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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1904

83 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 5

Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 August 1904 · page 2

Messrs. Stevenson, P.M., and Mills, J.P., adjudicated in the Licensing Court today. Tho license of the Cabio Hotel was transferred from William Blows to Andrew…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 September 1904 · page 4

Messrs. Stevenson. P.M., and Mills. J.P., in the Licensing Court to-day, grunted the following licenses:—Removal of publican's license and to curry on business in temporary…

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The Publican's Bottle

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 3

From a Sydney divorce case:— A barmaid witness said the respondent (her employer) asked her to fill up a gin bottle with…

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Amazing Forgetfulness. Strange Finds at Big Hotels

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 3

"I fool sure," said the chief of the detective staff of one of London's biggest hotels to a press representative, "that even if [?] were to show you my record book of the…

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A Dreadful Fire. Hotel Destroyed. Father and Two Children Burnt. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 1

A dreadful occurrence is reported from Moyston, near Ararat. The Bull and Mouth Hotel was last night destroyed by fire and the owner and…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 1

Messrs. Stevenson, L.M., and Eley, J.P., adjudicated in the Licensing Court to-day. Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted to William J. Hewton, Excelsior Hotel;…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 October 1904 · page 1

In the Licensing Court this morning, before Messrs. Stevenson, L. M., Mills and Eley, J[?] P., re[?] of publican's licenses were…

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A Publican in Trouble. Alleged Doctored Drink. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 October 1904 · page 4

Eli Worfold Sizer, licensee of the Normanby Hotel, Mulgrave-road, who some weeks back was fined £10, with costs, for selling…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 October 1904 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association was held in the secretary's office, Exchange Buildings, yesterday afternoon. Mr. J…

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A Larrikin Outrage. Attack on a Hotel. The Landlord Shoots. And Wounds One Man. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 October 1904 · page 2

Michael Harrington, in company with two other young men, engaged a cab at Newton on Saturday night, and, after…

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A Hotel Fire. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 October 1904 · page 2

The Shamrock Hotel, Bungaree, a building of 14 wooden rooms was destroyed by fire yesterday. Ten persons were asleep at the time. One,…

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Auctioneers' Licenses

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 October 1904 · page 2

To-morrow is the last day for lodging applications for the gra[?]ting or renewal of auctioneers' licenses for the district of Broken…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 November 1904 · page 1

In the Licensing Court this morning, before Messrs. Stevonson, L.M., and Mills, J.P., a transfer of the license of the Royal Mail Hotel was granted from Fanny Rechner…

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New Hotels

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 5

Much improvement has been visible of late in the lending hotels in Broken Hill, and while in some cases, such as that of the Freemasons', the alterations have been…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 November 1904 · page 3

Before Messrs. Stevenson, P.M., and Mills, J.P., in the Licensing Court today, booth licenses were grunted to George Allen and Thomas William Supple for November 16,…

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Licensed Victuallers' Sports

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 November 1904 · page 2

A contemporary wit has said that if a Cuban was asked to work he would look at you out of the corner of his eye and say, "What crime have I committed?" The…

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New Zealand Licensing Law. a Disputed Point. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 November 1904 · page 2

A test case will shortly be taken to decide whether the new licensing law permits hotelkeepers to supply travellers with…

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Sunday Trading. The Freemasons' Hotel Case

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

Mr. Stevenson, P.M., in the Police Court to-day, gave his decision in the case against Wilhelm Riechers, for alleged negligence in admitting the police into the Freemasons'…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 December 1904 · page 1

Messrs. Stevenson, S.M., and Mills and Eley Js.P., in the Licensing Court to-day, granted a booth license to Maria Simms, Renewal of publican's licenses were granted…

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Drunk or Not Drunk[?] Another Hotel Case. The [?] Dismissed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 December 1904 · page 1

Before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court this afternoon, T. M'Pine, licensee of the Oriental Hotel, was sharged with supplying liquor to a drunken man, James Gordon,…

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