{"id":34051,"date":"2021-08-21T12:07:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T00:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=34051"},"modified":"2021-08-21T12:07:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T00:07:42","slug":"pub-with-no-beer-or-roof-for-sale-for-1-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/pub-with-no-beer-or-roof-for-sale-for-1-5-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Pub with no beer or roof for sale for $1.5 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: The Bendigo Hotel in Dunolly \u2013 which has also been used a courthouse for a murder trial \u2013 during the Victorian gold rush days.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Last drinks were called at Dunolly\u2019s Bendigo Hotel almost 100 years ago but locals believe the pub with no beer \u2013 and no roof in parts \u2013 has the potential to be the centrepiece of the town.<\/p>\n

Before being boarded up for the past century, the historic Bendigo Hotel served gold rush prospectors and Cobb & Co coach passengers and was also used as a courthouse for a murder trial. There are even rumours the building is haunted.<\/p>\n

Despite minimal maintenance being carried out, the 164-year-old former pub at\u00a082 Broadway\u00a0is for private sale.\u00a0Kate Ashton, Ballarat Real Estate\u2019s Maryborough sales manager, said she was confident it would make the $1.5 million asking price.<\/p>\n

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82 Broadway, Dunolly VIC 3472<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a definitely a\u00a0Grand Designs<\/i>\u00a0or\u00a0Restoration Australia<\/i>\u00a0project,\u201d Ms Ashton said.<\/p>\n

Ms Ashton estimated it would take another $2 million to restore the building, which she said would make a good B&B, information centre or co-working space.<\/p>\n

The hotel was built in 1857 during the Victorian gold rush. The largest nugget in the world, the 69-kilogram Welcome Stranger, was found nearby in Moliagul. It was weighed at the bank across the road and it\u2019s likely the prospectors had a few drinks to celebrate at the Bendigo Hotel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve lived in the town for 36 years and I had no idea what an amazing building was behind the facade,\u201d Ms Ashton said.<\/p>\n

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If the walls could talk \u2013 82 Broadway, Dunolly. Photo: Ballarat Real Estate<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The property is listed with Heritage Victoria and is considered to be one of the most intact of the goldfields hotels, with original wallpaper and gas light-fittings.<\/p>\n

It served as a Cobb & Co station until the railway arrived in 1874. Travellers could book hot or cold baths and accommodation, or order food.<\/p>\n

The population of Dunnolly was almost 12,000 during the gold rush. Today about 800 people live there.<\/p>\n

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A portion of the roof will need replacing at Dunolly\u2019s heritage-listed former Bendigo Hotel. Photo: Ballarat Real Estate<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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