The Fortune of War was originally built in 1828 by former stocking thief and convict Samuel TerryThe license is believed to go back to at least 1830. The current building was built in the 1920’s replacing the original hotel on the same site. This site had also been the location of Sydney’s first hospital in 1788The public bar is small and cosy and great to have a beer in it seemed to have a good local trade this is as you walk in to the public bar