Old Spot Hotel 77 Murray Street

**Fast Facts**
Place type:	Building
Address:	77 Murray 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

CALTON’S HOTEL 77 Murray Street, Gawler See Old Spot

GOLDEN FLEECE 77 Murray Street, Gawler See Old Spot

OLD SPOT – 77 Murray Street, Gawler Existed 30.10.1839 – 1984 - ?

Known as Golden Fleece 30.10.1839 – 22.6.1842

Known as Calton’s 23.6.1842 – 1847

Known as Old Spot Inn 1848 – 1894

Known as Old Spot Hotel 1895 – 1984 - ?

30.10.1839 – 1.4.1841 Schiebener David

1.4.1841 – 22.6.1842 Oliver K.F.

23.6.1842 – 1846 Calton S.

1846 – 1850 Calton Henry

1850 – 1851 Schmidt J.F.

1851 – 1852 Pile James

1853 Wylde G.C.

1854 Charles G.

1854 – 1855 Wylde G.C.

1856 – 1858 Martin E.

1859 – 1860 Ireland G.

1860 – 1862 Martin E.

1863 -- ??

1864 – 1869 Young J.

1869 -- Young M.

1869 – 9.1870 Fotheringham T. and David ?

9.1870 – 1878 James John

1879 – 1890 James Richard

1891 Millard E.

1892 Millard N. Mrs.

1893 – 1894 Opie Josh. R.

1895 – 1896 Flannagan P. br />

1897 – 1907 Flannagan P.J.& W.H.(father and son)

1907 – 1910 Lines George

1911 Warren Wm.

1912 – 1919 Lines George

1920 – 1926 Bessen Richd.

1927 – 1928 Spells (Stells ?) T.J.

1929 - 1930 Goodmund A.C. Mrs.

1931 – 10.1932 Kennedy Fanny E.

10.1932 – 5.2.1933 Aiken Robt. S.

6.2.1933 – 14.5.1939 Sams Ethel Daisy Mrs.

15.5.1939 – 23.5.1954 Liddy Donald (and Connie Vi?)

24.5.1954 – 11.3.1964 Mathews Joseph Wilfred & Betty Dawn

12.3.1964 – 22.1.1973 Liddy Vincent John & Phinola Mary

23.1.1973 – 29.1.1973 Hillier Douglas & Ethel

30.1.1973 – 4.12.1978 Liddy Vincent John & Phinola Mary

5.12.1978 - 17.10.1981 Johnston Joan Mavis

18.10.1981 – 1984 - ? Wagner Wilfred Gordon & Betty Irene

For more photos of the Old Spot Hotel over the years, please click here.

Click here to see the buildings next door to the Old Spot that were demolished in August 2012 to create what will be a wonderful new area in late 2013.

Please read the thesis by Patricia Sumerling - The Old Spot Hotel, Gawler: a development history - We also thank Bruce Harry of Bruce Harry Architects for also giving their permission for this historical report to be published.