The land on which the pub currently stands was part of a much larger  grant to colonial surgeon Dr William Balmain made in 1800 by Governor John Hunter. The licensee Thomas Wakfer, purchased the property on the current site from James McCallum in 1867 for the sum of A£295.
The land on which the present-day pub stands was initially allocated to colonial surgeon Dr William Balmain by Governor John Hunter in 1800. The property was later purchased by Thomas Wakfer from James McCallum in 1867 for a sum of £295.