A picture of Samuel Doyle's Araluen Hotel – Hill End. 1873

Belfast Hotel

1866 Publican Licences - A thr J
1866 Publican Licences – A through J

Licensee
1864-1870 – Samuel Doyle1New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832-1900), Tuesday 13 August 1867 (No.136 [SUPPLEMENT]), p 1893.

Location
Redbank


In the News

In January 1865, while Mr Doyle, left home to attend the Annual Races, the NSW Police Gazette2New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime (Sydney : 1860-1930), Wednesday 4 January 1865 (No.1), p 2. reported ‘Stolen, on the 27th ultimo, from the house of Samuel Doyle, publican, Red Bank, Araluen,—a cash box, containing cheque for £100 on the Bank of New South Wales, 100 £1 notes, thirteen £5 notes, £26 in silver, two gold rings, one diamond ring marked with heart and cross, a silver watch, and a silver teapot; the diamond ring and watch identifiable. Suspicion attached to a man but no warrant issued.’

The Goulburn Herald3Goulburn Herald and Chronicle (NSW : 1864-1881), Wednesday 9 February 1870, p 4. in February 1870, reported ‘James Chard was again charged with having on the 6th September last [1869], feloniously stolen a tin dish, two buckets, and a saucepan, the property of Samuel Doyle, innkeeper, of Araluen. No counsel appeared for the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty. It appeared that on the above day the prosecutor was had up before the Araluen police court for card-playing, and on his return home missed the articles in question, which were found in the prisoner’s hut by Senior-constable Murphy whilst searching for the proceeds of another robbery. The tin dish was most positively sworn to by the prosecutor, because it had his initials SD upon it. His Honor summed up in the clearest possible manner, and the jury after a short retirement re-turned a verdict of not guilty upon both counts. This verdict seemed to take his Honor by surprise, who said: “Let me understand you. What, not guilty upon the evidence that you have heard? Gentlemen, it is not my place to make any remarks”.’

A picture of Samuel Doyle's Araluen Hotel – Hill End. 1873
Samuel Doyle’s Araluen Hotel – Hill End. 1873 Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

In 1873-74 a Samuel Doyle was the licensee for the Araluen Hotel at Hill End.4State Library of NSW, Samuel Doyle’s Araluen Hotel – Hill End. Holtermann Collection: photographs of goldfield towns in N.S.W. and Victoria; Sydney and Melbourne streets and buildings, 1871-1876.









References

  • 1
    New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832-1900), Tuesday 13 August 1867 (No.136 [SUPPLEMENT]), p 1893.
  • 2
    New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime (Sydney : 1860-1930), Wednesday 4 January 1865 (No.1), p 2.
  • 3
    Goulburn Herald and Chronicle (NSW : 1864-1881), Wednesday 9 February 1870, p 4.
  • 4
    State Library of NSW, Samuel Doyle’s Araluen Hotel – Hill End. Holtermann Collection: photographs of goldfield towns in N.S.W. and Victoria; Sydney and Melbourne streets and buildings, 1871-1876.