Newmarket Hotel

Newmarket Hotel
Newmarket Hotel in 2012
Newmarket Hotel is located in Perth
Newmarket Hotel
Newmarket Hotel
Location of the Newmarket Hotel in Perth, Western Australia
General information
TypeAustralian pub
LocationHamilton Hill, Western Australia
Coordinates32°04′32″S 115°45′41″E / 32.07556°S 115.76139°E / -32.07556; 115.76139 (Newmarket Hotel)
Designated7 September 2006
Reference no.504

Newmarket Hotel is a heritage-listed former hotel in Hamilton Hill, Western Australia. Located at the corner of Rockingham and Cockburn roads, it was built in 1912, and operated as a hotel until the late 1990s.

The hotel has sometimes been referred to as being in South Fremantle,[1][2] and at other time in Hamilton Hill.[3][4] It was often chosen as a terminus for cycling events,[5] was named as a tram line extension,[6][7] and was a local focal point for the horse racing industry.[8] The hotel was a filming location in the 1991 cult film Black Neon.[9]

Change in lease and management were regular during its operational years.[10] After being vacant for 18 years, it was renovated and reopened in 2017 as Hamilton House, a dance studio for the Swan River Ballet school.[11][12][13][14]

  1. ^ "Hotel Lease Sold". The Daily News (Home (Final) ed.). Western Australia. 27 November 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Birthday Party". Fremantle Herald. Western Australia. 5 March 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Hamilton Hill Jottings". Coastal Districts Star. Western Australia. 7 May 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Drinkers May Have To Take own Glass". The Daily News (Home ed.). Western Australia. 10 January 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Fremantle Club". The West Australian. Western Australia. 14 May 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Municipal Councils". The West Australian. Western Australia. 9 February 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Tramway Extension". The Advertiser. Fremantle, Western Australia. 10 August 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ Emery, Kate (26 March 2015). "Old hotel set for artistic rebirth". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. ^ Black Neon (1991) - IMDb, retrieved 8 January 2022
  10. ^ "Hotel Business". The Daily News (HOME (FINAL) ed.). Western Australia. 12 February 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
  11. ^ Wynne, Emma (15 September 2017). "Bar to barre: How a derelict pub became a ballet school". ABC News.
  12. ^ Luff, Bryce (1 December 2015). "A labour of love for the Swan River Ballet's new home". Fremantle Gazette. Community Newspaper Group. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  13. ^ McKenna, Stephanie (16 September 2017). "Historic pub dances to new beat". PerthNow. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  14. ^ Heritage Council of Western Australia (7 September 2006). "Register of Heritage Places – Assessment Documentation: Newmarket Hotel" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2020.