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Hotel:Builders Arms Hotel
[325] Victoria Street (northeast corner of Nicholson Street)
Abbotsford 3067
Australia
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Abbotsford
Builders Arms Hotel (1878 - 1918)
Glasgow Arms (1868 - 1870), Sportsman's Arms (1871 - 1877)
[325] Victoria Street (northeast corner of Nicholson Street)
Abbotsford 3067
Australia
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1868
1918
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Kearney 1855: N ; Hodgkinson 1858: Building on site, unnamed ; MMBW: Detail Plan 1310, 1901 (no. 325, unnamed )
The first licensee was Ellen Collins; Richard Broughton, who had been the publican at several other hotels in Victoria Street, took over from 1878 until 1887; Mrs Ellen O'Shannessy was in charge from 1888 to 1894, while Mrs Morris managed only a brief stint from 1895 to 1896.
Glasgow Arms: Collins, Ellen 1868-1869; Simpsons 1870; Sportsmen’s Arms: Lowman, John 1871; Harris, James 1872-1873; Broughton, Richard 1874; Builders Arms: Broughton, Richard 1878-1887; O’Shannessy, Ellen Mrs 1888-1894; Morris, S Mrs 1895-1896.