Clocktower Hotel Grafton

DOUGHERTY LEGACY WELCOMES WELCOME

Posted on June 19th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Culminating a history that stretches across more than a century and multiple generations, the stalwart Dougherty family have passed their beloved and historic Clocktower Hotel to Marty Short and partners as Welcome Hospitality. The family and extended connections have owned

CHANGING TIMES FOR THE CLOCKTOWER

Posted on April 17th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Clocktower Hotel in Grafton has been sold by the Dougherty family, who bought a shell, built a pub and operated it for 18 years. In 1860 the Commercial Hotel was established on the 1,221sqm site now held by

DOUGHERTYS CALL TIME AT THE CLOCKTOWER

Posted on September 6th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Local legends the Dougherty family are winding up at their striking Clocktower Hotel, in the northern NSW town of Grafton. The pub commands a corner in the commercial core of Grafton, on a 1,221sqm site with more than 80 metres