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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1907

174 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 9

The No License Question. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 2

Sir,—The great phlic interest taken in the prohibition or no license question at the late State elections seems to demand a careful inquiry into the…

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Destruction of Hotel. Six Employees Killed. Guests Rescued with Difficulty. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 November 1907 · page 2

A careless cigarette smoker yesterday caused the destruction of the Hotel Garden at Newhaven, Connectieut (U.S.A.). Two hundred guests were…

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Hotel License in Question

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 November 1907 · page 4

Before the Licensing B[?]nch (Messrs. M'Kens[?]y, S.M., C. Eley and G. C. Bowen, J[?] this morning, Richard Watson, licensee of the Gladstone Hotel, was called upon, at…

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Enforcing the Licensing [?]Ll. Rules of the Special Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 5

In connection with the special licensing court that is to sit at Broken Hill on December 4 to determine what houses in the electorates of Broken Hill…

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Auctioneers' Licenses

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 4

Mr. M'K[?]. S.M., to-day granted the following a[?]ers' district li[?] for the year 1908:—To George A. Bartlett. W[?]liam Sa[?] Bolit[?]. [?] Kildal, William…

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The Licensing Law. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 4

In the Local Option Court yesterday the point was raised that there was nothing to show that a determination for a reduction of licenses was carried…

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Hotel Burnt Down. a Lighted Candle the Cause. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 8

The Rose of Australia Hotel, Long Gully, which contained 16 rooms, was burnt to the ground this morning through a lighted candle being left in a…

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Looking for Land. Masquerading as a Wealthy Man. Charged With Victimising a Publican. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 4

A man giving the name of John Allen, and passing himself off as a wealthy man looking for land, and who was accordingly driven over the…

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Special Licensing Court. Six Hotels to bo Closed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

The Special Licensing Court, which yesterday commended the consideration of the reduction of hotel licenses, resumed its sittings at the Courthouse…

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Special Licensing Court. Reducing Hotel Licenses

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

The Special Licensing Court constitute under the Liquor Amendment Act of 1905 to specially deal with the matter of the reduction of licenses in view of the recent…

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Special Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 4

The special Licensing Court which is dealing with the matter of the reduction, of hotel licenses will resume to-morrow morning, at 10 o'clock…

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Special Licensing Court. Classifying the Hotels

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 5

The Special Licensing Court resumed its sittings at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon. The Australian Club Hotel was added…

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Special Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 8

In continuation of the sittings of the Special Licensing Court held to-day, Sub-inspector sawtell submitted n list of the hotels, commencing with…

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Special Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 8

The Special Licensing Court continned its sittings this afternoon, when the classification of hotels in the Sturt electorate was proceeded with,…

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A Boating Fatality. Carrying Passengers Without a License. Action to be Taken. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 4

At the meeting of the Fremantle Harbor Trust yesterday the chairman (Captain Laurie) asked if any action were being taken against the owner of…

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Special Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 8

The hotels in the Sturt electorate engaged the attention of the Special Licensing Court this morning. Most of the licenses and owners were…

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The Licensing Court. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 5

Sir,—Jack and I saw a lot of wellfed, fat men standing outside the Court-house. Our curiosity g[?]t the better of us, and we ventured inside to see why so…

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Special Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 4

The Special Licensing Court resumed its sittings this morning, Judge Gibson presiding, when further evidence was invited in regard to the hotels in classes A, B, and…

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Closing of Hotels. Temperan[?] Party's Disappointment

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 2

There app[?] to be general dissatisfaction amongst the Temp[?]rance party a[?] the Special Lice[?]sing Bench's decision to close only [?]ne hotels in Broken Hill. They…

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Special Li[?]ing Court. The Hotels to be Closed

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 2

When the Special Liconsing Court resumed its sitting this morning Judge Gibson anno[?]eed that on Saturday he and the other members of…

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