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Hotels in Launceston to 1900

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Welman Street

Rising Sun (2)

February 20, 2017June 8, 2016 by Xenith

Cnr of Welman & Elizabeth Streets

1845 James Johnson, Rising Sun, Welman & Elizabeth Streets

Launceston Advertiser, 4 September 1845
Launceston Advertiser, 4 September 1845

Cornwall Chronicle, 15 October 1845
Cornwall Chronicle, 15 October 1845

Launceston Advertiser, 5 February 1846
Launceston Advertiser, 5 February 1846

Categories Elizabeth Street, Hotel, Welman Street Tags no location, no photo Leave a comment

I want to find the location of all the old hotels in Launceston, and a picture of them. So maybe ALL is not possible, but as many as possible.

I do this by tracing the changes in sign (name), licensee and location through the annual licensing lists, and anything other information I come across. There’s a lot missing though. Oral and family history can help fill in the gaps, so comments are welcome.

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Categories

  • Country
    • Breadalbane/Springs
    • Evandale
    • North-east
    • Oatlands
    • St Leonards/White Hills
    • Zeehan
  • Hotel
  • Launceston
    • City
      • Balfour Street
      • Bathurst Street
      • Boland Street
      • Brisbane Street
      • Cameron Street
      • Canning Street
      • Charles Street
      • Cimitiere Street
      • Elizabeth Street
      • Esplanade
      • Frederick Street
      • George Street
      • Margaret Street
      • Paterson Street
      • Quadrant
      • St John Street
      • Tamar Street
      • Unknown
      • Wellington Street
      • Welman Street
      • Wharf
      • William Street
      • York Street
    • Kings Meadows
    • Sandhill
    • South Launceston
    • St Leonards
    • Young Town
  • Temperance Hotel/Coffee Rooms
  • When
    • 1820s
    • 1830s
    • 1840s
    • 1850s
    • 1860s
    • 1870s
    • 1880s
    • 1890s

Sources

Newspaper articles & screenshots are from Trove digitised newspapers unless otherwise noted.

Online Maps

Smythe, H. W. H., Plan of the town of Launceston, VDL, 1835

George Fuller's map of Launceston showing the hotels (made 1890s from his memories of the 1830s)

Need help?

I am available to do research at a reasonable rate. Details here.

Also, if you’d like a photo of a building, I might be able to help there. Details here.

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