑ 1936 'Daylesford.', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 11 April, p. 8. , viewed 04 Mar 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205259485