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THAMES HOTELS References: History of "The River Thames" NZ, by A M Isdale. Published 1967. 5000 copies, sold for 90c or 9/-. FACTS: · Thames Goldfield opened 1/8/1867 · 1st proper hotel - Captain Butt's Shortland Hotel opened 29/8 · 1872 80 hotels listed (Auckland had 111) · 112 different hotels noted, peak estimated to be 90 at one time · Hotels had entertainment, shows and music · Pacific Hotel boasted a visit from Duke of Edinburgh 1870 · 1874 Temperance Society wanted 31 Hotels closed · 1876 Licensing Commission bought numbers down to 68 · As goldfields declined they were closed, converted, demolished · In 1950 there were 13 hotels, the Licensing control, 6 were marked for closure: Exchange, Shortland, Post Office, Royal Park and Queens. Hotels to stay were: Warwick Arms, Brian Boru, Imperial, Salutation, Cornwall Arms, and Lady Bowen (name transferred to the Park). Today the Imperial, Salutation and Brian Boru remain.
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