Local Government
Victoria Plains
Region
Wheatbelt
Great Northern Hwy Waddington
North of New Norcia
Waddington Hotel
Waddington Inn
Victoria Plains
Wheatbelt
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Oct 1998 | Category 2 | |
| Statewide Hotel Survey | Completed | 01 Nov 1997 | ||
Stone structures with no roof or floors in place. The stone walls are mostly intact. The hotel precinct comprised the hotel building, a separate kitchen building behind (west), was originally linked to the hotel by grape trellis. Stables, a gaol, a horse driven chaff cutter were all adjacent to, and north of the main hotel building. It was a stop over for travellers including those with prisoners or convicts. There was a shop on the north end of the hotel building. The hotel also operated the post office and telephone exchange. 2 kilometres south of the hotel was the race track and cricket pitch.
In c1860, Annie Ellie Gull took up a lease on the 40 acre block Loc 537. The first horse races were held at Berkshire Valley in 1878, and became an annual event at Glentromie from 1879. The increase in travellers in the area, as it developed, resulted in the Pankie Inn (Settlers Arms) opening in 1878. By Christmas Day 1878, J. B. Jenks of Guildford had established the Victoria Plains Hotel, 6 miles north of Glentromie. In 1879, the block was surveyed, and in 1880, the deed was made out to Annie Ellie Gull. In 1881, the licence for the hotel was transferred to John Brown who then ran the place. Activity in the area increased when the cricket club established and a Victoria Plains Race and Jockey Club was formed. By 1883 John Waddington proposed a railway from Perth to Champion Bay. There was talk of creating a townsite called Waddington near Victoria Plains Hotel. The hotel was the rendezvous of the 'cockatoo' farmers. After the railway agreement in 1886, Waddington visited New Norcia. In 1887, John Brown purchased the property, while continuing to run the hotel. He changed the name to the Waddington Hotel. Andrew Lanigan and his brother Dick (RP) had the mail run from Mogumber to Waddington, and
Integrity: Redeemable Authenticity: High degree
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains". | Shire of Victoria Plains | 1971 | |
| Norwood H; "District History, New Norcia". | 1969 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
| General | Specific |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
| OCCUPATIONS | Hospitality industry & tourism |
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