"The Golden Shanty" is a humorous short story by Australian writer Edward Dyson.
It was first published in the 24 December 1887 issue of The Bulletin,[1] and later included in the author's short story collection, Below and On Top, and in many short story anthologies.
[2] The Shamrock Hotel stands on an abandoned goldfield near Ballarat in Victoria.
After some local Chinese fossickers offer him £50 for the building, which he accepts, Doyle discovers that the hotel is made from high-yielding, gold-bearing clay bricks.
The story was also reprinted in a number of Australian newspapers.