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The '''White Bay Hotel''' is a former [[public house|pub]] in operation between 1860 and 1992, since destroyed by fire, demolished, and the land acquired by the [[Government of New South Wales|New South Wales Government]].
The '''White Bay Hotel''' was a [[public house|pub]] that operated between 1860 and 1992. The land has been acquired by the [[Government of New South Wales|New South Wales Government]] after being destroyed by fire and demolished.


==History==
==History==
The hotel was built in 1860 on the corner of the then Crescent and Weston Streets in [[Rozelle]], an inner-west suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia. Serving the workers of the [[Glebe Island]] abattoirs and soap factories, it was relocated in 1915 to make way for the [[Metropolitan Goods railway line|White Bay goods railway]].<ref name=davidson>{{cite book |author1=Davidson, B |author2=Hamey, K |author3=Nicholls, D |title=Called To The Bar - 150 Years of pubs in Balmain & Rozelle |publisher=The Balmain Association |year=1991 |isbn=0-9599502-6-5}}</ref>
The hotel was established in 1860 on the corner of the Crescent and Weston Streets in [[Rozelle]], an inner-west suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia. Serving the workers of the [[Glebe Island]] abattoirs and soap factories, it was relocated in 1915 to make way for the [[Metropolitan Goods railway line|White Bay goods railway]].<ref name=davidson>{{cite book |author1=Davidson, B |author2=Hamey, K |author3=Nicholls, D |title=Called To The Bar - 150 Years of pubs in Balmain & Rozelle |publisher=The Balmain Association |year=1991 |isbn=0-9599502-6-5}}</ref>


Rebuilt in brick on what is now [[Victoria Road, Sydney|Victoria Road]] and popular with the workers at the [[White Bay Power Station]] until its 1983 closure, and White Bay Container Terminal until the transfer of its facilities to [[Port Botany]], the hotel, which became increasingly squeezed by the widening of Victoria Road after the construction of the [[Anzac Bridge]], ceased trading in 1992.
Rebuilt as a brick structure on what is now [[Victoria Road, Sydney|Victoria Road]] and popular with the workers at the [[White Bay Power Station]] until its 1983 closure, and White Bay Container Terminal until the transfer of its facilities to [[Port Botany]], the hotel, which became increasingly squeezed by the widening of Victoria Road after the construction of the [[Anzac Bridge]], ceased trading in 1992.{{Dubious|date=April 2021}}


Between this time and 2008, squatters had moved in and were particularly prominent during the [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney 2000 Olympics]]. In June 2008, the owner of the hotel lodged an application to redevelop the building.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beer may flow once again at White Bay Hotel |first=Sunanda |last=Creagh |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=2 June 2008 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/beer-may-flow-once-again/2008/06/01/1212258647602.html |accessdate= 19 February 2010}}</ref> On 5 September 2008, the hotel was destroyed by a fire and later demolished.<ref>{{cite news |title=Last drinks at Rozelle's historic White Bay Hotel |first=Heath |last=Gilmore |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=7 September 2008 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/last-drinks-at-rozelles-historic-white-bay-hotel/2008/09/06/1220121592940.html |accessdate= 19 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pub owner James Manning quizzed over blaze The White Bay Hotel |first= |last= |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=8 September 2008 |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/pub-owner-quizzed-over-blaze/story-e6freuzi-1111117419380 |accessdate= 19 February 2010}}</ref> Police initially believed the cause of the fire was suspicious, however investigation found there were no grounds to lay arson charges.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/hammer-poised-to-fall-on-white-bay-site-20100518-vcac.html |date=19 May 2010 |title=Hammer poised to fall on White Bay site |first=Jessica |last=Mahar |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |accessdate=6 January 2017}}</ref> The [[Government of New South Wales|New South Wales Government]] purchased the site in June 2010 for $2.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tovey|first=Josephine|title=State snaps up White Bay Hotel site |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-snaps-up-white-bay-hotel-site-20100630-zmvi.html|accessdate=11 August 2010|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 July 2010}}</ref>
Between this time and 2008, squatters had moved in and were particularly prominent during the [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney 2000 Olympics]]. In June 2008, the owner of the hotel lodged an application to redevelop the building.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beer may flow once again at White Bay Hotel |first=Sunanda |last=Creagh |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=2 June 2008 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/beer-may-flow-once-again/2008/06/01/1212258647602.html |accessdate= 19 February 2010}}</ref> On 5 September 2008, the hotel was destroyed by a devastating fire and later demolished.<ref>{{cite news |title=Last drinks at Rozelle's historic White Bay Hotel |first=Heath |last=Gilmore |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=7 September 2008 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/last-drinks-at-rozelles-historic-white-bay-hotel/2008/09/06/1220121592940.html |accessdate= 19 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pub owner James Manning quizzed over blaze The White Bay Hotel |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |date=8 September 2008 |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/pub-owner-quizzed-over-blaze/story-e6freuzi-1111117419380 |accessdate= 19 February 2010}}</ref> Police initially believed the cause of the fire was suspicious, however investigation found there were no grounds to lay arson charges.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/hammer-poised-to-fall-on-white-bay-site-20100518-vcac.html |date=19 May 2010 |title=Hammer poised to fall on White Bay site |first=Jessica |last=Mahar |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |accessdate=6 January 2017}}</ref> The [[Government of New South Wales|New South Wales Government]] purchased the site in June 2010 for $2.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tovey|first=Josephine|title=State snaps up White Bay Hotel site |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-snaps-up-white-bay-hotel-site-20100630-zmvi.html|accessdate=11 August 2010|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 July 2010}}</ref>


The [[Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority]] cleared the White Bay Hotel site of building rubble.<ref>[http://majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/files/65860/Modification%20Report-%20%20White%20Bay%20Hotel%20Site%20Amendment.pdf White Bay Shared Path]</ref>
The [[Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority]] cleared the White Bay Hotel site of building rubble.<ref>[http://majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/files/65860/Modification%20Report-%20%20White%20Bay%20Hotel%20Site%20Amendment.pdf White Bay Shared Path]</ref> The site is now covered by an access road to the Anzac Bridge.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2008]]
[[Category:Rozelle, New South Wales]]
[[Category:Former pubs in Australia]]
[[Category:Demolished hotels in Australia]]

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White Bay Hotel
White Bay Hotel in January 2008
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General information
StatusClosed; destroyed by fire; demolished
AddressVictoria Road, Rozelle, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates33°52′05″S 151°10′35″E / 33.868033°S 151.176258°E / -33.868033; 151.176258 (The former site of the White Bay Hotel)
Opened1860
Relocated1915
Closed1992
Destroyed5 September 2008 (2008-09-05)

The White Bay Hotel was a pub that operated between 1860 and 1992. The land has been acquired by the New South Wales Government after being destroyed by fire and demolished.

History

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The hotel was established in 1860 on the corner of the Crescent and Weston Streets in Rozelle, an inner-west suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Serving the workers of the Glebe Island abattoirs and soap factories, it was relocated in 1915 to make way for the White Bay goods railway.[1]

Rebuilt as a brick structure on what is now Victoria Road and popular with the workers at the White Bay Power Station until its 1983 closure, and White Bay Container Terminal until the transfer of its facilities to Port Botany, the hotel, which became increasingly squeezed by the widening of Victoria Road after the construction of the Anzac Bridge, ceased trading in 1992.[dubious – discuss]

Between this time and 2008, squatters had moved in and were particularly prominent during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. In June 2008, the owner of the hotel lodged an application to redevelop the building.[2] On 5 September 2008, the hotel was destroyed by a devastating fire and later demolished.[3][4] Police initially believed the cause of the fire was suspicious, however investigation found there were no grounds to lay arson charges.[5] The New South Wales Government purchased the site in June 2010 for $2.5 million.[6]

The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority cleared the White Bay Hotel site of building rubble.[7] The site is now covered by an access road to the Anzac Bridge.

References

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  1. ^ Davidson, B; Hamey, K; Nicholls, D (1991). Called To The Bar - 150 Years of pubs in Balmain & Rozelle. The Balmain Association. ISBN 0-9599502-6-5.
  2. ^ Creagh, Sunanda (2 June 2008). "Beer may flow once again at White Bay Hotel". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. ^ Gilmore, Heath (7 September 2008). "Last drinks at Rozelle's historic White Bay Hotel". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Pub owner James Manning quizzed over blaze The White Bay Hotel". The Daily Telegraph. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  5. ^ Mahar, Jessica (19 May 2010). "Hammer poised to fall on White Bay site". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  6. ^ Tovey, Josephine (1 July 2010). "State snaps up White Bay Hotel site". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  7. ^ White Bay Shared Path
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