Criterion Hotel, formerly
Walsh Hotel and
Criterion Hotel 1873 - 1920
189 Clarendon Street, corner Ross Street, South Melbourne
MEL: 2F C12
An attempt by Henry
Johnston in June 1873 to acquire a license for a house that had belonged to
William H Johnston in 1872 was unsuccessful, yet in September 1873, a license
was granted to Frank Johnston for the same premises.After several publicans, Bridget Walsh became
licensee of the Criterion in 1879 and changed the name to the Walsh Hotel, a
name that only lasted until the license was transferred from Michael Walsh to
Michael Power in 1890, after which its original title returned.The Criterion was closed on 31 December 1920.In 2003, it is the site of Clarendon Café and
Sandwich Bar.
