| Yarborough Inn was established at the south corner of Stewarts and Torquay Roads, Mount Duneed (now Armstrong Creek). A Mr Palmer, a former gamekeeper for the Earl of Yarborough in England, was the first person said to have run the inn. George Dodds became the first licensee in 1859 after unsuccessfully applying in 1858. He was refused a license as his premises were too small. He made a successful application in September 1859. Around 1860 it became known as the Yarborough Hotel. Dodds was followed by Adam Armstrong 1861 and 1862. By the end of 1862 James Gleeson was the licensee. In May 1864 the business together with 60 acres of land was advertised for sale or to let. The lack of passing trade was the probable cause of this offer. In 1866 Thomas Palmer successfully applied for a beer license. There is no knowledge of an application for a license after this date although public meetings were held at the Yarborough Inn until 1871 . After Yarborough Inn closed it was transported to a site south of the Mount Duneed Cemetery in Williams Road to be used for a manse for the Presbyterian Church. As the church was never built, it was sold again to John Syrett of Grovedale. His son, John, was a station hand for Andrew White. |
Even after the Yarborough Inn closed sporting activities were carried on over the years. The programme for the 1949 Mount Duneed Fair was sent to me by David Baker. It seems to be like the country fairs we sometimes see on British TV. Every second page of the booklet contained sponsors ads. I have included this one as younger readers will not know what a bone fide is. It is a bone fide traveller, a strange concept where you could get a drink after hours, including Sundays, if you had driven a certain distance. There were many cars parked outside the Grovedale Pub on Sundays (probably travellers from Melbourne).
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