Pub History

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 Built in 1848 the Williamstown Hotel was originally called the Victoria Creek Hotel after the Victoria Creek that ran through the county of Paranga people.  The town of Williamstown was originally called Victoria Creek.  The first publican was Tom Adams.  It is said that the hotel and surrounding land were exchanged with a Mr Lewis who got the pub and it's land for 500 pounds and a mob of horses.  The pub used to be a hotel where people could book rooms and live.   At the back of the pub the old rooms are still standing.   

 Years ago in front of the Hotel, near where the path crosses the nature strip towards the Main Street stood an old gum tree.  On Sunday the 17th of October the tree was cut down because it was called unsafe by the "authorities".  The red gum stood 85 ft high and was 9 ft and 6 inches in diameter.    

1867 - 1872  G Snellgrove

1872 - 1873  J R Gillard

1873 - 1880  John Bain

1881 - 1883   Isacc Thomas

1884 - 1885  C Snellgrove

1886              R J Panter

1887 - 1888 WD Cundy

1889 - 1893  R Taylor

1894               Mrs R Taylor

1895 - 1896   E M Taylor

1897 - 1902   Mrs E M Taylor

1903 - 1905   Jas. M McFayden

1906 - 1907   J O Dwyer

1908 - 1918    J W Tidswell

1919                D Caro

1920 - 1922   Thomas Childs

1923 - 1927   R Schmid

1928 - 1929   L E Mesner

1930 - 1938  T Elliot & R Darcy

1938 - 1952 E L Fietz

1952 - 1953 - J A Malthouse

1953 - 1958 James Donald & Margaret LillanHansberry

1958 - 1983 Lurlin Constance Pollard

1981 - 1983 Lurlin Constance Pollard & Gilian Norton Furst

 This bench seat has been at the hotel for over 100 years, it was cut from the original red gum tree.  It was said that any man that could lift the end of the seat would win a free beer, publicans shout.  Although the timber has dried out over the years it would still take a very fit man to lift it today.