Atherton Hotel

The hotel has been a landmark of the Tablelands since the early 1900s. In 1944 a fire ravaged the formerly timber building leaving only a charred light pole which was dubbed the “black stump”. Due to WW2 the new building was not finished until 1954 so a temporary bar to satisfy the pubs loyal clientele was quickly set up on adjacent land. Times have changed, but to patrons the Aussie pub is still affectionately know as “The Stump”.