Jessie M. Burford
| Jessie M. Burford | |
|---|---|
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| Occupation | Publican |
| Years active | 1887-1889 |
| Known for | Beehive Hotel |
| Home town | Ballarat |
Jessie McKenzie Burford was a publican in Ballarat, <1887-1889>.
History[edit | edit source]
Is she the woman in this report?:
Jessie Burford and Matilda Collins, two decent-looking married women, were charged with stealing two shirts from the shop of Mr. Palmer, Bridge House. The evidence was conclusive, and the police magistrate, in awarding punishment, said he very much regretted that he was compelled to send women of their apparent respectability to gaol for any period. Under the circumstances, he should sentence them each to forty-eight hours imprisonment.[1]
Burford held the license for the Beehive Hotel in Main Road, Ballarat.
In March 1886 the license was held by Joseph Burford. He was charged with Sunday trading, but the case was postponed as he was unwell[2]
In December 1887 Jessie held the license which was renewed with conditions.[3]
In March 1888 an attempt was made to burn the hotel down:
t is reported that a package of gun powder, with a fuse attached, was discovered a few evenings ago under a pillow on a sofa in a room at the Beehive hotel, Main road. The persons who placed the powder on the sofa must have intended incendiarism, as the fuse had been lighted, but fortunately it was extinguished through the want of air before the fire reached the powder in the package. The matter has been reported to the police.[4]
In June 1888 Jessie was fined for Sunday trading:
Jessie Burford, licensee of the Beehive hotel, Main road, was yesterday mulct in a penalty of £5, with costs, for selling liquor on Sunday, the 3rd instant. Another charge of having the doors leading to the bar unlocked was withdrawn.[5]
A couple of weeks after the Sunday trading offense, the licensee is said to be Sarah Ann Burford.[6] The hotel was in poor condition at this time:
An old wooden building, 21 rooms, with the exception of three, none of them, in his opinion, fit to be occupied, especially up stairs. It was fairly well conducted, but the house was in a state of decay.[6]
In March 1889, Jessie is again the publican, and she transferred the license to Thomas Edward Juff.[7]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1865 'BALLARAT.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 20 April, p. 6. , viewed 14 Jul 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5738967
- ↑ 1886 'BALLARAT LICENSING COURT.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 27 March, p. 4. , viewed 27 Apr 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204429720
- ↑ 1887 'BALLARAT LICENSING COURT.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 9 December, p. 2. , viewed 16 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209209691
- ↑ 1888 'No title', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 15 March, p. 2. , viewed 08 Jul 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209214444
- ↑ 1888 'No title', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 15 June, p. 2. , viewed 14 Jul 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209443184
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 1888 'MAIN ROAD HOUSES.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 26 June, p. 3. , viewed 29 Nov 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209443734
- ↑ 1889 'No title', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 28 March, p. 2. , viewed 14 Jul 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204041448