The Wentworth Hotel is located on the corner of Murray Street and William Street in

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

, Western Australia. The hotel was known as the ''Gordons Hotel'' prior to the

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. It was rebuilt by Mary Thomas (later Mary Raine) in 1927–1928 as the Wentworth, with Western Australian newspapers seeing the centenary of the state in 1929 as a motivation for new and renovated hotels for increased accommodation. During the

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the hotel attracted publicity over troops fighting, causing the hotel to be made out of bounds to troops. The hotel was also cautioned on drinks provision by the licensing court in the same year. The hotel is part of the

Raine Square Raine Square is a property in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It is in a block bound by Murray Street, William Street and Wellington Streets. The square is named after Joe and Mary Raine. History The square was ...

block and has been included in heritage assessments of the block. The Wentworth was once one of the busiest footfall locations in Perth. In the late 60's and early 70's, most locations in Perth would have a newspaper seller on the street corner, including in the late afternoon and early evening, many younger boys who did the after school shift selling the '' Daily News''. The Wentworth was the prime pitch and always made the most sales and tips. On Saturdays the regular seller (an older guy who used to spend his earnings in the Wentworth bar) did not work so the Wentworth pitch was offered on a rolling rota to the youngsters. For a young man the Wentworth pitch was like winning the pools and guaranteed a good payday.

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{{reflist , 30em Historic hotels in Perth, Western Australia William Street, Perth Raine Square State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Perth