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In 1823,
Edward Priddy
was convicted of theft in London and sentenced to be hanged.
He escaped, was recaptured and again sentenced to death by hanging,
but his penalty was altered to ‘transportation for life’, so in 1828
after 128 days at sea on the sailing ship Countess of Harcourt, the
26-year-old found himself in Sydney without his wife and child.
Priddy did his time as a farm labourer and it was fourteen years
before he was issued with his Ticket-of-leave in 1842, making him a
free man. Five years later, Priddy - described in the records as a
widower - married his second wife, former convict Mary Davis, and in
1850 the couple headed north to Maryborough to a new life.
They obviously prospered, because in the 1860s Edward built the
Carpenters Arms Hotel, the first pub on the site occupied now by the
Central Hotel. He was also the licensee at various times. Sadly,
Mary had become a slave to the Demon Drink and in April, 1866,
Edward found her on the floor of the hotel’s living quarters in a
pool of blood from a burst blood vessel. A fortnight after his
wife’s death, Priddy married 30-year-old widow Lucy Grubb.
They were married for 21 years before the man who twice beat the
hangman, died aged 82, leaving Lucy his property, including the
hotel.
The house Priddy built for his wife in 1874 became known locally as
`Lucy Priddy’s Cottage’ until its renovation in the 1970s.
The building on the rear of the site was the original CBA Bank,
built in 1863 and opened for the Cobb & Co. coaches whilst they
changed horses at the stables next door.
(Portions of the this text taken from the ‘Maryborough A Rare Old
Town’ book by Danny Lynch & Greg Lunney).
Restored in the ‘70s and now known as Parkview, the property still
features both the bank and the historic home (along with the
original wood shingle roof) and offers quality coffee made in our
unique hand made brass Victoria Arduino espresso machine.
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OUR COFFEE
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We serve only
the finest premium
100% Di Bella Arabica
coffee and a selection of fine
teas
from around
the world.
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OUR FOOD
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Sensational hot
and cold lunches
7 days a week and our
famous BBQ breakfast on weekends...dinner
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OUR HISTORY
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Hangings,
hauntings and
history surrounds
Eliza's Cottage,
now known as Parkview
House.
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OUR GALLERY
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Artworks by David
Badcock, Adam Cullen, Gary Winter and more hang at Parkview House
and most are available
for sale for
decoration or
investment.
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OUR FUNCTIONS
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Functions for up to 300
people in either of our 2 premises in Maryborough.
Cocktail parties,
weddings, events, birthdays...we can
do it all for you.
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OUR PRODUCTS
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Here you can purchase
any of the famous Parkview products including teas, coffee, soaps,
hampers and more.
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