The Grand Hotel, Bundaberg
The Grand Hotel in 1907 taken from the pages of the Queenslander [John Oxley Library neg. 36576]
The dining room of the Grand Hotel set for dinner [John Oxley Library neg. 36575]
William Champ was responsible for the erection of the Grand Hotel, begun in 1884 to the design of F.D.G. Stanley. The costs far exceeded the tender price for this elaborate hotel, which opened in June 1885. Work on the building was continued in 1893 by Anton Hettrich, who was probably the most prolific architect in Bundaberg at that time.
A contemporary account of the hotel describes it as one of the finest in the land ...
"think of the joy of a dolce far niente on a verandah over 12 feet wide, and of the sweetness of slumber in rooms where the minor details of comfort are studied - as they should be. In all things the comfort of the guest is the first consideration."
Queenslander, 23 June 1894
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