The Star Hotel was a

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in the suburb of Balmain in the

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of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The pub is located near the entrance to

Mort's Dock Mort's Dock is a former dry dock, slipway, and shipyard in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia. It was the first dry dock in Australia, opening for business in 1855 and closing more than a century later in 1959. The site is now parkland. Histor ...

and in 1902, the Ship Painters and Dockers Union took up a 'moveable office' at 95 Mort Street, next to the Star Hotel and undoubtedly supplied trade to the establishment. The license and name were transferred in 1930 to the pub now known as The Cat and Fiddle Hotel on Darling Street. The building became a residential and commercial unit in 1994.

References

* Davidson, B; Hamey, K; Nicholls, D; ''Called to the Bar – 150 Years of pubs in Balmain & Rozelle'', The Balmain Association, 1991, . * Wyner, I
''A history of the Ship Painters and Dockers Union 1900-1932''
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