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[121] Wellington Street
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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Collingwood

Massie's Hotel (1870 - 1908)

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[121] Wellington Street
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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1908

Demolished early twentieth century

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SLV c. 1890:  Massie's Hotel

RHSV: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/ehive-object-details/1055092/

Kearney 1855: N ; Hodgkinson 1858: N ; MMBW: Detail Plan 1201, 1899

James Massie had been a blacksmith in Wellington Street before he turned to hotel-keeping. He first spent a year or two as licensee of the Star Hotel in nearby Peel Street before building his own hotel. He was the publican until the 1890s, and retained ownership of the building until its closure by the Licenses Reduction Board in 1908. At the hearing regarding the amount of compensation to be paid, Mr Johnson, a City of Collingwood valuer, and Mr Ashwood, architect and formerly house and land agent, gave evidence. Mr Johnson said that the valuation of the place was £80a year, and the rent was £2 a week, which he considered fair. As a dwelling the house would be worth about 15/- or 16/- a week. Mr Ashworth thought that the hotel was worth £1,300 and the vacant land £150. Delicensed, as a private house it would probably be worth 15/- per week and as a shop after extensive alterations say, 1 pound. Its capital value without a license would be about 575 pounds. ( The Argus, 17 July 1908 )

Massie, James 1870-1877; Parslow, Eli 1878 ; Denny, James G 1879-1882 ; Partin, Frederick 1883-1884; Barry, Richard 1885-1887; Blackwell, Mary Miss 1888-1890; Tuohy, Peter 1891; Massie, James 1895; Lindgran, William 1899; Holmes, George 1900; Tynan, Eileen 1903; Fraser, Walter A 1904; Dove, Edward G 1904; Tanner, Helena Mrs 1906.