By JOAN WILSON
The Royal Hotel in Snake Valley (formerly The Man of Kent Hotel) was first built by Henry Robert Parker, who immigrated from England in the early 1850s.
The family moved to the Carngham Gold field in 1857, where Henry opened a small hotel.
In 1859 Henry decided to build a more substantial building, consisting of a bar, bar parlour, large meeting room, dining room, kitchen and eight b...
