Cnr St John & William Streets. Google Maps.
The building marked with a red 1 is the Ship. If the Sailor’s Return is on the corner of St John St and William St and opposite the Ship, it must be the building marked with a red 2. (Click for a larger version. From Smythe, H. W. H., Plan of the town of Launceston, VDL, 1835)
1832 John Dunn, Sailor’s Return, St John Street
1833-34 William Mellish, Sailor’s Return, St John Street
1835-36 John Tildesly, Sailor’s Return, St John St
Cornwall Chronicle, 6 June 1835
Launceston Advertiser, 20 July 1837
Launceston Advertiser, 20 July 1837
Launceston Advertiser, 30 November 1837
Launceston Advertiser, 14 June 1837