Newmarket Hotel

Former pub in Hamilton Hill, Western Australia

32°04′32″S 115°45′41″E / 32.07556°S 115.76139°E / -32.07556; 115.76139 (Newmarket Hotel) Designated7 September 2006Reference no.504

Newmarket Hotel is a heritage-listed former hotel in Hamilton Hill, Western Australia. Located at the corner of Rockingham and Cockburn roads, it was built in 1912, and operated as a hotel until the late 1990s.

The hotel has sometimes been referred to as being in South Fremantle,[1][2] and at other time in Hamilton Hill.[3][4] It was often chosen as a terminus for cycling events,[5] was named as a tram line extension,[6][7] and was a local focal point for the horse racing industry.[8] The hotel was a filming location in the 1991 cult film Black Neon.[9]

Change in lease and management were regular during its operational years.[10] After being vacant for 18 years, it was renovated and reopened in 2017 as Hamilton House, a dance studio for the Swan River Ballet school.[11][12][13][14]

See also

  • Coogee Hotel located a few kilometres south of the Newmarket Hotel

References

  1. ^ "Hotel Lease Sold". The Daily News (Home (Final) ed.). Western Australia. 27 November 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Birthday Party". Fremantle Herald. Western Australia. 5 March 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Hamilton Hill Jottings". Coastal Districts Star. Western Australia. 7 May 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Drinkers May Have To Take own Glass". The Daily News (Home ed.). Western Australia. 10 January 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Fremantle Club". The West Australian. Western Australia. 14 May 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Municipal Councils". The West Australian. Western Australia. 9 February 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Tramway Extension". The Advertiser. Fremantle, Western Australia. 10 August 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ Emery, Kate (26 March 2015). "Old hotel set for artistic rebirth". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. ^ Black Neon (1991) - IMDb, retrieved 8 January 2022
  10. ^ "Hotel Business". The Daily News (HOME (FINAL) ed.). Western Australia. 12 February 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  11. ^ Wynne, Emma (15 September 2017). "Bar to barre: How a derelict pub became a ballet school". ABC News.
  12. ^ Luff, Bryce (1 December 2015). "A labour of love for the Swan River Ballet's new home". Fremantle Gazette. Community Newspaper Group. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  13. ^ McKenna, Stephanie (16 September 2017). "Historic pub dances to new beat". PerthNow. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  14. ^ Heritage Council of Western Australia (7 September 2006). "Register of Heritage Places – Assessment Documentation: Newmarket Hotel" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  • City of Cockburn (16 December 2019). "Heritage register entry for 'Newmarket Hotel'". State Heritage Office.
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