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The Albion Hotel
Lot 52 was purchased in 1897 by Kalgoorlie established restaurateurs John Parer and Joseph Pareras for £550. They commissioned architect D. J. Edmunds to design a two-storey hotel with attached office and retail section. The building, known as the Albion Hotel and Albion Chambers, was built by Norman & Galpin and opened for business on 1st January 1898, under the management of John Parer. Due to Parer's ill health, the Moher Brothers took over management in April of the same year.
In 1902, the licensee was Mrs Mary Baldwin, who had previously been in charge of the Railway Hotel on Banks Street. On 7th June 1902, the Hotel was completely gutted by fire. It was started by hot ashes left in the refuse at the rear of the building by the proprietors of the Oyster Saloon in Lane Street. Bairds store next door was also badly damaged. The Hotel was insured for £3,000 and the stock and furniture for £1,000. The hotel was rebuilt and continued to trade, however, John Parer then died in 1903. His share of the place was purchased by Mr John Jelly from Boulder. When Mary Baldwin's lease expired in 1908, Joseph Pareras took over management of the hotel.
The upper floor of the adjoining Albion Chambers was used by Solicitors, Barristers and agents for many years. In 1929, John Jelly's share of the Albion Hotel and Chambers was acquired by Fred McNerny. He was the licensee until 1935, W H. Trythal then took over the license of the Hotel.
Various shares in the Albion Hotel property were owned by the McNerny, Daft, Grey and McAllan families during 1930 to 1959. Giovanni & Guiseppina Imberti bought the whole property somewhere between 1959 and 1961. In 1965, ownership passed to Arduino Rosati. .During the 1980's various companies bought and sold the property.
Albion Hotel was purchased by the current owner, Golden Hotels Pty Ltd. in 1996. The building was totally refurbished and restored as close as possible to its original form. Some minor changes included the remodelling of the front windows and the extension of the veranda, which now extends east across the front of the old chambers.
