HOTEL ACTON. This hotel was completed 12 July, 1927 and was occupied from the 5 May, 1927
.ADMANS, William reporter
BANFIELD, Charlie journalist
BARTON, Helen contractor
BARTON, Richard contractor
BROWNRIGG, Marcus civil servant
CASBOULTE, Isobel & Thorold hd & architect
COLLINS, Thomas civil servant
CONVILLE, John cook
CROUCH, Arthur journalist
CULL, Grace waitress
EDWARDS, Lilian & Richard hd & journalist
FENSTON, Jack FCC officer
FITZGIBBONS, Norris housemaid
FUSSELL, Leslie company manager
GILROY, Teresa waitress
GORDON, Donald draftsman
HANIBODE, Mary pantrymaid
HANN, Sally head waitress
HENWOOD, Amy housekeeper
HENDERSON, Joseph porter
INGRAM, Ida housemaid
INNES, Haughton journalist
LAWRENCE, Fraser porter
LOGIE, Margaret waitress
LYONS, Charles cook
McKAY, Angus veterinary officer
O’FLYNN, Susie waitress
PARKIN, Charles boiler attendant
RATCLIFF, Joyce clerk
RODGER, Geoffrey forester
SOPPET, Margaret housekeeper in charge
STANTON, Jean pantrymaid
TALBOT, Roland porter
UNVERHAN, Adelaide book keeper
WYLIE, Doris clerk
YANDELL, Irene & Ernest clerk & clerk
HOTEL AINSLIE The Hotel was completed 1 July 1927 and occupied from 12 September 1927. This hotel took over the name of the earlier Hotel Ainslie called from 1927 Gorman House.
BECK, Stanley clerk
BELL, Robert clerk
COURTNEY, Laura & Cyril hd & architect
CULL, Patricia waitress
CUTHBERTSON, Malcolm kitchenman
DAVIDSON, Jessie hd
DUNCAN, Janet chef
FLETCHER, Jacob clerk
FOLEY, Lillian library cataloguer
FRASER, Andrew electrical engineer
GARDNER, Margaret hd
GRAY, William electrical engineer
HALFORD, Edgar civil engineer
HAMILTON, Annie waitress
HODGSON, Ethel housekeeper in charge
IBBOTSON, James porter
JEFFREYS, Norman ps
MURPHY, William surveyor
NICHOLL, William engineer
PULVER, Astley surveyor
ROWAN, Alan civil engineer
WATERFORD, Leo licensed surveyor
HOTEL CANBERRA. This was the first hotel built in Canberra and was known as The Politician’s Hostel. Contractor John Howie was employed to build the hotel the first part of which opened in December 1924.
ADAMS, George porter
AYRE, Valentine porter
BERTRAM, Elizabeth housemaid
BIGGS, Jean waitress
BRADY, Mary pantrymaid
CRAMPIN, Ernest cook
DAVID, Florence clerk
DOOLAN, Patrick kitchenman
EDWARDS, Dorothy waitress
ELOON, Audrey waitress
EVANS, Margaret & Albert hd & manager
FLAWN, Richard porter
GILLETT, Bertha waitress
HALL, Clarice waitress
HEATHERSHAW, James secretary to the Treasury
HOWE, Annie waitress
HUMPHREYS, Lucy waitress
HURLEY, Gordon hotel employee
JEFFERIS, George hotel employee
LEARY, Edward engine driver
LEONARD, Kathleen waitress
LOGIE, Joan book keeper
McFADGEAN, Clive hotel employee
McNEISH, Mary waitress
MURRAY, Olive linen maid
PINNELL, Gordon porter
RICHARDS, Izobel housekeeper
SEXTON, Frederick head waiter
SHERIDAN, Nellie waitress
TEMPEST, Annie booking’s clerk
THOMAS, Beryl hd
THOMAS, Dorothy typiste
THOMAS, Thomas FC Commissioner
c/o Hotel Canberra WETLESS, Agnes waitress
WOOLNOUGH, Walter geologist
WRIGHT, Alonyo hotel employee
HOTEL CANBERRA GARAGE
HUNT, William garage proprietor
MONGER, Roy garage proprietor
HOTEL KURRAJONG. This was Hostel No 2 until February 1925 when it was named Hotel Kurrajong. The building was completed 1 April 1926 and occupied 7 May, 1927. It was named after Kurrajong Hill - later renamed Capital Hill. One kurrajong tree grew on this hill.
LYNCH, James caretaker
SOUTHWELL, Isabelle manageress
HOTEL WELLINGTON. This building was nearly named Hotel Narrabundah. The hotel was built on the corner of National Circuit and Canberra Avenue and opened for business 5 May, 1927.
ANTHONY, Elsie & Raymond hd & public service inspector
BEGGS, Eric ps
CORBETT, Chriss porter
CONNELL, Denis porter
COOKE, Gordon private secretary
COX, Henry civil servant
FENNESSY, James audit inspector
GULL, Ivy waitress
HAMILTON, David porter
IRVING, Valda & Harold hd & ps
KING, William kitchenman
MANUEL, Margaret hd
MAXWELL, Ray teacher
NIXON, Myra & Charles hd & ps
McFADDEN, Eileen & Florence hd & hd
PARKES, Eliza hd
PARKES, Ernest civil servant
PARKES, William civil servant
PENNELL, Mildred hd
PETERS, Henry journalist
QUINLAN, Frederick civil servant
RANDALL, Harold teacher
STANLEY, John journalist
STANLEY, Mary journalist
STEELE, Dorothy teacher
WHYTE, Lilian waitress
WHYTE, William journalist
BACHELORS QUARTERS, Acton This building was tenanted by December 1912. It was later renamed Acton Guest House & Lennox House
ADDISON, Stanley clerk
ATKINSTON, Austin surveyor
BAILEY, Albert clerk
BALLANTYNE, Harry chef
BAKER, Alan clerk
BARCLAY, Harvey bank clerk
BARKER, Edgar bank clerk
BELL, William time clerk
BIRD, Lawrence engineer
BOWES, Bertie manager
BRISLANE, Ivy waitress
BROPHY, John clerk
BRUEN, Benedict clerk
CALDELEUGH, Alfred clerk
CARMODY, William ps
CAPPER, Arthur clerk
CARROLL, Keith clerk
CLAPSON, Henry civil servant
CLAREMONT, Stanley bank clerk
CLARKE, Camillus civil servant
CURRER, Charles clerk
DALCO, Thomas clerk
DOUGLAS, John ps
EMERTON, Walter clerk
FERGISON, John ps
FORD, Michael ps
FORTIN, Andrew drainage designer
FULLER, Frederick clerk
GASKIN, Albert clerk
GORDON, George draftsman
GOW, Philip clerk
HADKINSON, Thomas civil servant
HARE, Rupert steward
HARRIS, William clerk
HASTINGS, Joseph steward
HAWKINS, Harold draftsman
HIMING, Frederick heliographer
HODGSON, Ernest clerk
ILOT, James designer
IRVING, John golf professional
JOHNSTON, Donald steward
JONES, Henry kitchenman
KEATING, Daniel clerk
LINDSEY, Harold electrical engineer
LITTLE, Cyril bank officer
LLOYD, Charlotte waitress
LLOYD, Robert clerk
LYON, Joseph kitchenman
MACAFEE, James clerk
McCLOSKEY, John ps
McGLADE, Thomas ps
McGREGOR, Peter steward
McKENZIE, Edward steward
MARTIN, Henry cook
MARTIN, John bank clerk
MAXWELL, Frederick clerk
MAY, Leonard clerk
MESKELL, Henry time recorder
MILLER, John messenger
MOLLROSS, Roy clerk
MOORE, Donald clerk
MORGAN, Arthur postal employee
MORROW, Austin clerk
MORGAN, George ps
MORONEY, James clerk
MURPHY, Edward ps
NULTY, Thomas ps
O’BRIEN, John watchman
PARR, John steward
PATERSON, Alexander steward
PETTY, Cecil clerk
RADICH, Peter civil servant
RICHARDS, Edward clerk
RICHARDSON, John clerk
ROBERTSON, Henry civil servant
ROBERTSON, Henry government servant
RYCE, Leo clerk
SHANNON, Lindsay bank official
SHAW, Samuel draftsman
SHERIDAN, William cook
SHORTMAN, Reginald steward
SPINNER, Stanley clerk
STAPLETON, John civil servant
SWINGER, Louis ps
THOMPSON, Robert ps
TUDOR, Roy ps
WADE, Arthur clerk
WAIGHT, Frank clerk
WALLACE, Alexander clerk
WHITHAM, Charles clerk
WICKS, Reginald clerk
WOOD, Beverley clerk
WOODS, Whitney civil servant
BEAUCHAMP HOUSE. This structure was all concrete. Today it is known as Ian Potter House. It opened for business in 1927 and housed mainly single young ladies of typiste class.
BETTS, Leonard useful
BIGNELL, Rosa typiste
BROADBENT, Maud pantrymaid
BROWN, Jean typist
BROWNE, Betty stenographer
BUTCHER, Muriel clerk
CHIRNSIDE, Marguerite stenographer
CHAUNCY, Florence ledger keeper
COLEMAN, Ena stenographer
DIXON, Thelma tracer
DREW, Teresa clerk
ELLIOTT, Elizabeth waitress
ELLIOTT, Winifred waitress
GATES, Kathleen clerk
GOLDFINCH, Elsie clerk
GLASSEY, Mabel typiste
GREWAR, Doreen typiste
HALL, Margaret stenographer
HICKS, Edith house keeper
ISLES, Annie machinist
IVES, Dorothea typist
KELLY, Triss typiste
LATTIMORE, Jessie typiste
LIMBURG, Gladys clerk
LINDLEY, Jean typist
LUCAS, Kathleen stenographer
MACAFFEE, Doris ledger keeper
McILVEEN, Essie typist
McLEOD, Anna typist
MAHONEY, Eileen clerk
MARTIN, Guli typiste
MORIARTY, Hazel clerk
MURPHY, Gertrude stenographer
MULLER, Else typist
MURRAY, Norah machinist
NEWMAN, Gwendoline stenographer
O’CONNOR, Grace typiste
PIERPOINT, Kitty machinist
REILLY, Alice remington operator
ROBINSON, Dorothy typist
SHARP, Nellie stenographer
SMITH, Grace stenographer
STATTON, Veronica typiste
STRINGER, Daisy typiste
TAYLOR, Isabelle typist
THORNTON, Sylvia secretary
THWAITE, Vivien stenographer
BRASSEY HOUSE. The building was completed on 8 August 1927 and occupied on 29 August 1927. It is now called Hotel Brassey and this structure was built on the wrong block and back to front.
BAILEY, Jessie housekeeper
BRAY, Stephen clerk
COTTRILL, Una teacher
DAVIDSON, Caroline teacher
DOOLEY, Beryl teacher
EGEBERG, Harold engineer
FANNING, William clerk
FLETCHER, Walter clergyman
GARGETT, Herbert transport officer
GREEN, Madeline teacher
HUMPHRIS, Olive teacher
JACOBI, Mabel teacher
JONES, Mary teacher
LEGG, Louis ps
LIPSEY, Jane teacher
McKENNA, Francis civil servant
MARSHALL, Maud waitress
MARTIN, Hilda & Leslie hd & parliamentary reporter
MEAGHER, Desmond journalist
MIDDLETON, Edna teacher
MINIHAN, Francis ps
MOORE, Lilian school teacher
NASH, Margaret housemaid
NELSON, Rose pantrymaid
O’CALLAGHAN, John ps
O’CALLAGHAN, Thomas ps
REILLY, Barbara teacher
RICHARDSON, Claire waitress
RUSHTON, Victor civil servant
TASKER, Thomas teacher
TAYLOR, James porter
TERRY, Eric clerk
TONER, John useful
TIERNEY, Minnie waitress
TURNER, Alan clerk
WALL, Winnie teacher
WALSHAW, Sarah housemaid
Gorman House. The first section of Gorman House (Hotel Ainslie) was completed in April 1925 and occupied from 1 July, 1925.
The Chairman (FCC - Sir John Butters 1925-1929) became the ruler of a quasi-feudal domain, with his fellow members subordinate only to him. The system was autocratical in its nature and purpose. The word of the Commission was law - good, bad or indifferent...In its outlook on social questions the Commission was mid Victorian. It believed in the Church and the Army Officers at Duntroon as social pillars, and that the lower stratas of society should be protected against their own sinful instincts.
For example at the hostel for female employees (Hotel Ainslie - Gorman House) it discovered with horror that male persons were being entertained there by the typists and school teachers. This practice was ordered to cease, and then it was discovered by the Commission that gentlemen friends were evading the edict by entering and leaving the hostel surreptitiously by the windows. So on a chosen night, at midnight, a cordon of police was placed round Gorman House to seize any male person leaving the building. A few minutes after midnight a man was seen to jump from the window and the police swarmed upon him like flies upon a lump of sugar. He turned out to be the Minister of the Crown who had been trying to recapture his lost youth by frying sausages over an electric radiator for the edification of a party of bright young people...The next arrest was also a Minister of the Crown who had been relaxing from the affairs of State at a party in honour of the birthday of won of his staff...Warren Denning, Capital City 1938
AARONS, Ida typist
ANOWSKY, Dorothea typiste
BARTLETT, Doris typiste
BARTHOLOMEW, Marjorie typiste
BAXTER, Mora hd
CANNON, Maude typiste
CARTER, Marian typiste
CODLING, Marie waitress
COOK, Beryl typiste
COOK, Edith typiste
CULPH, Edith typist
DALY, Sarah hd
DIXON, Hazel typiste
DOERING, Ilse typist
DUGGAN, Daisy stenographer
EDWARDS, Marjorie typiste
FIELDER, Margaret typiste
FULLER, Rachel typiste
FRANZ, Freda typiste
FREEDMAN, Ethel typist
GILLIGAN, Beryl typiste
GOODWIN-ROBINSON, Mary hd
GROSVENOR, Marjorie typiste
HARE, Mary hd
HILL, Dorothy typist
HOUSTON, Ruth stenographer
INKPEN, Muriel typiste
KILMISTER, Eileen typiste
LAMB, Haidee typiste
LEE, Minnie typiste
LEVY, Zara typiste
LINDSAY, Dora typiste
LYNCH, Philomena typiste
LONG, Noreen typiste
McCABE, Alice typiste
McCARTHY, Irene typiste
McDONNELL, Amy typiste
McMENEMY, Nellie waitress
McNAMARA, Katherine typiste
MANN, Edith civil servant
MARTIN, Eleanor & Thomas hd & kitchenman
MARZORINI, Eileen typiste
MAYES, Ivy typiste
MOORE, Edna school teacher
MURPHY, Kathleen typist
NOLLER, Eileen typiste
NUTTAL, Frank useful
O’CONNOR, Eileen typiste
O’DONOHUE, Mary typiste
PEACH, Olive civil servant
POOLEY, Eleanor typiste
RAHALEY, Catherine typiste
RUTT, Purleigh typiste
SABER, Jean stenographer
SALTER, Irene typist
SHERIDAN, May typist
SMALES, Henrietta clerk
SOUFFLOT, Geraldine typist
SPOTSWOOD, Sarah civil servant
STEVENSON, Irene typiste
STONE, Muriel typiste
SUTTON, Bridget hd
TARRY, Alice cook
THOMAS, Catherine private secretary
TRIM, Annie stenographer
WILSON, Isabella typiste
WOODGATE, Isabel typiste
ST GABRIEL'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL (now Church of England Girls Grammar School). This school opened in 1927 in old Glebe house.
BURGESS, Dulcie teacher of music
COBB, Charlotte RHSCF
DAWSON, Lilian hd
FFRENCH, Madeline teacher
FORSLAND, James caretaker
QUICK, Lydia hd
REYNOLDS, Jeanie school mistress
ROUGHTON, Doris teacher
LADY HOPETOUN CLUB.This club was for use by girls who worked as servants etc. There were three houses in Blandfordia used by the club to accommodate their members. Here Canberra Girl’s Hockey was born under the helm of Miss Hawkins.
BORSERIO, Martha hd
COLE, Doris civil servant
CRAGGS, Kate binder
GREENING, Bertha ps
HAWKINS, Dorothy welfare officer
HILL, Mary hd
McKEDDIE, Florence civil servant
MORRISSON, Beatrice hd
NICHOLLS, Annie hd
QUINN, Margaret machinist
RHODES, Caroline cook
STEPHENS, Bertha civil servant
WIESE, Annabelle book folder
PRINTERS' QUARTERS. These semi-detached cottages with common mess room were completed on 12 November 1926 and occupied from August 1926. Later named Kingston Guest House. Fraser Court is now on the site - opposite the Kingston Shops.
AMBROSE, Isaac compositor
ARTHUR, Albert linotype operator
BALDRY, Norman compositor
BANNON, Joseph printer
BARNES, Frank compositor
BIGGS, David compositor
BILLING, Frederick compositor
BODEY, Colin mechanic
BOND, William ps
BROWN, Henry proof reader
BULPIN, George book binder
BURKE, Elizabeth waitress
CARROLL, William printer
CHANDLER, Charles printer
CLEARY, Ivy waitress
COPE, Thelma waitress
COTTRELL, Herbert printer
18 CONSTANT, Charles clerk
CROSS, James stationer
CUMMINS, Harry audit clerk
DANIEL, Leinad telephone mechanic
DAVIS, Philip clerk
DUDLEY, John compositor
DUTTON, William chef
FENNELL, Doris waitress
FERN, James mechanic
FITZGERALD, Georgina waitress
FITZGERALD, Irene waitress
FLYNN, Percy steward
GANDY, Bertha & Arthur hd & compositor
GUTHRIE, Charles carpenter
HACKETT, Gordon mechanic
HALL, Frederick telegraphist
HAMMERSLEY, John paper ruler
HICKS, David compositor
HINGELEY, Joseph clerk
HINES, Edward compositor
HOLL, Harold book finisher
HOPKINS, George steward
HUTCHINSON, John compositor
JAMES, Henry monocaster
JAMES, John linotype operator
JENKINS, Herbert compositor
KAY, Alexander steward
KENNA, Daniel assistant chief steward
KENT, Cecil telegraphist
12 KINGSWELL, Mabel & William hd & compositor
Printers Quarters continued
LAND, Cecil clerk
LARSSON, Karl labourer
LIDDEL, William compositor
LOVE, Arthur machinist
McAUSLAN, John compositor
3 McDERMOTT, Joseph clerk
McDERMOTT, William printer
McINTOSH, George ps
McNEICE, Herbert printer
MAHER, Reginald printer
MAHON, Edward clerk
MALLETT, Lillian pantrymaid
MILLER, Robert civil servant
MOUNTJOY, Harry printer
MULLANE, Arthur linotype operator
NAPIER, Stanley compositor
NASH, William steward
NICHOLLS, Percy printer
NOLAN, Oliver iron monger
O’NEILL, Alfred book binder
O’REILLY, James steward
O’SHANNESSY, William steward
PHIPPS, Eric clerk
PRICE, Phillip clerk
RITCHIE, Alexander linotype operator
ROBERTS, Alfred compositor
RYAN, Ruby hd
RYAN, Philip book binder
RYAN, David printer
SCARD, Charles steward
SNOWDEN, Oliver foreman
SUTTON, John clerk
TORBITT, Charles compositor
TURNBULL, George compositor
TURNER, Charles READER
TURNER, Firth lino operator
UNWIN, John warehouseman
WADE, Kevin compositor
WATCHORN, Louis clerk
WALKER, Jessie & Alexander hd & mono caster
WALTON, Roy salesman
WATKINS, William clerk
WHATTY, Harold ps
17 WHITE, Clare & Robert hd & lino operator
WHITE, Leslie kitchenman
WOOD, Edward compositor
WORTER, John kitchenman