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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1890

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Rotten Sydney. Fatal Collapse of a Hotel. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 2

The terribly sudden collapse of a building in Lower George-street last evening startled the neighborhood and resulted in a shocking fatality. The building was…

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Billiard Licenses

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 2

THE only business dealt with in the Court of Petty Sessions this morning before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M., and Messrs. W. P. Tompson and…

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Hotel Struck by Lightning. SYDNEY, Saturday (afternoon.)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 3

During a thunderstorm at Murtee Point, near Wilcannia, yesterday a hotel was struck by lightning and greatly damaged…

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Further Licenses Granted

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1890 · page 3

IN the Licensing this afternoon a wine and spirit license was granted to E. Formby, on behalf of the South Australian Brewery, and a publican's license to…

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Roberts' Hotel Closed. License Opposed. Warm Words Between a Solicitor and the Sergeant

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1890 · page 2

IN the licensing Court this morning, Mr. Edwards, on behalf of H. L. Roberts, applied for a renewal of the license of the Oriental Hotel, Argent-street. He…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1890 · page 2

THE quarterly Licensing Court for the Broken Hill district was held this morning before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M., and Messrs. W. Tompson and Z. Lane, J.P.'s…

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New Hotel for the Pinnacles

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1890 · page 3

IN the Licensing Court this afternoon, before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M., and Mr. Z. Lane, J.P., licensing magistrates, John Smith applied for a conditional…

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Burke Ward. Mr. R. Sleath at the Tra[?]way Hotel

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 2

A MEETING of the ratepayers of Burke Ward was held last night to hear the views of Mr. R. Sleath and any other candidates who might attend. There…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 3

THE adjourned sitting of the Licensing Court was held to-day, Mr. Barnett, P.M., and Mr. W. Tompson, J.P., presiding…

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The Municipal Campaign. Wills Ward. Mr. Ferguson at the Mulga Hill Hotel

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 January 1890 · page 2

MR. W. J. FERGUSON, secretary of the Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association, and one of the candidates for Wills Ward, addressed a fair assemblage of the electors…

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Licensing Boardinghouses

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 2

THE subject of licensing boarding houses has been considerably agitated of late, and, in answer to questions, a number of the municipal candidates have expressed…

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Closing of Roberts' Hotel

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 2

IT has leaked out that there was more in the circumstances which led to the closing of the Oriental Hotel before last licensing day than appeared in the statements in…

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Roberts' Hotel. Application for License

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 3

CONSIDERABLE interest was taken in the application of Mr. H. L. Roberts for a license for the Oriental Hotel which came on in the Licensing Court this morning…

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A New Hotel

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 2

R. C. REES applied to the licensing magistrates this morning for a conditional license for a hotel which he proposed to build at Mulga Hill. Mr. Wilkinson…

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The Gladstone Hotel

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 2

IT will be remembered that the Gladstone Hotel was recently closed by the Senior-Sergeant (who is also licensing inspector) in consequence of the license having been…

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Roberts' Hotel. Another Adjournment

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 3

THIS afternoon Mr. Edwards asked the licensing bench to consider the application of H. L. Roberts for a license for the Oriental Hotel as an application for…

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Licensing Cases

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1890 · page 2

JOHN KENNEDY, of the Crown and Anchor Hotel, pleaded guilty to a charge of supplying liquors after hours. He was fined 40s., and costs; and Arthur Ledgard,…

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Licensing Court. Roberts' Hotel Re-opened

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 3

THE licensing bench consisting of Messrs. A. N. Brrnett, P.M., and W. P. Tompson, J.P., dealt with the following cases this morning:—…

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Robeery at the Silver Age Hotel

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1890 · page 2

The same men wero charged with stealing various articles of wearing apparel and mining scrip from the Silver Age Hotel. Constable Nolan stated that on arresting…

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Thc Late Hotel Robberies. Arrest of Suspects

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1890 · page 2

ALFRED MALONE, Thomas Quinn, and Denis Plunkett wore charged at the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. Hardacre, J.P., with stealing various…

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