Volunteer Hotel

Volunteer Hotel
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General information
StatusClosed
Address214 Darling Street, Balmain, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Opened1865
Closed1928

The Volunteer Hotel was a pub in the suburb of Balmain in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The pub is named because of its association with a group of volunteer firefighters. The fire bell was located across the road in Darling Street and when it rang, the volunteers would gather and proceed on to the fire. Once their work was complete, they would meet at the hotel for refreshment.

The hotel was established before November 1865.[1]

The hotel closed in 1928 and from 1930 was the location of Mrs Riley's confectionery shop. It is now a private residence.

References

  1. ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LII, no. 8582. New South Wales, Australia. 22 November 1865. p. 7. Retrieved 17 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  • Davidson, B; Hamey, K; Nicholls, D; Called To The Bar - 150 Years of pubs in Balmain & Rozelle, The Balmain Association, 1991, ISBN 0-9599502-6-5.
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