WHITE HART HOTEL


The Volunteer Inn was first built on the corner of Hindley and Peel streets by George Robert Thompson. His ownership was brief, and the hotel quickly changed hands before being purchased by Patrick Auld in 1842. Two years later, Auld renamed it the White Hart Inn, after the mythological white stag of British folklore.

In 1855 the property was rebuilt by the Grieg family as a handsome two-storey hotel with a wide verandah. Following the death of Alexander Grieg in 1861, his wife Eliza briefly managed the business before selling it later that year.

The White Hart soon became a favourite haunt for actors and theatre patrons from the Royal Theatre across the street. In 1878 the hotel underwent another complete rebuild, this time with a grander frontage along Hindley Street, reflecting its growing popularity.

By 1927 the hotel’s lease had expired, and the lower floor was converted into shops. The building then became known as the White Hart Chambers, standing until 1973 when it was finally demolished. Though gone, the White Hart remains remembered as one of Hindley Street’s prominent 19th-century hotels.




Hotel Picture
c1879
State Library [B 10711]
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WHITE HART HOTEL

Hotel Code : 5.001.H106

Date Opened : 1840
Date Closed : 1927

Address :
33 Hindley Street, Adelaide



History

THE VOLUNTEER INN 1840 1844
WHITE HART INN 1844 1865
WHITE HART HOTEL 1865 1927

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c1870
The large spired building in the centre of the photo
State Library [B 1934]


1907
State Library [B 37108]


1927
State Library [B 4046]


1927
State Library [B 4038]


Hotel site in 2025









Publican Name Start Date Finish Date Hotel

George Robert THOMPSON 1840 1841 Volunteer Inn
Thomas CORNISH 1841 1841 Volunteer Inn
Lachlan ROBERTSON 1841 1842 Volunteer Inn
Patrick AULD 1842 1845 White Hart Inn
Archibald Robert William MCFIE 1845 1851 White Hart Inn
John BAILEY 1851 1854 White Hart Inn
Mary BAILEY 1854 1854 White Hart Inn
Alexander GREIG 1854 1861 White Hart Inn
Eliza GREIG 1861 1861 White Hart Inn
Eliza Ellen PHELPS 1861 1865 White Hart Inn
Eliza Ellen SANDER 1865 1865 White Horse Hotel
Bernhard SANDER 1865 1866 White Horse Hotel
Charles Robert JONES 1866 1867 White Hart Hotel
Carl Christian RATHMANN 1867 1868 White Hart Hotel
Robert John WHITE 1868 1869 White Hart Hotel
Friedrich Wilhelm August KLAUER 1869 1871 White Hart Hotel
James CASTLE 1871 1871 White Hart Hotel
Friedrich Wilhelm August KLAUER 1871 1887 White Hart Hotel
Thomas HEMING 1887 1889 White Hart Hotel
Friedrich Wilhelm August KLAUER 1889 1890 White Hart Hotel
Charles Louis ST CLAIR 1890 1892 White Hart Hotel
Goodman HARRIS 1892 1892 White Hart Hotel
Mrs Minnie HARRIS 1892 1893 White Hart Hotel
Mrs Elizabeth LEAN 1893 1904 White Hart Hotel
Stephen WHELAN 1904 1904 White Hart Hotel
Herbert John EDWARDS 1904 1905 White Hart Hotel
George Washington GRAY 1905 1920 White Hart Hotel
Mrs Emily Sophia GRAY 1920 1921 White Hart Hotel
Frederick Bird WHITE 1921 1922 White Hart Hotel
Mrs Gertrude G CHALK 1922 1923 White Hart Hotel
Edward O KIERNAN 1923 1927 White Hart Hotel

 



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