Talbingo Hotel

TALBINGO HOTEL

Snowy Mtns Highway

Talbingo NSW

Zone

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Acres

Resumption for the " Jounama Pondage"

Owners

Records will reveal that there were at least two other hotels in the Talbingo area prior to the building of the last and most famous of them all.

One of them was conducted in the 1860's by Mr Alex Brownlie.

The other was a shanty hotel at the bottom of the hill about half a mile up the Jounama Creek by a Mr Paddy Hannigan. - (Ref:- to the above mentioned two records is from the book "Talbingo" by Mr Jack Bridle, of Tumut).

Talbingo Hotel - "The Foot".
Mr Harry Pether was the last permanent owner of the Talbingo Hotel and was the builder. It was built at the junction of Jounama Creek and the Tumut River. The building consruction was of pisi (rammed mud), by Mr Ike Cocroft in 1900 and was known for may year as the (Mud Pub) or (The Foot) being at the foot of Talbingo Mountain. The hotel remainedin the possession of Mr Pether until 1939 when he soLd out to Mr Bill MATCHETT.

DEATH - VERA 1LVINA YOUNOG also known an VINA TLVTRA YOUNG late of Talbingo via Tumit in the State of New South Wales Hotelkeeper (Widow died 1st June 1933 Intestate Administration was granted to the Public Trustee on the 24th January, 1939 Dated this eighth day of February 1939 W B OEDDES Public Trustee - Savings Bank Building, 14 Castlereagh Street, Sydney - (Ref- The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) Friday 10 February 1939).

TALBINGO - Talbingo HOTEL, TUMUT RIVER - Fishing shooting, sewered, hot water excellent cusiene, Climate ideal Rest reside Cool Mountain Streams, Guest meet at Tumut Rall Station. Apply W J MATCHETT, Talbingo. via Tumut - (Ref-The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) Wednesday 7 January 1942).

TALBINGO - TALBINGO HOTEL, via Tumut, at the foot of the Alps, on the Tumut River, for a holiday as only the Southern Mountains can offer. Riding. Mountain Scenery, close to Snowfields. Modernly appointed. Excelent bar service. Own farm. Full information, BUCK TOURIST AGENCY: or write, ring Talbingo Exchange. L. H. Campbell LIc). - (Ref- The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) Wednesday 10 September 1947).

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Situated 22 Miles from TUMUT NSW Adjoins Northern End SNOWY RIVER

PROJECT

NEW LEASE BY TENDER NEW LEASE BY TENDER

Full Particulais from Owners

W J MATCHETT, 122 Sydnev Road, TUMUT NSW - (Ref- The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 3 February 1951).

Mr Matchett set about rebuilding the hotel in 1939 - 40.

LICENSEE'S

Bill BRIDLE - 1904

Jack Dunn

Harry Pether

Mr J Rudd

Mrs Young and Mrs Easton,

Alf Painter

Mrs Hillier

Norman Clee

Under the new owner Mr W Matchett

W Matchett

Laurie Campbell - who sub let the accommodation portion of the business to Clive and Norma Morse

Carl Auert

Jim Boardman

W Matchett

Eddy Rooney

Ron Ford There were some unforgettable characters around the hotel. Namely Billy Moorehead, who worked on Talbingo Station for many years along with the Morris and Bridle families to name a few. (Ref:- This information taken in essence from the AusEmade® Pty Ltd online entry). Also (Ref:- to the book "Talbingo" written by Mr Jack Bridle, of Tumut).

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