9 ▁had ▁worked ▁on ▁w are h ouses ▁for ▁Fin ney , ▁Is les ▁& ▁Co . ▁and ▁Watson ▁B ros . ▁( W at son ▁Brothers ▁Building ), ▁and ▁the ▁Union ▁and ▁Empire ▁Hot els . ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁the ▁partners hip ▁did ▁not ▁surv ive ▁the ▁economic ▁de pression ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 - 1 8 9 6 ▁John ▁and ▁Sarah ▁B alls ▁ran ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Terra ce ▁Street , ▁I ps wich . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁the ▁license ▁to ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Hotel ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁John ▁Ir win ▁B alls ▁to ▁Sarah ▁B alls , ▁and ▁she ▁held ▁this ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁John ▁died ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ▁in ▁mid - 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁his ▁wid ow ▁moved ▁to ▁Mary borough , ▁where ▁she ▁held ▁the ▁license ▁to ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hotel ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Ad ela ide ▁and ▁Kent ▁Stre ets . ▁However , ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Sarah ▁B alls ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁Br is b ane , ▁where ▁she ▁ran ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Edward ▁St , ▁then ▁the ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Queen ▁Street ▁from ▁- . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁Sarah ▁B alls ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁divers ified ▁her ▁business ▁interests , ▁as ▁propriet or ▁of ▁refresh ment ▁rooms ▁at ▁Is is ▁J unction ▁from ▁, ▁and