Death at the Lost Hotel of Bungaree
Little is known of the Horse and Jockey Hotel - however on Tuesday 17th February 1863, the Ballarat Star gave an account of an inquest into the death of Thomas Crowley held at the Grand Junction Hotel.
Susan Brennand in evidence deposed as follows: "My husband keeps the Horse and Jockey Hotel in Bungaree. The deceased was in the bar about mid-day."
According to the inquest it appears Crowley was quite drunk and got into a fight with two patrons and evicted from the Horse and Jockey. He staggered across the road to a bakery owned by George Lee, who was cursed with what Lee describes as "colonial language". Crowley threatened to kill Lee. Lee got his whip, but this was not enough to deter Crowley and Lee fired a pistol in the air and Lee went back on his way - this time across the road to the home of Mr Tonk's, who locked Crowley in his shed for everybody's safety. Crowley got out and tried to attack Lee and Tonk, who was forced to hit Crowley with a piece of wood and killed him. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned.
The exact location of the Horse and Jockey Hotel is not known but it is thought to have been in Lester's Road next to the Grand Junction Hotel.
Susan Brennand in evidence deposed as follows: "My husband keeps the Horse and Jockey Hotel in Bungaree. The deceased was in the bar about mid-day."
According to the inquest it appears Crowley was quite drunk and got into a fight with two patrons and evicted from the Horse and Jockey. He staggered across the road to a bakery owned by George Lee, who was cursed with what Lee describes as "colonial language". Crowley threatened to kill Lee. Lee got his whip, but this was not enough to deter Crowley and Lee fired a pistol in the air and Lee went back on his way - this time across the road to the home of Mr Tonk's, who locked Crowley in his shed for everybody's safety. Crowley got out and tried to attack Lee and Tonk, who was forced to hit Crowley with a piece of wood and killed him. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned.
The exact location of the Horse and Jockey Hotel is not known but it is thought to have been in Lester's Road next to the Grand Junction Hotel.
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