TitleNew Royal Hotel, ShellharbourPhoto Number001044Date1900-1910DescriptionThe New Royal Hotel was opened in August 1891 by W. C. Yell. The land was originally purchased from T. A. Reddall by Robert Martin in 1855 for his Settler's Arms Inn, which was burnt down in 1872. The site was later purchased by Henry Frederick Mood to build the New Royal Hotel. Mood was a coachbuilder and Alderman of the Municipality of Shellharbour. The New Royal was destroyed by fire in 1931. The small building between the hotel and church was a cordial factory. The church was the Presbyterian Church built in 1908 and demolished in 1956 to be replaced by a timber church.PlaceThe New Royal HotelLocationShellharbour Village