The New Zealand Hotel was located at the lower end of Herbert Street, near the Black Lead, Gulgong.
Licensees:
- 1871 - James Hastings Kebble
- 1872 - 1880 Charles Monk
NEWS ITEMS
1871 - Police Court
Before Johnson, McDonnell and Medley JP’s
Breach of the Publican’s Act - James Kebble of the New Zealand Hotel charged with having music in his public house without permission from the Bench. Evidence from Constable Fitzpatrick. Withdrawn.
Source: Gulgong Guardian, Issue No 7, 1 April 1871
Music License - James Kebble of the New Zealand Hotel was granted permission to have music in his licensed house until 12p.m. for one night a week.
1871 - Murder.
1877 - [DEATH]
Source: Gulgong Guardian, Issue No 11, 29 April 1871
1871 - Murder.
A magisterial inquiry was held at Gulgong on Sunday forenoon last, 10th December before L. S. Donaldson, Esq., J.P., upon the body of George Osborne, found dead at the rear of the New Zealand Hotel near the Black Lead, Gulgong. From the nature of the evidence it appeared that James Collins alias Soapy Collins, an old offender who had been cleverly and expeditiously arrested by sergeant O'Donnell, was charged with the murder of his mate George Osborne.
On Saturday evening both men were quarrelling at the rear of the New Zealand Hotel, deceased being seated near the door. Collins rose and with great force struck the deceased in the face with his fist and knocked him down, and then with the heel of his boot kicked him several times on the head. He was heard to shout 'I'll kill you,' and ran outside and procured a thick pine sapling with which he returned, but a neighbour rushed in and prevented further violence, but on examination the man Osborne was dead. Dr. Bennett gave medical evidence and stated that deceased was of an apopletic tendency, that he had discovered blood upon the brain which was the cause of death, and that such blood arose from a blow such an one as would be received from a kick. The prisoner was committed to take his trial for wilful murder. In connection with the above case we may mention that the murder was committed at 7 o'clock on Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock the prisoner was captured by sergeant O'Donnell, at 10 o'clock next day was committed for the murder, and at 6 o'clock was in Mudgee gaol. — Guardian.
See also: PERJURY: Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal (NSW) Sat 4 May 1872 Page 2
1872 - BURGLARY.
Richard Buston was charged with burglariously entering the premises of Mr Monk, of the New Zealand Hotel, Herbert-street, Gulgong. Detective Hanan prosecuted. Charles Monk deposed that on Saturday night prisoner was at his place for a couple of hours and never called for anything; about 11 o'clock he went to the bedroom-window and opened it; in trying to get in he knocked down a looking-glass, which was upon the table; he then ran away; about an hour afterwards the attempt was made again; some one shouted: "he's trying to get in again"; witness went round, and the prisoner fell on the ground and pretended to be drunk; witness sent for the police; during which time the prisoner jumped up and ran away; the prisoner came back again on Monday, and was detained until Detective Hanan arrived, who took him into custody. Thomas Dwyer corroborated the evidence of the above witness. The prisoner was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions to be holden at Mudgee on 15th March.
Source: The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1873) Wed 21 Feb 1872 Page 2
1872 - [THEFT]
Stolen, on the night of the 12th instant, from a bed-room in the “New Zealand Hotel,” Gulgong, the property of Denis Cronan,—Two £10 notes and one £1 note—the £10 notes were on the Australian Joint Stock Bank, Nos. unknown.
Source: New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime (Sydney : 1860 - 1930) Wed 27 Jan 1875 [Issue No.4] Page 241872 - GAMBLING AT A PUBLIC HOUSE.
At the Bathurst Quarter Sessions, John Foley was indicted with having, at Gulgong, on the 3rd February, burglariously entered the premises of Charles Monk. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Detective Hannell proved the arrest of the prisoner on the 5th February at the New Zealand Hotel. On
his way to the watchhouse the prisoner said to the prosecutor — "You old —— you give me in charge for getting through the jump, (i.e. window); I would have robbed you if I could."
Charles Monk's evidence was to the effect that the prisoner went to his public house on the 5th instant, and stayed there some time, but did not spend any money. Some time after the prisoner returned, and again went away. Some short time after the house was closed and alarm was given, and witness rushed into a bedroom and saw the prisoner standing outside and suddenly dropped down pretending to be drunk. He then fastened the prisoner in a room and sent for the police, but the prisoner contrived to escape. The prisoner addressed the jury, and declared that the prosecutor had given him into charge because there had been a gambling dispute between them some days before, when they were playing at a game called "three up," to which he had been challenged by the prosecutor. He admitted that he might have knocked the window open, but that he was drunk when he did so, and urged that if he had done any wrong act it was not likely he would have voluntarily returned to the prosecutor's house on the Monday following. Prisoner was remanded for sentence.
Source: The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1873) Sat 6 Apr 1872 Page 4
1875 - [INQUEST]
On Monday, Mr T A Browne, coroner, hold an inquest at the New Zealand Hotel, Herbert-street, upon the body of an infant child, aged seven months, named Charlotte Hong. It appeared, from the evidence of the mother, that the child was in the same bed with herself, an old woman named Ryan, and her daughter, eleven years. The mother states that the child was alive when she got up at 4 o'clock a m and upon returning at 6 her daughter told her the baby was dead. Evidence was given that both the mother and Mary Ryan were drunk before going to bed, which they did with their clothes on. Dr C E Barnard held a post-mortem examination, and his evidence left little doubt but that the child had been suffocated by being laid upon. Verdict accordingly. The mother was fully committed for trial.
1876 - [ARSON]
At the police court, this morning, Ah Lum, a Chinaman, was fully committed for trial at Mudgee, upon the verdict of a coroner's jury, for wilfully and maliciously setting fire to the Monde New Zealand Hotel.
1876 - [ARSON INQUIRY]
On the 19th ult., tbe resident coroner, Mr. T. A. Browne, held an inquiry touching the cause of a fire which occurred at C. Monk's New Zealand Hotel, Gulgong. From the evidence it appeared that a woman named Elizabeth Stuart, cohabiting with a Chinaman, was harbored by the landlord.
Early in the evening of Friday the Chinaman called and told the woman if she was not at home by 9 o'clock he would cut her throat. She did not go home, and he called again about half past 11, when the landlord told him she was gone away. This he admitted was not true, as she slept on the premises all night. The Chinaman left, saying he would have her out of there. The house caught fire between 12 and 1 on Saturday morning, about which time Mr. Henry Laurance and the night watchman met a Chinaman dressed in black clothes and a poncho, coming from the back part of the premises.
The night watchman followed him for same distance, but eventually lost him. While the fire was being, extinguished, a bundle of rags saturated with kerosine, was pulled out from the chimney and given to the police, who traced them as being part of a dress belonging to Miss Selff, at whose father's hotel the China man was employed as cook. Miss Selff had the dress on on Thursday, and missed the polonaise from it on Sunday morning. She swore most positively to the remnants being part of her dress; she knew it by the lining and trimming: the dress, she said, was hanging up in the mangling-room, and any person could have taken it. Ah Lum being present, Mr. Laurance said he was like the Chinaman he saw on Saturday morning, but would not swear to him; when he saw him it was moonlight.
Elizabeth Stewart, the woman living with the Chinaman, swore that after the fire she charged Ah Lum with setting fire to the premises, and he said, how could he get kerosine late at night — all his countrymen shut up.
The evidence was very lengthy. The jury, after half an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict, —"That the premises were wilfully and maliciously set on fire by Ah Lum." The prisoner was then taken into custody. — Herald Correspondent.
Source: Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947) Sat 2 Sep 1876 Page 3
... the wife of a miner, named [Margaret] Townsend (NSW BDM 6894/1877); she was found dead in bed; she had been engaged at the New Zealand Hotel.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tue 8 May 1877 Page 5SUFFOCATION FROM INTOXICATION.—Our Gulgong correspondent reports that Mr. T. A. Browne held an inquest on Tuesday, upon the body of Margaret Townsend, a woman, aged 50 years, the wife of a miner, who was found dead in a bed she had engaged for the night (Saturday), at Monk's New Zealand Hotel. It appeared from the evidence that both man and wife are in the habit of getting drunk whenever they have money, and on Saturday they appeared to be on good terms and purchased a pint of beer for dinner, which they divided, after this the deceased left for the purpose of making some purchases of grocery, when she again called at the hotel and had two glasses of pale brandy, which taking effect upon her, she requested to be allowed to lie down, and she engaged a bed for the night; about an hour afterwards the husband went to the hotel and asked for his wife; being told she was drunk, he went to the room in which she was sleeping, and took from her pocket all the silver she had, with which he went into the town and returned in a state of intoxication, and lay outside the hotel for some hours; he never made any inquiries as to his wife, but at a later hour left to go home; after this the two boys, 10 and 13 years of age, went to the hotel and requested to be allowed to sleep in the room with their mother; as she was lying across the bed they made the best shift they could by sleeping at the foot; they were called up about 8 a.m., Sunday, by the servant of the house, and left the room, supposing their mother to be still sleeping. Between 9 and 10 o'clock the husband went to the hotel to ask for his wife, and upon going to the room he found her dead. From the evidence of Mary Hartley, the servant, it appears the deceased was in the habit of engaging a room when she and her husband were on a drinking bout. Dr. Bernard, who made a post mortem examination of the body, attributed the cause of
death to suffocation. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased came by her death from suffocation brought on by intoxication.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 11 May 1877 Page 5
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 11 May 1877 Page 5
