Kent Hotel

Address: 51 Palmer Street, Balmain

Established: 1865

Closed: 1976

The Kent Hotel was a pub

Public house

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 in the suburb of Balmain

Balmain, New South Wales

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 in the Inner West

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 of Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia.

Workers from the nearby Booth's Saw Mill and later Lever and Kitchen, were regular patrons at the hotel.

The building is now a private residence but retains a sign with the words The Kent on the front veranda as a reminder of its historic past.

Popular culture

• The pub was used as the main location for the Australian film Caddie
  Caddie (film)
  Caddie is an Australian film, directed by Donald Crombie, released in 1976, and belonging to the Australian film renaissance which occurred during that decade....
  
  , starring Helen Morse and Jack Thompson. After closing in 1976, the site was reopened for a time as Caddies Restaurant, named after its association with the film.

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