Bushman Hotel 10 Cowan Street

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Place type:	Building
Address:	10 Cowan Street
Town or Locality:	Gawler

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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

NEW BUSHMAN HOTEL- Gawler Existed 1847 – 1854 Known as New Bushman 1847 – 1850 Known as Young’s 1851 Known again as New Bushman 1852 – 1854 1847 – 1848 Auld T. 1849 – 1850 Bassingthwaite 1850 – 1851 Young C. 1852 – 1853 McEwen J. 1854 Holmes E.

BUSHMAN INN Cowan Street, Light Square, Gawler Town See- Old Bushman, 10 Cowan Street, Gawler

Old Bushman Hotel – 10 Cowan Street, Gawler

Existed 24.9.1840 – 2012

Known as Bushman Inn 24.9.1840 – 1846

Known as Old Bushman's Inn 1846 – 1887 - ?

Known as Old Bushman's Hotel ? - 1892 – 1911 - ?

Known as Old Bushman Hotel ? - 1926 – 2012

National Trust Classified List (Item no. 859)

Licensee:-

24.9.1840 – 26.3.1845 ROBERTSON, Robert

27.3.1845 – 7.12.1845 PRENTICE, Golden

8.12.1845 – 17.12.1845 McEWEN, John

18.12.1845 – 1846 CLELAND, Robt

1846 BELL, W

1846 – 1848 DONELLY, A

1848 – 1849 COGHILL, W

1849 JONES, B T

1850 – 1851 SMITH, G

1852 – 1853 ??

1854 – 1856 JOHNSTON, L

1857 CAUSBY, George

1858 – 1860 WALL, E

1860 – 1864 BLUMEL, E

1864 – 1866 SHANAHAN (SHARAHAN ?), Thomas

1866 – 13.12.1874 HOWE, J B (Later became Hon.)

14.12.1874 – 1878 SAINT, C T

1879 POWELL, Wm

End 1879 – 1881 BROWN, William Voules junior

1882 – 1883 PANTER, Richard J

1884 – 1885 JONES, George W

1885 – 1888 HOMER, M

1889 – 1891 GANDY, Scott

1892 – 1893 CONGDON, B W

1894 – 1897 WOODING, Mrs

1898 – 1902 POOLE, Mrs Helen

1903 POTTHAST, Carl

1904 WILLIAMS, Thos Fred

Late 1904 WALKER, Jas

1904 – 1918 FRAYNE, Thos

1919 – 1921 CRABB, Mrs E W

1922 TAYLOR, B J

1923 – 1924 RICHARDSON, L and R

1925 – 1926 LUCAS, C J M (C M J ?)

1927 – 1936 CUNNINGHAM, Alfred J

1936 – 26 Jan 1937 CUNNINGHAM, Ruby E

27.1.1937 – 11.3.1937 McLAUCHLAN, Allan N

12.3.1937 – 5.4.1937 KEY, Mrs B M

6.4.1937 – 3.10.1937 WATTS, Luke T J

4.10.1937 – 30.7.1939 BUSHELL, Mrs Isobel Dorothy

31.7.1939 – 25.4.1959 PAGE, John Thomas

26.4.1959 – 10.9.1961 MARSHALL, Bonython Bosanquet

11.9.1961 – 21.5.1966 FRANKLIN, Marjorie Gwendoline

22.5.1966 – 12.5.1968 PEARCE, Graham Thomas

13.5.1968 – 17.4.1970 DAVIS, David Redvers and May Juanita and Richard Bass

18.4.1970 – 19.6.1971 CASSEBOHM, Rex and Eva Margaret

20.6.1971 – 4.7.1971 JEFFRIES, Norman Alfred Charles and Gladys May

5.7.1971 – 23.10.1971 WILLIAMS, Robert Walter

24.10.1971 – 31.3 1975 WILLIAMS, Robert Walter and Shirley Joan

1.4.1975 – 6.4.1975 HILLIER, Douglas

7.4.1975 – 13.12.1975 WILLIAMS, Robert Walter and Shirley Joan

14.12.1975 – 29.5.1979 HALLIGAN, Trevor Wayne and Anne Christine

30.5.1979 – 4.10.1981 KING, Mervyn Harold and Mona Joan

5.10.1981 - ? KING, Mervyn Harold

Derek Whitelock "Gawler" p229 "Post and Telegraph - Robert Robertson, owner of the Old Bushman Hotel, brought the mail from Adelaide and distributed it to the first settlers. In 1843, Henry Calton of the Old Spot organised the mail run and his tavern acted as post office until a postmaster was appointed in 1849."

George E. Loyau "The Gawler Handbook" p15 "In 1846, when the town was only seven years old, a Lodge was opened in connection with the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, and called the Loyal Gawler Lodge. This Lodge was opened at Host Calton's, at the Old Spot....was there until 1852, when it was removed to the Globe Inn, and afterwards to the Old Bushman."

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