Sarah Bird, 27-year-old convict was Australia's first female licensee.
(Source: Dr Clare Wright, Beyond the ladies lounge, 2003)
HISTORY OF NSW HOTELS
From the earliest days of the colony, the supply of liquor played a significant role in the economic and social structure of New South Wales.
Because of its
importance, the liquor industry and associated activities were subject to
legislative control.
In the Hotel and Liquor Licensees Database, History Services has a complete index of over 52,000 persons who were licensed in the New South Wales liquor industry from 1856 to 1900, in the following licence categories:
| o Publican (1865 to 1900) o Brandy o Brewer o Wine and Spirit Merchant o Wine, Cider and Perry (1873 to 1876) o Distillation (including scientific activities) o Packet (sell liquor on passenger ships) o Billiard and Bagatelle (many publicans held such licences) (1873 to 1900) |
For a
fee of AU$25 per search, History Services will undertake a search of the Hotel
and Liquor Licensees Database for a nominated person.
You
will receive a Result of Search by email which lists the following information
held for all persons with that name:
o Licence type(s);
o Name and location of the licensed premises
o Ship’s name (Packet licence only)
o Period over which each licence was held
o District to which each licence related
o Details of the NSW Government Gazette references that support the licence
information.
Sample Result of Search
 |
For the "Result of Search" for
Alexander Patrick Byrne at Tenandra Inn, click
here (PDF) To see the range of hotels within the database, click here. |
Should a search be unsuccessful, you will be advised by email.
By
ordering a search of the Hotel and Liquor Licensees Database you acknowledge
that you have read and accepted the following Terms and Conditions:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. The information in the Hotel and Liquor Licensees Database is derived from
the New South Wales Government Gazette and no effort has been made to edit the
material indexed.
2. The Hotel and Liquor Licensees Database may not contain information on the
person you are researching. Should your search request be unsuccessful you will
be advised accordingly. A ‘nil’ search result should be regarded as an indicator
that no information on the person is held from the Government Gazette. History
Services will not provide a refund for unsuccessful searches.
3. History Services makes no representations concerning the suitability,
reliability or accuracy of the Content, the Service or the Website for any
purpose.
History Services NSW will consider undertaking further searches of its databases to accommodate any special research requests. Please email your request.
Kevin McGuinness
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