User:Dave Rave/Toll's Hotel

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Toll's Hotel was a well known hotel near to the Jamison Valley falls area.

Mount Allen[edit]

Mount Allen Hotel
Map
General information
LocationWentworth Falls, New South Wales
AddressFalls Rd
Town or cityWentworth Falls
CountryAustralia
Coordinates33°43′11″S 150°22′12″E / 33.719732°S 150.370068°E / -33.719732; 150.370068
Elevation880 metres (2,890 ft)
Completedc 1880
Technical details
Floor count2
Peter Mulheran
Born
England
DiedJune 21, 1909(1909-06-21) (aged 56)
Wentworth Falls, NSW
OccupationPublican
SpouseAnn

Peter[edit]

The first occupant was Peter Mulheran, the Irishman credited for the early walking tracks in the district.

Boarding House[edit]

Mulheran opened Mount Allen as a licensed boarding house.[1][2]

Licensed[edit]

liquor licence renewed in 1887[3]

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Hotel Wentworth[edit]

Toll's Hotel
Map
Former namesHotel Wentworth
General information
LocationWentworth Falls, New South Wales
AddressFalls Rd
Town or cityWentworth Falls
CountryAustralia
Coordinates33°43′29″S 150°22′15″E / 33.724717°S 150.370857°E / -33.724717; 150.370857
Elevation880 metres (2,890 ft)
Construction started1891
Opened7 October 1892[4]
Renovated1899
Destroyed16 December 1929[5]
Technical details
Floor count2
Other information
Number of rooms40[6]
Joseph Toll
Born1853
England
DiedJune 21, 1909(1909-06-21) (aged 56)
Wentworth Falls, NSW
OccupationPublican
Years active17

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1891 Apr - Mr Mulherin sells the Mount Allen to Mr. Toll.[7]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/175652422

1891 May - Public meeting at Toll's Mount Allen Hotel.[8]

1891 Oct - Joseph Toll has the license for the Mount Allen Hotel.[9]

Mentioned July 1892 without a license.[10]

Opened as Hotel Wentworth ??[11] Located on the corner of Boonara St (Falls Road) and (Sir Henry Burrell Drive).[12]

Opened October 1892 [4]

1893 Healthy Holiday Haunts[13]

1895 Grand banquets.[14]

1893 Jan - Writeup of the area by a flowery worded doco, mention Tolls.[6]

1899 - oft used for general meetings like coronial inquests[15]

1902 Feb - general life, with robbery.[16]

Progress with a telephone connection was achieved in 1897.[17]

Advertising[edit]

1892 Local Advertising.[18]

1909 Popular with packed housing.[19]

Wentworth Falls other hotel[edit]

at Wenty[edit]

1891 Oct - Mr Wilson having difficulty retaining his licence[9] Prior to 1892 the local advertising showed two hotels at Wentworth Falls. The other likely being ...

Refers to the Grand View Hotel with its grand view of the railway line.

1893 Mr. Manuell's hotel and Toll's as different places.[20]

1894 Wentworth Falls Progress Association meeting refers to a T.S. Manuell's Hotel.[21]

1895 managed by Mr. Manuell.[22]

1898 Kisbee ? [23]

1925 Fire [24]

also at Katoomba[edit]

there was a Fall's Hotel near the creek flowing to Katoomba Falls

Expansion[edit]

Enlarged 1899.[25]

Map of the local area showing location of the hotel [26]

1909 May - renovations[27]

1909 Nov - Big weekend a month before Toll's death[28]

Owners[edit]

Death of JT in 1909 bloogle[29]

1911 Apr - Mrs. Toll retiring for Mr. Ellis.[30]

1911 Dec - Mr. Ellis 1911[31]

1924 Apr - Hotel sold to Mr. Burrell[32]

1925 - renovation, still owned by Mrs Toll, maybe soon to be sold.[33]

Destroyed[edit]

Destroyed by fire, 1929. Owner Mr. Barrell.[5]

During 1930 tenders were called for the redevelopment of the vacant block.[34]

Other BM Inns[edit]

BM Inn Lawson

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mount Allen". Office of Environment and Heritage.
  2. ^ "OUR HOLIDAY RESORTS:". Illustrated Sydney News. New South Wales, Australia. 17 October 1889. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Licensing Court". Nepean Times. Vol. 8, , no. 388. New South Wales, Australia. 5 October 1889. p. 6. Retrieved 1 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  4. ^ a b "WENTWORTH FALLS". Katoomba Times. Vol. IV, , no. 180. New South Wales, Australia. 14 October 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  5. ^ a b "WENTWORTH FALLS HOTEL DESTROYED BY FIRE". The Age. No. 23, 305. Victoria, Australia. 17 December 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 8 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
    "Famous Blue Mountains' Landmark Destroyed by Fire". The Blue Mountain Star. Vol. 1, , no. 53. New South Wales, Australia. 21 December 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
    "WENTWORTH FALLS HOTEL". Lithgow Mercury. New South Wales, Australia. 16 December 1929. p. 1 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 11 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
    "HOTEL DESTROYED BY FIRE AT WENTWORTH FALLS". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 691. New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1929. p. 20. Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b M.Cameron (14 January 1893). "WENTWORTH FALLS RE-VISITED". Wagga Wagga Express. Vol. XXXIV, , no. 6066. New South Wales, Australia. p. 2. Retrieved 12 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ "Local News". Nepean Times. Vol. 10, , no. 47.5. New South Wales, Australia. 18 April 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 15 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  8. ^ "Public Meeting". Nepean Times. Vol. 10, , no. 477. New South Wales, Australia. 2 May 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  9. ^ a b "Katoomba Licensing Court". Nepean Times. Vol. 10, , no. 500. New South Wales, Australia. 10 October 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 19 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
    "Licensing Court". Katoomba Times. Vol. III, , no. 126. New South Wales, Australia. 10 October 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 15 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  10. ^ "Mountain Mixtures". Katoomba Times. Vol. IV, , no. 165. New South Wales, Australia. 1 July 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 12 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  11. ^ "Hotel Wentworth, Wentworth Falls". Newcastle Cultural COllections. Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  12. ^ Forsyth, R. T; Hardy, Fred; Tress, H. L, McKinney Estate, adjoining Toll's Hotel at Wentworth Falls : splendid building allotments : auction sale on the ground Easter Monday at 3.30 o'clock, Simmons-Bloxham Printing Co, retrieved 9 March 2016
  13. ^ "Healthy Holiday Haunts". Evening News. No. 8010. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 12 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Banquet to Mr. T. R. Smith, M.L.A." Nepean Times. Vol. 14, , no. 701. New South Wales, Australia. 21 September 1895. p. 7. Retrieved 12 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  15. ^ "A SUSPICIOUS FIRE". Evening News. No. 10, 043. New South Wales, Australia. 15 August 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 19 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "ROBBERY AT WENTWORTH FALLS". Lithgow Mercury. No. 222. New South Wales, Australia. 18 February 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 19 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. ^ "Wentworth Falls". Evening News. No. 9246. New South Wales, Australia. 22 January 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 12 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ^ "Advertising". Katoomba Times. Vol. IV, , no. 181. New South Wales, Australia. 21 October 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  19. ^ "Wentworth Falls". The Blue Mountain Echo. Vol. 1, , no. 6. New South Wales, Australia. 10 April 1909. p. 10. Retrieved 11 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  20. ^ ""Doing" the Mountains". Australian Town And Country Journal. Vol. XLVI, , no. 1206. New South Wales, Australia. 25 February 1893. p. 40. Retrieved 12 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  21. ^ "Wentworth Falls". The Mountaineer. Vol. I, , no. 10. New South Wales, Australia. 9 November 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 10 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  22. ^ "The Missing Resident Loften". The Mountaineer. Vol. I, , no. 38. New South Wales, Australia. 24 May 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  23. ^ "HOTEL AND BILLIARD LICENCES ON THE MOUNTAINS". Lithgow Mercury. Vol. 1, , no. 500. New South Wales, Australia. 19 August 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 12 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  24. ^ "FIRE AT HOTEL". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 27, 237. New South Wales, Australia. 22 April 1925. p. 16. Retrieved 11 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  25. ^ "Toll's Wentworth Falls Hotel". The Mountaineer. Vol. V, , no. 274. New South Wales, Australia. 24 November 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  26. ^ Forsyth, R. T; Hardy, Fred; Tress, H. L, McKinney Estate, adjoining Toll's Hotel at Wentworth Falls : splendid building allotments : auction sale on the ground Easter Monday at 3.30 o'clock, Simmons-Bloxham Printing Co, retrieved 8 March 2016
  27. ^ "Wentworth Falls". The Blue Mountain Echo. Vol. 1, , no. 11. New South Wales, Australia. 15 May 1909. p. 9. Retrieved 19 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  28. ^ "Wentworth Falls". The Blue Mountain Echo. Vol. 1, , no. 38. New South Wales, Australia. 20 November 1909. p. 10. Retrieved 15 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  29. ^ "DEATH OF JOSEPH TOLL". The Blue Mountain Echo. Vol. 1, , no. 17. New South Wales, Australia. 26 June 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 14 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  30. ^ "WENTWORTH FALLS". The Blue Mountain Echo. Vol. III, , no. 110. New South Wales, Australia. 7 April 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 11 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  31. ^ "The Hotel Wentworth". The Blue Mountain Echo. Vol. III, , no. 146. New South Wales, Australia. 15 December 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 11 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  32. ^ "WENTWORTH FALLS". The Blue Mountain Echo. Vol. XL, , no. 1831. New South Wales, Australia. 11 April 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 19 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  33. ^ "WENTWORTH FALLS". The Blue Mountain Echo. Vol. 87, , no. 1829. New South Wales, Australia. 6 March 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 19 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  34. ^ "TENDERS CALLED". The Blue Mountain Star. Vol. 2, , no. 15. New South Wales, Australia. 12 April 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

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