The Rex

'Tragic Endings'. So reads the suicide notice of the Victoria Hotel’s licensee, John Doherty, who killed himself upon hearing news of his family members’ passing in his homeland of Ireland. He was 27 years old. It was a tragic end for the publican of the Victoria Hotel, now called The Rex, whose reputation as a champion boxer made him well liked amongst the Sandridge community. In Doherty’s days the hotel also had small buildings attached behind, one in particular where he hosted amateur boxing championships.

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