Complex sentence: On 24 October 1860 three weeks after lots in the new Town of Newcastle were auctioned William Tregoning called for tenders to build a 15 room hotel, Tregoning was grant a license for the Newcastle Hotel in April 1861.
Split into simpler sentences: On 24 October 1860, three weeks after lots in the new Town of Newcastle were auctioned, William Tregoning called for tenders to build a 15 room hotel. He was granted a license for the Newcastle Hotel in April 1861.