The old hostelries of Kogarah, like most of the inns of the early days were distinguished for their free and easy sportive spirit and hospitality. the hotel was always one of the earliest business institutions where, before more appropriate and convenient meeting-places were to be found, people went to discuss matters of moment.
It is interesting to take a backward survey of those earlier hostelries, most of which have ceased to exist. The oldest hotel of the district, perhaps, was “Prendergast’s Inn” which was situated on Rocky Point Road, and which, record tells us, went out of existence in 1863. Also on Rocky Point Road was Beaver’s Gardeners’ Arms Hotel, which has also gone out of existence, but the building still stands on the corner of Rocky Point Road and Princes Highway. Not far distant along that road was English’s Hotel, at the corner of Webber’s Road, now English Street. This hostelry was known as the Kogarah Hotel.
At Sans Souci was situated the “Rocky Point” Hotel, which was conducted by Mr, William E. Rust, one of the oldest colonists for more than 40 years, The “Sea Breeze”, that well known hotel at Tom Ugly’s Point, has much history connected with it.
This article was first published in the June 1964 edition of our magazine.
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