The Bush Inn, Tasmania

This article is about the historic pub in Tasmania. For the historic pub in Wales, see The Bush Inn.
Bush Inn
The Bush Inn in 2016
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General information
Location49-51 Montagu Street
New Norfolk
Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates42°46′41″S 147°04′04″E / 42.777984°S 147.067672°E / -42.777984; 147.067672
Construction startedc.1815; 209 years ago (1815) [1]
ClientAnn Bridger
Design and construction
Architect(s)D. W. Bush[2]
Place ID1261
StatusPermanently Registered

The Bush Inn is an Australian pub and hotel located in the Derwent Valley township of New Norfolk, Tasmania. It is one of the oldest pubs in Australia, and is thought by some to be the oldest continuously operating pub in Australia.[3][4] The establishment is listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register[5] and the Australian Heritage Database.[6]

  1. ^ "Hobart Town". Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser. No. 468. Tasmania, Australia. 22 April 1825. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "A Story Everywhere". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 33, 490. Victoria, Australia. 5 January 1954. p. 29. Retrieved 31 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Bush Inn Sold After Three Generations". The Mercury. Vol. CLXX, no. 25, 201. Tasmania, Australia. 27 September 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 31 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Peck, Damien (3 August 2015). "Australia's oldest continuously licensed hotel set to celebrate 200 years in colonial style". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Tasmanian Heritage Register Entries - June 2023" (Wayback Machine). Heritage Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Bush Inn, 51 Montagu St, New Norfolk, TAS, Australia" (Wayback Machine). Australian Heritage Database. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.