Licensee
1859-1860 – W. Dickensen [Dickenson] [Dickinson]
Location
Crown Flat. Opposite Mr. Greenwood’s [Currency Lad] public-house.
In the News
‘At Crown Flat, Mr. Dickenson, the auctioneer, has erected a commodious mart in York-street (for such is the name given to it), and the sound of the bell announcing the sales can be heard through the valley‘ the Empire1Empire (Sydney, NSW: 1850-1875), Saturday 27 August 1859, p 8. reported in 1859.
The Braidwood Observer2Braidwood Review and District Advocate (NSW : 1915-1954), Tuesday 5 June 1934, p 5. detailed the hotel advertisements listed in February 1860, for ‘Limerick Inn, Bell’s Paddock; Cornstalk Inn, Lower Araluen; Scantlebury’s Rose and Crown Hotel, Crown Flat, Araluen; The Currency Lass, Jembaicumbene Plains, William Traynor. Proprietor; W. Dickensen’s Three Twins Hotel, Crown Flat, Araluen.’
In September 1861, the Braidwood Dispatch3Freeman’s Journal (Sydney, NSW: 1850-1932), Saturday 28 September 1861, p 5. recorded a Fancy Fair at Araluen, in aid of the building fund of St Bede’s Catholic Church, Braidwood, was held at Crown Flat. ‘The building opposite Mr. Greenwood’s public-house, [Currency Lad] and formerly occupied by Mr. Dickinson, was [where] the bazaar was held, … The Rev. Edward O’Brien, assisted by his coadjutor the Rev. John O’Brien, were present. Shortly after one o’clock the articles for sale were displayed, and towards evening the building assumed quite the appearance of a fair, the band, which had been specially engaged for the purpose, playing lively tunes. … The visitors were much delighted by Miss Richardson’s singing, who accompanied herself on a splendid harmonium, which, we understand, will be shortly disposed of by raffle; tickets, £1 each. The affair, which passed off with the greatest eclat, did not terminate till near midnight, the proceeds amounting to £140. —Braidwood Dispatch.4Freeman’s Journal (Sydney, NSW: 1850-1932), Saturday 28 September 1861, p 5.
In 1918, the Sydney Morning Herald5Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), Monday 3 June 1918, p 3. described The Three Twins as a musical comedy where ‘The title of the piece is a trick of the trade to describe three men who look alike and dress alike, and who each and all, have to pay the penalty of mistaken identity.’
In 1925, recollections of Old Braidwood, the Braidwood Review6Braidwood Review and District Advocate (NSW : 1915-1954), Tuesday 27 October 1925, p 3. advised ‘There were two hotels at Crown Flat, at Lower Araluen, on Jembaicumbene Plains, Bell’s Paddock, &c. Some of the names were uncommon. For instance, there was one named “The Three Twins” at Crown Flat, Araluen, kept by W. Dickenson, and another at Jembaicumbene called “The Currency Lass”, kept by William Traynor, while we had “The Dog and Style” in Braidwood.’