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History in action

History in action
Original Build 1891

The building was originally known as 'The Stables' in 1891 and was owned by George Perkins.
According to the Kendall Heritage Society, the hotel provided a vital changeover place for horses drawing coaches from Taree to Port Macquarie during the 1800s. The last coach service left Taree northbound on February 31, 1913.

The first beer was served at the hotel in October 1894 after a liquor licence was granted in the same year.
… The hotel was rebuilt in 1926, after a fire.

Two local families (Comans & Bakers) formed an ownership group in 2018 and purchased the hotel. The aim was to restore the hotel to its former glory.
royalhotelkew.com.au

Now in June 2023 the street scape is being improved with a stone wall. (I didn't know this when I set out to take this as my history photo ...)

Kew's other claims to fame are as the early home of pioneering aviator Nancy Bird Walton (see comments), and the Big Axe, built to commemorate the ‘timber getters’ who traded timber in the region between the mid 18th and early 19th century.


The Big Axe

New South Wales, Australia

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 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Nancy Bird Walton was a pioneering Australian aviator and founder of the Australian Women Pilots’ Association. She spent the first four years of her life in Kew, later launching her career flying planes in outback NSW, Europe and the United States.
Adventurer, patriot and trailblazer, Nancy forever changed how women were seen, both on the ground and in the skies.
blueplaques.nsw.gov.au/blue-plaques/locations/nancy-bird-walton
Royal Hotel, 2 Ocean Drive, Kew 2439
17 months ago.
GrahamH club has replied to Gillian Everett club
I heard her speak at my daughters' high school speech day sometime in the 90s. A very interesting lady.
15 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Two interesting stories, I love to see people restoring and preserving historical places. The good thing about tourism is to provide the money for such actions.
17 months ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
excellent way of renovating the hotel, nice stories.
17 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
excellent

so beautiful

Happy Sunday!
17 months ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
Two great stories!
17 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Highly interesting stories and such a lovely building! The low wall will be highly welcome to hotel visitors, creating a shelterd outdoor space.
17 months ago.
 Esther
Esther club
A fascinating history.
17 months ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
Thank you for telling us the history of this area.
17 months ago.
 Jean Pierre Marcello
Jean Pierre Marcello club
Cette photo me fait penser au décor de la série "The Tourist", on a vraiment l'impression de se promener en plein coeur de l'Australie. Merci pour ce moment de rêverie.
17 months ago.

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