Innamincka Hotel Ruins
Howard Kearns and John Donaldson of Farina built the original Innamincka Hotel in 1887. Constructed of mud, mortar and local stone, the pub had a bar, tap room, accommodation wings, dining room, bath house, kitchen and billiard room. A difference of opinion between the local constable and licensee, Henry Thomson, led to the closure of the pub in 1952. A the time of the closure, the bottle heap at the back of the hotel was over 200m long and 2m high – a testament to outback thirsts. Much of the stone from the hotel was taken to build the causeway.
Howard Kearns and John Donaldson of Farina built the original Innamincka Hotel in 1887. Constructed of mud, mortar and local stone, the pub had a bar, tap room, accommodation wings, dining room, bath house, kitchen and billiard room. A difference of opinion between the local constable and licensee, Henry Thomson, led to the closure of the pub in 1952. A the time of the closure, the bottle heap at the back of the hotel was over 200m long and 2m high – a testament to outback thirsts. Much of the stone from the hotel was taken to build the causeway.
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