John Gibbs
| John Gibbs]] | |
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| Occupation | Publican |
| Years active | 1856-1859 |
| Known for | Charlie Napier Hotel |
| Home town | Ballarat |
John Gibbs was a publican, businessman and local politician in Ballarat, Victoria, <1856-1859>.
History[edit | edit source]
John Gibbs made gas from gum leaves and oil in the 1850s – this was used in several buildings, including the Charlie Napier Hotel in Main Road. Gibbs held the publican's license for the hotel in 1856 and 1857.[1][2]
In June 1857 he was cautioned in the Licensing Court for the way he ran the hotel:
Mr Inspector Taylor said the bedrooms, when he first saw the house, were defective, and not so clean as might be wished, but since then that had been altered. He believed Mr Gibbs did his best to keep the house in good order. Granted, the Bench remarking that the observations made with regard to the United States must apply to the Charlie Napier, and impressed upon the applicant the necessity of not supplying intoxicated persons with liquor. He must also keep the bedrooms clean all through the year and not only just before licensing day.[3]
He was elected to the first Ballarat East Council on 1 June 1857[4], after an extensive advertising campaign in the local newspapers.[1]
In July 1858. Gibbs was granted a night license for the hotel.[5] His license was renewed in June 1858 and 1859.[6][7]
Gibbs' daughter, Amy, married Ernest Henry Lawson in 1882. Her wedding dress is held by the Gold Museum Ballarat.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1857 'Advertising', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 29 May, p. 1. (ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE STAR), viewed 24 Jul 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66042419
- ↑ The Geelong, Ballarat, and Creswick's Creek commercial directory and almanac for 1856 : with a map of Geelong, 1856.
- ↑ 1857 'GENERAL ANNUAL LICENSING MEETING.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 13 June, p. 2. , viewed 10 Aug 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66042654
- ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carrick/Ballarat%20a%20to%20b.html accessed 15 March 2013.
- ↑ 1858 'EASTERN POLICE COURT.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 15 July, p. 2. , viewed 05 Nov 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66049185
- ↑ 1858 'EASTERN POLICE COURT.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 16 June, p. 2. , viewed 04 Dec 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66048685
- ↑ 1859 'AFTERNOON SITTINGS.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 14 June, p. 3. , viewed 13 Sep 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66053609