Historical information

These labels come from the Western Hotel in Warrnambool . The Western Hotel at the corner of Timor and Kepler Streets in Warrnambool was opened in 1870 and was a prominent hotel in the area until it closed in recent years. Thomas Hillier was the licensee from 1901 to 1906.

Significance

These labels are of interest as mementoes of a former prominent hotel in Warrnambool – the Western Hotel.

Physical description

.1 A cream-coloured card with cream printing on a red background and space for an address.
.2 A label from a whisky bottle with gilt edging, gold-coloured lettering and a whisky logo. The paper has a straight-edged base and an oval-shaped top.
.3 A small sheet of white paper with gold-coloured edging and printing and a whisky logo.

Inscriptions & markings

.1 Hillier’s Western Hotel Warrnambool
.2 Fine Old Scotch Whisky bottled by T.G.L. Hillier Western Hotel Warrnambool
.3 Finest Scotch Whisky bottled by T.G.L. Hillier The “Western” Blend