Royal Exchange Hotel, Brisbane

27°29′11″S 152°59′33″E / 27.48640°S 152.992590°E / -27.48640; 152.992590

The Royal Exchange Hotel (locally known as the 'RE') is a heritage-listed hotel located at 10 High Street, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

History

The Royal Exchange Hotel was built in about 1886, designed by Brisbane architect Richard Gailey.[1] The first licensee was William Robertson.[2]

In 1917 Jim Cavill was the licensee of the Royal Exchange. He went on to be the pioneer of Surfers Paradise.[3]

In August 2013, the Australian Pub Fund bought the hotel with a final offer between $35 million and $40 million.  This purchase is the biggest deal on record in Brisbane.[4]

The pub featured in the 2007 film All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane.

Heritage listing

The Royal Exchange is listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register. It is a prominent landmark in the centre of Toowong and has been an important part of social life in Toowong for over a century.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Royal Exchange Hotel". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ^ Unidentified (1929), Royal Exchange Hotel, High Street, Toowong, Brisbane, ca. 1929, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 15 February 2014
  3. ^ "REDUCTION OF LICENSES". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 29 August 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  4. ^ Feeney, Katherine (29 August 2013). "Brisbane's Exchange Hotel sold to Australian Pub Fund". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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