FARMERS ARMS HOTEL, CRESWICK, AUSTRALIA

Built on the proceeds of rich gold deposits mined from the 1850's, Creswick today proudly displays fine examples of the grand architecture so reminiscent of that bygone era. A stroll down the main street will reveal a number of historic buildings including the former State Savings Bank,  Post Office, Library, Creswick Havilah Masonic Lodge and the FARMERS ARMS HOTEL.

Blackwood Hotel, Blackwood, Victoria.

Blackwood Hotel, Blackwood, Victoria

Located in beautiful Blackwood in the central Victorian Wombat State Forest on the Greendale - Trentham  

Road.

The Blackwood Pub was built in 1868. It is the oldest weatherboard pub with a continuous licence.
                                                               

The Blackwood Pub, in the historic gold mining township of Blackwood, is surrounded by spectacular forest, full    of memories of the gold rush.

In years gone by it was a bustling town, with axes, picks ans shovels aswinging to and fro, when coaches           driven by Cobb & Co would thunder through the town.

The place was full of miners, all were there to make their fortunes in that spot so full of gold.

Today, a century later, those golden days are now rest - just a quiet little hamlet that we love best.

Frenchman's Inn Hotel, Cressy, Victoria, Australia

Frenchman's Inn Hotel, Cressy, Victoria, Australia

The original Frenchman's Inn was built in was built on the banks of the Wodi Yallok river in 1839 by Frederick Jean Durveney. The pictured building was rebuilt on the same site in 1940.
The hotel was closed in 2008. It is now a private residence.

http://www.gdaypubs.com.au/VIC/cressy/54647/former-frenchmans-inn-hotel.html

Mineral Springs Hotel, Korweinguboora, Victoria

Korweinguboora is situated on the road between Ballan and Daylesford in central Victoria. Originally known as Spargo Creek, the hotel was built for the workers in the early1900's when a reservoir was built on the nearby Werribee River to store water for Geelong. 

The roof of the original building can be seen in the photograph. The unique position of the hotel is it's isolation from the rest of the area. Travelling through dense bush, the hotel is the only building for miles and miles.

Unfortunately the hotel is now a private residence in the middle of nowhere... back in the nineties a young, smart, entrepreneur took over the license and marketed the isolation with country music.. to the extent that 10 to 20 buses every Saturday and Sunday nights would travel from Melbourne full with patrons. But like everything...it died...just like this historical hotel.

The Farmers Arms Hotel, Daylesford, Victoria

Daylesford was founded in 1852 with the finding of alluvial gold in the area. In 1857, the Farmers Arms Hotel was the first hotel built  situated on the road from Melbourne on the way to the gold field.

Spring Creek Savoia Hotel, Hepburn Springs, Victoria

The original Savoia Hotel, was built in 1870′s and is situated in the picturesque township of Hepburn Springs.

The town was destroyed by fire in the early 1900's, the town was rebuilt in predominately Edwardian style architecture, such as the hotel today

Hepburn Springs is a resort town located in the middle of the largest concentration of mineral springs in Australia. It is in Victoria, 48 km northeast of Ballarat.

Hepburn Springs was originally known as "Spring Creek", hence the name of the hotel.

The Savoia is named after the royal family of the unified Italy.

 www.savoiahotel.com.au/

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Swiss Mountain Hotel, Blampied, Victoria

Established during the Victorian gold rush, the Swiss Mountain Hotel was one of Victoria's oldest licensed hotels until it was recently closed due to dwindling patronage.

Originally the hotel was named the The Manchester, but was renamed the Swiss Mountain in the 1880's by the new owner, a Swiss immigrant, Andre LaFranchi. The LeFranchi family operated the hotel for 80 years.

An interesting history of the Blampied district by  Aussie Rules football identity, Phil Cleary can be found here.