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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1892

91 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 5

Crowding the Hotels

National Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 2

The Show, for which there is now being made so much preparation, is calculated to be one of the best attended ever held in the west, some evidence of…

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Sad Case of Suicide. a Well-known Bathurst Publican. No Cause Assigned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 2

This morning a thrill of horror ran through the city when it became known that Mr. John Stapleton, proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel, had committed suicide. At first the rumor was…

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Second Edition. the Cheque Fiend. Cheque Carrying Customers, and Cautionless Cashiers. the Fascinating Forger Falls In. the Cheque Cuss Catches It and Gets a Check Indeed. Pliant Publicans and Swindling Sinners. "Can You Cash Thischeque, Please." Our Advice Is, Don't !

National Advocate · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 3

AMONGST its many brilliant adantages, and amongst the many b[?]refits it confers on the people of the disrict, the Bathurst Agricultural Show lads,…

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A Burglary. Breaking Into a Hotel. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 2

Some burglars visited Paddington last night and attempted to break into a hotel, but were interrupted by the police…

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A Hotel Burnt Down. Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 3

Minmi (Newcastle) was to-day the scene of a terrible fire. The Duke of Argyle Hotel was burned to the ground and the licensee and…

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A Hotel Destroyed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 2

A Hotel at Swarich, Dalmatia, has been destroyed by dynamite…

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Hotel Disturbance. a Stolen Cab and Broken Heads. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1892 · page 3

An hotel at Bondi was to-day the scene of a row between several women. A few men during the afternoon were in the parlour drinking and a dispute arose,…

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Second Edition. 3 a.m. Hotel Accommodation

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 3

For hotel accommodation there is nothing in the west to compare with Bathurst. Go where, you will on this road, it is only in this town that the…

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Licensing Court. Monday, May 2

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 3

The Licensing Bench consisting of Mr. J. B. Graham, chairman, Hon. E. "Webb and Dr. W. F. Bassett, granted transfers of the licenses held by Messrs…

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Licensing Court. (Before the Police Magistrate, Hon E. Webb and.J. MacKey, [?]S.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 9 May 1892 · page 2

—Hynds was charged under the Licensing Act with selling liquor after hours. Constable Sheehy proved service of summons on Mrs. Hynds on Wednesday last…

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The Hotel Skift

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 1

A man with orange eyes thought he would take a girl, with whom he bad been playing tennis, oat for a row. So ho engaged one of tho public boats attached to the hotel. He…

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The Summer Hotel Bill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 2

" By tho way," remarked a guest to the landlord of a summer resort as he paid his bill and started away, " do you permit your help to accept tips?"…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. E. Webb, Bassett, and J. Mackey, J's. P.) Monday, May 16

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 3

Application was made for an extension of the license of the Park Hotel by Thomas Cashman. No objection was made by the police, and the house…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. B. Graham, P.m.) Monday, May 23

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1892 · page 2

Mr. A. G. Thompson appeared for Henry Browning and Co., applicants for the transfer of the wine and spirit license from W. H. Rickard, junr., to themselves. No objection…

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A Publican's League

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 2

The Licensed Victuallers have formed a defence fund to defend the publicans whose applications for the renewal of licenses have been objected to by the police, chiefly on the…

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An Hotel Robbery. a Safe Broken Into. Sydney, Monday Night

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 3

A robbery was committed at the New Brington Hotel, Lady Robinson's Beach, this morning, and a safe containing £170 was stolen. It is believed that the…

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Renewal of Licenses

National Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1892 · page 2

IT was the predecessor of the present general Secretary of the United Licensed Victuallers Association who first, on their behalf maintained that a publican's…

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Second Edition Licensing Court

National Advocate · Monday 13 June 1892 · page 3

The Bathurst Licensing Court will sit on the 20th instant…

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Licensing Court. Monday, June 13TH. (Before the Police Magistrate and Dr. Bassett, J.p.) Transfer of License

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 June 1892 · page 3

Charles Gwilliam, licensee of the Criterion Hotel, applied for a transfer of his license to Patrick Keegan, of Orange. Mr. Webb appeared for Keegan…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. B. Graham, P.M., and Dr. Basset, J.P.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1892 · page 2

PATRICK Keegan applied for a transfer of license from Chas. Gwilliam, of the Criterion Hotel, to himself. Mr. S. W. Webb appeared for the applicant and…

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