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LAKE ELPHINSTONE HOTEL  See ELPHINSTONE

LANGFORD'S HOTEL, formerly Railway, Noble's Railway.

North-western corner of Tennyson and Alfred Streets.

Built in 1908 for Robert Henderson Noble. It was located directly over the road from the old Mackay Railway Station until the station was moved to Boddington Street in 1924.  It however remained popular with many railway workers who worked at the nearby workshops and goods yard.  Early publicans included Terry Boyle, Harry Broom and Darkie Ryan. Traded as Railway Hotel until February 5, 1951 when purchased by Albert Langford Snr and renamed Langford's. The stainless steel coldroom was installed in 1955 and the bottle shop was added in 1972. (PN 7/2/1991)

LEAP HOTEL see The Leap 

LEICHHARDT HOTEL (1)

Lake Elphinstone.
Built in 1866 by Mr. Clarke who was killed shortly after when he fell from a horse. The hotel was then purchased by Mrs. Ronalds, who had been Mrs  Ben Reynolds before his death in Nebo in 1867.  The township collapsed in 1868 and the hotel was dismantled and moved to Mackay and the timbers used in its re-erection on the site of the present Green-Gables boarding house on the corner of River and Nelson Streets.

LEICHHARDT HOTEL(2)

Corner of River Street and Nelson Street, Mackay.
Near the site presently occupied by Green Gables Boarding House(2002).
Was originally built at Lake Elphinstone in 1866 and then moved to Mackay. (see Leichhardt (1)).

LEICHHARDT HOTEL(3), formerly Country Club, River View 

At the corner of River (North) Street and Brisbane Street, on the site of the present Leichhardt.
Original River View Hotel may have been the North Star which was located on the northern banks of the Pioneer River. Hugh Clarkin transferred the licence in 1873 to the site on the corner of River and Brisbane Streets.
Present building was built allegedly circa 1881 for Michael Ready.
Original owners were Mr and Mrs John and Mary Taylor.
Albert (Snow) and May Phillips purchased the hotel in 1949 and changed the name from Country Club to Leichhardt after the historic Leichhardt Tree standing on the banks of the Pioneer River nearby.

The Leichhardt has finally met its demise due to progress and was demolished in February 2004 to make way for a modern hotel/accommodation development.

LEO HOTEL and DIGGERS' REST

Mount Britton. (LF 21/2/2004)

LEYFELDT'S HOTEL See Palace Hotel (1)

LIBERAL ARMS HOTEL

On Corner of Moore and Victoria Streets, Mackay.

LINDEMAN ISLAND

Lindeman Island.

LIVE AND LET LIVE HOTEL

Nebo

LIVE AND LET LIVE INN

Northern corner of Creek and Dane Streets, Walkerston.
Built around 1876. The house probably the oldest existing building in Walkerston was demolished 2001. The land was subdivided into 2 house lots in 2003. (The author presently has two of the original Red Cedar sash windows incorporated into a house at Pleystowe).

LOGES HOTEL See Taylor's Hotel

LONDON INN

Mount Spencer.    (QHPI p. 238)

LONDON TAVERN see Commercial Hotel(2)

LoUghnane's HOTEL see Mount Flora Hotel

MACKAY HOTEL (1) see Wills' Hotel

MACKAY HOTEL (2)  

Mount Britton, located south of township. (LF 21/2/2004)

MACKAY HOTEL (3) see Hotel Mackay

MACKAY CENTRAL HOTEL see Oriental Hotel(2)

MANUEL'S HOTEL see Post Office Hotel (1)

MANX HOTEL

Nebo.

MARIAN HOTEL

Anzac Avenue, Marian.
Built on the site of Daly's Service Station for Ned Hannan.
Destroyed by fire on Sunday, January 23, 1955.

McGARRY'S HOTEL, formerly Queens(2)

North-western corner of Wood and Victoria Streets.
Site occupied by Westpac Bank.  It appears the original hotel was replaced in the mid 1930's.

Tariffs in 1907 were 4/- per day or £1 per week.

McGUIRE'S HOTEL, formerly Belmore Arms, McGuire's Belmore Arms

Eastern side of Wood Street between River and Victoria Streets.
Original Hotel built in 1882 by Barney McGuire.
Barney McGuire Jnr. Inherited hotel in 1925.
Original building demolished in 1938 to make way for present McGuire's Hotel.
Was well known site for Barney McGuire's private zoo and museum. The zoo and museum apparently run from about 1903 to 1950.
(DM 7/12/1984)

McGUIRE'S BELMORE ARMS HOTEL See McGuire's Hotel

METROPOLITAN HOTEL formerly Driscoll's, Fay's

South-eastern corner of Gordon and Carlisle Streets.
On present site of modern Metropolitan Hotel. Originally a two storey wooden building. Another Hotel was built in the late 1930's.
The hotel stayed in the Fay Family until it was sold for £14,100 in September 1949.
The Present hotel on the site was built in 1978 by the Driscoll Family.

MINERS' ARMS HOTEL

Grasstree.

MIRANI HOTEL, formerly Cronin's, Felton's, Pioneer (3)

Mirani.
Still trading as Mirani Hotel.

Mirani Hotel was built as a boarding house around 1882 by Henry Wesche and was known as "Wesche's Boarding House".  Originally built as a single storey hotel. (DM 7/10/1972) 11In 1952 renovations were carried out with the lattice at the front being replaced by a solid wall to accommodate a small lounge. Frank Cronin purchased the Mirani hotel for the equivalent of $16,000 in 1953.  Further renovations were carried out in 1972 with the addition of a beer garden and extension of the lounge at the front. (PPR, Sept. 2003)

MOFFAT'S HOTEL See Biddle's Hotel

MOLLOY'S HOTEL, formerly Cosmopolitan(2), Ready's

Western side of Sydney Street between Gordon and Victoria Streets. On site presently occupied by S.R. Wallace and Wallace Solicitors (2003).
The original building on the site was erected in 1874 as an Oddfellows Hall. It was converted into a hotel during the 1880's and became a meeting place for Irish Settlers thereafter. (DM 25/2/1974). The hotel was badly damaged by fire on Sunday,February 24, 1974.

MORAYSHIRE ARMS HOTEL

Grasstree.

MOUNT BRITTEN HOTEL

Mount Britton. (LF 21/2/2004).
New building erected in Mid 1889. Closed in 1902 and moved to Nebo. (LF 21/2/2004)

MOUNT BRITTON HOTEL

Stevenson Street, Mount Britton. (LF 21/2/2004)

MOUNT FLORA HOTEL also known as Loughnane's

Mount Flora.

MOUNT PLEASANT TAVERN

Malcomson Street, North Mackay.
Built 1980. License was transferred from the Glenella Hotel.

MOUNT SPENCER HOTEL

Mount Spencer.

NATIONAL HOTEL  See Sarina Hotel

NAVAL BRIGADE HOTEL See Crown and Anchor Hotel (2)

NEBO HOTEL formerly Fort Cooper Hotel

Reynolds Street, Nebo.

The original Fort Cooper Hotel was a slab structure built by Mr. Ben Reynolds in 1862 at the top of Nebo Creek crossing.  The present hotel was built in 1886 by Mr. Jack Davis.  Mr Davis sold the hotel to Mr. Jim Perry in 1906 and it was later sold to a Mr. Marshall.

About 1918 the hotel was bought by a German who could not attract patrons because of his nationality.  It was believed that the hotel was sold for about 300 pounds to Mr. J. Phillips.  Mr A.W. (bill) Maclean bought the hotel in 1920.  Many of his 13 children were born when he owned the hotel over the next 19 years.

Mr. Maclean sold the hotel to Tom Wright and Herb Davidson - partners in Kemmis Creek in September 1939.  Jack Ney, whose father owned Broadmeadows Station, George Stevens and Charlie Knobel were all previous licensees.

It was in October 1948, during Jack Ney's occupancy, that the name was changed from Fort Cooper Hotel to Nebo Hotel.

Jim Maclean bought the hotel in 1964 and he owned the freehold for 27 years until his death in 1991.

Mrs. Grace Regan, of Mackay, sister of Jim Maclean, was born when her father owned the hotel.  "There used to be stock yards and stables on the block when we were young," she said.  "The dance hall was very popular and locals often organised a dance there."

The hotel grounds extend the length of Water Street facing Nebo Creek.

Up until the end of World War 1 there was only one building.  Mr Marshall had a billiards room, now the dining room, constructed as a tribute to the Nebo men who fought in that war.  The late Mr. Alf Woods was games controller.

Private quarters were built over the billiards room in 1932.

Extra downstairs bedrooms, a dance hall, dining room, cordial making room and two storerooms were additions  to the original two-storey building.

Present owner Kay Gorman worked at the hotel during much of her father's occupancy and has been licensee since his death.  "The hotel has had a lot of boom periods with construction in the mining industry in the area," she said.  "During the Parkinson murder investigation at Lillianvale we were hosts to a big contingent of police and detectives," Mrs. Gorman said. (DM April 1994)

NOBLE'S RAILWAY HOTEL see Langford's Hotel

NORTH AUSTRALIAN HOTEL see Australian Hotel

NORTH STAR HOTEL 

(at Keeley's landing on North Side) Barnes Creek Road, Cremorne.
Keeley's Landing was located upstream from present Cremorne going towards Rockleigh.
This hotel may have been used to build the River View Hotel on the site of the present Leichhardt (2) as the licence was transferred to that hotel in 1873.

NORTHERN STAR HOTEL  see North Star Hotel 

NORTHERN HOTEL  see Eton Hotel (2)

ORCHID HOTEL

Eungella.

ORIENTAL HOTEL (1) See Post Office Hotel (1)

ORIENTAL HOTEL (2), formerly Mackay Central, Oriental, School of Arts. 

Western side of Wood Street between Gordon and Victoria Streets. The original School of Arts Hotel was so named as the School of Arts was located opposite the Hotel in Wood Street.
The original School of Arts Hotel was destroyed by fire on Sunday, October 29, 1905. It was replaced by another timber structure until this was replaced by brick structure in the 1930's.
The Oriental Hotel as well as the neighbouring Batros store was destroyed by fire on Sunday, February 18, 2001. The land has been left vacant pending construction of a new multi-storey hotel (2004).

O'SHEAS HOTEL, formerly Albion

1 Bold Street Walkerston. Located on Northern bank of Bakers Creek at intersection of Bold and Dutton Streets.

The Albion Hotel was built in 1872. Norman Hiram Smith owned the Albion Hotel from 1947-1958. (JB)
The hotel was destroyed by fire on Wednesday, April 15, 1964. The eight people in the hotel, including three children escaped only minutes before it became a blazing inferno (DM. 26/2/2000). The present O'Sheas Hotel-Motel was built on site in 1964 by former Pioneer Shire Chairman John Young.

OSSA HOTEL see Kuttabul Hotel

OXFORD HOTEL

Nebo.

Was located on the corner of Oxford and Reynold Streets.  The hotel closed and the licence was surrendered on 6 September 1937.  The site was later occupied by the Catholic church and is now the Centenary Park. (BN)  

OXFORD (ARMS) HOTEL See Palace Hotel (1)

PACIFIC HOTEL  formerly Eimeo Hotel, The Beach Hotel.

Mango Avenue, Eimeo.

PALACE HOTEL (1), formerly Leyfeldt's, Penwarn's, Oxford, Houston's, Robert Burns, Bobbie Burns

North-western corner of Victoria Street and Sydney Street, on the present site of the Palace Hotel.

The first building erected on the site was a "kanaka shop" and then Mr. David Murray added a top storey and opened the hotel, which was called the Bobbie Burns Hotel. (DM 18/10/1939)

Current building was built about 1937 and it was believed the three storey concrete hotel was the first commercial building to have a cantilevered balcony in Mackay.

"C.W. Houston, a town alderman and a noted sporting personality, died unexpectedly in Toowoomba on Friday, July 1, 1904. He was the licensee of the Palace Hotel. The owner of several good racehorses, he was a member of the Mackay Turf Club Committee and also of the Mackay Rugby Union. He had married a daughter of Evan Davies and they had one son." (D.M. 26/2/2000 Our Century Supplement)

PALACE HOTEL (2) 

Sarina.

This hotel was destroyed by fire on Wednesday, June 20, 1923 and the license to renew was refused in 1924. (QSA5)

PEARSON'S HOTEL See Golden Gecko Hotel

PENWARN'S HOTEL See Palace Hotel (1)

PINNACLE HOTEL  formerly Terminus Hotel, Railway Terminus Hotel.

Eungella Road, Pinnacle.

The original hotel was built around the turn of the century  for the Carroll Family.
The hotel was originally located close to the Pinnacle Railway Station but was moved to the present location around 1911-1912.  The original hotel was destroyed by fire on Friday, September 2, 1932. It was rebuilt in its present location and still continues to trade. 

PIONEER HOTEL (1)

Sydney Street, Mackay.

PIONEER HOTEL (2) See Wilkinson's Hotel

PIONEER HOTEL(3) See Mirani Hotel

PIONEER VALLEY HOTEL , See Gargett Hotel

PLANE CREEK HOTEL

Cliftonville via Sarina.

POST OFFICE HOTEL (1), formerly Golden Fleece, Spring's, Oriental, Thorning's, Manuel's

On Western corner of River (North) and Wood Streets where Riverside House is located (2002).
The original Golden Fleece was the first Recognised Hotel in Mackay. It was originally single storey.  The second hotel was apparently built by George Wood in about 1884.
The Post Office hotel ceased trading in 1965 and was used for storage until it was demolished in the 1970's to make way for the present "Riverside House" building.

POST OFFICE HOTEL (2)

Location unknown

PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL, formerly Jensen's, Rebetzke's

At the corner of River (North) Street and Sydney Street, on the site of the present Maggies Leagues Club.
The original timber structure was destroyed by fire on Tuesday, September 6, 1938. The present building was built in 1939 by W. Guthrie.  The hotel closed business in 1996 and survived as the Maggies Leagues Club until the business ceased trading about 2002 and the building was left vacant.  The building is due to be demolished in late 2004 to make way for a new $38 million Convention Centre.

QUEENS HOTEL(1) See Criterion Hotel (2)

QUEENS HOTEL(2) see McGarry's Hotel

QUEENS HOTEL(3)

Southern side of Creek Street in Walkerston. On the northern bank of Bakers Creek opposite to present Newsagency (2002).
Built 1881. Two storey timber building. Owned by Norman Hiram Smith 1942-1943. (JB). It was destroyed by fire on Friday, June 4, 1943.

QUEENSLAND HOTEL See Taylor's Hotel

RAILWAY HOTEL (1) See Boomerang Hotel

RAILWAY HOTEL (2) See Langford's Hotel

RAILWAY HOTEL (3)

Marian.
Allegedly moved to the site from Newbury Junction by P. McDermott. May have been the old Swan Hotel.

RAILWAY TERMINUS HOTEL (1)  also known as Railway.

Hill Street, Eton. 

Known by locals as the "top pub".
It was destroyed by fire on Sunday, October 30, 1932. (DM 28/4/2001)

RAILWAY TERMINUS HOTEL (2)  see Pinnacle Hotel

RANDELL HOTEL

Carmila.

Destroyed by fire on Saturday, May 17, 1952.

RANGE HOTEL , prev Travellers' Rest

Hazledean.

Was situated on southern bank of Black Waterhole Creek in the gazetted town of Hazledean.  Built in 1864 by James Ready on the main road between Nebo and Mackay.  It was destroyed by fire on Friday, March 2, 1990.

READY'S HOTEL See Molloy's Hotel

READY'S COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL See Molloy's Hotel

REBETZKE'S HOTEL see Prince of Wales Hotel

RETREAT HOTEL

Mount Spencer (Epsom).
Located on the western bank of Denison creek in the gazetted town of Epsom.
Owned by Norman Hiram Smith 1948-1955. (JB)

RICKETT'S HOTEL see Criterion Hotel(2)

RIGBY'S HOTEL see Cremorne Hotel

RIVER VIEW HOTEL see Leichhardt Hotel(3)

ROBERT BURNS HOTEL see  Palace Hotel (1)

ROMANO'S HOTEL see Glenella Hotel

ROSE & CROWN HOTEL

Near Lagoons, West Mackay.

ROYAL HOTEL (1) See Wills' Hotel

ROYAL HOTEL (2)

Located on Sydney Street eastern side between Victoria and River streets.
Mrs Cook's original Royal hotel was built on the corner of Sydney and Victoria Streets on the site of the present Kumara House. When she disposed of the Hotel to Korah Wills she opened another Royal Hotel in Sydney street a short distance away towards the Pioneer River end.

ROYAL HOTEL (3) prev. Hotel Royal, Shaw's, Cattle Creek, Water's

Finch-Hatton.

Built in 1904 by Dave Waters.  The hotel was damged by severe flooding in Finch Hatton in 1958. It was eventually destroyed by fire on Thursday, October 25, 1962.

ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOTEL

Mackay.

ROYAL MAIL HOTEL

Stevenson Street, Mount Britton. (LF 21/2/2004)

RYAN'S HOTEL, see Golden Gecko Hotel

RYAN'S TAVERN, see Golden Gecko Hotel

SANDRINGHAM HOTEL

Located on Sandringham Creek on Broadsound Road.

SARINA HOTEL previously Hotel Sarina, National Hotel

Sarina.

The Sarina Hotel was destroyed by fire on Sunday 3 March 1940.

SCANDINAVIAN HOTEL See Leichhardt (2)

SCHOOL OF ARTS HOTEL See Oriental (2)

SEABREEZE TAVERN

Pacific Esplanade, Lamberts Beach.
Opened in Easter 1987.

SEAVIEW HOTEL

Bucasia.
Located near Kohuna Beach Resort.
Old bottles were found in a well on the site of Kohuna Resort during construction in 1987.

SEPARATION HOTEL see Glenella Hotel

SHAMROCK HOTEL (1)

Victoria Street, Mackay.
1882 moved to Queens (2) Hotel.

SHAMROCK HOTEL (2)

Eastern side of Nebo Road, West Mackay on the site of the present "Shamrock Hotel".
The Shamrock was rebuilt in 1914. The present hotel building on site was built in 1956.

SHAW'S HOTEL See Royal Hotel (3)

SHIELL'S HOTEL See Criterion Hotel (2)

SHIP INN

Located on Sydney Street, Mackay.
William Landells opened another hotel on the Mount Britton goldfields in the early 1880's.

SOUTHERN CROSS HOTEL

Sydney Street, Mackay.

SPRING'S HOTEL see Post Office Hotel (1)

STANDARD HOTEL see Wills' Hotel

STAR HOTEL (1)

Pugsley Street, Walkerston
Built 1881. This hotel was never licensed and operated as a grog shanty.

STAR HOTEL (2)

Duffers Point, Mount Britton. (LF 21/2/2004)

STACEY'S HOTEL   see Austral Hotel

STEAM PACKET HOTEL

Located in River (North) Street, Mackay. Site presently occupied by the A.B.C. Tropical North Radio studios.

The hotel was a popular rendezvous for the punt men who manned the punts which brought the sugar down the Pioneer River to the Mackay Wharf from beyond the Mackay Hospital. Its was said that one day the licensee said that he was going across to the wharf to see how his "working bullocks" were getting on. The punt men were told of his remarks, were highly offended and took their very good custom elsewhere. (DM 29/7/2000)

SUTTOR CREEK HOTEL

Suttor Creek.

SWAN HOTEL

Newbury Junction.
Built at the junction of the railway .

TANDARA HOTEL   formerley Commercial Hotel (6)

Sarina.

The Original Commercial Hotel was Destroyed by fire on Sunday, October 26, 1924. (HRSS p.13)

TATTERSALL'S HOTEL See Ambassador Hotel

TAYLORS HOTEL, formerly Queensland, Empress of India, Loges

North-western corner of Wood and Alfred Streets, Mackay.
Original Hotel was built in 1883 by Charles Porter.
Demolished in 1936 for new Taylor's Hotel.

TERMINUS HOTEL see Pinnacle Hotel

THE BEACH HOTEL  see Pacific Hotel

THE LEAP HOTEL also known as Leap Hotel

Bruce Highway, Yakapari.

THE REST HOTEL

Broadsound Road, via Sarina

THORNING'S HOTEL See Post Office Hotel (1)

TRADESMAN'S ARMS HOTEL

Sydney Street, Mackay.

TRAVELLERS' REST HOTEL (1) See Carriers' Rest Hotel

TRAVELLERS' REST HOTEL (2)  See Range Hotel

TURF INN

Located near where Nebo Road passed Lagoons, West Mackay.

UNION HOTEL formerly Caledonian (1), Criterion (1)

Wood Street, Mackay. This Hotel appears to have been located between the present day McGuire's Hotel and the Pioneer Shire Council offices. The building was apparently blown down during Cyclone Eline in 1898.  Reminisces of an old resident in 1932 stated that the licensee by the name of MCDonald was killed in the hotel through the exploding of fumes in a nearly empty brandy cask which he was investigating with a measuring stick with the aid of a lighted candle.(DM 26/11/1932).

VICTORIA HOTEL (1)

Sydney Street, Mackay.

VICTORIA HOTEL (2) see Whitsunday Hotel

VULCAN HOTEL  see Whitsunday Hotel

WATERS' HOTEL see Royal Hotel(3)

WHARFIES HOTEL see Biddle's Hotel

WHITE'S HOTEL see Post Office Hotel(1)

WHITE HORSE INN 

Near the Leap Hotel , Bruce Highway, Yakapari

WHITSUNDAY HOTEL, formerly Victoria Hotel (2), Vulcan Hotel

Located on the north-western corner of Victoria and Macalister Streets. 
Site presently occupied by modern Whitsunday Hotel.
The original Vulcan Hotel was advertised by James Robb s being on this site and the hotel's name appeared to be changed to the "Victoria" by Robert Neill.
The original Victoria Hotel was destroyed by fire on Friday 3 September 1897.  It was rebuilt and badly damaged in the 1918 Cyclone.
The present Whitsunday Hotel was built on the site of the old Victoria Hotel in 1966. It opened for business on May 6, 1966.

WILKINSON'S HOTEL, formerly Pioneer Hotel (2)

North-eastern corner of Victoria and Gregory Streets, Mackay.
Current Wilkinson's Hotel built in 1930's.

WILLISFORD HOTEL

Broadsound Road at Alligator Creek.
 
This hotel was located on the south-west rise from the southern approach towards Alligator Creek (SSIR p.16/17). The Renewal application was withdrawn on 6 November 1918 and ceased to be licensed from that date.

WILLS' HOTEL formerly Royal, Standard, Mrs Cooks Royal, Mackay(1)

Was located on the North-eastern corner of Victoria Street and Sydney Street, presently site of Kumara House.

Andrew Henderson was the first owner of the property and established a general store on the site. He also established the first hotel on the site, the "Mackay Hotel". Thomas Read was the next licensee on site of the first "Royal Hotel" which was then transferred to Jane Cook.  In 1870, Korah Wills arrived in Mackay and the name changed to "Wills' Hotel".  Mrs Cook built another Royal Hotel in Sydney Street a few doors up towards the Pioneer River. The original hotel building was destroyed by fire on February 21, 1889. A new brick building reopened on November 1, 1889. The hotel was described in 1907 as being the only brick hotel in Mackay.
The Hotel ceased trading on Saturday, February 1, 1964 as the property was to be sold for commercial development. (DM 26/2/2000)

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