Nowa Nowa Hotels, Victoria
S 37° 43.834 E 148° 05.600
55H E 596343 N 5823515
Near the Memorial Rose Gardens and the Community Health building is this History sign for the various Hotels of Nowa Nowa.
Waymark Code: WMWT0Y
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 10/09/2017
Views: 1
Looking south to the Rail Trail footbridge, and the Princes Highway bridge is this plaque. It reads:
"Nowa Nowa Hotels
[Photo first hotel] "The first hotel in Nowa Nowa was built by Moses Faithful in 1890 in the vicinity of the present day health centre. In addition to providing the usual hotel services of refreshments and accommodation, it also served as the venue for the first Council meetings of the Tambo Shire (now part of East Gippsland Shire).
[photos of first hotel] "Alterations and extensions were made to the original building until it burnt down on the 29th of July 1955.
[Photo of Motel] "Three years later, in 1958, the first hotel-motel in Victoria was opened in Nowa Nowa. It had 14 'luxurious' bedrooms, including bathroom facilities and power points in the rooms! It still operates today."
[A project by the Nowa Nowa community and East Gippsland Shire Council]
Visited: 1033, Friday, 13 May, 2016
Age/Event Date: 1890, 1955, 1958
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only
Type of Historic Marker if other: Photos
Historic Resources.:
East Gippsland Shire Council
Related Website: Not listed
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