Showing posts with label Hamilton hotels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hamilton hotels. Show all posts
04 February, 2014
Sydney Junction Hotel - a family story
For six turbulent years
a young English emigrant, son of a publican, pursued his small business dream
as the licensee of the Sydney Junction Hotel, Hamilton. The magic of the coming
of rail to Newcastle lit up his dream with the promise of prosperity.
27 May, 2013
Hotel hey-day in Denison Street, Hamilton
If you think Hamilton has more than its share of pubs today,
it is nothing compared to the late 1800s. Denison Street (or Winship Street, until it was renamed in
1855) was the main thoroughfare through the mining settlements, leading from
Cameron’s Hill towards Newcastle.
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