Hadley's Hotel
Hadleys reeks of a glorious past.
The place Roald Amundsen stayed after his trip to the South Pole. At the time he would have been one of the most famous people in the world. First man to the South Pole. And he was back from his trip. Relaxing. In comfort. Having a warm bath, a comfortable bed and wandering to the local Post office to send telegrams.
The place that serves high tea. Located in atrium. Drink, food and table settings reminiscent of past days.
1862: Former convict John Webb started up Webb’s Family Hotel.
1881: Webb died. John Hadley appointed landlord.
1890: Hadley family buys property from estate.
1935: Hadley family sells the hotel. Many owners since then.
Many famous people have stayed or eaten at Hadleys:
1861: The Governor of Tasmania, Sir Henry Fox Young and Lady Young attended the first ball in the new ballroom.
1887 Opera singer Amy Sherwin, the ‘Tasmanian nightingale’ who joined the Italian Opera Company.
1891 A banquet was held for the premier of NSW Sir Henry Parkes: ‘the father of Federation’.
1892 The legendary English cricketer WG Grace and Lord Sheffield (who initiated the Australian interstate cricket competition the ‘Sheffield Shield’) stayed with the English touring cricket team.
1893 American actor JC Williamson who formed the Royal Comic Opera Company in Melbourne in 1880 stayed at the hotel while his company performed at the Theatre Royal.
1909 Famous opera singer Dame Nellie Melba stayed at Hadley’s.
1912 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen recovered at Hadley’s immediately after his return from his reaching to the South Pole.
1922 Prime Minister Bill Hughes stayed at Hadley’s on at least two occasions.
1940 A soiree was held at Hadley’s for British singer Noel Coward.
1947 A lunch was held for Field Marshal Lord Montgomery.
1948 The Indian cricket team stayed at Hadley’s.
1954 Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies and Dame Patti Menzies attended a dinner at Hadley’s.
The place Roald Amundsen stayed after his trip to the South Pole. At the time he would have been one of the most famous people in the world. First man to the South Pole. And he was back from his trip. Relaxing. In comfort. Having a warm bath, a comfortable bed and wandering to the local Post office to send telegrams.
The place that serves high tea. Located in atrium. Drink, food and table settings reminiscent of past days.
1862: Former convict John Webb started up Webb’s Family Hotel.
1881: Webb died. John Hadley appointed landlord.
1890: Hadley family buys property from estate.
1935: Hadley family sells the hotel. Many owners since then.
Many famous people have stayed or eaten at Hadleys:
1861: The Governor of Tasmania, Sir Henry Fox Young and Lady Young attended the first ball in the new ballroom.
1887 Opera singer Amy Sherwin, the ‘Tasmanian nightingale’ who joined the Italian Opera Company.
1891 A banquet was held for the premier of NSW Sir Henry Parkes: ‘the father of Federation’.
1892 The legendary English cricketer WG Grace and Lord Sheffield (who initiated the Australian interstate cricket competition the ‘Sheffield Shield’) stayed with the English touring cricket team.
1893 American actor JC Williamson who formed the Royal Comic Opera Company in Melbourne in 1880 stayed at the hotel while his company performed at the Theatre Royal.
1909 Famous opera singer Dame Nellie Melba stayed at Hadley’s.
1912 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen recovered at Hadley’s immediately after his return from his reaching to the South Pole.
1922 Prime Minister Bill Hughes stayed at Hadley’s on at least two occasions.
1940 A soiree was held at Hadley’s for British singer Noel Coward.
1947 A lunch was held for Field Marshal Lord Montgomery.
1948 The Indian cricket team stayed at Hadley’s.
1954 Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies and Dame Patti Menzies attended a dinner at Hadley’s.