 In early years there were two Hotels : Cricket Club Hotel near the river , which was partly destroyed by flood in the 1870s and subsequently demolished , and Hadspen Hotel , a convict @-@ built sandstone structure . By 1881 both had closed and there were no hotels in the town . An application to re @-@ licence a building opposite the Wesleyan church was unsuccessful . The Hadspen Hotel was a private home in the early 20th century and remains as part of the town 's heritage . None of these hotels are open in the 21st century , the Rutherglen complex on the town 's west is the only licensed premises . There was a brewery in the town for a time , though it has long closed . The postal service from Hadspen originally was handled by a licensee operating from a shop , and subsequently from one of hotels . By 1966 the post office was in a separate building on the site of the former blacksmith 's shop . 
