Department of Education - Archives Office of Tasmania

Brief Guide 11: records relating to the issue of publican’s licences

This list includes records relating to the granting of public house licences. It is not a comprehensive list - other records will be found among the various district lower court records and those of the Licensing Court. Use the search facility in Tasmanian Archives Online.
Tasmania
TRE47 Certificates received from various local licensing courts as to the fitness of applicants to hold public house licences, and authorising their issue 1838 - 1853 
LC31 Registers of applications for hotel licences 1881 - 1907, 1953 - 1958, Jun 1959 - Jun 1961, 1963, 1965 - 1976
TRE50 Register of hotel and public house licences issued 1919 - 1955
LC449 Applications for licences to sell liquor - Brighton, Clarence, Glamorgan, Green Ponds, Richmond, Sorell and Spring Bay 1828 - 1848, 1855
LC450 Publicans recognizances - Brighton, Clarence, Glamorgan, Green Ponds, Richmond, Sorell and Spring Bay 1833 - 1848
LC448 Minutes of meetings of Justices to consider applications for public house licences - Brighton, Clarence, Glamorgan, Richmond, Spring Bay Sep 1841 - Dec 1856
Beaconsfield
AB427 Record of meetings of the Licensing Court Dec 1917 - Dec 1931
LC40 Applications for public house licences Oct 1895 - Jul 1896
LC41 Butts of certificates of transfer of licensed premises Feb 1905 - Jun 1932
LC43 Butts of hotel licences issued Dec 1909 - Dec 1932
Bothwell
LC50 Register of applications to the Licensing Court with decisions Aug 1919 - May 1950
LC51 Copies of certificates for public house licences granted Nov 1933 - Dec 1942
Brighton see Tasmania
Bruny
LC60 Applications for hotel licences and associated papers Oct 1937 - Dec 1952
Burnie
LC634 Register of applications to the Licensing Court for publicans licences, including prosecutions Oct 1954 - Dec 1958
LC635 Register of applications for liquor licences 1959 - Jan 1966
Campbell Town
LC87 Minutes of annual meetings of the Licensing Court Sep 1841 - 1919
AC848 Four applications for hotel licences and renewals 1848 - 1849
Circular Head
LC20 Miscellaneous correspondence and associated papers on licensing matters 1903 - 1912
Clarence see Tasmania
Deloraine
LC571 Applications, minutes and associated papers of the Licensing Court 1887, 1900 - 1922
Devonport
LC568 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench 1866 - 1918
LC127 Applications for hotel licences Oct 1951 - Feb 1953
Evandale
AB224 Applications and correspondence relating to public house licences c 1848 - 1864
Fingal
LC146 Register of applications for hotel licences Feb 1945 - Dec 1949
Flinders Island
AD391 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Court Aug 1912 - Dec 1917
George Town
LC160 Applications for hotel licences Dec 1950 - Feb 1953
LC161 Butts of public house licences issued Dec 1903 - Dec 1909
Glamorgan see Tasmania
Glenorchy
LC181 Carbon copies of authorities issued by the Licensing Court to publicans to sell liquor under hotel licences Nov 1941 - Apr 1955
Green Ponds see also Tasmania
LC196 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Court 1841 - 1856, 1869 - 1916. 1918 - 1952
Hamilton
LC214 Register of applications for hotel licences 1849 - 1907, 1909 - 1930
MCC15/28 Register of public house licences issued 1871 - 1881
LC215 Applications to keep public houses and associated papers 1863 - 1913
Hobart
LC269 Minutes of proceedings in the Licensing Court 1833 - 1900
LC270 Register of applications for hotel licences, meal permits Nov 1923 - Feb 1953
LC271 Record of convictions of licensed publicans Oct 1855 - 1892
LC273 Applications for late licences, meal permits and associated papers relating to hotels 1932 - 1952
Huon
LC285 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench Dec 1859 - Mar 1900
Kentish
LC333 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench ( also includes Devonport, Latrobe, Kentish, Penguin and Ulverstone) Dec 1866 - Dec1885
Kingborough
LC309 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench Dec 1857 - Dec 1914
LC310 Register of applications for hotel licences Jan 1918 - Nov 1952
Latrobe
LC333 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench Dec 1866 - Dec 1885
LC334 Register of applications for hotel licences Nov 1921 - Nov 1951
Launceston
LC350 Applications for hotel licences Dec 1934 - Nov 1952
Longford
LC365 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench 1848 - 1886, 1888 - 1896
New Norfolk
LC379 Register of applications for hotel licences Oct 1952 - Mar 1953
LC380 Applications, petitions and associated papers relating to the licensing of hotels 1837, 1848, 1925 - 1926, 1943 - 1950
Oatlands
LC394 Register of applications for licences to sell liquor 1918 - 1929
AC854 Applications for hotel licences 1848
Penguin
LC413 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench Dec 1866 - Jan 1908
Port Cygnet
LC285 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench 1859 - Mar 1900
LC417 Register of late licences issued by the Licensing Court 1959 - 1961
Portland
LC425 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench 1885 - 1914
LC426 Register of applications for hotel licences 1943 - 1952
LC427 Applications for hotel licences and associated papers 1892 - 1904
Queenstown
LC439 Register of applications for hotel licences 1938 - 1952
Richmond see Tasmania
Ringarooma
AB459 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench 1908 - 1917
LC462 Register of applications to the Licensing Court 1927 - 1953
St Leonards
AB381 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Court Dec1908 - Dec 1917
Scottsdale
LC476 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Court Nov 1934 - Nov 1951
LC477 Applications for hotel licences and associated papers 1937 - 1950
Sorell see also Tasmania
LC491 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Court Dec 1934 - Aug 1950
Spring Bay see Tasmania
Strahan
LC503 Minutes of the Licensing Court Dec 1906 - Nov 1924
Ulverstone
LC517 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench Dec 1866 - Jan 1908
Wynyard
LC548 Minutes of meetings of the Licensing Bench 1867 - 1876, 1908 - 1921
Zeehan
MCC39/12 Butts of hotel licences issued 1912 - 1914, 1916 - 1921
LC560 Applications for hotel licences and associated papers