Local Government
Victoria Plains
Region
Wheatbelt
Lot 8 Toodyay-Bindi Bindi Rd Yerecoin
Yerecoin Tavern
Victoria Plains
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1955
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Oct 1998 | Category 4 | |
The Yerecoin Tavern was a significant development in the 1950s in Yerecoin, and has a sense of place for the many social gatherings that have taken place. It has associations with the McDonald family.
Cement brick and tile- also has a beer garden.
In 1955, AC McDonald and his brother in law HT Marshall, (son and son inlaw of the McDonalds who ran Yerecoin Traders) owner built the Yerecoin Hotel. They made cement bricks on site and employed Brian Steere, a brickie, to lay the bricks. The hotel opened in May 1955. The Carani football team abandoned Carani in favour of Yerecoin when the hotel was opened. At that time, the area was developing and the population increasing. There was a gallon license in Piawaning (and still is), a hotel in Bolgart, and New Norcia was temperance. The hotel was a significant meeting place in the area with people travelling from Wongan Hills, Bolgart, New Norcia and Bindi Bindi. About the 1980s, the bar was extended south, the toilets were built inside the building, and the hotel became a tavern (although the eight accommodation rooms are still there). The tavern continues to be a social venue in the area.
Integrity: Intact or redeemable Authenticity: Medium degree
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains". | Shire of Victoria Plains | 1971 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | TILE | Cement Tile |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Hospitality industry & tourism |
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