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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1884

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Grafton Licensing Bench. Tuesday, January 8. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. E. M. Ryan and A. Lardner, J.'sP.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1884 · page 4

James M'Kinnen and John Carpenter pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the Market Hotel with liquour at unlawful hours, and were fined 10s each, with costs of court…

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The Licensing Act and Booth Licenses

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1884 · page 4

A QUESTION occasionally arises as to the meaning of the principal clause in the Licensing Act touching booth licenses. Does payment of a fee of £2, when the license is granted, authorise the…

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Grafton Licensing Court. Friday, February 8. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. E. M. Ryan, J.p.) Breach of the Publicans' Act

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 4

Carl Burkhardt, landlord of the Saxonian Hotel, was charged with selling liquor on Sunday, the 3rd instant, the same being contrary to the provisions of the Act…

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Grafton Licensing Court. Friday, February 29. (Before the Police Megistrate and Mr. E. M. Ryan, J.P.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 4

A transfer of the license of the Orara Hotel from Elizabeth Hallahan, to Henry Reld, of South Grafton, was granted. Mr Norrie appeared on behalf of the transferce…

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Grafton Licensing Court. Tuesday, March 18. [Before the Police Magistrate.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1884 · page 3

Andrew Henitt, of the Turf Hotel, was charged by the police with selling liquor on Sunday. The information was dismissed. Michael O'Kriffe, of the Steam Ferry Hotel, South…

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Grafton Licensing Court. Tuesday, March 25. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. E. M. Ryan, J.P.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 4

An application was made through Mr. Norrie for a transfer of the license of Rees' Family Hotel, South Grafton, from Thomas Rees to John Braham. An objection was lodged by the police that the applicant…

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Maclean Licensing Court. Thursday, April 3

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1884 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs, J. B. Crabbe and D. Shearer, J.'sP. An application for a certificate for a publican's license for the house at Yamba known as the Pacific…

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Grafton Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 15. (Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs. E. M. Ryan, and A. Lardner, J's.P

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 3

A TRANSFER of the license of the Commercial Hotel, Copmanhurst, from George Cooper to Joseph Hann, was granted. The Inspector's quarterly report was laid before the court. RESERVE FROM SALE FOR ACCESS TO WATER.—…

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Grafton Licensing Court. Tuesday, June 10. [Before the Polilce Magistrate, and Messrs E. M. Ry[?]n, and A. Lardner, J.'sP.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 3

The following applications for renewals of publicans' licenses were granted, there being no objections raised on the part of the police. Gertrude Flesel, Cross Roads hotel…

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Grafton Licensing Court. Tuesday, July 15. [Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. E. M. Ryan, and A. Lardner, Js'.P.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 3

JOHN HENRY COOK was summoned for having, on the 7th inst., permitted music to be played in his licensed house. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s, and 4s 10d costs of court. The same defendant was then charged with allowing dancing…

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Licensed Victuallers' Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1884 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting of licensed victuallers and the public, was convened for last evening, at the Theatre Royal. There was an attendance of about 50 or 60 people, but very few of the hotelkeepers were…

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Chapter Iii. Here Shows Spirit—thoughts of Mrs. Pysche Handslip—hotel, Kew—dog[?] Faithful— He[?]e's Danger and Resoue—the Will

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 6

When Heb[?] saw her father was dead, the she w[?] but a child, she understood what death was; she realised it so far that she knew her father would speak no more—that he had gone, as he said, to her…

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Chapter Iv. Hotel Kew—john Brown's Intention—faithful—school—start for Diggings

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 6

The reader must suppose one month since what is recorded in the last chapter happened to have passed, Mrs Handslip still remaining at the hotel, for reasons of her own. Had she been a widow of…

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Grafton Licensing Bench

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 4

Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. E. M. Ryan and A. Lardner, J.'sP. Kate Healey was summoned for allowing a sign to remain on the promises lately, known as the Post…

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Grafton Licensing Bench. Before the Police Magistrate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1884 · page 3

The license of the Clarence and Richmond hotel, in Victoria-street, was transferred from Thomas Winkley to Frederick Gunthorpe…

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A Curious Licensing Point

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1884 · page 10

THE Albury correspondent of the Age states that a few weeks since an application by a local hotel-keeper for a booth licence at the fortnightly cattle sales was opposed on behalf…

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Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 8

Before Mr A. L. M'Dougal, P.M., and Mr D. Shearer, J.P. A booth and stand license was granted to R. Smail for the Brushgrove sports, on 16th instant. The application of Benjamin Wright for a colonial…

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Grafton Licensing Bench. Tuesday, September 30. Sly Grog Selling

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 3

Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. E. M. Ryan, J.P. Louisa Balchin was charged with having, on the 10th September, at the Travellers' Rest, in the licensing district of Grafton, sold 2s worth of rum, she at the time not being the holder of a…

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Licensing Bench. Before the Po[?] Ma[?]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1884 · page 8

Two certificates for [?] licen[?] were granted for Demonstration on Thursday next, at Elizabeth Island, to Mrs Elizabeth [?] and James Tulley…

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Grafton Licensing Court. Tuesday, October 28

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1884 · page 3

Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs E. M. Ryan, and A. Lardner, J's. P. A booth and stand license was granted to Andrew Hewitt, for the Grafton racecourse, on Wednesday…

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