The former Bald Hill Hotel was situated on the old Calder Highway at Diggers Rest between Mitchells Lane and present day Gap Road. It was one of many hotels built to provide a service for the passing gold fields traffic during the 1850s. During its existence, the Millett family owned the establishment.The site of the former hotel has significance for the 1850s gold rush period in Victoria and the development of Diggers Rest.A non-digital black and white photograph of a two storey hotel with a verandah across the front and a picket fence on either side of the building. A horse and buggy is parked outside the building. The words 'C.Millett, Bald Hill Hotel' are painted on the upper storey side wall of the building.millett family, hotels, the gap, bald hills hotel, diggers rest, gold rushes

The Bald Hill Hotel was built by George Millett and his wife Susan in 1854 at Aitkens Gap. A fire started by their son caused little damage in 1866. Frank Millett was the licencee until 1910. The hotel closed in 1911.An unmounted black and white photograph of a building which was a former hotel.hotels, hotelkeepers, bald hill hotel, george evans collection

Frank Millet and his cousin, Hopper Cahill are standing in front of the Aitkins Gap Gaol after spending the day shooting rabbits in 1922. In the 1860s the gaol and stables were sold to George Millett and added to the Millett property. The barracks and a new farm homestead were built by Mick Morrison. The Bald Hill Hotel at Aitkens Gap on the Bendigo Road (Calder Highway) was built by George Millett in 1854 and functioned until the gold began to run out after the 1850s Victorian Goldrush. The Millett family continued farming in the area until 1967. They also owned and operated other hotels in the local area. A non-digital scanned black and white photograph of a man and a boy standing in front of a bluestone building while holding some dead rabbits. frank millett, hopper cahill, aitkins gap gaol, calder highway, george millett, bald hill hotel

Frank Millett and his nephew Hopper Cahill are the two people standing by the building after spending the day shooting rabbits in 1922. They are standing in front of the Aitkens Gap Police Barracks. In the 1860s the gaol and stables were sold to George Millett and added to the Millett property. The Barracks and the new farm homestead were built by Mick Morrison. The Bald Hill Hotel at Aitkens Gap on the Bendigo Road (Calder Highway) was guilt by George Millett in 1854 and functioned until the gold began to run out after the Victorian Gold Rush of the 1850s. The Millett family continued to farm until 1967. The family also and operated hotels in the local area. A black and white photograph backed onto a white board of a man and a child holding some dead rabbits and standing in front of the doorway of a bluestone building. frank millett, george millett, aitkens gap gaol, hopper cahill