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late - they'd all got in before us for the sovereigns... he had it under the
floor and everywhere, all these sovereigns.'( Nel Barlow, personal
communication, 1988)
His property passed into the hands of the Public Trustee in February 1916.
Section 2 Allotment 1 was transferred to Frederick Blore Jnr. while Section
2 Allotment 2 was acquired by George Blore, then described as a grazier,
Section 2 Lot 6 became the property of Albert McClure. His property at
Section 8 Allotment 6 was also acquired by George Blore, but there is no
record of subsequent dealings in his other town holdings. Bigmore's 'new
building' possibly became the hall remembered by my informants and
discussed at para 5.7.
5.2 Hotels
5.2.1 The Royal Hotel
The Royal Hotel was located on Portion 4, a two-acre suburban block
within the town boundaries, and was the stone public house mentioned in
New South Wales Post Office correspondence dating from 1882
(NSWP02).
The Sturt Recorder, as stated in Chapter 2, indicates the hotel was built by
'Mr. McBryde of Mount Poole Station for the benefit of travellers'(Sturt
Recorder, Jan 10, 1896:3). The land upon which it was built was
purchased by Duncan Elphinstone McBryde on September 22, 1884
(NSWRG Vol 720 Fol 172). McBryde was the owner of Mount Poole
Station and may have done the 'hoop-la business' also mentioned in
Chapter 2. However, on August 15, 1885 the land upon which the Royal
Hotel stood was transferred to Matthew Lang and Alexander Scott of
Melbourne, wine merchants (NSWRG). It remained registered in their
names until March 16, 1896 when, with the death of Matthew Lang, it was
transferred to William Baker.
The Sturt Recorder chronicled the ascendancy of William Baker to
ownership of The Royal Hotel with the following:
'The Royal Hotel
This property has been purchased by Mr. William Baker for four hundred
pounds cash and a complete renovation of the premises, with new stables
and yards at the rear will immediately be commenced...
...This act of the property having fallen into the hands of Mr. William Baker
is a sufficient guarantee that this old and commodious hostelry will for the
future be conducted in a style to ensure the return of the business that the
house commanded in former times.' (Sturt Recorder, January 10,1896:3)