page_title: Labrador, Queensland
section_title: Hotels
hierarchical_section_title: Labrador, Queensland / History / Hotels
caption_attribution_description: English: Estate map of Deepwater Point Estate, Southport, Queensland, 1885 Estate map showing allotments to be sold on 6 April 1885 by Arthur Martin &amp; Co., auctioneers. The land was surveyed by G. K. Jopp. The plan includes a local sketch. The estate covered an area adjacent to Broad Street, Imperial Parade and Gordon Street.
context_page_description: Labrador is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Labrador had a population of 18,261 people.
context_section_description: The Labrador Hotel was built circa 1881 by Fredrick Shaw on land originally part of Robert Muirs' selection. The hotel had fifteen bedrooms and three sitting rooms, out houses and stables sufficient for regular use by Queensland coach service Cobb and Co. Passengers arriving by boat from Brisbane were also taken to the hotel by the Cobb and Co. In 1844 the hotel lease was taken by John Langdon who secured a Country Publican's licence with liquor licence. The hotels business declined when another Hotel opened at the northern tip of Labrador, Deepwater point, in 1886. Mr Langdon sold the Labrador Hotel to a Maria Matilda Crooke at auction in April 1888. The hotel was completely destroyed by fire later in 1888.
  The area was often portrayed as a mosquito swamp land due to its geography and numerous creeks and steams. This did not prevent the investment and building of the Grand Hotel in 1886 at Deepwater point, overlooking the ocean. It had become a local landmark by 1922, having tennis courts and a ballroom. Extensions during the 1950s included a beer garden and an entertainment room to host International cabarets popular at the time. In 1975 the timber building was completely destroyed by fire. The site saw transformation with a much smaller brick building named The Grand Tavern which was later demolished in 1987 to make way for adjacent land acquisition and development plans. A new hotel was built in a Queenslander style with an apartment block above it. The Grand opened in 2001. Remaining land was sold and apartments were built.
caption: 1885 Deepwater Point Estate map
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