114:) developed a high level of prejudice towards him as a result of what were considered flagrant misdemeanours in the past. Craig tried to circumvent them by appealing directly to the government but was unsuccessful, and when his application eventually came before the magistrates he received a most adverse report which concluded with the remark: "He is the most lawless man in the district and not fit man to have a licence".
125:
his licence except for the timely intervention of Mary. She pleaded that her husband had built a large house, had a large family and if he lost his licence he would be ruined. This emotional outbreak, coupled with strong community support for the Craigs, tipped the scales in their favour and his licence was not lost.
313:
Inquirer, 25 August 1852, p.2; Perth
Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 14 May 1852, p.6; Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 27 August 1852, p.2; Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 10 September 1852, p.2.; Perth Gazette and Independent
124:
In
October 1854, Craig sold alcohol on a Sunday and an incident that some described as a riot occurred at the Castle Hotel, resulting in extensive damage to the building. His hotel was accused of being “a playground for drunks”. He was fined by the magistrates but refused to pay. He would have lost
157:
as having taken place at “Craig’s public house”. An indignant Samuel Craig wrote a letter to the paper saying that “such an atrocity has never been committed on my premises since I have kept the Castle Hotel, extending over 14 years”. The newspaper published a note to the effect that the “case of
117:
On 26 August 1854, Samuel Craig was summoned to the York Police Court on information supplied by Joseph
Kenworthy for charging “a person named Redmile” for “two bottles of grog” sold from his new premises when he did not have a license for the new premises. Redmile refused to give evidence and the
139:
In
September 1863, Craig was fined ÂŁ5 for breach of the Publican's Ordinance. In November he advertised that the Perth authorities had refused to renew his licence, claiming that the "best appointed inn in the Colony" was about to be closed down. Craig tried to arouse the local community against
90:
On 8 May 1852, Craig was granted a liquor licence for the
Agricultural and Commercial Hotel. Craig announced improvements to the Agricultural and Commercial Hotel in August and September 1852. Then in August 1853, Monger advertised that the York Hotel was available for lease, indicating that Craig
135:
In
October 1862, Craig advertised that he had completed a large addition to his hotel but within two months he also announced that he was about to retire because of hill-health and would rent his premises. In January the next year, Craig announced he would put the hotel up for sale.
87:. A claim was made against Craig by a man called Byrnes for return of a horse sold to Craig for £30 (“when Byrnes was sober”) to pay for liquor bills on 13 January 1852. Following this, Craig was shortly after reported as racing a horse called Tom O’Shanter.
143:
In 1864, Craig lost his liquor licence, a cause of some public debate given that the hotel was considered the “best appointed house in the Colony”. The problem was overcome by Joseph Monger temporarily holding a licence for the Craigs.
43:
According to family legend, Craig invented a means for igniting and extinguishing street lights from the ground, thus obviating the need for ladders, however there is no evidence of any patent having been lodged.
140:
the magistrates, who were supported by the local correspondent who pointed out that objections to Craig were his breaches of the Act not to his fine house. However Craig retained his licence.
118:
magistrates threatened to fine
Redmile £20 because he would not support the information supplied by Kenworthy. Craig said he was giving the “grog” away to friends. He was fined £10.
37:
Craig was born on the farm at Nether-Garrel, Kirkmichael, Scotland, prior to 10 October 1802, He was the second son of John Craig and his second wife
Henrietta Bell.
480:
350:
Jennings, Rodger (2020). Over the Hills: A History of York 1834–1880. Carlisle, Western
Australia: Hesperian Press. ISBN 0859057127. OCLC 1193020942, p.187.
332:
Jennings, Rodger (2020). Over the Hills: A History of York 1834–1880. Carlisle, Western
Australia: Hesperian Press. ISBN 0859057127. OCLC 1193020942, p.187.
404:
Jennings, Rodger (2020). Over the Hills: A History of York 1834–1880. Carlisle, Western Australia: Hesperian Press. ISBN 0859057127. OCLC 1193020942, p239.
359:
Jennings, Rodger (2020). Over the Hills: A History of York 1834–1880. Carlisle, Western Australia: Hesperian Press. ISBN 0859057127. OCLC 1193020942, p188.
475:
71:. The Craigs must have come with some money and status as they donated 2 guineas for the erection of an independent chapel in
198:
Joseph Monger, one of the sons of John Henry Monger Snr, had married Craig's daughter Mary Jane Craig on 4 March 1862.
103:
on land he purchased from Monger. However, Craig had difficulty transferring the liquor licence to his new hotel.
60:
on 27 July 1850. After arrival, his middle name was changed from the name of his village priest, Smail, to Smale.
107:
129:
22:
161:
Craig and his wife Mary continued to run the Castle Hotel until his death. His hotel was very successful.
84:
470:
465:
121:
An acrimonious debate ensued in relation to the licence but Craig eventually received his licence.
485:
100:
26:
53:
111:
207:
148:
67:
dated 27 August 1850 complaining about the conduct of Mr Parr, Surgeon Superintendent on
63:
The Colony's first introduction to the Craig family was a letter from the Craigs to the
459:
153:
83:
On 25 November 1851, Craig purchased the licence for and leased the York Hotel from
395:
The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 2 January 1863, p.2.
286:
Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 16 January 1852, p.4.
368:
Letter from the Colonial Secretary to the Resident Magistrate 24 February 1859.
323:
Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 12 August 1853, p.2.
304:
Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 14 May 1852, p.6.
277:
John Maxwell Freeland: The Australian Pub, Melbourne University Press, 1966.
72:
241:
John Boyd Craig: HeirLine, a private family history, 2002(?) (unpublished).
259:
Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 27 August 1850.
413:
The West Australian Times 3 December 1863 p.2 and 10 December 1863, p.2.
52:
By whatever means, he amassed enough money to bring his family to the
449:
The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times, 17 December 1869, p.3.
158:
stabbing occurred at Albert’s York Hotel on the day in question”.
431:
Perth Gazette and Western Australian Times 14 September 1866, p.3.
250:
Rica Erickson: The Bride Ships, Hesperian Press, Perth, p.14.
147:
In September 1866, a conditional pardon man was stabbed by a
180:
This was the first bride ship, carrying 43 single women.
29:, which was then run by the Craig family for 137 years.
314:
Journal of Politics and News 24 September 1852, p.2.
164:
Craig died at the Castle Hotel on 12 December 1869.
128:Craig provided bricks for the construction of the
440:Eastern Districts Chronicle, 17 August 1917, p.3.
40:In 1842, at age 40, he married Mary Anne Morton.
21:(1802-1864), and his wife Mary were settlers to
8:
422:The West Australian Times 29 September 1864.
237:
235:
233:
231:
229:
227:
341:Inquirer Inquirer, 6 September 1854, p.3.
223:
173:
25:who arrived in 1850 and then built the
189:This is presumed to be the York Hotel.
7:
481:People from York, Western Australia
151:holder. This was reported in the
14:
268:Inquirer 26 November 1851, p.1,
295:Inquirer 21 January 1852, p.3.
210:described Craig as his banker.
1:
476:Settlers of Western Australia
386:Inquirer, 31 December 1862.
502:
377:Inquirer, 15 October 1862.
56:, arriving on the ship
23:York, Western Australia
99:Craig constructed the
85:John Henry Monger Snr
65:Independent Journal
19:Samuel Smale Craig
54:Swan River Colony
493:
450:
447:
441:
438:
432:
429:
423:
420:
414:
411:
405:
402:
396:
393:
387:
384:
378:
375:
369:
366:
360:
357:
351:
348:
342:
339:
333:
330:
324:
321:
315:
311:
305:
302:
296:
293:
287:
284:
278:
275:
269:
266:
260:
257:
251:
248:
242:
239:
211:
205:
199:
196:
190:
187:
181:
178:
501:
500:
496:
495:
494:
492:
491:
490:
456:
455:
454:
453:
448:
444:
439:
435:
430:
426:
421:
417:
412:
408:
403:
399:
394:
390:
385:
381:
376:
372:
367:
363:
358:
354:
349:
345:
340:
336:
331:
327:
322:
318:
312:
308:
303:
299:
294:
290:
285:
281:
276:
272:
267:
263:
258:
254:
249:
245:
240:
225:
220:
215:
214:
208:William Marwick
206:
202:
197:
193:
188:
184:
179:
175:
170:
149:ticket-of-leave
130:York courthouse
97:
81:
50:
35:
12:
11:
5:
499:
497:
489:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
458:
457:
452:
451:
442:
433:
424:
415:
406:
397:
388:
379:
370:
361:
352:
343:
334:
325:
316:
306:
297:
288:
279:
270:
261:
252:
243:
222:
221:
219:
216:
213:
212:
200:
191:
182:
172:
171:
169:
166:
96:
93:
91:had moved on.
80:
77:
49:
46:
34:
31:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
498:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
463:
461:
446:
443:
437:
434:
428:
425:
419:
416:
410:
407:
401:
398:
392:
389:
383:
380:
374:
371:
365:
362:
356:
353:
347:
344:
338:
335:
329:
326:
320:
317:
310:
307:
301:
298:
292:
289:
283:
280:
274:
271:
265:
262:
256:
253:
247:
244:
238:
236:
234:
232:
230:
228:
224:
217:
209:
204:
201:
195:
192:
186:
183:
177:
174:
167:
165:
162:
159:
156:
155:
154:Perth Gazette
150:
145:
141:
137:
133:
131:
126:
122:
119:
115:
113:
109:
106:Magistrates (
104:
102:
94:
92:
88:
86:
78:
76:
74:
70:
66:
61:
59:
55:
47:
45:
41:
38:
32:
30:
28:
24:
20:
16:
445:
436:
427:
418:
409:
400:
391:
382:
373:
364:
355:
346:
337:
328:
319:
309:
300:
291:
282:
273:
264:
255:
246:
203:
194:
185:
176:
163:
160:
152:
146:
142:
138:
134:
127:
123:
120:
116:
105:
101:Castle Hotel
98:
95:Castle Hotel
89:
82:
68:
64:
62:
57:
51:
42:
39:
36:
27:Castle Hotel
18:
17:
15:
471:1864 deaths
466:1802 births
460:Categories
218:References
132:in 1859.
79:York Hotel
48:Emigration
33:Early life
486:Publicans
73:Fremantle
108:Meares
69:Sophia
58:Sophia
168:Notes
112:Cowan
110:and
462::
226:^
75:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.