Liquor licence Granted 1870
On the 12th September 1870 at the Bench of Magistrates in Adelaide's Rundle Street, John Gowling applied for the first liquor licence at the Cumberland Hotel, situated in the suburb of Glanville on the Lefevre Peninsula. John Gowling was represented by Messrs. Cullen and J. W. Downer. Licensee's Mr. Goldsworthy, of the Glanville Hotel, and for Mr. Reynolds, owner of the Lord Exmouth Hotel apposed the application and where represented by Mr. Boucaut.
Mr. Cullen presented the bench with a memorial signed by most of the captains of vessels at the Port towards John Gowlings' upstanding character but the Bench decided that, as they now had an Inspector of Public Houses, that for the future they would not entertain memorials as such. The Inspector of Public Houses Mr. Galbraith, stated that the applicant was of good character, and that the house was required in
the neighbourhood.
Subsequently the licence was granted and John Gowing became The Cumberland Hotels first legitimate publican.
The Bench of Magistrates where Sir Jas. H. Fisher (Chairman), J,M. Solomon (Mayor of Adelaide), S. Beddome (Police Magistrate), S. Tomkinson, T. Giles, J. Formby (Mayor of Port Adelaide) and G. Hamilton (Commissioner of Police) see more at https://thecumberlandhotel.com.au