MT. ROUSE & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Our museum is located in the room on the right front side of the "old" council building 1. Index 4. Historical 7. Explore Historical Penshurst 8. Museum (this page) 9. Events 10. Feature Articles 11. ARCHIVE |
Our small museum (one room) is located in the 'Old' former Shire of Mount Rouse Council building. It was opened on Australia Day, 26/1/99. We are now closing the museum, physically because of the winter, and in cyberspace because we have finished uploading our old photos. Please lend us pictures of 'old' Penshurst, and provide us with further details. Any picture will be scanned in as a tiff file and returned within a week. We will now upload historical files, starting with the folder "Hotels", starting with the former Victoria Hotel. The historical data was provided by Geoff Stephens, Hamilton Historical Centre. Thank you Geoff. 1863 Advert below says established 1863. 20.5.1871 Hamilton Spectator. "To let. The Victoria Hotel, Penshurst, containing eleven apartments, in excellent repair; large billiard room. In connection with the hotel is the butchering and baking shops, doing good trade; established 1863. Apply to James Murray, proprietor. 29.11.1871 "Wednesday, 29th November, at Penshurst. Victoria Hotel. James A Learmonth has been instructed by Mr Murray, of the Victoria Hotel, Penshurst, to sell by auction, The whole of his household furniture and effects, consisting of the usual bed-room, parlour, and dining room furniture; stock-in-trade, horses, cattle, carts, and sundries." (advertisement, Hamilton Spectator). 4.12.1871 Tenders due for the buildings of walls for an addition to Victoria Hotel, Penshurst. 12.12.1871 Richard Larkins advertised his intentions in the Hamilton Spectator to apply for a publican's licence at next licencing court. His hotel being the Victoria Hotel, Bell street, Penshurst, containing ten rooms, exclusive of those for family use. 1874-1877 R. Larkin 1878 R. Maguire 1879-1891 T O'Farrell 27.10.1881 "Herbert Denton, proprietor of Victoria Hotel, Penshurst fined L1 with 8/6 costs for selling liqour on Sunday, and L1, 2/6 costs for allowing an unlawful game.(Western Agriculturist). 1882 H. Denton 15.5.1882 Martha Bevean, an employee, charged with concealing a birth on 3.3.1882. 1882-1883 A Clegg 1884 R Hayhoe. Licence renewed 19.12.1883 3.12.1884; 3.12.1884, 2.12.1885, 8.12.1886 Licence renewed to R B Hayhoe. 22.10.1889 Public auction at Warrnambool of hotel for exors of late Mr Edols. Sold to Owen McKenna for L760. 3.12.1889 Licence renewed to R. B. Hayhoe. 1885-1890 R B Hayhoe 12.12.1890 Newspaper report states Owen McKenna. 1891 D McKenna 3.1.1891 "Valuable hotel and land at Penshurst Robert Staplyton Bree & Co has been favoured with instructions from Mr. Owen McKenna (owing to his leaving the district) to sell by public auction at Penshurst. That valuable property on which is erected the "Victoria Hotel , also 60 acres of first class land with half-a-mile of the township . ( Notice in Western Agriculturist) 10.2.1891 Newspaper item stated hotel sold to William Fanning. (Western Agriculturist) 23.3.1891Transfer from Owen McKenna to Wm Fanning refused by court. (Licence was later granted) 5.12.1892 Licence renewed to Wm Fanning. 3.4.1894 Licence transfer William Fanning to Johanna Fanning. Dec. 1894 Miss Judith Fanning, sister of Wm Fanning, killed in buggy accident. 3.12.1894 Licence renewed to Johanna Fanning. 3.12.1895 Licence renewed to Johanna Fanning. 1.12.1896 Licence renewed to J Fanning. 1892-1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 W Fanning 1906 D Marks 1907 D Heron 1908-1912 Mrs Baulch 1913 Mrs Walsh
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Saturday, 20 October 2007
