Built in 1899. On June 25, 1903, a fire destroyed the whole of the front of the hotel. Situated on the 90 Mile Road, in the early days, this was the road out of Coolgardie on the North side. It closed some time in 1910. Coolgardie Miner – 3 July 1903, page 2 LETTER OF […]
The Crown for the Queen of the Murchison –
Geraldton Express and Murchison and Yalgo0 Goldfields Chronicle – 26 March 1897 Parer’s Crown Hotel, Cue, is one of the most popular resorts for visitors and residents of the town in which to make their home while in the fields. The name of Parer Bros is well known to everyone who has ever been in […]
The Grand Hotel of a Forgotten Goldfield
When driving to Perth from Kalgoorlie, you may have seen a sign on the left not long after the Yellowdine Road House and before Moorine Rock, directing you to Mt Palmer. But have you ever ventured there ??? In 1935 it was thought that Palmers Find (AKA Mt Palmer), 23 miles from Southern Cross, would […]
The Hotel Australia, Laverton: A Goldfields Survivor
The Hotel Australia in Laverton, Western Australia, still stands today. It has changed very little over the years, as you will see from the following photographs. The building has been reused for lots of different purposes over the years, but the façade has remained throughout its various uses. Originally, the Hotel Australia was built in […]
Not A Gold Rush, But Still
Mirror Perth 15 August 1931, page 19 NOT A GOLD RUSH. BUT STILL !! A Rush On Richmond Beer Continuous Streams Of People Now Flow Daily Into The Grand Hotel, Kalgoorlie, and the Shamrock Hotel, Boulder. RICHMOND beer has captured the Goldfields, as it has done every other part of Australia. The popular beverage is […]
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