Bourke Riverside Motel Bourke

    • Riverfront motel in converted town buildings
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    Property Description

    Bourke Riverside Motel is the only accommodation of its kind with a Darling River frontage in Bourke township and offers a picturesque, secure and relaxing stay away from the highway. It was created from the 1875 Telegraph Hotel and the surrounding original riverboat township. Bourke Riverside Motel offers a whole variety of unique accommodations, most with kimg beds and with both modern and period style rooms to suit various budgets.  The restored and refurbished Motel is set in more than two hectares of spacious beautiful shady gardens which have won numerous awards.

    There are plenty of attractions and things to do in Bourke and the Outback, such as cruising the Darling River in a paddle steamer, exploring Aboriginal history, discovering native wildlife and soaking up the sunset over stunning landscapes.

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    Email

    reservations@bourkeriversidemotel.com.au

    Phone

    +61 (0) 2 6872 2539

    Building History Description

    The land on which this building is constructed was the first developed land in Bourke , preceeding the town of Bourke, and containing the original home of William Sly. The first major flood came in 1864, when the town was evacuated to Mount Oxley and half the houses in the town were lost.

    In 1875 'Telgraph Hotel ' was built, by Mathew Good who was granted a licence for a 3 sit, 4 bed and is now the oldest remaining hotel in Bourke. It has been used as a hotel, then as a boarding lodge and lastly as a motel.

    Shops were constructed near the hotel in the late 1800's by Mr J Adolf, as well as banks. 1999/2000 renovations revealed that parts of the motel wings had converted these shops or banks with one believed to be the Australian Joint Stock Bank. Old signwriting that has survived indicates one of the shops to have been used by G. Sarkis, a Drapist. Restoration works exposed timber roof shingles beneath the existing iron roof, end walls of vertical timber slabs, timber framed and clad ceilings with central plaster ceiling roses.

    The hotel ceased trading in about 1965 after which it became a boarding house, then a motel and art gallery, with the old Hotel section converted to additional motel rooms in 1999

    Heritage Status

    Bourke Local Environmental Plan 2012 I4

    Heritage URL

    https://apps.environment.nsw.gov.au/dpcheritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=1220030

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