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Cheers to the past: Geelong’s historic pubs and hotels in pictures

Some are still standing and others are long gone, but they’ve all made a mark in Geelong’s history. Take a look at Geelong’s historic pubs and hotels.

Eureka Hotel. Picture: Peter Ristevski
Eureka Hotel. Picture: Peter Ristevski

Many a drink and laugh have been shared in Geelong’s watering holes, today and in years gone by. We take a look at some of the region’s most historic pubs and hotels. Pictures courtesy of Peter Ristevski.

The Belmont Hotel, 1840.
The Belmont Hotel, 1840.
Queenscliff’s Vue Grand circa 1880s.
Queenscliff’s Vue Grand circa 1880s.
The Torquay Hotel after a fire in 1976.
The Torquay Hotel after a fire in 1976.
Olney's Hotel, later known as the Geelong Hotel, 1940.
Olney's Hotel, later known as the Geelong Hotel, 1940.
The former Macks Hotel, 1954.
The former Macks Hotel, 1954.
Terminus Hotel, 1861.
Terminus Hotel, 1861.
Sir Charles Hotham Hotel, 1854.
Sir Charles Hotham Hotel, 1854.
The Clifton Springs Hotel, early last century.
The Clifton Springs Hotel, early last century.
Star Hotel Myer St, 1941.
Star Hotel Myer St, 1941.
The former Maul's Hotel when it was a coffee palace, 1880s.
The former Maul's Hotel when it was a coffee palace, 1880s.
The Point Henry Hotel, 1961, shortly before it was demolished.
The Point Henry Hotel, 1961, shortly before it was demolished.
Geelong’s Ritz Hotel as it looked in its heyday as the Bayview Temperance Hotel in about 1889.
Geelong’s Ritz Hotel as it looked in its heyday as the Bayview Temperance Hotel in about 1889.

Originally published as Cheers to the past: Geelong’s historic pubs and hotels in pictures

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