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

Hotels & licensing, 1898

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday an application by David Purser for a transfer of the Edinboro' Castle Hotel to Michael Treanor was granted, there being no…

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Sensational Burglary at an Hotel. a Trio of Desperadoes. a Landlady Assaulted

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 2

A daring case of burglary is reported to have occurred at the Star Hotel, situated at the lower end of William-street, at about 11.30 last night. Three…

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The Star Hotel License

National Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday morning, Mrs. Pryce, of the Star Hotel, again applied for the transfer of the license of the Star Hotel from her husband to herself, as the…

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Breach of the Licensing Act

National Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 2

At the police court yesterday (before the P.M.), Licensing Inspector McDonnell proceeded against Charles William Hill, licensee of the Bridge Hotel, Perth, on a charge of…

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A Giant Cheap Hotel

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 3

The president of the United States is reported taking considerable interest just now in the problem which social reformers expect to solve by the…

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A License

The Gulgong Advertiser and Western Districts Representative · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 3

At the local Licensing Court on Monday last, before Messrs S.T. Bishop and C. Harris Je, P., a hawkers’ license was granted to Martin…

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Licensing Court. Publican's Renewal

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 9

Geo. Cooper, licensee of the Overlander's Hotel, Obley, applied for a renewal of his license. Mr. Kinna, appeared for the applicant, and…

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday a renewal of publican's license was granted to Charles Frances, Royal Hotel, Palmer's Oakey, and a renewal of billiard license to…

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday (before Mr. C. E. Smith, L.M.), a music permit was granted to M. J. Lawler, licensee of tho Oxford Hotel,…

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Carcoar Quarterly Licensing Court. Tuesday. Jan. 18th, 1898. Before Messrs Byrnes, Clark and Platt, L. MS

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 2

Richard O'Bien, charged with keeping open his hotel a Lyndhurst after 11 p.m., pleaded not guilty.—Constable Grenenger stated that at 11.40 p.m., on 31st…

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Deputy Licensing Magistrates

National Advocate · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 2

Messrs. R. T. B. Gaden and R. G. Dul hunty have been appointed deputy licensing magistrates at Wellington and Dubbo respectively, during the temporary absence of…

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday (before Mr. C. E. Smith, P.M., Dr. W. F. Bassett and Hon. F. Jago Smith, L.M'b.) an application was made by Michael Toomey for the…

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Dubbo Licensing Court. Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, P.M., John Dacre Wilkinson, licensee of the Royal Hotel, and Henry Porter, of the Western Star Hotel, pleaded…

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Hotel with 2,250 Rooms

Molong Argus · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 4

The largest hotel structure in the world is to be erected in Boston during the coming year. A company, of which the Hon, Charles Frau[?] Adams is the president, has just purchased…

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Fire in an Hotel. 50 People Killed. London, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 3

A fire destroyed a six storey hotel at Spokane, Washington, U.S.A., last night. There were 100 residents in the hotel and it is believed that 50 of these…

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate and Dr. W. F. Bassett, J.P., William Liddle Wilson, of Oberon, applied for a certificate…

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Application Under the Licensing Act

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1898 · page 3

At the Bathurst Licensing Court on Monday last William Liddle Wilson, of Oberon, applied for a certificate authorising the issue of a conditional publican's license for a house to be erected at Oberon…

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Publicans and the Income Tax

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 2

A recent decision of the court allows a publican when sending his Income Tax returns, to deduct the annual pro rata expended in purchasing the goodwill, license,…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, February 16. (Before Capt. Bracey. L.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 4

Frank Pugh was granted a billiard license for premises situate in Inch-street, adjoining Mortlock's hotel…

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Here & There Licensing Court

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday (before ths P.M.) Cadwell Howard applied for the transfer of the license of the Plough and Harrow Hotel, Howick-street, to Richard…

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