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Hotels & Inns in Gawler since 1839

2017-04-25T13:10:19Z

Ian:

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The following information has been gathered with permission from “Hotels and Publicans in South Australia” by J.L. (Bob) Hoad Adelaide 1986
ISBN 0 86745 002 9 and ISBN 0 9595446 2 3

HOTELS & INNS in GAWLER since 1839
Including Bassett Town, Evanston, Gawler Plains, Gawler South and Gawler West.

[[Bushman Hotel 10 Cowan Street|Bushman Inn]] – see Old Bushman 

[[Old Spot Hotel 77 Murray Street|Calton’s]] – see Old Spot 

[[The Southern Hotel 23 Murray Street|Commercial]] – see South End 

[[Criterion Tavern 18 Nineteenth Street|Criterion]] – see The Criterion 

[[Criterion Tavern 18 Nineteenth Street|Criterion Hotel]] - see The Criterion 

[[Criterion Tavern 18 Nineteenth Street|Criterion Tavern]] - see The Criterion 

[[Engine and Driver Hotel|Engine & Driver]] 

[[Exchange Hotel Murray Street 155|Exchange]] 

Family – See Railway Family 

[[Gawler Arms Hotel 102 Murray Street|Gawler Arms]] 

[[Gawler Belt Inn]] 

[[George Hotel Gawler Plains|George]] 

[[Kingsford Hotel 32 Murray Street|Globe]] - see Kingsford Hotel 

Globe Inn – see Kingsford Hotel 

[[Old Spot Hotel 77 Murray Street|Golden Fleece]] – see Old Spot – 77 Murray Street 

[[Grapes Hotel|Grapes]] 

[[Harp Hotel Gawler Plains|Harp]] 

[[Kingsford Hotel 32 Murray Street|Kingsford]] 

[[Mill Inn Gawler South|Mill]] 

[[Bushman Hotel 10 Cowan Street|New Bushman]] 

Old Bushman 

Old Bushman Hotel 

Old Bushman’s Hotel 

Old Bushman’s Inn 

[[Old Spot Hotel 77 Murray Street|Old Spot Inn]] – see Old Spot 

Old Spot Hotel – see Old Spot 

[[Old Spot Hotel 77 Murray Street|Old Spot]] – 77 Murray Street; formerly Golden Fleece, Calton’s, Old Spot Inn, and Old Spot Hotel 

[[Prince Albert Hotel 109 Murray Street|Prince Albert]] 

Prince Albert Inn – see Prince Albert 

[[Overway Hotel 27 Eighteenth Street|Railway]] – see Railway Family 

Railway Family 

Railway (and) Family – see Railway Family 

Railway Terminus – see Railway Family, 18th Street, Gawler 

[[Ram's Head Hotel Evanston|Ram’s Head]] 

[[Smith's Hotel|Smith’s]] 

[[The Southern Hotel 23 Murray Street|South End]] – was Commercial 

[[Sportsman's Hotel Gawler Plains|Sportsman’s]] – Gawler Plains 

[[Overway Hotel 27 Eighteenth Street|Terminus]] –see Railway Family 

[[Criterion Tavern 18 Nineteenth Street|The Criterion]] 

[[Victoria Mill|Victoria]] 

[[Willaston Hotel 33 Main North Road Willaston|Willaston]] 

[[Willaston Hotel (Original)|Willaston (original)]] 

Young’s – see New Bushman

Gawler’s Hotels

From The Bunyip, 11th February 1927

“A most interesting publication has been unearthed from the shelves within the “Bunyip” Office, being a general and commercial directory published by W Barnet, Murray Street, in 1860, three years before the birth of ' The Bunyip.'

There was certainly an overplus of pubs, or rather inn was the accepted word in other days, although some houses rose to the dignity of an hotel.

Within the corporation the oldest was the Old Spot Inn, controlled by Edward Martin. Others were the Globe (George Causby), Prince Albert Hotel (John McEwen), Gawler Arms (Ed.Clements), Old Bushman (J. H. Howe), later Hon. J. H. Howe), and Grapes Inn (Ernest Kopke). Evidently the Commercial and Exchange houses came later in the sixties.

These should have been sufficient for the small population then existing, but the outside and sparsely populated areas had even more public attention than the town residents. The cause was the slow locomotion, bullocks being the principal traction, and the fact that Burra copper was carted through to Port Adelaide.

Over in Gawler South area were the Mill Inn (H. W. Buckerfield), Ram's Head (C. C. Crace, Evanston), Railway Hotel (Ed. Martin), Engine and Driver Hotel (J. Schmidt, Bassett Town), Smithfield Hotel (J. Bennett), Penfield (Josiah Chesterman), with Salisbury a nest of drinking houses. Other hotels in the district in 1860 were the Willaston Hotel, Gawler Belt Inn, Shea-oak Log Inn, Half Moon, Seven Stars, and the Bush Inn, and the Wheatsheaf on the road to Lyndoch Valley. Even after this date the hotels multiplied, and as quickly went down again.

It was also fascinating to trace the titles of the hotels their extant in the neighbourhood, tracing such signs as Globe Inn, Murray street; Gawler Arms; Old Bushman; Old Spot Inn; Ernst Kopek/ Grapes Inn, Murray street; H. W. Buckerfield, Mill Inn, Gawler Bridge ; C. C. Crace, ' Ram's Head, Evanston ; Thomas Henry, Wheatsheaf Inn, Lyndoch Valley road ;Railway Hotel, Gawler west; Schmidt, Engine and Driver hotel, Bassett Town; Willaston hotel; Smithfield was described purely as publican ; with another at Penfield titled innkeeper; it was also noticed that Smithfield had a ‘second house’ kept by one John Smith.

Peachey Belt had its inn, as did Salisbury have several. Lyndoch's hotel was then styled 'Lord Lyndoch' hotel; with another Barossa Inn, and there was another on the Sandy Creek Road, Gawler, known as the Bush Inn, kept by a George Ward ; with inns also at Williamstown and Templers. Doubtless there were many others, or some sprung up after that date, to again sink into oblivion. One may be recalled, the inn at Gawler Belt.”

By the late 1860’s Gawler had 14 hotels with a population of only 1,000 people! Gawler was a highly industrialised town with labour intense factories, foundries and mills. It was also a hub for the rural communities of the mid-north of South Australia. But it was the trade from the hard drinking bullockies travelling between Port Adelaide and Burra that also had a big influence on the establishment of so many hotels. As early as 1846 it was reported that some 400 bullock drays were employed on the “Great North Road” to the Burra mine.

Richard Taylor

Please [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/sets/72157652202032306 click here] to see a list of publicans. 

[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4EjkA7CXbhAcHlGaDk3WVdReTA Click Here] to read Tony's "History from the Globe Inn, 1851 to the Kingsford Hotel, 2017".

We thank Tony for his contribution.

Also see www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF92AdTpSpc&t=1961s

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Harnett Tony

2017-04-25T13:05:05Z

Ian:

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[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4EjkA7CXbhAcHlGaDk3WVdReTA Click Here] to read Tony's "History from the Globe Inn, 1851 to the Kingsford Hotel, 2017".

We thank Tony for his contribution.

also see here www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF92AdTpSpc&t=1961s
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Harnett Tony

2017-04-25T13:04:07Z

Ian:

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[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4EjkA7CXbhAcHlGaDk3WVdReTA Click Here] to read Tony's "History from the Globe Inn, 1851 to the Kingsford Hotel, 2017".

We thank Tony for his contribution.

also see here /www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF92AdTpSpc&t=1961s

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McDonnell Ian

2016-07-04T01:26:02Z

Ian:

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My interest in history started at a very early age, I was top of the class in this subject in my Primary school, Alderwood Ave,Primary in a suburb of Liverpool UK called Speke.I lived near a young lad called George Harrison, he was learning to play the guitar whilst my friend who lived next door to him was learning to play the violin. I moved, with my family, to Australia in 1960 and we were to spend the next two years living on Finsbury migrant hostel. Who remembers the tin shed accommodation with no air conditioning? We arrived in November and the temperature was over 37 degrees or 100 in the old language, for twelve days straight. Welcome to Australia.

When we moved to Elizabeth I had various jobs including working at the Elizabeth Vale service station opposite GMH and World Wide Camps, later known as Atco. before working in the clothing industry with Kentish, Corfu and Oxford and Levi clothing companies as a Sewing machine mechanic and boiler attendant.
In about 1968 someone gave me a ticket to go to the Shedley Theatre to see a play called “Death of a Salesman” I sat down the front and remember thinking ‘wow I could do that.’

It was about 1975 when I joined a company that put on stunt driving and other similar shows (like getting run over by a car) and fight scenes. About a year later a few of us were asked if we could perform a fight scene at the beginning of a stage show called “Rose Marie” at the Mayfair Theatre in Goodwood and boy did we put on a show! I was then asked if I would consider doing something in the next show, after I thought about it for a millisecond I said yes. They didn’t tell me until later that the next show was to be “Doctor in the House”. I played the lead role of Tony Grymsdyke. Gee, I reckon I must have done ok because the Northern Light Theatre Company asked me to play the same part at the Shedley. I had made it to where I first saw a show. Later I played the same role in Gawler.

Between then and about the year 2000 I did many shows at many venues, as well as numerous T.V. commercials and, “don’t blink” movie appearances.

In the early 1980’s I realized another interest when I began my “radio career” working at radio station 5PBAFM where I wrote and presented documentaries as well as music programs. My regular weekly program was producing and co presenting a sports show called “Hicks on sport” with local sports identity Darryl Hicks. By the time I left I was a station supervisor.

Gloria and I married in 1978 and have five additions to the family. My interest in history again came to the fore when we moved to Wasleys north of Gawler where I was instrumental in putting together a history of the town, I also did a separate history of the local bowling club where I was also club secretary.

The Gawler Elderly Centre was where I began my association with Gawler as a volunteer, in 1998 doing data entry and various surveys. There was one computer in their library and Lorraine Kirk with Bev Brooker suggested we try computer classes for the elderly members; it was to be a three month trial. The classes soon evolved and went to the Sports and Community Centre then to the Community House. Now (as of December 2012) we have eight computers and several tutors to cater for the demand.
In 2010 I put together a slide show of some of Gawler’s historic buildings, but, more was required so in May of 2011 the Gawler History Team was born out of a passion by Councilor Brian Thom. Brian is currently the Chairman and I am pleased to be part of the executive committee which consists of some of the most talented people in their field. Our team now has many members from all walks of life, and has its own professionally built website, www.gawler.nowandthen.net.au but, of course, you already know that because you are reading this.

Ian McDonnell Dec. 2012

Please [http://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/sets/72157638398599894/ click here] to view photos of Ian McDonnell.
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