The Newport Hotel, Pittwater

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Record number40348Datec.1890DescriptionAn early photo of the Newport Hotel.Charles Edward Jeannerett, an entrepreneur from Sydney first established the hotel in 1880, as well as the adjacent Newport wharf. In 1881 Jeannerett hosted the visits by Prince Albert and Prince George (later to become King George V), taking them on a tour of the surrounding Pittwater and up the Hawkesbury River system. In the early 1890s day trippers would visit the hotel on the weekends, and drink bootleg alcohol that was produced by the McCarrs Creek moonshiners.MenuPlace | Suburbs N-P | Newport (N.S.W.)Place | Built Environment | HotelsSourceWarringah Library Service SubjectsNewport Hotel (N.S.W.)Newport (N.S.W.)Physical descriptionPhotographCopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies.

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