Holloway was well-known in the Riverina district. He was the publican of the Carriers' Arms Hotel at Deniliquin and had previously been a coach-driver for Cobb and Co.  By December 1875 he had obtained a transfer of his license to his new public-house, named the Pretty Pine Hotel.
Holloway was a well-known figure in the Riverina district. He held a key position as the proprietor of the Carriers' Arms Hotel at Deniliquin and had previously worked as a coach driver for Cobb and Co. By December 1875, he had obtained permission to operate his own hotel, which he named the Pretty Pine.