Aldridge's Rooms, which appears in newspaper advertisements between 1860 and 1863, was mentioned as a strong argument against the building of a Town Hall.
[1] It is probable that this venue became the Prince Alfred Hotel (alongside the Town Hall), which George Aldridge opened in 1869, and remained its proprietor.
[2][3] Aldridge was educated at St Peter's College, and immediately after leaving school joined G. W. Goyder's party surveying the Northern Territory.
In 1879 he purchased from William Blackler the publican's licence to the Globe Hotel (the popular resort of sportsmen, and home of the Tattersalls Club, of which he remained a member) in Rundle Street and managed it for nine years.
He secured a property "Richmond Park" off Richmond Road, South Australia, later to become part of West Beach Airport, and quickly made a name for himself as a breeder, and Carlyon soon won fame as a sire, for a time topping the winning sires' list in South Australia.
[6] In 1905 Carlyon was severely injured, and although still fit to do duty, Aldridge procured another sire, Pistol (a son of Carbine), from England.
No-one was harmed, and the stables were unaffected but Jim, universally described as a lovable kindhearted gentleman, felt the loss keenly, as besides family memorabilia, the whole of his stud records, racing illustrations and trophies were destroyed.