Paterson River Hotels - list and links
The earliest licensed hotel in the Paterson district was 'The Hunter' which was operating by at least 1828. The 1850s and 1860s were the heyday of Paterson hotels, with five operating in Paterson itself. By 1870 there were just three. Under the stricter licensing laws of 1882 the number shrunk to the two hotels that are still in business in Paterson today.
- Albion Inn 1848-1856, on Albion Farm, on the eastern (Woodville) side of Paterson River. Licensee was Stephen Tucker in 1848, then George Baker. Further research needed.
- Allynbrook Wine Bar c1870s-1966
- Bush Inn 1838-1860 (Victoria Hotel 1882)
- Beatty Hotel (Victoria Hotel, Junction Inn) 1872-today
- Bush Inn 1838-1860 (Victoria Hotel 1882)
- Commercial Hotel (the Tavern) 1882 - today
- Court House Hotel 1876 - today
- Cricketers' Arms 1864-1875
- Cross Keys Hotel 1885-1911
- Crown Inn 1832-1837
- Farmers Hotel, Vacy 1897 - today
- Gresford Hotel 1897-1922.
- Gresford Inn 1865-1872. Benjamin Thomas was licensee in 1865, James Leake in 1866 and George Brooker from 1868 to 1872. Further information needed.
- Half Way House Inn, Vacy 1858-1896
- Hunter (the) 1828-1832
- Junction Inn (Beatty Hotel) 1872-today
- Paterson Hotel 1838-1861
- Plough Inn 1845-1882
- Royal Oak Inn (Royal Oak) 1861-1881
- Settlers Arms 1832-1842; 1845-1868
- Tavern (Commercial Hotel) 1882 - today
- Thistle Inn 1842-1844, licensed to James Broderick. Further research needed.
- Wellington Inn 1841-1861
- Willow Tree Inn, licensed to Joseph Woodall in December 1866 (Mait. Merc. 6 Dec p4 and 8 Dec p8), located at the southern end of Paterson township, "Maitland and Paterson Roads". Licence not renewed (further research needed).
- Wratting Hall 1840-1841, licensed to Charles Haylock in 1840 and Robert Murray in 1841. Further research needed.
See also
Publicans' licences for the Paterson River district (with some gaps 1861 to 1865):
- 1830 to 1860.
- 1860 to 1900 sorted by hotel name;
- 1860 to 1900 sorted by publican's name.
The first list above was extracted from the online index to publicans' licences at State Records NSW. The second and third lists have been extracted for research purposes on a non-commercial basis from: Knight, Ken and Fred Scott, Pubs and Publicans in NSW 1860-1900, Society of Australian Genealogists, 2016.