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Black Diamond Hotel
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Where the Civic Block is was the Black Diamond Hotel - that well known hostelry, which was opened by Mr. Robert Hackworthy who gave it that name. On the upper floor of the hotel was an entertainment hall. There lodge meetings and many convivial gatherings took place
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Cottage Creek Bridge (Hotel)
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An old Established business to be let - The Railway Hotel near the Cottage Bridge, Newcastle. The house contains ten rooms in addition to the bar, kitchen, wash house, and store. It has a large yard with stabling and an excellent well of water. It is in very good repair; is situated in an increasing neighbourhood and is now in full trade etc
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Article re Old Newcastle - Where the Criterion Hotel now stands, on the corner of Hunter street and Bolton street, stood a timber yard in the 1860s; and it is on record that the blacks camped there earlier.
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Croft's Commercial Hotel
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Joseph Croft late of Clarence town. Taking up 'Croft's Commercial Hotel' in Newcastle.
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Estall's Victoria Hotel
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Notice by Henry Brabason mentioning Estall's Hotel at Paterson
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Farquharson's Hotel
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Watt St. Newcastle
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Previously known as the Victoria hotel. Advertisement to lease. Drawing, sitting and bedrooms. Magnificent ballroom where Sir Charles Fitzroy was once entertained
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Farrier's Arms (hotel)
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Charles Whittaker granted license for the Farrier's Arms
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Freemasons Arms Hotel
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Premises lately known as the Freemasons Arms offered for sale
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A Corporal of the 99th regiment killed in a fight with native youths at Grove's hotel
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HIdden Treasure Hotel
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Laman Street, Newcastle
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Australian Town and Country Journal
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The late Mr. Peter Street, whose death occurred at the residence of his son, Mr. Charles Street, at Islington, arrived in Australia in 1852, and shortly afterwards became associated with the gold diggings in Victoria. On one occasion he, with two companions, was stuck up by Frank Gardiner, the bushranger, and his gang. Mr. Street had with him gold to the value, of £150, which was wrapped in some pieces of cloth, and which the bushrangers failed to detect in their search. Having assured himself that the prospectors had no money Gardner- gave them 10s each, and told them to keep off the road for the future. Mr. Street went to Newcastle in 1857, and started business as a builder and contractor. Among his contracts was the building of the old stone structure in Laman-street,: formerly the Hidden Treasure Hotel. The hotel derived its name from the fact that Mr. Street, while sinking a well, came across a bucket containing a large number of coins. Among other buildings with the erection of which Mr. Street was associated was the old Newcastle Post Office, at the corner of Hunter and Watt streets, now used as the offices of the Public Works. Department. The deceased was born in Alsabe-Lorraine. in 1836, when it was French territory
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Description of property
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Bailey's public house
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Innkeeper John Lumley robbed by Smith and Rideout
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Early Days of Port Stephens
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Hillier's Inn near the wharf described by Sir E. Parry as clean and neat
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Robert Wright. Inn at Rutherford
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John Heuston, Innkeeper
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Chivers. Inn robbed by the Jew Boy Gang
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Hugh McMillan innkeeper