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Sawyers Valley Tavern
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Former namesSawyers Valley Hotel
General information
StatusTrading
TypeHotel
Address10860 Great Eastern Highway
Town or citySawyers Valley
CountryAustralia
Coordinates31°54′14″S 116°12′17″E / 31.9038°S 116.2047°E / -31.9038; 116.2047
Opened1882
Website
http://sawyersvalleytavern.com.au/

The Sawyers Valley Tavern was established in 1882 in Sawyers Valley, a hills suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It was originally called the Sawyers Valley Hotel before acquiring its current name.

Lot Leather

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Lot Leather arrived on the convict ship “Clyde” in 1863 after killing his sweetheart’s lover.[1] Leather began pit sawing at Sawyers Valley soon after and in 1874 he purchased the land on which the Sawyers Valley Tavern is built. In the mid 1880's he built a store, next to his homestead on York Road, to serve the Eastern Railway construction workforce and the local sawyers.[2]

History

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In 1882 Leather successfully applied for a colonial wine and beer licence and the store was replaced with the Sawyers Valley Hotel.[3] Even after the railway was finished, the Hotel attracted locals from nearby sawmills.[4]

The Hotel and the recreation ground adjacent served as a local meeting place for mill workers, travelers, road boards, progress associations, historical societies and political rallies.[5][6][7][8][9]

It also quickly became the gathering place for numerous sporting clubs, rifle clubs, cricket teams, cycling and motorcycle clubs.[10][11][12][13][14] Sports meetings were promoted by subsequent publicans, including JH Kendall who was licensee for 21 years. Unsurprisingly, given the area’s history of timber milling, it was the focus of annual competitions in wood chopping, timber sawing, and tug-of war, with teams from nearby mills and hotels in Chidlow and Mount Helena.[15]

In 1937 the old timber hotel was demolished and the new single storey brick hotel erected on the same site featuring saloon and public bars, lounges, a dining room and ten bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms.[16]

During the Second World War the hotel featured in the local newspapers for incidents involving American servicemen. American soldiers and sailors were arrested for being drunk and fighting, and their girlfriends arrested for living ‘idle and disorderly lives’ and prostitution. [17][18][19][20][21]

Over time licensees of the hotel have included Thomas Stone, Walter Pearce, William Riley, Fred Jacoby, Mary Kelly, and Clare Firth.[22][23][24][25][26]

Architectural Character

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The single storey, Sawyers Valley Tavern is one of a few Art Deco style buildings in the shire other than some minor elements on several residence. The overall character of the building retains much of its original form and is simply detailed. The principle focus of Art Deco decoration is the projection through the tiled roof at the main entry of a tall, stepped, rounded and streamline rendered parapet element.[27][28]

Heritage value

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The Sawyers Valley Tavern has high social significance for the local community. The building's Art Deco character is unique in the Shire. Sitting opposite the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail, the site also has historic significance as the location of Lot Leather's former store and hotel.[29]

In 2016 the Sawyers Valley Tavern was listed on Western Australia’s Heritage Register for the contribution made by the place to Western Australia’s cultural heritage.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "Weir Valley Farm, Mundaring, Western Australia: land in transition" (PDF). Australian Forest History.
  2. ^ "Sawyers Valley Tavern". State Heritage Western Australia.
  3. ^ "Classified Advertising". The West Australian. Vol. IV, , no. 256. Western Australia. 16 May 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  4. ^ "Municipal Inventory" (PDF). Shire of Mundaring.
  5. ^ "A DAY AT SAWYERS VALLEY". The Daily News. Vol. XIV, , no. 6, 664. Western Australia. 24 December 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. ^ "SAWYER'S VALLEY". The Swan Express. Vol. II, , no. 22. Western Australia. 3 May 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ "A District Banquet at Sawyer's Valley". The Swan Express. Vol. II, , no. 31. Western Australia. 28 June 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  8. ^ "Darting Range H. and I. Society". The Swan Express. Vol. VI, , no. 33. Western Australia. 14 July 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  9. ^ "District Notes". The Swan Express. Vol. II, , no. 22. Western Australia. 3 May 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  10. ^ "SOCIAL NOTES". The West Australian. Vol. 15, , no. 4, 100. Western Australia. 22 April 1899. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  11. ^ "CYCLING". The Swan Express. Vol. XXXII, , no. 32. Western Australia. 2 July 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  12. ^ "Lion Mill". The Swan Express. Vol. IV, , no. 15. Western Australia. 12 March 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  13. ^ "Sawyer's Valley Social". The Swan Express. Vol. IV, , no. 35. Western Australia. 30 July 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  14. ^ "COASTAL MOTOR CYCLE CLUB". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1326. Western Australia. 10 June 1923. p. 11 (First Section). Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Classified Advertising". The West Australian. Vol. 11, , no. 2, 899. Western Australia. 3 June 1895. p. 1. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  16. ^ "CURRENT WORK". The West Australian. Vol. 53, , no. 15, 769. Western Australia. 9 January 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  17. ^ "Drunken Youth on Two Charges". The Daily News. Vol. LIX, , no. 20, 782. Western Australia. 10 November 1941. p. 9 (CITY FINAL). Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  18. ^ ""Had A Right To Hit Her"". The Daily News. Vol. LXI, , no. 21, 185. Western Australia. 26 February 1943. p. 8 (HOME EDITION). Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  19. ^ "Living With Yanks At Hotel". Mirror. Vol. 23, , no. 1213. Western Australia. 11 August 1945. p. 10. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  20. ^ "IDLE AND DISORDERLY". The West Australian. Vol. 61, , no. 18, 433. Western Australia. 10 August 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  21. ^ "SNOW DIDN'T MELT THE JUDGE'S HEART". Mirror. Vol. 20, , no. 962. Western Australia. 12 September 1942. p. 18. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  22. ^ "Classified Advertising". The West Australian. Vol. 11, , no. 2, 962. Western Australia. 15 August 1895. p. 8. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  23. ^ "Guildford Licensing Court". The Swan Express. Vol. II, , no. 1. Western Australia. 7 December 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  24. ^ "Guildford Licensing Court". The Swan Express. Vol. VII, , no. 2. Western Australia. 8 December 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  25. ^ "Advertising". The Daily News. Vol. LIX, , no. 20546. Western Australia. 5 February 1941. p. 15 (CITY FINAL). Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  26. ^ "LIQUOR OFFENCES". The West Australian. Vol. 60, , no. 17, 938. Western Australia. 6 January 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  27. ^ "Sawyers Valley Tavern". State Heritage Western Australia.
  28. ^ "Municipal Inventory" (PDF). Shire of Mundaring.
  29. ^ "Sawyers Valley Tavern". State Heritage Western Australia.
  30. ^ "Sawyers Valley Tavern". State Heritage Western Australia.
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