Newmarket Hotel Explained

Newmarket Hotel
Map Type:	Australia Perth
Map Dot Label:	Newmarket Hotel
Building Type:	Australian pub
Location:	Hamilton Hill, Western Australia
Coordinates:	-32.0756°N 115.7614°W Embed: yes Designation1: State Register of Heritage Places Designation1 Date: 7 September 2006

Newmarket Hotel is a heritage-listed former hotel in Hamilton Hill, Western Australia. Located at the corner of Rockingham and Cockburn roads, it was built in 1912, and operated as a hotel until the late 1990s.

The hotel has sometimes been referred to as being in South Fremantle,^{[1] [2]} and at other time in Hamilton Hill.^{[3] [4]} It was often chosen as a terminus for cycling events,^[5] was named as a tram line extension,^{[6] [7]} and was a local focal point for the horse racing industry.^[8] The hotel was a filming location in the 1991 cult film Black Neon.

Change in lease and management were regular during its operational years.^[9] After being vacant for 18 years, it was renovated and reopened in 2017 as Hamilton House, a dance studio for the Swan River Ballet school.^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

See also

• Coogee Hotel located a few kilometres south of the Newmarket Hotel

External links

• Web site: Heritage register entry for 'Newmarket Hotel' . City of Cockburn . State Heritage Office . 16 December 2019 .

Notes and References

1. News: Hotel Lease Sold . . Western Australia . 27 November 1931 . 20 January 2020 . 5. Home (Final) . .
2. News: Birthday Party. . . Western Australia . 5 March 1915 . 20 January 2020 . 1 . Trove .
3. News: Hamilton Hill Jottings . . Western Australia . 7 May 1953 . 20 January 2020 . 4 . Trove .
4. News: Drinkers May Have To Take own Glass . . Western Australia . 10 January 1947 . 20 January 2020 . 9. Home . Trove .
5. News: Fremantle Club. . . Western Australia . 14 May 1937 . 20 January 2020 . 10 . Trove .
6. News: Municipal Councils. . The West Australian . Western Australia . 9 February 1911 . 20 January 2020 . 2 . Trove .
7. News: Tramway Extension . . Fremantle, Western Australia . 10 August 1923 . 20 January 2020 . 3 . Trove .
8. News: Emery . Kate . Old hotel set for artistic rebirth . 20 January 2020 . The West Australian . 26 March 2015 . http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20200120015141/https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/old-hotel-set-for-artistic-rebirth-ng-ya-387850 . 20 January 2020 . live .
9. News: Hotel Business . The Daily News . Western Australia . 12 February 1931 . 20 January 2020 . 3. HOME (FINAL) . Trove .
10. News: Wynne . Emma . Bar to barre: How a derelict pub became a ballet school . ABC News . 15 September 2017 . en-AU.
11. News: Luff . Bryce . A labour of love for the Swan River Ballet's new home . 19 January 2020 . Fremantle Gazette . Community Newspaper Group . 1 December 2015.
12. News: McKenna . Stephanie . Historic pub dances to new beat . 19 January 2020 . PerthNow . 16 September 2017 . en.
13. Web site: Heritage Council of Western Australia . Register of Heritage Places – Assessment Documentation: Newmarket Hotel . Government of Western Australia . 19 January 2020 . PDF . 7 September 2006.