Alma Hotel, formerly
Shipwrights’ Arms Hotel and
Anderson’s Hotel 1867 - 1908
252 Moray Street, corner Park Street, South Melbourne
MEL: 2K E3
The Shipwrights’ Arms Hotel
was founded by Augustus Dixon in 1867.In 1870, a transferral of the license from A Perkins to Thomas Morris
was first denied because it transpired that Perkins was a single woman when she
obtained the license, but had since married and changed her name.As her married name was not on the license,
the transferral was refused, but eventually granted.In 1875, Thomas Anderson changed the name to Anderson’s Hotel, a title
that lasted until John Holmes renamed it the AlmaHotel in 1879. In 1908,
the Licensing Reductions Board undertook a review of hotels in the South Melbourne region resulting
in the closure of 13 hotels.This review
was triggered from concern over the large number of hotels in the area and the
quality of buildings and services. The AlmaHotel was amongst this
group and was de-licensed on 15April
1908.