The following is a list (which is a work in progress) compiled from the publicly available records for Publican licensees. It describes the License holder (s) (Surname, First Name), the Name of the Establishment, the years open for business, and the License Number if known. Unlicensed premises, or sly grog shops are not covered.
- Allan, John Stephen – Odd Fellows Arms – 1869
- Armstrong, James – Peace and Plenty – 1855 – 1872 – Licence No’s – 479, 221, 806, 535.
- Armstrong, George – Caledonia Inn – 1865 – 1866
- Ashby, John – Exchange Hotel – 1869 – 1870
- Atkins, William Hy – Pick and Shovel – 1865 – 1875
- Atkins, Catherine – Pick and Shovel – 1876 – 1878
- Barrett, Denis – Favorite Inn – 1858 -1860 – Licence No 449.
- Bates, Rebecca – Welcome Inn – 1867 – 1869
- Bollard, Patsy – Happy Valley Inn – 1863-1867
- Brayden, Henry – Emu Inn – 1864
- Brettell, Thomas – Limerick Inn, Bells Creek – 1860
- Brisett, Joseph – Caledonia Inn and Rising Sun – 1867 – 1872
- Bruce, Wm. – Commercial Hotel – 1861 – 1862
- Buchanan, David – Fountain of Friendship – 1859 and Star Hotel – 1860 – Licence No – 265.
- Burke, William – Horse and Jockey – 1860 – 1872
- Burt, William – Diggers’ Retreat – 1859 – 1860.
- Burgess, Louis – Halfway Hotel, Plains – 1866.
- Casey, Rueben – Cricketers’ Arms – 1865 – 1867
- Christie, A – Kangaroo Inn – 1862-1863
- Chynoweth, Richard – Kangaroo Inn – 1864, and Malster’s Arms – 1869 – 1870
- Collins, John, – Araluen Hotel, formerly the Araluen Arms – 1928 – 1943
- Collins, Mollie – Araluen Hotel, formerly the Araluen Arms – 1943 – 1960
- Cooper, Thomas – Jubilee Hotel, formerly Half-way House. -1870 – 1923
- Costello, James – Diggers Rest – 1866 – 1867
- Costello, Pierce – Star Hotel– 1865 – 1867
- Costello, Michael – Star Hotel – 1894
- Costello, Peter – Star Hotel– 1875
- Costello, Mary – Star Hotel– 1876 – 1892
- Darch, John – Golden Point Hotel – 1865 – 1866
- Davidson, Donald. – Shamrock Inn – 1865
- Davison, Patrick – Clare Castle – 1864
- Davison, Eliza – Clare Castle – 1864
- Dickinson, W [Dickensen] [Dickenson] – Three Twins Hotel – 1859 – 1860.
- Downey, Michael – Lamb Inn – 1865 – 1870
- Doyle, Samuel – Belfast Hotel – 1865 – 1869
- Dunn, George – O’Connell Arms – 1865 – 1866
- Eagan, Patrick – Poor Mans Inn – 1863 – 1866
- Eggerton, John – Cricketers’ Arms – 1868
- Gilligan, John – Erin-go-bragh – 1859 – 1863 – Licence No – 500.
- Gilligan, Ann – Erin-go-bragh – 1864 – 1866, and Sportsman’s Arms – 1867, and Rose, Shamrock and Thistle – 1868-1874
- Gillon, Stewart – Albion Hotel – 1865
- Greenwood William – Currency Lad – 1860 – Licence No – 815
- Gibbons, Peter – Araluen Arms – 1891 – 1901
- Grimshaw, James – Happy Valley Inn – 1867 – 1874
- Grover, James –Cricketers’ Arms – 1860 – 1862, and Welcome Inn – 1862 -1865
- Guidice, Luis – Salutation Inn – 1865 – 1866
- Harcus (Harkus), William – Moruya Hotel , Merricumbene – 1859 – 1860
- Hayes, Julia – Hand of Friendship – 1866 – 1868
- Heeger, Charles –Mountain Inn Bells Creek– 1868
- Hogan, John McDonald – Free Selection Inn – 1867 – 1873
- Hogan, Mary Ann – Free Selection Inn – 1875 – 1878
- Hosking, Anthony – Rose and Crown – 1865 – 1876
- Jackson, Christopher – Northumberland Arms – 1865 – 1866
- Jensen, Fedder – Union Inn– 1859 – 1860
- Johnson, Mary Ann – London Inn (Tavern) – 1871
- Johnson, Wm.Hy. – London Inn (Tavern) – 1865 – 1870, and Araluen Arms – 1872 – 1883
- Jones, William – Diggers Arms – 1858 – 1860
- Kennedy, Denis – Sapling Point – 1861-1864, and Australian Arms – 1865- 1867
- Kingsland, John – Araluen Arms – 1865 – 1871
- Lawley, Abraham – Doncaster Tavern – 1859 – 1861
- Leahy, Ellen – Limerick Inn, The Plains – 1862
- Leyden, James – Araluen Arms – 1911 – 1917
- Low, James – Perseverance Hotel – 1919-1924
- Lublin, John –Cricketers’ Arms – 1862, Diggers Rest – 1863-1864
- Lusch, Mathias- Araluen Hotel, formerly the Araluen Arms – 1966 – 1977
- Lynch, John – Currency Lass – 1868
- Madigan Michael – Currency Lass – 1866 – 1872
- Madigan Philip – Perseverance Inn – 1878 – 1911
- Maher, Thomas – Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle – 1872
- Mahoney, McSweeney James P – Cornstalks Inn – 1858 – Licence No – 807
- McDonald, John – Happy Valley Inn – 1853
- McDonald, Robert – Welcome Inn – 1866
- McIlrath, Bernard – Star Hotel – 1862
- McMahon, Thomas – Harp of Erin – 1865
- Meares, Edward – Salutation Inn – 1867 – 1870
- Monsett [Monzett], Henry Vincent – Clare Castle – 1865 – 1866
- Morris, William – Commercial Hotel – 1862 – 1869
- Munroe, James – Emu Inn – 1861 – 1863
- Murphy, Mary – Shamrock Inn – 1866 – 1867
- Newling, Peter – Shamrock Inn – 1866
- North, Thomas – Araluen Arms – 1859
- Norman, William – Mountain Inn, Majors Creek Mtn Road – 1864 – 1873
- Nugent, Michael – Limerick Inn, The Plains – 1864 – 1866
- Pepper, Andrew – All Nations Home – 1868
- Poppenhager, Stephen – Half-way House Bells Creek – ~1860, 1862-1867.
- Potton, George – Half-way House, Bells Creek – 1860-1862, and Mountain Inn, Bells Creek. 1865-1866.
- Potter, Henry S – Criterion Hotel – 1866 – 1867
- Powell, Edward – Old House at Home – 1860 – 1863– Licence No – 471
- Pritchard, Henry – Old House at Home – 1864
- Robinson, John – Fountain of Friendship – 1859 – 1860
- Rutter, Henry – Exchange Hotel – 1868
- O’Sullivan, Martin – Star Hotel– 1867 – 1874
- Peace, Thomas – Thistle Hotel – 1871 – 1883, and Araluen Arms 1884 – 1891
- Prior, Patrick – Star of Erin – 1862 – 1866
- Quinn, George – Limerick Inn Bells Creek – 1862
- Ready, Robert – Harp of Erin – 1866
- Richardson, David – Diggers Arms -1854 – 1858
- Rochester, Lionel – Rochester Arms – unknown.
- Scantlebury, Frederick – Rose and Crown -1859 – 1865 and Steam Engine – 1865 – 1870 Licence No – 499
- Sewell, William – Golden Point Hotel – 1862
- Singer, James – Criterion Hotel and Theatre – 1864-1865
- Sole, Edward – Happy Valley Inn – 1866
- Stack, William – Erin-go-bragh – 1866 – 1867
- Stafford, J. – Horse and Jockey – 1865
- Taylor, William – Welcome Inn -1860 – 1862, and Exchange Hotel – 1865 – 1866
- Taylor, Thomas – Happy Valley Inn – 1854 – 1860 – Licence No’s – 1034, 6, 32, 329, 527.
- Thomas, Richard N – Racecourse Hotel – 1861 – 1871
- Watt, James – Emu Inn – 1860 – Licence No – 662.
- Whitby, Charles – Exchange Hotel – 1867
- Willice, Henry – Travellers Rest – 1866
- Wilson, John, Wilson Mary – Limerick Inn, Bells Creek -1854 -1860
- Woodwood, John – Lamb Inn – 1871
References
This index of New South Wales publicans’ licences was created by NSW State Records and contains around 20000 entries covering the period 1830-1861. Held at the State Library of NSW.
- Museum of History New South Wales. https://mhnsw.au/indexes/publicans-hoteliers-innkeepers/publicans-licenses-index. Accessed 14 February 2023.
Further information has been gathered from the New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 – 1900), which published listings of Publican licenses awarded, and any details published in the Newspapers of the time.