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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

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Wine Licensee Fined. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 5

A wine licensee in the Maitland district was yesterday fined 10s. and costs for allowing gambling on his premises. Defendant allowed a pair of fowls to be…

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English Cricketers Charged. With Being Pound in Hotel. On a Recent Sunday. Final £1 Each. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 8

Three members of the visiting English cricketers, namely, Hardstaff, Fielder, and Rhodes, were charged at the District Court to-day with being…

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Raffling Christmas Geese. a Publican Prosecuted

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 8

In the Police Court this morning William Burns, licensee of the South Australian Hotel, was charged with on December 23 suffering an unlawful…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

The All Nation[?]' Hotel, Bend[?]go, caught fire at 4 o'clock this morning. The occupants had just suffi[?] time to make their [?] The hotel was…

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Without a License. Fined for Selling Whisky. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

At Goulburn yesterday Jane Cummins, the licensee of the Laggan Inn Hotel, was fined £30 for selling whisky on the Laggan racecourse on January…

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Fire at White Cliffs. Hotel Narrowly Escapes Destruction. White Cliffs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

Barclay's Royal Hotel had a narrow escape from total destruction by fire at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Constable Meuzor, who was on duty in…

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Sporting. Racecourse Licenses. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

Racecourse licenses have been granted to Broken Hill, Balranald, and Wentworth…

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Fire at Cairns. Hotel and Business Places Burnt Out. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

A serions firm occurred af Cairns yesterday. The Courthouse Hotel and four business places wore burnt out…

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Miners Attack Hotel. Police Compelled to Use Revolvers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 2

A number of miners who were drinking yesterday at Clifton made a violent attack on the Scarborough Hotel. The police were compelled to use…

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Wine License Refused. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 4

The Central Licensing Bench yesterday refused an application for a wine license for the Hyde Park Kiosk…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 2

The Licensing Bench (Messrs. M'Kensey, S.M., C. Eey, and C. Bowen, Js.P.) this morning granted a license for an additional saloon at the…

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Fell From Hotel Balcony. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

William Smith, Licensee of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, New Lambton, in an unaccountable manner fell from the balcony of the hotel yesterday…

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Benewal of Hotel Licenses

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 4

Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M., in the [?] Court to-day, the license of O[?] William Nelson, of the Junction Hotel, was [?] for 12 months, the…

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Hotel Transfers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 4

In the Licensing Court this morning, Mr, J M'Kensey, S.M., presiding, the [?] of joel E. Stevens, of the Cuble Hotel, was transferred to Francis…

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Hotelkeeper Hangs Himself. Melbourno

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 4

James Bowman, lic[?]nsee of the Rising Sun Hotel, Little Bourke-street, hanged himself in his store-room yesterday with a pair of leather straps…

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Hotel Entered by Thieves. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

The Halfway House on the Port Adelaid-road was entered early yesterday morning. A jemmy was used on the bar window. By forcing it up and splitting the…

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Liquor Amendment Act. Forbes Hotelkeeper Proceeded Against. Information Dismissed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 2

At the Forbes police court yesterday Mr. Green, licensee and owner of the Exchange Hotel, was proceeded against under section 85 of the Liquor…

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Licensed Victuallers' Dinner. Politician's Remarks. Rumored Change of Government. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 8

When speaking at the annual dinner of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association at Sorrento yesterday Mr. Billson, M.L.A., caused a slight…

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Quick Lunch Bar. Giving Beer Away! Perth Hotelkeeper Fined. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

At the City Police Court on Saturday H. W. Mills, licensee of the King Edgard Hotel, was fined £10, with costs, in connection with a charge of having…

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Postage Stamps. Withdrawal of Licenses. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 8

Mr. S. Mauger, Postmaster-General, is considering the withdrawal of all licenses to sell postage stamps with a view to replacing them under different…

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