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History of European Hotel.
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DescriptionHistory of European Hotel.
In West Coast mining towns, following the discovery of gold in 1865, a large number of pubs quickly sprang up.
This one is at Charleston, a mining settlement south of Westport, which emerged in 1866–67 and soon had a population of over 2,000 people.
It is not known exactly how many pubs like this there were in Charleston, but at neighbouring Brighton there were 53 within five weeks of the rush beginning.
The large number of men in the street points to the gender imbalance on the goldfields, which helped to encourage drinking, as single men visited hotels for mateship and warmth.
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In West Coast mining towns, following the discovery of gold in 1865, a large number of pubs quickly sprang up.
This one is at Charleston, a mining settlement south of Westport, which emerged in 1866–67 and soon had a population of over 2,000 people.
It is not known exactly how many pubs like this there were in Charleston, but at neighbouring Brighton there were 53 within five weeks of the rush beginning.
The large number of men in the street points to the gender imbalance on the goldfields, which helped to encourage drinking, as single men visited hotels for mateship and warmth.
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Location (city or town)CharlestonLandmark (Place)European Hotel
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Category TagHotelsMenuBy Topic | Leisure Time | Eating and Drinking
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West Coast New Zealand History (6th May 2015). History of European Hotel.. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 5th Apr 2026 01:45, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/1081