The Royal Oak, Toodyay (1849–1851)

The Royal Oak, established in 1849, was the first inn set up within the original townsite of Toodyay in Western Australia.

Most inns established in the 1840s were simple cottages where a spare room or two had been put aside for use by guests.

[1]: 116 Situated close to the ford crossing and opposite the Military Barracks, the inn profited from passing trade as the settlers travelled to and from Perth and the upper Toodyay Valley.

It drew extra income from the yearly sheep washing event when a washpool was set up nearby.

This article incorporates text by Alison Cromb available under the CC BY SA 2.5 AU licence.