EDWIN DAVIES' COMMERCIAL HOTEL

 

Edwin Davies' Commercial Hotel, Herbert Street, Gulgong 1872

Source: SLNSW

Commercial Hotel, Herbert Street, next to John Emerson the Bootmaker. Edwin Davies, licensee. Davies had a sawpit near the hotel and imported the first Dubbo pine to Gulgong. Davies was followed by George Bathurst Young as licensee in the latter part of 1875, and in February the following year the hotel closed. The licence was transferred to the Post Office Hotel of John Scully.

Source: Information supplied by Baldwin & Davis, Research Gulgong (Sept 2006)

RUSSELLS COMMERCIAL HOTEL

Russell's Commercial Hotel, Mayne Street Gulgong

1907 - SALE

Mr. E. McCulloch will sell at auction at Russell's Commercial Hotel, Gulgong, on Wednesday, 23rd instant, on behalf of the Bennett family.

Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 17 Oct 1907 Page 13

1950 - [OLD LICENSEE VISITS]

Mr. and Mrs. F. McGarry, of Five Dock, arrived in town last Friday to spend a few days with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Evans, of Wilbetree Street. Many years ago, Mr. McGarry was licensee of the now delicensed former Commercial Hotel which was situated in premises where the White Cafe now stands. He was later licensee of an hotel at Maryvale.

Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 4 May 1950 Page 16

1950 - Death of Former Gulgong Hotelkeeper

A former hotelkeeper of Gulgong Mr. Fergus George McGarry, passed away at the Balmain District Hospital on September 22, aged 68 years.

Deceased conducted an hotel where the White cafe now stands in Mayne Street and was very highly esteemed. Later, he was licensee of an hotel at Mary Vale and had resided at Griffith and Five Dock (Sydney).

The late Mr. McGarry is survived by a widow (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Evans, of Wilbetree Street) and daughter. The funeral, which took place at Rookwood, was attended by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Evans and Mr. Wal. K. Evans, all of Gulgong. Our sincere sympathy is extended to the bereaved ones.

Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 19 Oct 1950 Page 18

Source: Australian National University

Source: Australian National University