Formerly Yarra Bank Rd, corner Normanby Road, South Melbourne; now part of
the Crown Casino complex
MEL: 2F C8
A view of Riverside South, with the Yarra Bank Hotel
at rear centre-left, 1870-76
R J Hilliard founded the Yarra Bank Hotel in 1871. Architects Hennessy
and Deakin designed extensive alterations including plumbing and plastering in
1877. On 18 April 1913, the South
Melbourne Council declared notice of de-licensing and the Yarra Bank was due to
close at the end of that year; however, fire destroyed the hotel near the date
of its closing.