George Inn (2)

NW cnr Wellington & Elizabeth Streets. Google Maps.

(Note:Sometimes referred to as George and Dragon, not to be confused with George and Dragon in Charles Street which was also licensed in the early 1840s)

Might have been previously licensed as Queen’s Head and King’s Arms

The George Inn was previously in St John Street. I’m not sure when it moved. At the annual licensing meeting in
1839 it is in St John Street. In 1840 no location is given. On 6 February 1841 (see first advertisement below) is in Wellington St

1840 John Gardiner Thomas, George Inn, Launceston
1841-46 John Gardiner Thomas, George Inn*, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1846 Esther Thomas, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1847-48 Thomas Fuller, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1849 Thomas Fuller, St. George, Elizabeth and Wellington-streets
1850-54 Thomas Fuller, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1855 George Summers, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1856-58 James Hulton, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth-streets,
1858-60 Eliza Hulton, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1860 Charles Fuller, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1861-1870 Patrick Rice, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1871-74 Mary Rice, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1874-77 Samuel Carey, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1877 James O’Keefe, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1877-84 John Maloney, George Inn, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1885-87 John Maloney, Rose of Australia, Wellington and Elizabeth streets
1887-95 Vincent Warrington, Rose of Australia, Wellington & Elizabeth Streets
1896 Dawson, Alexander, Rose of Australia, Wellington and Elizabeth streets.
1897-99 Alexander Dawson British Hotel, Wellington and Elizabeth streets.

*In 1843 and 1845 licensing lists in the newspaper have this as Queen’s Head. In 1884, it appears as both George Inn and Queen’s Head

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Turf Hotel – Plough Inn (3)

Cnr of Charles & Patterson Streets (site of National Theatre)
Built ? (1854?)

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Photo of Charles & Paterson Streets, 1880s. Starting on the right the buildings along Charles St are Star Hotel; a two-storey shop; a gap where Paterson St crosses, then Plough Inn, a single=storey building on the corner.

There were at least three buildings licensed as the Plough Inn. William Field, one of the first hoteliers in Launceston, had a Plough Inn in Brisbane St in the 1820s. After that, until 1864, the Plough Inn was in Charles St, where it was the terminus for coaching services. After the Plough ceased operating, the name was transferred to the Turf Hotel, on the corner of Patterson & Charles St, which at the time was in the hands of Walter Harris, a previous licensee of the Charles & York property.

? -1867 Caroline Rawlings
1867-69 Walter Harris
1870-86 Thomas Wadham, Plough Inn, Charles and Patterson streets.

Annual Licensing Meeting, Launceston Examiner, 3 December 1866
Annual Licensing Meeting, Launceston Examiner, 3 December 1866

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White Horse Inn

Charles Street.

182629 Alexander Drummond
1830 Jesse Drummond
1834 John Davis, Charles Street

Mr. Alexander Drummond, a respectable innkeeper and butcher of this town, exhibited symptoms of insanity at the farm of Mr. Bostock, on Friday last, where he had been to purchase some sheep. Mr. Bostock sent a man with him and the sheep to Perth, with a letter to Mr. Hill, the publican, requesting him to watt h Mr. Drummond and see him safe to Launceston, the man however omitted to deliver the letter, or report Mr. Drummond’s behaviour, and continued his journey to Launceston. On the arrival of Mr. Drummond at Perth he met Mr M’Donald, and told him he had just seen two gentlemen fighting a duel, and requested him to go to the spot. M’Donald went with him into the bush about two miles, when poor Drummond roared out, “there they are, don’t you see them,” and commenced beating M’Donald, who held him as well as he could, and after he had thrown himself about for near au hour he became exhausted and fell down. M’Donald watched him until he thought he was asleep, and then went to the nearest hut for assistance, but on his return Mr. Drummond was not to be found, and I sincerely regret that no account has yet been heard of him. Several horsemen were employed all Saturday and Sunday in every direction, and both sides of the river have been searched without effect ; the place where Mr. M’Donald left him is called Ritchie’s bend about two miles on the other side Perth, and it is generally supposed that this unfortunate individual has thrown him self info the river.
Hobart Town Courier, 21 August 1830

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RGD34/1/1 no. 2322 (1830)

He is buried 30th September, having been “found dead”. For the 1830-31 licensing period, the license is granted to the widow, Jesse Drummond.

Launceston Advertiser, 18 July 1833
Launceston Advertiser, 18 July 1833

The Colonist, 20 May 1834
The Colonist, 20 May 1834

The 1826 list has an entry for Alex Drummond, White Horse, St Paul’s Plains. I don’t know if there is a connection.

Launceston Hotel

Brisbane St, Launceston. Google Maps.
Original buildings constructed & licensed in the early 1820s.

Photo c.1880, older building prior to redevelopment (image 7, might be a direct link)
Brisbane Street, c. 1880 (Launceston Hotel second from right)
Photo, interior staircase

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Earliest mention I have found is an advertisement from August, 1823, with other horse related ads in the following months (see below), and Richard White appears in the list of person licensed to sell Spirits, Wines, and Beer for the same year.

Hobart Town Gazette, 9 August 1823
Hobart Town Gazette, 9 August 1823

Hobart Town Gazette, 1 November 1823
Hobart Town Gazette, 1 November 1823

Hobart Town Gazette,2 January 1824

(Note use of “Inn”)

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