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University Hotel, Glebe, 1889-90

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University Hotel, Glebe, 1889-90

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[Series 9590 / item number 180]

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State Archives & Records New South Wales

Statutory body established by the State Records Act 1998. The Act provides for the creation, management and protection of the records of public offices of the State and for public access to those records.

Based at Kingswood, State Archives and Records NSW manage and provide access to the New South Wales State archives collection, a unique and irreplaceable part of Australia's cultural heritage dating back to 1788.

Glebe Pubs

In nineteenth century Glebe, the pub was larger and more comfortable than the average working class home and it was just around the corner. Open seven days a week from 6 am to midnight, for the working class the pub was the centre of community life and an important public space. From the 1880s, changes to Sunday trading, the management of hotel licences and the introduction of six o'clock closing led to new drinking practices that would remain in place until the 1950s. The 1951 Royal Commission on Liquor Laws in New South Wales supported a 10 pm closing-time, offerings of food and entertainment, and access to pubs for women. But the heyday was long over: in 1892, Glebe supported twenty-eight pubs; by 2003, there were just ten pubs still trading in Glebe.

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Student apartments which were converted from an ornate three storey hotel which had lost its license in 1953. The site had been occupied by a hotel since the 1830s. Outside is a fountain commemorating the 50th anniversary of Glebe Municipality in 1909.
The original hotel built on the site in 1858 had been demolished by 1882.