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1847
PUBLICANS' GENERAL LICENCES. Colonial Treasury, Adelaide, March 31, 1847. List of persona who have taken out Publicans' General Licences, in terms of the Act of Council, No. 1, 2d Victoria, during the week ending this day, for the year ending 25th March, 1848 :—
- Frederick William Allen, 'Southern Cross,' King William-street
- George Heseltine, 'Gawler Arms,' Brown-street
- James Lowe, 'Gate,' Village of Goodwood
- John Holmes, 'Miners' Arms,' Glen Osmond
- James Williams, 'British Hotel,' Pirie-street
- Charles Oaty, 'Boar's Head,' Rundle-street
- Charles Calton. ' Royal Admiral,' Hindley-street
- Samuel Payne, 'Auction-Mart Tavern,' Hindley-st.
- George Simpson, 'Angaston Hotel,' Angaston Village
- James Potter, 'Albion,' Morphett-street
- William Williams, 'City Bridge Hotel,' Morphett st.
- Henry Catchlove, 'Shipwright's Arms,' Albert Town
- John Morris Herring, 'Union Inn,' Weymouth street
- James Thomson, ' Sussex Arms,' Walkerville
- James B. Schmidt, 'Queen's Head,' Kermode street, North Adelaide
- William Gilchrist Lambert, the younger, 'Club House Hotel,' Hiudley-Street
- Nicholas Browning, 'Edinburgh Castle,' Currie-st.
- Hayes Brown, 'Miners' Arms,' Section 1414, near Kapunda Mine
- Charles Low, 'Scotch Thistle,' Mount Barker Township
- J. F. Bottomley, 'Robin Hood,' Kensington
- Thomas Auld, 'New Bushman Inn,' Gawler Town
- Arthur Donnelly, 'Old Bushman Inn,' Gawler Town
- R. Burfield, 'Commercial Inn,' Port Adelaide
- W. Raven, 'Angel Inn,' Gouger-street
- T. Hornsby, 'Victoria,' Hindley-street
- W. Johnstone, 'British Tavern,' North Adelaide
- John Harvey, 'Little Para Inn,' on the Little Para
- Robert Spiller, 'Emu Hotel,' Morphett Vale
- Thomas Neale, 'Travellers' Rest,' Houghton Village
- William Roberts, 'Royal George,' Gilbert-street
- Francis Mitchell, 'Red Lion,' Rundle-street
- John Brewer, 'Flagstaff Inn,' Sturt River
- William Green, 'Horseshoe Inn,' Noarlunga
- John Stuckey,' 'Bird in Hand,' Great Northern Road.
1851
The following Transfers of General Licences were granted :—
- Thomas Naughton to William Teasdale, the Crown Inn, Truro.
- Charles Stratton to Thomas Alexander Waters, the Irish Harp, Sandy Creek.
- Thomas Miller to John Williams, the Robert Burns, Gumeracka.
- Andrew Brakenridge to William Anderson the younger,' the LobethalInn, Lobethal.
- John Thomas Djrke to Henry Parker Robinson, the Freemason's Tavern, Pirie-street.
- William Gardiner to Patrick Boyce Coglin, the Caledonian Inn, King William- street.
- Archibald M'Douald to Edward Tucker, the Scotch Laddie, Gillies- arcade.
- Louis Buhler to James Lawrie, the Turf Hotel, on the Glen Osmond Road.
- Frederick Fisher (Trade Assignee to the Estate of John Chanter) to Louis Buhler, the Black Horse, Leigh-street.
- James Lawrie to James Hill, the Miners' Arms, Glen Osmond.
- James Whittaker to John Haimes, the Sir John Franklin, North Kapunda.
- John Hance (Official Assignee of the Estate of Henry Bonning) to Edward James Akhurst the Dover Castle, North Adelaide.
- Hamilton Cornewall Emmett to James Allen, the Club House Hotel, Hindley-street.
- Alexander McLean to Philip Golding, the Governor Young, Salisbury.
- Thomas Williams to John Prest, the Britannia Hotel, Norwood.
- August Brinker to Thomas Williams, the City Arms, King William- street.
- Charles Walsh to John White, the Billy Barlow, Lightsquare.
The following transfers were adjourned at the request of the Bench, until Thursday next:
- John Eldridge to James Hyland, the Hand and Heart, Prospect Village.
- Harry Glover to William Green, the Stag Inn, Rundlestreet.
- Frederick Ladmore to John Gurner, the Lord Melbourne, Melbourne-street, North Adelaide.
- William Lever to Robert Martin, the Wakeficld Arms, Port Wakefield.
NEW GENERAL LICENCE. A new general licence was granted:
- Henry Ferrers, for the Prince's Hotel, Port Adelaide.
WINE AND BEER LICENCES. A wine and beer licence was granted:
- Gottlieb Ferdinand Welke for a house at the foot of the Fourth Hill, on the road to Balhannah.
- John Magor applied for a licence for the White Hart, in the township of Kooringa, but was refused on account of insufficiency of accommodation.
(1851, December 9). South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), p. 3.
1866
QUARTERLY LICENSING DAY. LOST LICENCES.
Applications respecting lost licences were made by Mr. Cullen on behalf of Josephine Coombs, formerly Ingham, of the Gasworks Hotel, Bowden, and Mr. Matthew Linn, of the Commercial Hotel, Strathalbyn. Fresh certificates were directed to issue in each case.
TRANSFERS— PUBLICANS' LICENCES.
- 1. Robert Hyde to Henry Bentley, Prince of Wales Hotel, Moonta. Granted.
- 2. George Bryant, deceased, to Mary Bryant, Normanville Hotel, Normanville.
- 19. Mary Bryant, insolvent, by the Official Assignee, to David Wilson, Normanvflle Hotel, Normanville. In these cases Mr. Cullen intimated that the sureties in application 2 wished to withdraw their names. Mr. Strangways supported the application of Mrs. Bryant, and contended that the Official Assignee had no locus standi in that Court, inasmuch as he was not in possession; nor had the necessary notices required by the Act been given by him, although they had been given by Mrs. Bryant. Mrs. Bryant's application was granted, No. 19 being struck out the applicant not appearing.
- 3. F. V. Moyle, deceased, to Charles Cowper, Sir John Franklin HoteL,Kapunda. Granted.
- 4. Mathew Linn to George Darbon, Commercial Hotel, Strathalbyn. Granted.
- 5. Henry Bentley to Thomas Ferguson, Commercial Hotel, Wallaroo. A letter bearing testimony to the good conduct of the applicant was read, and the application was granted.
- 6. William Hubble to Harriet Forbes, Criterion Hotel, Adelaide. Granted.
- 7. Robert Hart, deceased, to Emma Hart, Teatrea Gully Hotel, Teatree Gully. Adjourned for a fortnight, the applicant not being in attendance.
- 8. James Saunders to August Klauer, Clarendon Hotel, Hindley-street. Mr. Bundey appeared for the applicant, but the application was adjourned foi a fortnight.
- 9. Charles Lewin, deceased, to Elizabeth Lewin, Green Dragon, Hanson-street. Mr. Parker supported the application. Adjourned for a fortnight.
- 10. John Cox to William Roberts, the Smelters' Home, Redruth. Granted.
- 11. Ruth Hall to Eliza Sanders, the Gresham Hotel, King William-street.
- 18. Mrs. Bernhardt Sanders to Charles Robt. Jones, White Hart, Hindley-street. These two applications were adjourned for a fort- night.
- 12. Stephen Hall to Henry James Tree, Robin Hood Hotel, Strathalbyn. Granted.
- 13. Charles W. Cowper to William Watts, Pig and Whistle, Kooringa. Granted.
- 14. Moss Barnet to George Wildy, Union Inn, Way mouth-street. Granted.
- 15. William Burford to James Worrall, Globe Inn, Bowden. Granted.
- 16. George Rogers, deceased, to James Henry Field, Black Eagle, Sevenhills. Granted.
- 17. William James Ashton, insolvent, by the Official Assignee, to Helen Low, Leasingham HoteL Leasingham. Granted.
- 20. Stephen Hunt, to Wilhelm Bock, Wellington Inn, Adelaide. Granted.
- 21. Paul Hoppo, to Charles Burton, Buckingham Arms, Walkerville. Granted.
- 22. Henry Doorne, deceased, to Ellen Doorne, Old Colonist Inn, Norwood. Granted.
- 23. Thomas Lillywhite, to Adolph Plotzer, Kentish Arms, Kent Town. Granted.
- 24. Thomas Mitchell, to James Prior, Farmers' Home, Hamilton. Mr. Mathews supported the application. Application adjourned for a fortnight, it having been sent in four days late.
- 25. Robert Charles Jones, to Carl Christian Rathmann, Woodman Inn, Grenfell-street. Granted.
- 26. John H. Jennings, to James Robinson, Vintage Shades, Norwood. Mr. Mathews supported the application, which was granted.
- 27. William Mallyon, to Thomas Taylor, jun., Mallyon's Hotel, River Murray. Mr. Cullen supported the application, and called Mr. Cumming, of Morphett Vale, who spoke favorably of the applicant. Granted.
- 28. Mary Ann Rowlands to James Castles, Bush Inn, Willunga, Granted.
- 29. George Duncan to John Hocking Jennings, Robin Hood, Kensington. Granted.
TRANSFERS — STOREKEEPERS.
- 1. William Roberts to Enoch Steevens, Redruth. Adjourned, the applicant not appearing.
NEW APPLICANT.
- 1. Elizabeth Bowen, Lord Exmouth Hotel, Lefevre's Peninsula. Mr. Cullen presented a numerously signed memorial in favor of the applicant. A favorable police report was also read. Mr. Mathews attended, but Mr. Cullen objected to his appearance in the case, inasmuch as notice of opposition had not been sent in in time, and the objection was allowed. Mr. Knapman, of Port Adelaide, said he built the house, which was licensed to him for three years, and it was only discontinued when he took another house. The licence was granted on the understanding that another room should be built.
NEW HOUSE.
- 1. W. V. Brown, junior, Travellers' Rest, the Hummocks. Granted.
- 2. Edmund Churchett, Prince Albert Hotel, Victoria Township, near Kapunda. Mr. Cullen presented a respectably signed memorial in favor of the applicant, and the application was granted on the condition that the balcony should be finished.
- 3. William Hitch, Menningie Hotel, Lake Albert. Adjourned for a fortnight on the application of Mr. Cullen.
- 4. Michael Kenny, Railway Hotel, Freeling. Mr. Cullen presented a memorial from the Magistrates of the district, recommending the applicant as a fit person.
BENCH OF MAGISTRATES. (1866, December 15). South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1867), p. 5. Retrieved October 5, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article94746486
1869
Publicans Licenses
- William Manuel, Stockport Hotel, Stockport (town)
- Ferdinand Boeckmann, Gawler Belt Inn, Gawler Belt (town)
- George Matheson, Kingston Arms, Kingston (town)
- Thomas Blanks, Saltia Inn, Saltia (country)
Wine Licenses
- James Pedley, Dutton, near Truro
- Stephen Rogers, Innman Valley
- George Thomas, Mount Crawford
- Thomas J. Overett, Pot Lincoln
- H. Kent Hughes, Treassurer
Government Gazette June 17, 1869. page 847. Year ending 25th March 1870.
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