Thanks for information Margaret, however I have a copy of Reid's Mistake which I am currently rereading. Opposite page 33 you will see a Plate of the 'Hand and Heart' Hotel (sic), Cooranbong and the Roman Catholic Church. circa 1884. PamC (nee COULTER) Blue Mtns, NSW. Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "MargaretB" <mbergies@kooee.com.au> To: "pam clarke" <pamclarke@optusnet.com.au>; <AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [ANCC] The Old Inns - Heart and Hand > Reids Mistake (printed 1967) > page 233 > > On the western side of the Catholic Church, Edwin COULTER established a > general store about 1875. With his brother Sam, Edwin owned and operated > one or two ketches of the timber cargo fleet, and in those days a general > store was a profitable concern if you possessed your own means of importing > stock. About 1880 Edwin COULTER turned his business to greater profit by > erecting a two-storied hotel which he christened the Heart and Hand. This > and O'NEIL's Cricketer's Arms were the two hotels mentioned in a description > of the town in 1883. The Heart and Hand was pulled down after the railway > boom, and a house now standing on the site is said to contain some of the > timber from the old hotel. > > MargaretB > Lake Macquarie > NSW Australia > >