The Hallams sold their land to Edmund Uren, in 1885. This is confirmed by the following two articles in the South Bourke and Mornington Journal of March 11, 1885.
South Bourke and Mornington Journal March 11, 1885
Deborah Stephan, in her booklet, Hallam 1830-1930, wrote this about Edmund Uren, who had purchased Hallam's property for 2,100 pounds - Uren was a Cornishman who arrived in Australia in 1856 and went into copper mining on the Buninyong district (Ballarat). He served three years on the Borough Council, one year as Mayor of Buninyong and three years as a member of the Ballarat Mining Board. On November 24 1886 Uren applied for a certificate authorising the issue of a victuallar's licence for premises situate at Eumemmerring, 'containing six rooms exclusive of those required for the use of my family and servants'. In June 1892 he described himself as the licensed victualler of Hallam's Hotel, Hallam Road near Dandenong, when conveying the property to his wife Elizabeth.
I don't know why he had to apply for a victuallers licence as he already had one, but I suspect that he might have rebuilt the building as by 1886 the original premises would have been close to 30 years old. You can see in the newspaper report, above, that the hotel was referred to as the Eumemmerring Hotel - Jean Uhl says that the hotel had a variety of names including Hallam's Eumemmerring Hotel, Uren's Hallam Hotel, Uren's Hotel Eumemmerring and Hallam's Road Hotel.
Edmund Uren died in July 1892 and his wife, Elizabeth, took over the licence. Elizabeth operated the hotel until June 1898 when 'Miss Clarkson was installed there' as the South Bourke and Mornington Journal said. Ada Jane Clarkson owned the Hotel until March 1913. It then had a succession of licensees including Eliza Bonnell, Sarah Wright and Mary Thomas who took over in 1921.
Hallam Hotel, before the 1930s remodelling
The Hotel started it's life as a one storey building and The Age reported on October 28, 1930 that existing building was to be modernised and extended.
The Age October 28 1930
Dandenong Journal March 12, 1931
The Hallam Hotel in 1986
References:
Hallam 1830-1930 by Deborah Stephan (City of Casey Historical Pamphlet 2)
Call back yesterday: Eumemmering Parish by Jean Uhl (Lowden Publishing 1972).
My great grandmother was one of the licensees - Eliza Bonnell. I would like to know for how many years she was licensee. As my grandmother may have been married there. I have a group wedding photo and wonder if the owners of the hotel might be in it.
ReplyDeleteMy Great Grandmother, Eliza Bonnell, as mentioned in the article, was a licensee of the Hallam Hotel. I would very much, like to know the duration of her tenur as licensee. Her son George, and my Grandmother Clenantina Morton were married in Hallam 1915. I have a group wedding photo which I believe was taken outside the hotel.
ReplyDeleteHi Judith,
ReplyDeleteFrom my research, it looks like your great grandmother Eliza Bonnell was the licensee of the Hallam Hotel from March 1913 to March 1915. It appears that your grandmother married her son George in October 1915, after Eliza was no longer the licensee of the hotel. I found this information via Trove, searching Eliza Bonnell and Hallam. I'd recommend searching Trove for more information if you are still interested.