PERPETUAL CALENDAR
c. 1920Oval in shape, black frame. Photograph of the Narrogin Inn with road in foreground with peach surround. Text under the photograph [Armadale]. Small holes each side of photo for day and month and two holes under photo for date. Back has wire stand and four nuts to change dates and month.
This perpetual calendar made to promote the Narrogin Inn in the 1920s and was owned and used by Mrs Minnie Bowra (nee Salter). During this time the Narrogin Inn was owned by Mrs Kate Wilkinson.
The Narrogin Inne was built in 1856 by Thomas Saw and his father-in-law Henry Gibbs at the intersection of the roads heading to Perth from Albany and Bunbury, today the Albany Highway and South Western Highway.
The hotel soon became a popular staging post for travellers, stage coaches and the mail cart between Albany and Perth. The hotel was soon known as Ye Old Narrogin Inn. Fresh horses were available at the nearby Paradise Farm. Between 1867 and 1874 the licence was leased to William Foster. Foster in 1874 was murdered at the Inn by John Gill (alias James Goodall) who was working at the Inn as a cook. The licence returned to Thomas Saw
In 1894 the Inn hosted the first meeting of the recently formed Kelmscott Roads Board.
In 1910 Kate Wilkinson purchased the inn and ran it till 1919 when Maude Mary Kerrigan took over the lease, followed by MR J.Lynch. From 1924 Kate’s husband Charles was the registered licensee until his death in 1929 when Kate took over the Inn’s licence. During this time the hotel became a popular spot for honeymooners.
In 1933 the Narrogin Inn was acquired by Margaret and William Gaynor. That same year the Duke of Gloucester stopped at the Inn and possibly stayed there on his way to Fairbridge Farm.
1934 John Spencer Kerbey leased the Inn. In 1941 and 1942 his wife Myra was the licensee. In 1947 Margaret Gaynor died and the title passed onto her husband who later died in 1958.
The owners of the Inn after William Gaynor was Myra Kerbey. In following owners were A J Glanville & Company Pty Ltd, 1966-67. The Swan Brewery Company 1967-1977. Takee Pty Ltd 1977-1982. TVW Enterprise Ltd 1982-1993 and Paliker Holdings 1993-1999.
The Inn has undergone several renovations. In 1937 the original hotel was replaced with an inter-war old English style building, built by the Todd Brothers and designed by the architects Eales, Cohen and Fitzhardinge. An 1890 extension though was retained for accommodation. In the 1960s a single story bottle shop was added
In 1979-80 the Inn underwent further refurbishment as part of the Pioneer Village development. In 1999 the architectural firm Erwin Biemel & Associates was engaged to modernise and upgrade the facilities.
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This object is part of a collection that represents the commercial history of the City of Armadale. It represents the many different businesses that have operated in the local area and how those businesses have evolved over time. Businesses play an important role within a community, they provide wanted and needed goods and services, employment, income and opportunities to the local community. They can also operate as important social connectors, places where people gathered and engaged with other members of the community.
