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An historic pub crawl through Port Lincoln

A recent holiday in Port Lincoln has prompted me to produce a brief, self-guided historic pub crawl through Port Lincoln for anyone who might be interested. This provides the locations, interesting old photographs and some basic information on the five 'heritage' pubs that have served the Port Lincoln community and its vistors since 1840.

Posted 2 February 2021 Original content © Craig Hill 2021.


Aquaplaning on Boston Bay, c1930, Hotel Boston behind

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...and Maurice Henderson's tourist guide to Port Lincoln and the Hotel Boston, c.1930


M G Henderson, 1931
[South Australian Licensed Victuallers' Gazette, 16 March 1931]
In 1930 Maurice Henderson, President of the Port Lincoln Tourist and Progress Association and owner of the Hotel Boston, published Port Lincoln, a tourist guide to the area and, not unreasonably, the Hotel Boston. To download, click the image on the right.

Posted 17 May 2021 Original content © Craig Hill 2021.


A group of pleasure-seekers at the Hoten Boston c.1932
[South Australian Homes and Garden, 1 March 1932]

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