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The Ramplin Family own The
Northern Star Hotel
and is a
family run hotel. The Hotel was originally purchased
by Des in 1986 as a lease hold hotel. The
Northern Star has grown from a small one bar
hotel to a hotel that prides itself on offering an
up to date, clean and respectful environment
catering for the latest gaming machines, the best
entertainment of a culturally diverse range, great
friendly bars with top brasserie/bistro dinning.
In 1990
the Hotel was put up for sale, which Des purchased
from Tooths Pty Ltd. This meant that Des
owned both the lease and the freehold of The
Northern Star Hotel. The hotel has since
changed with a number of renovations occurring.
The Northern Star was not built
until relatively late in the history of Hamilton
(1877), however it is one of the oldest surviving
hotels in the area. In the 1850's Hamilton was known
as "Borehole" after the "Borehole Pit" which was the
local mine, all the residents of the area would have
been employed in some manner by this mine, and a
young man by the name of Thomas Tudor opened the
first ever Inn in 1854, which was called "The Lame
Dog".
Thomas Tudor had a reputation as
a runner and athlete. Foot racing was the principle
sport of the time and professional running was
booming all over the Colony of New South Wales. T.
Tudor is recorded as winning one of the first ever
race's over a distance of 400 yards, and has had
Tudor Street named after him, although whether this
had anything to do with his running is pure
speculation.
In 1877, while Beaumont St (named
after one of the Borehole Mine Managers) was merely
a sandy track, Richard Nicols opened a new hotel on
the corner of Beaumont and James Streets, which he
named the "Northern Star". It was a brick two storey
with eight bedrooms, large balcony, bar, cellar and
detached brick kitchen. There was also three stall
stables and a four roomed weatherboard cottage. In
later years this became Hamiltons leading hotel.
The Earth Quake of 28 December
1989 was an unexpected and traumatic experience for
all those living in Newcastle.
Hardest hit by the damage
was Hamilton and the Newcastle CBD.
In 2006 Des passed away and the
hotel is now run by his daughter
Michelle Ramplin (Licensee) and
his son John Ramplin
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