Historical information

The newspaper clipping caption is incorrect. The Club Hotel featured in the article was located on the north side of Mount Dandenong Road. It was destroyed by fire in 1890 prior to re-opening later on the south side where it operated until sale and demolition in 2020 to make way for a retirement village. (See PDF attached - "SS0067 Vic Collections 3754b - Club Hotel Fire 1890").

Physical description

Photograph in newspaper clipping (jpg) and PDF article.

Inscriptions & markings

Caption under photograph: "There was 'antimony in them thar hills' at Ringwood when this picture was taken in the 1890s. At this stage the Club Hotel in Mt Dandenong Road, East Ringwood was owned by a George Wiggin. There were antimony mines operating nearby. The present-day Club Hotel is on this site."
Also attached is a newspaper item from the 'Reporter' dated 31 January, 1890, reporting the Club Hotel, furniture and stock totally destroyed by fire in 1890.