The White Hart Hotel – Coolgardie

The White Hart Hotel was located in Hunt Street,
between Sylvester and Lindsay Sts, Coolgardie.

Licensees:
George Murray Dewsnap – 1901-1902
Stephen Timewell – 1903-1905
Edward Walton -1907- 1909
Frank Martin – 1910
Martin Hyland – 1912
James Duffy – 1914
Hugh Dunstan – 1915
R R Reid – 1916-1917

White Hart Hotel, Coolgardie 1976 – Photo by W T Pether. The sign in front of the building reads: ‘Sole Survivor’.

The White Hart Hotel, erected by the owners of the Lion Brewery, built in July 1900, was one of a number of new brick buildings that sprang up in Coolgardie at the turn of the century.

Not as pretentious as some of the other Vincent & Lipman establishments, the White Hart contained only three bedrooms and two sitting rooms. It was one of five hotels owned by Lipman at the time.

Announcing the opening, George Dewsnap, a former baker at Montana and a member of the Municipal Council, expressed the hope of meeting all his old friends and many new ones.

White Hart Hotel, Coolgardie 1976 – Photo by W T Pether.

Two years later, Steve Timewell purchased the White Hart for £1120 (insured for £1800), and he made it one of the most popular venues, and it soon became a rendezvous for

‘those who enjoy a quiet chat over their drinks’.

When the licence was not renewed in 1916-1917, the hotel was used as a boarding house until the fittings and furniture were sold off.

Day Dawn Chronicle 13 January 1906, page 3

Alcohol Prices 1916

White Hart Hotel Remains Coolgardie 1986 – Photo SLWA

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My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.

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