''For other hotels named Exchange Hotel, see Exchange Hotel.'' The Exchange Hotel is a historic landmark hotel in

Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area includ ...

, Western Australia.

Location

The hotel is located on the corner of Hannan Street and Maritana Street in Kalgoorlie.Register of Historic Places. (Number: 01289) Exchange Hotel
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'', the goldfields newspaper, and opposite the Palace Hotel.

History

The hotel was built in 1900 for the Wilkie Brothers, contractors for the Southern Cross-Kalgoorlie railway line. They hired the construction team Shaw and Harcorn, and the architectural team Hawkins and Spriggs. It has two storeys and it made up of bricks, iron and a timber

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. It has a corner tower and corrugated galvanised iron

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. During the race riots of 1934, the hotel was purchased by Bill Trythall from the former owner, who had a foreign-sounding name. As a result, the building was saved from damage. In 2011, it went into receivership as a result of declining clientele. In January 2013, it was purchased by a new owner.Chris Thomson
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waitresses, is good for tourism.Dale Granger
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'', 7 August 2013

Heritage value

The hotel has been listed on the State Heritage Register since 1997.

References

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