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The
Union Inn was built by
George Muir
James Pawsey
held the license for the
Union in 1834. Had
previously been innkeeper at the
Australian Inn
in Newcastle. His wife Dorothy died there in 1832. In November 1833 the
Union Hotel and 14 other buildings allotments were advertised for sale.
The hotel had a frontage of 68 feet in Newcastle Street and 256 feet on
a street and road leading to Green Hills. A road 12 feet wide from
Newcastle Street to communicate with the Stable yard had been made. In
the house there were 2 rooms 30 ft by 20 ft, a hall 14 ft by 20 ft.; 8
good bed rooms, a bar with accommodations for a family, a large kitchen
and store, also a well of water. James Pawsey had taken a lease on the
hotel for three years.
James Cox
had been publican at the Union Inn for several years
by 1844. The following was recorded in the Maitland Mercury in
1844
(26)
Quit Rent sale - A
sale of Mr. James Cox's furniture for arrears of
quit rent, took place at his Hotel East Maitland 25
October. The sum levied for was 140 pounds which had
been allowed to accumulate for the last ten or
twelve years. The furniture in every room of the
house was sold, and though there was a large number
of persons present at the sale such was the feeling
evinced that scarcely any person was found to bid;
the property which was sold cost originally between
£800 and
£900 and it was sold for 34; for instance two
beds and bedroom furniture were knocked down for
£1/3- pounds. This sale must, we think, clearly show
the folly and injustice of the government in
enforcing the collection of these quit rents at the
present time. It is evident that parties will not
bid at such sales, and whatever is sold is disposed
of at a most ruinous sacrifice, and with great
injustice towards the party levied upon, without realising after all the
amount levied . (27)
William Slack was
Innkeeper in 1845 having previous kept the Shamrock Inn. He left the
Union Inn for the Rose Inn in 1846 (28)
In April 1846 The
Union Hotel was advertised for lease for a term of years on 'very
reasonable terms'. Should an offer have been made by any respectable
party the premises were to be put in to thorough repair.
(29)
(26)MM 20 April 1844
(27)MM 28 October 1843
(28)MM
22 April 1846
(29)MM 1 April 1846
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