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Elizabeth Street, unknown
Wellington Street, west side, between Elizabeth and York Streets. Google Maps, approximate location

1840-45 Thomas Neville, White Hart, Elizabeth Street
1845-1852- Thomas Neville, White Hart, Wellington Street
1853-1854 Henry Neville, White Hart, Wellington Street
1855 Lydia Neville, White Hart, Wellington Street
1855-1876 William Chester, White Hart Inn, Wellington Street
1876 Henry Stratton, White Hart Inn, Wellington Street
1876-1877 Thomas Bryan, White Hart Inn, Wellington Street
1878 Henry Bryant Deeks, White Hart Inn, Wellington Street
1878-1885- Margaret Mullane, White Hart Inn. Wellington Street
1885 James H. Tregea, White Hart Inn, Wellington Street
1885-86 James H. Tregea, New Zealand Arms, Wellington Street
1886 Fanny Lenora Tregea, New Zealand Arms, Wellington Street
1886-87 Sydney Edward Holland, New Zealand Arms, Wellington Street
1887 William Turner, New Zealand Arms, Wellington Street
1887-1890 William Turner, (Turner’s) Hunt Club Hotel, Wellington Street
1891 Thomas Maloney, Hunt Club Hotel, Wellington Street
1892 Thomas Arthur Westwood, Hunt Club Hotel, Wellington Street

James Maddon, Irish Harp, once occupied by Mr. Neville, and Janes Forbes, for the Rainbow, late Freemasons’ Tavern, could not be entertained, licenses to the same houses having been refused at the annual meeting, on account of premises.
Cornwall Chronicle, 4 November 1846

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Wellington Street premises

White Hart Inn.
THE undersigned respectfully informs his friends and the public in general, that he has removed his license to those new and extensive premises in Wellington, street, situate in front of the old “Irish Harp,” where from the ample accommodation in sleeping apartments, together with good stabling, he will he enabled to afford every comfort to parties from the country.
The most choice selection of wines and spirits always on hand.
Thos. Neville.
Cornwall Chronicle 18 June 1846

WHITE HART INN,
Wellington-Street, Launceston.
TO LET, the White Hart Inn, at present occupied by Mr. Thomas Nevile, to whom application must be made. Terms moderate. The stock and furniture may be taken at a valuation.
Cornwall Chronicle, 15 March 1851

From “Adjourned Annual Licensing Meeting”
William Chester, White Hart Inn, Wellington Street. Granted— as the Superintendent of Police informed the Bench that the repairs requisite for isolating the back premises from those adjoining had been effected.
Cornwall Chronicle, 12 December 1860

TO LET-The old-established:. Public house known as the White Hart Inn, Wellington-street. Apply to W. CHESTER.
Launceston Examiner, 26 February 1876

From “Commercial”:
The White Hart Inn, situated in Wellington-street, was knocked down to Mr John Sinclair for £380, and two allotments in Charles-street to Mr Thomas Richardson for £150.
Weekly Examiner, 18 March 1876

William Chester was granted permission to sell liquors at the Star Hotel till next quarterly: licensing meeting, under the license held by C. G. Croft.
Similar permission was granted Henry Stretton, to sell at the White Hart Inn, under the license held by Wm. Chester.
Launceston Examiner, 23 March 1876

The White Hart Inn.— Mr Thomas Bryan applied to the justices presiding at the Police Court n Friday, for permission to sell liquors under the license held by Mr Henry Stratton, for the White Hart Inn, Wellington street, until the next licensing meeting. Permission was granted.
Cornwall Chronicle, 20 November 1876

Thomas Bryan, White Hart Inn, Wellington-street.
The Superintendent of Police said there was no objection to the applicant, but the house had not been in the state it ought to be in since Mr Chester left it. The neighborhood was very low, and unless attention were paid to cleanliness disease would be engendered.
The Chairman—Could it be put in order by the adjournment day ?
Mr Coulter—Yes, the deficiencies might be supplied ; the applicant has some excuse, as there had been two tenants, the last of whom transferred to this man.
Mr E. D. Harrop thought an assurance was wanted that he should keep the premises clean in future.
The applicant said the premises were very much dilapidated.
The further consideration of the application was adjourned for a week.
Weekly Examiner, 9 December 1876

TO LET—The White Hart Inn, Wellington-street. Apply at once to W.T DEEKS, Charles-street.
Weekly Examiner, 17 November 1877

White Hart Inn.
Mr Coulter objected to the renewal of the license by Thomas Bryan, the present landlord, on the ground that there was no furniture in the place, as required by law.
Mr Powell, who appeared on behalf of another applicant for the same house, asked that the application stand over until his client’s was considered. He explained that the furniture in the house had lately been sold under distraint for rent, and the son of the owner of the house was an applicant for the transfer of the license.
After some discussion it was decided to consider each application separately, on its own merits. The objection raised by the Superintendent of Police, namely that the house was not furnished, was, after some consideration, considered fatal, and the application was refused on that ground.
Weekly Examiner, 8 Dec 1877

Thomas Bryan, White Hart Inn, Wellington street.
The Mayor and Mr Coulter, Superintendent of Police, stated that when they visited the place on Friday, they found It apparently deserted and without any furniture in it.
Mr J. Powell said the landlord, Mr Henry Bryant Deeks, had applied for a . .license for the house, as he intended to, lay out a large sum of money in improving it The present occupant was in arrear with his rent, the furniture had been sold off by Mr East, the brewer, the sale only amounting to £17, and Mr Bryant would have to go out on the 31st December. He would therefore apply to the Court to postpone this application and consider the two together. The Chairman said as the objection was that the house was not furnished according to law, it would be better to deal with Mr Bryan’s application on its merits. Mr Bryan said the landlord was taking an unfair advantage of him. The Bench refused the license on the ground that the house was not furnished according to law
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NEW APPLICATION FOR AN OLD LICENSED HOUSE
Henry Bryant Weeks, White Hart Inn, Wellington street.
This was the house for which Thomas Bryan’s application had been refused.
Mr Mason said that the application might be granted, on the understanding that the certificate would not be issued until the house be furnished and put in good order.
Mr Powell said Mr Deeks would undertake to do this.
Mr ?haw said it would be grant Mr Deek’s application after refusing that of Mr Bryan. The same objection that the house was not furnished according to law, lay as much in the one case as the other.
Mr Powell then withdrew the application.
Cornwall Chronicle, 5 December 1877

From “Quarterly Licensing Meeting”:
Henry Bryant Deeks applied for a license to the White Hart Inn, Wellington-street.
The license had been refused at the last meeting on the ground that the house was not properly furnished.
Mr Adye Douglas stated that it was now in proper order, and that Mr Deeks, the owner of the property, would conduct the house in a bona fide manner until a proper transfer was obtained. Mr Harrap supported the application. Mr Bennett said he thought there were enough public-houses already in the town. The licence was granted.
Weekly Examiner, 9 February 1878

Margaret Mullane, White Hart Inn, Wellington-street.
Superintendent Coulter offered no objection to the granting of the application.
Mr Grubb said he thought there were serious objections to the granting of the license, as the place was not necessary. It was a brothel.
The Chairman enquired if Mr Grubb had a charge to bring against the place, or did he object on the ground that the house was unnecessary?
Mr Grubb said the place was unnecessary. He had seen bad characters congregated about it, and it was a miserable building. There were too many licensed houses in the neighbourhood.
Superintendent Coulter said the White Hart was a good brick building. When Mr Grubb spoke of the place as a brothel, he ought to remember there were brothels in the locality.
The Chairman said there was a good deal of allowance always made for an old-established place. The application was granted.
Launceston Examiner, 2 December 1881

MARGARET MULLANE, thanking her friends and the public for the support and patronage accorded her at the White Hart Inn, Wellington-street, informs them she has removed to the Caledonian Hotel, George-street, and respectfully solicits a continuance of their favors. The best of ales, wines, and spirits, combined with civility and attention.
Daily Telegraph, 15 July 1885

White Hart Inn, Wellington-street. — James Henry Tregea, from Margaret Mullane.
The Police Magistrate stated that when the application for permission to sell had been made to him, he made it a condition that the applicant should make a certain promise before the application was granted. He had rather not bring it before the meeting, but if he found the promise broken he should then bring it before them.
The application was then granted.
Daily Telegraph, 4 August 1885

Permission to Sell. — Mrs Tregea, widow of the late J. H. Tregea, of the New Zealand Arms, was granted permission to sell liquor at that hotel, under the license held by her husband, until the next annual licensing meeting.
Daily Telegraph, 22 January 1886

TO LET-The New Zealand Arms Hotel, Wellington-street. Immediate possession. Wm. H. Abbott, Cornwall Brewery
Launceston Examiner, 2 July 1886

HOTEL TO LET.- A BARGAIN.
For sale.-The lease, goodwill, stock and furniture, as it now stands, of the Hunt Club Hotel. Wellington-street, now doing a good business, and can be still further improved. Large premises, good yard, and stabling; all been lately put in thorough repair. Rent, only £80 a year. Apply at once to the proprietor, on the premises.
Launceston Examiner, 19 May 1888

Permission was granted to Thomas Arthur Westwood at the City Police Court yesterday to sell liquors under the license of Thomas Maloney, at the Hunt Club Hotel, until the annual meeting of the Licensing Bench.
Launceston Examiner, 15 October 1892

William Turner, Hunt Club Hotel, Wellington-street. Mr Whitfield said he had lately been in this hotel, and it was such a very old place that something should really be done with it. Granted. No police objection being offered.
The Colonist, 6 December 1890

TRANSFER OF LICENSES. — At the City Police Court yesterday, the following transfers of licenses were granted : — Wm. Turner, Hunt Club Hotel, Wellington street, to Thomas Maloney ; Gottlieb Sulzberger, Railway Hotel, Lilydale, to P. J. Somerville.
Daily Telegraph, 1 Jan 1891

THE HUNT CLUB HOTEL CASE.-Thomas Maloney, licensee of the Hunt Club Hotel, Wellington-street, was proceeded against for delaying admission to Sergeant Moir and Constables Gregory and Ryan on the night of the 6th inst. whilst in the execution of their duties after 11.30 p.m. Mr G. C. Gilmore appeared for the defendant. The ease was heard before Messrs G. W. Waterhouse and hon. H. I. Rooke some days ago, and as the magistrates could not agree the information was dismissed, the chairman of the bench stating the case might be reopened before other magistrates. The evidence taken at the previous hearing was read and confirmed by the witnesses. The bench considered the police should get admission as soon as possible, but they had a doubt as to whether the delay occasioned was wilful. They believed the evidence of the police, but gave defendant the benefit of the doubt. Taking into consideration the expense defendant had been put to in defending two actions, the information was dismissed, the chairman administering a severe caution to Maloney.
Launceston Examiner, 24 September 1892

The application of Thos A. Westwood, of the Hunt Club Hotel, was refused on the grounds that it had communication with other premises. Mr. M. Clerke, who appeared for the applicant, offered to close up the window referred to, but Mr. Whitfeld said there was a well beaten path from the window. Several spoke of the poor condition of the house, and the license was refused
The Mercury, 1 December 1892