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Coronation Hotel
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Business TypeHotelsHistory
Queensland Times, Saturday 18 November 1939, P4, Links with the Past.References (online)The Witch to Quell the Ipswich Itch
At the corner of Brisbane and Tiger Streets, West Ipswich this pub has been through some name changes. A hotel stood on this site from at least 1864. This was the Bull's Head.
In 1911 the hotel became known as The Coronation Hotel.
On 17 November 1914 the West End Swimming Club was established there and regularly met on the premises for many years. Bicycle road races often started and finished at the pub. The Newtown Wheelers and other clubs raced in these events to Rosewood and other locations.
Over the years the hotel had many licensees and was a constant presence in the community until 2019 when it closed its doors. The venue was then revived in 2021 as The Witch Hotel run by Ron Oatley and Ray Smith, now selling craft beers.
References (offline)Queensland Times, Thursday 3 August 1911, P4, Transfer of Licence.
Queensland Times, Saturday 18 November 1939, P4, Links with the Past.References (online)The Witch to Quell the Ipswich Itch
Location
Street 254 Brisbane StreetSuburbWest Ipswich (Little Ipswich)
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Business OwnersGeoff McCleanCastlemaine Perkins Ltd.Hotel LicenseesRon OatleyRay SmithWilliam Gough NewmanMary Margaret CronanJoseph GriffithGladys Thelma WilliamsGeorge CrockerEdward ChatwoodHerman Heinrich SommersMargaret MulcahyMary BeattieEdmond Michael WalshThomas James TaylorMargaret O'BrienCharles Henry StuartElizabeth Ethel MathiesonHenry BushnellElizabeth M. DoudeBusinessesCoronation Hotel Bull's Head HotelSports GroupsWest End Swimming ClubNewtown WheelersSubjectsHotels & tavernsCurated CollectionsHotels & TavernsDefining Tulmur | IpswichBecoming A City: Business & Retail
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