The following is a list (which is a work in progress) compiled from the publicly available records for Publican licensees. It describes the Name of the Establishment, the years open for business, the location and/or suburb of Araluen and the license holder (s) (Surname, First Name). Unlicensed premises, or sly grog shops are not covered.
- Albion Hotel – 2 Years, 1864 -1866, Upper Araluen. Gillion, Stewart.
- All Nations Home – 3 Years , 1865-1868, Newtown. Pepper, Andrew.
- Araluen Arms – 68 Years, 1859 – 1927, Redbank. North, Thomas; Kingsland, John; Johnson, William, Henry; Peace, Thomas; Gibbons, Peter; O’Brien, Thomas; Watts; Lanser, Basil; Leyden James; Syphrene (Si) Turnbull.
- Araluen Hotel -1928-1960, Collins, John; Mollie Collins, 1966-1977 – Lusch Max; Lusch Katharina. (continues)
- Australian Arms – 3 Years, 1864 – 1868, Newtown. Kennedy, Denis.
- Belfast Hotel – 5 Years ,1864 – 1870, Redbank. Doyle, Samuel.
- Caledonia Inn -5 Years, 1864 – 1868, Upper Araluen. Armstrong, George; Brisett Joseph.
- Clare Castle – 2 Years, 1864 – 1866 , Redbank moving to Newtown. Davison, Patrick; Davison, Eliza; Monsett, [Monzett ]Henry V.
- Commercial Hotel – 8 Years, 1861 – 1869, Mudmelong. Bruce, Wm; Morris, William.
- Cornstalks Inn – 2 Years, 1857 – 1859, Mudmelong, Lower Araluen. Mahoney, James Patrick Sweeney. [commonly called Sweeney]
- Cottage of Content – 1860, 1 year, Favourite Flat, Mudmelong. Mr and Mrs Carney and family, of the Cottage of Content, house and property were all swept away by the flood of 1860.
- Cricketers’ Arms – 7 years, 1860-1867, Cricketers Flat, Crown Flat. Grover, James; Lublin, John; Glass, James Edward P; Casey, Rueben.
- Criterion Hotel – 4 Years, 1864 – 1867, Newtown, moving to Redbank. Singer, James; Potter, Henry Sherrif.
- Currency Lass – 8 Years ,1866 – 1872, Bourketown. Madigan, Michael; Lynch John.
- Currency Lad – 4 Years, 1860 – 1864 ,Crown Flat, Lower Araluen. Greenwood, William
- Diggers Arms – 6 years, 1854-1860, Bells Creek. Richardson, David; Jones, William.
- Diggers Rest – 4 Years , 1863 – 1867, Redbank. Lubin, John; Costello, James.
- Diggers’ Retreat – 1 year, 1859 – 1860, Mudmelong. Burt, William.
- Doncaster Tavern – 3 years, 1859 – 1861, Mudmelong. Lawley, Abraham.
- Emu Inn – 4 Years, 1860 – 1864, Mudmelong Lower Araluen, moving to Crown Flat. Watt, James; Munro, James; Braden, Henry.
- Erin-go-bragh – 7 Years, 1859 – 1867, Crown Flat, moving to Redbank. Gilligan John; Gilligan Ann; Stack, William.
- Exchange Hotel – 9 Years, 1864- 1872, Bourketown. Taylor, William; Whitby, Charles; Rutter Henry; Ashby John.
- Favorite Inn – 2 Years, 1858-1860, Favourite Flat, between Crown Flat and Mudmelong, Lower Araluen. Barrett, Denis.
- Fountain of Friendship Inn – 2 years, 1859-1860, Lower Araluen. Buchanan, David; Robinson, John.
- Free Selection Inn -14 Years ,1863 – 1878, Bourketown. Hogan, John McDonald; Hogan, Mary Ann.
- Golden Point Hotel – 6 Years, 1862 – 1868, Bourketown. Sewell, William; D’arch, John.
- Great Eastern, or maybe Great Southern – Newtown. Newspaper reports suggest early on in the gold rush in 1850’s – One, more enterprising than the rest, placarded the streets with a notice which read: ‘Marvelous Attraction! The proprietor of the Great Eastern Hotel, Newtown, resolved on keeping in advance of his brethren in the trade has specially selected in Sydney regardless of wages and expense, six attractive young barmaids.
- Halfway Hotel – 1 year. 1866. The Araluen Plains. Burgess, Louis.
- Half-way House – 7 years, 1860-1867, Road to Araluen, Bells Creek. Poppenhager, Stephen; Potton, George; Poppenhager, Stephen.
- Hand of Friendship – 4 Years, 1864 – 1868 , Redbank. Hayes, Edward; Hayes, Julia.
- Happy Valley Inn – 21 Years,1853 – 1874, Upper Araluen. Taylor, Thomas; Bollard, Patsy; Grimshaw, James.
- Harp of Erin – 2 Years, 1865 -1866, Newtown. McMahon, Thomas; Ready, Robert.
- Horse and Jockey – 12 Years, 1860 – 1872, Bourketown, Araluen West. Burke, William.
- Jubilee Hotel, formerly Half-way House – 53 years, 1870 – 1923. Cooper, Thomas.
- Kangaroo Inn -3 years, 1862 – 1864 – Redbank. Christie, A; Chynoweth, Richard.
- Lamb Inn – 11 Years , 1864 – 1875, Newtown. Downey Michael; Woodwood John.
- Limerick Inn – 12 years, 1854 – 1868, Bells Paddock. Wilson John; Wilson Mary Ann, Brettell, Thomas; Quinn, George. moving to The Plains, Araluen. Nugent, Michael; Leahy, Ellen.
- London Inn (Tavern) – 8 Years, 1863 – 1871, Redbank. Johnson William. H.; Johnson, Mary Ann.
- Malster’s Arms – 2 Years , 1869 – 1870 , Newtown. Chynoweth, Richard.
- Moruya Hotel – 1 year, 1859 – 1860, Merricumbene. Harcus,(Harkus), William.
- Mountain Inn – 9 Years , 1864 – 1872 , At the foot of the Majors Creek Track, Upper Araluen. Norman, William.
- Mountain Inn – 22 years, 1862-1884, Top of Araluen Mountain, Bells Creek. Potton, George; Heeger, Charles; Heeger Eliza.
- Nil Desperandum – 10 years, 1864 – 1875 Sweeneys Flat, Mudmelong. Smith, James; Pepper, Hamilton.
- Northumberland Arms – 2 Years, 1863 – 1867, Redbank. Jackson, Christopher.
- O’Connell Arms – 2 Years, 1864 – 1866, Redbank. Dunn, George.
- Odd Fellows Arms – 1 Year ,1868 -1869, Newtown. Allan, John Stephen.
- Old House at Home – 4 Years, 1860 – 1864, Mudmelong moving to Crown Flat, Lower Araluen. Powell, Edward; Powell, Jane; Pritchard, Henry, H.
- Peace and Plenty – 21 Years, 1855 – 1876, Upper Araluen. Armstrong, James.
- Perseverance Inn – 46 Years, 1878 -1924, Newtown. Madigan Philip; Madigan, Mary; Low, James.
- Poor Mans Inn – 3 years, 1863 – 1866, Newtown. Eagan, [Egan] Patrick.
- Pick and Shovel -15 Years, 1863 – 1878, Newtown. Atkins William; Atkins Catherine.
- Racecourse Hotel – 10 Years, 1861 – 1871, Newtown. Thomas, Richard N.
- Rochester Arms – unknown, Sapling Point, Mudmelong. Rochester, Lionel
- Rose and Crown -16 Years, 1859 – 1876, Crown Flat. Scantlebury, Frederick; Hosking, Anthony .
- Rose, Shamrock and Thistle – 6 Years, 1868 – 1874, Bells Creek. Gilligan, Ann; Maher, Thomas.
- Salutation Inn – 6 Years, 1864 – 1870, Newtown. Guidice Luis; Meares Edward.
- Sapling Point – 3 years, 1861 – 1864 – Sapling Point (below Crown Flat). Kennedy, Dennis,
- Shamrock Inn – 4 Years, 1864 – 1868, Middle Araluen, Bourketown. Davison Donald; Murphy, Mary; Newling Peter.
- Star Hotel – 28 Years,1860 – 1892, Crown Flat, moving to Redbank. Buchanan, David; McIlrath, Bernard ; Costello, Pierce; O’Sullivan, Martin; Costello, Mary.
- Star of Erin – 4 years, 1862- 1866 – Top of Dirty Butter Road, Bells Creek. Prior, Patrick,
- Steam Engine– 6 Years , 1864 – 1870, Redbank. Scantlebury Frederick.
- Thistle Hotel– 20 Years, 1864 – 1884, Crown Flat. McDonald John; Peace Thomas.
- Three Twins Hotel – 1 year, 1859 – 1860, Crown Flat. Dickensen. W [Dickenson] [Dickinson]
- The Rising Sun – 5 Years, 1868 – 1872, Upper Araluen. Brissett Joseph.
- Travellers Rest -1 Year, 1866, Redbank, Willice, Henry.
- Union Inn – 2 years, 1859 – 1860, Mudmelong. Jensen, Fedder.
- Welcome Inn – 9 Years ,1860 – 1869, Crown Flat, moving to Bourketown. Taylor, William; Grover, James; McDonald, Robert; Bates, Rebecca.
Under investigation – Works in Progress
These are premises which have been identified, and are subject of further research.
- Sportsmans Arms – 1867 – Ann Gilligan, Bells Creek.
- Travellers Rest -1 Year, 1866, Redbank, Willice, Henry.
References
- 1830 – 1861, Publicans’ Licenses Index 1830-1861 Museum of History New South Wales. https://mhnsw.au/indexes/publicans-hoteliers-innkeepers/publicans-licenses-index. Accessed 14 February 2023.
- New South Wales Government Gazettes ( NSW GG) (Sydney, NSW : 1832 – 1900), (samples below)
- 1868 – New South Wales Government Gazette ( NSW GG) (Sydney, NSW : 1832 – 1900), Friday 6 November 1868 (No.277), page 4017
- 1868 – NSW GG (Sydney, NSW : 1832 – 1900), Wed 26 Aug 1868 (No.208 (SUPPLEMENT)), page 2872
- 1878 – NSW GG (Sydney, NSW : 1832 – 1900), Tues 27 Aug 1878 (No.266 (SUPPLEMENT)), page 3423