Scheibener David

Fast Facts

Type of person	Individual
Principal occupation	Original owner of The Golden Fleece Hotel.

Mr. Scheibener was an original proprietor of the land allocation of Gawlertown in 1839

Mr. Scheibener erected the first building in Murray Street in late 1839 with the assistance of John Brock. it was The Golden Fleece Hotel (later the Old Spot Hotel), and in 2014, after redevelopment, the hotel is again named The Golden Fleece Hotel.

It is reported that Scheibener owed money to one Francis Dutton, and was incarcerated in the Adelaide Gaol as a consequence.

COOMBE P11 "There is Schiebner Terrace to commemorate the first publican. Afterwards he became a school master, failed, and became insolvent,1841."

Please click here to see more photos.

Please click here to read Mahony Letters in Bunyip 1910-12-30 and 1911-09-01

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.

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References

Original Land Holders of Gawler Special Survey

John Reid (1)

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