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Commercial Hotel, Fremantle
The Commercial Hotel is a hotel at 80 High Street in Fremantle, Western Australia.[1] The current building is of three storeys in the Federation Free Classic style, and was registered on the Register of the National Estate in 1978.[2] It is now the Sundancers Backpackers Hostel. HistoryIn 1840 Captain John Thomas built the Southern Cross Hotel, and his wife managed it while he was away at sea.[1] It was later renamed the Albert Hotel[2] and then later the Commercial Hotel. In 1891 the publican of the Commercial Hotel was E. Jonas.[3] The hotel was re-built in 1908,[1] and possibly renovated the same year.[4] At this time, a number of other old buildings in nearby lots were being demolished — a newspaper of 1907 reports that:
Current usageIn about 2000 the hotel was converted into the Sun Dancer Resort backpackers' hostel.[2] References
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