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The Lakes Creek Hotel

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Lakes Creek Hotel

Barbara Bambrick and Eric William Bambrick took over the management of the Lakes Creek Hotel, Lakes Creek, Rockhampton in July 1939, set about preparing for business, were granted the victualler's license in August 1939, and were open for business by August 18 1939.

By the following July, the war in the pacific was well under way, and the Lakes Creek area was engaged in A.R.P. preparedness. What is A.R.P.? It stands for "Air Raid Precautions"

In mid December 1941, little Olga, age 5, fell down the stairs, lacerated her scalp and won a trip to the hospital.

On Christmas Eve 1941, Eric Bambrick gave an interest free loan to the government, of £100, to assist in the war effort. This sounds quite a bit like the 'War Bonds' that are often used to raise money for war.

In July 1945, 8 hotel keepers were charged with violations of the price regulations. Ewan Palmer of Messrs. Rees R. and Sydney Jones, appeared for Eric Bambrick and several other defendants. Eric was fined £2, with costs:

"for destroying books of accounts relating to board and lodgings without the authority of the Prices Commissioner."

Eric's youngest son, Graham, who was 11 years old at the time, reports that Eric always maintained that this was by far the best £2 he'd ever spent.

Lakes Creek Hotel viewed from in-front

back row: Bryan, Ken, Harry; Front row: Graham, Olga, Noel

Back row: Bryan, Ken, Harry
Front row: Graham, Olga, Noel

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LAKES CREEK KILLING.

ROCKHAMPTON, December 30.
The manager of the Central Queens
land Meat Export Co. (Mr A. H. Pater
son) stated yesterday that killing
would resume at Lakes Creek meat
works on January 3. Subject to sea
sonal conditions and supplies it was
hoped to operate as extensively in the
new year as in 1938.

—The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld.) Thu 5 Jan 1939 - Page 66 - "LAKES CREEK KILLING"

TOO MANY HOTELS
IN PRINCIPAL
SECTION OF CITY?

Criticism By
Licensing Commission

The Licensing Commission, compris-
ing Messrs T/A. Perry (chairman),
R.H.Robinson, and F. P. Byrne, sat at
Rockhampton yesterday. Mr . Byrne
said after the Court rose that the com-
mission had inspected several hotels in
Rockhampton and were not satisfied
that the accommodation now offering
is entirely suitable or adequate, and
that it was felt that some city
hotels should provide a higher stand-
ard of accommodation for guests. The
commission was also of the opinion
that there were, too many licences in
the principal section of the city and
that the elimination of some licence
would result in improved conditions
being provided at the remaining
licensed houses.
The following applications were
granted:
Registration as owner: Charles Paul
MacQuillan, Sea View Hotel, Sandgate;
Public Curator of Queensland, Bris-
bane, Rising Sun Hotel, Warra, and ...
... Edith Ellen Clements, Queen's
Arms Hotel, Springsure, from June 21
to July 19, 1939, agent Miss Elsie Cle
ments; David Valentine Kaufman,
Lakes Creek Hotel, Lakes Creek, from
June 12 to July 20, agent, Eric Wil-
lliam Bambrick; Augustus Charles Mit
chell, Bellevup -Hotel,. Toowoomba,
from June 2 to August 24, 1939, agent
Mervyn George Selwyn Davy,
Transfer. of licence: Robert Low,
Club Hotel, Ogmore, to Edward James
Fraincy; Ruby Eliza Matilda Palmer,
Melbourne Hotel, Bundaberg, to Miss
Margaret Alvana Considine;

— The Evening News (Rockhampton, Qld.) Sat 1 Jul 1939 Page 2 "TOO MANY HOTELS IN PRINCIPAL SECTION OF CITY?"

too_many_hotels_trove_33.jpg

Transfer Licensed Victuallers' Licences.

...

Lakes Creek Hotel, Lakes Creek,
Eileen Sapphire Titmus, to Eric Wil-
liam Bambrick;

—The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.) Sat 5 Aug 1939 Page 5 "Hotel Applications"

LAKES CREEK HOTEL

ERIC BAMBRICK announces that he
has taken over the Lakes Creek
Hotel, which has now been comfortably
equipped to accommodate boarders. Ex-
cellent table, Mac's Beer, and all the
best Wines and Spirits. Old and new
friends will be cordially welcomed.

—Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.) Fri 18 Aug 1939 Page 1 "Advertising"

Lakes creek hotel advertisement August 1939

^^ First advertisement under Eric and Barbara.

A.R.P. AT LAKES CREEK

Substantial progress towards preparedness
has been made in the Lakes Creek police dis-
trict. At all of the three wardens' posts
organised in this division, wardens have been
allotted specific duties and all necessary in-
formation has been recorded. The central
post is being equipped as a first aid post.
Householders not already contacted by
wardens are informed that the following
are already in possession of cards of ap-
pointment and are willing to give any neces-
sary assistance sought:
Koongal area: Messrs E. W. Bambrick, J.
Shepherd, D. Liddell, P. Stenhouse, V. Ewing,
G.W.Dunbar, F. P. H. Ward and G. G.
Berwood.

...

A helpful talk and demonstra-
tion has been given by Mr Clark (Ambulance
brigade) and wardens and all others inter-
ested are invited to a talk and demonstra-
tion by Mr F. Whyte (Fire Brigade) on Fri-
day evening next at 7.30 o'clock, in the Lakes
Creek State School. The subject is "Bombs."
Divisional and assistant divisional wardens
are Messrs J. N. Florence and W. Spence.

— Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.) Wed 10 Jul 1940 Page 6 "A.R.P. AT LAKES CREEK"

FELL DOWN STAIRS

Falling down tnt stairs at her borne
at Lakes Creek about 10 a.m. yesterday,
Olga Bambrick, 5, badly lacerated her
scalp, and after treatment by the am-
bulance was taken to the General Hos-
pital.

—Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.) Sat 13 Dec 1941 - Page 4 - FELL DOWN STAIRS

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INTEREST-FREE LOAN

The Rockhampton branch of the Bank of New South Wales reports that Mr E.W. Bambrick, of the Lakes Creek Hotel, has lodged £100 as an interest free loan to the Commonwealth Govern- ment for war purposes.

—Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.) Wed 24 Dec 1941 "Interest Free Loan"

BREACHES OF PRICE REGULATIONS

Hotelkeepers Fined
Eight licensed victuallers plead-
ed guilty in the Summons Court
Yesterday before Mr R. Power,
SM, to breaches of the prices regu-
lations.

Mr R. Bradford (instructed by
Mr C. P. Stum m ) appeared for
the Crow n Solicitor.

For failing to exhibit a notice
of board and lodging, showing
charges, Ralph Henry Aldrich
(Brunswick Hotel), William Chris-
topher Greaves (Gresham Hotel),
and Walter S. Marstin (Criterion
Hotel) were each fined £2, with
costs totallinig £2/8/-. in default
seven days' imprisonment.

Similar penalties were imposed
on Helen M. Conaghan. (Royal Ho-
tel), Marion Scott (Melbourne
Hotel), and Lily Florence Gray
(Belle Vue Hotel) for failing to
keep proper books of accounts re-
lating to board and lodgings as re-
quired by the regulations. Eric
Bambrick (Lakes Creek Hotel)
was also fined £2, with costs, for
destroying books of accounts re-
lating to board and lodgings with-
out the authority of the Prices
Commissioner.

Oliver Cook (Westwood Hotel),
William Christopher Greaves
(Gresham Hotel) and Helen M.
Conaghan (Royal Hotel) were each
fined £2, with costs, for failing
to display a liquor price list.
With the exception of Cook, all
complaints were laid with respect
to breaches committed up to last
year.

Mr E. A. M. Palmer (Messrs
Rees R. and Sydney Jones) ap-
peared for Aldrich, Bambrick,
Greaves, Marstin and Scott. Mr
L Cowan (Messrs Walsh.
McLaughlin and Cowan) appeared
for Oliver and Gray and Mr E.
Cuthbert (instructed* by D. P.
Carey) appeared for Conaghan.

Five charges against Mary Elisa
McTavish (Hotel Central) of hav-
ing supplied board and lodgings at
a rate higher than that fixed were
dismissed without costs, by con-
sent. Mr E. A. M- Palmer ap-
peared for the defendant.

—Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.) Tue 17 Jul 1945 Page 8 BREACHES OF PRICE REGULATIONS

1945 breach of price regulations

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