Built in 1878 by Samuel Miller and called the Miller Hotel from 1879 -1887. The hotel has had several other names including the Continental.

(Samuel Miller is reputed to have been the first European man to find a route through the Pt Germein gorge with his wife the first European woman to pass through).

As one of two original pubs in Port Germein the Pier provided an important meeting place for wharfies, sailors, local farmers, residents and committees. Closing as a hotel in 1933. The following years saw it run as flats, a beach house then several cafés.

Reputedly haunted, it is claimed that a seaman was murdered there during a pub brawl and that the cellar was used as a morgue.

There is also a story of a woman who regularly came and watched from the balcony waiting for her sailor son to return from voyages, until the time he didn’t return, being lost at sea. Broken-hearted she is said to still walk the upstairs corridor and sits on the balcony waiting for his return. Keep an eye on the balcony as you pass by, you might just catch a glimpse of her.

As Port Germein grew following the construction of the Jetty in 1881 the need for shops to services the growing community and ships was evident. In 1885 T. B Marshalls & Sons called for a tender to build a general store in High Street. Passing through many hands over the last 137 years it has had several incarnations including run as a junk shop. Lovingly restored, it continues in its long tradition of servicing the community.

July 13, 1880: The original Baroota (Gorge Rd) site for the Port Germein School is formally dedicated and the school is expected be completed in 6 weeks

August 12, 1880: The vessel Sir William Foster goes aground 2 miles off Port Germein with the school building materials on board.

August 31, 1880: The Sir William Foster arrives with the materials for the new school.

November 15, 1880: The school opens.

May 4, 1883: A petition is sent to the local member Andrew Tennant to be presented to the Education Dept concerning overcrowding and conditions at the school

17 December 1884: Mr E Ward MP presents a memorandum to the minister of Justice & Education from residents of Port Germein. Built to accommodate 36 children it has 50 attending and illness has broken out as a result. The Minister, in reply states a school to accommodate 80 children is to be built and the existing school building would become a teacher’s residence.

30 June 1885: The new Port Germein school opens at the new site within the township. The school room is 36 feet long by 20 feet wide and 16 feet high, said to have excellent light and ventilation and able to accommodate 100 children comfortably.

Operating for 132 years the school closed in December 2013 due to dwindling student numbers. An integral part of Port Germein’s history, passionate locals sought to keep the school for the community and after successful negotiations with the Education Department bought the school in 2018. The schoolhouse building now houses the Op Shop, run by a dedicated band of volunteers. The site includes a well-supported Men’s Shed.