Darwin - The doorway of the Victoria Hotel established 1890: the first stone building in the township. Northern Territory Australia

            The Victoria Hotel aka The Vic in Smith Street Mall was built for the northern gold rushes and was completed 8 September 1890. It is two storey of local multi coloured porcellanite stone, with a gable and verandahs. 
It was built for £4,000 and was the first stone building in Darwin.

When first opened it was ‘The Royal Hotel” and later became the North Australian Hotel. The name Victoria Hotel was applied in 1896.

The hotel survived cyclones in 1897 and 1937 as well as Cyclone Tracy in 1974, being restored each time. 

Aviators such as Ross and Keith Smith stayed at the hotel in December 1919 after their record breaking flight from England to Australia. 
Many aviators’ signatures from the 1920s and 1930s remain preserved in a masonry section of the hotel.

For some time the hotel was closed: however, in February 2024 the technology and esports hub, ‘The Array’, officially opened in The Vic.

Taken on: April 27, 2024

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