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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

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Fire at Hotel. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

The kitchen and billiard room of Mortlock's Hotel, Burraga, wcro practically destroyed by fire yesterday…

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New South Wales. a Publican Robbed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

Lawrence Ahern, a Brisbane publican, staying at the Grand Central Hotel, yesterday was robbed of a gold watch and chain and £8 10s in cash…

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The Licensing Bill. Earl Carrington's Statement. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

Earl Carrington states that if the Licensing Bill is defeated it is nearly certain that there will be no further licensing legislation this generation…

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Closing Hotels. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 2

The Licensing Reduction Board has decided to close 18 hotels at South Melbourne…

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Cable Hotel Case. Mr. Justice Pring's Decision

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

A question of importance in connection with the Liquor Act came before Mr. Justice Pring on Thursday. On behalf of Francis Jones, a Broken Hill…

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Hotelkeepers' Conference. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 4

The first annual conference of the New South Wales hotelkeepers commenced at the City Bank Chambers yesterday under the presidency of Mr. J. J. Power. There…

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Hotelkeepers' Conference. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

The first annual conference of the New South Wales hotelkeepers commenced at the City Bank Chambers yesterday under the presidency of Mr. J. J. Power. There…

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Cable Hotel Again

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 4

In the summons division of the Police Court this morning Francis Jones, late license of the defunct Cable Hotel, appeared on two charges…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Late C[?]ble News. [Reuter's Messages.] the Licensing Bill. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 8

London's petition to the House of Commons against the Licensing Bill is 6½ miles long, weighs 60wt., and contains 517,000 signatures…

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Hotelkeeper Fined. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 4

Richard Paddock, licensce of the Edinburgh Hotel, Mitcham, was ed £2 and costs at the polico c[?] to-day, charged with having supplied a…

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The Licensing Bill. Second Reading Moved. by the Prime Minister. [R[?]uter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

Mr, H. H. Asquith (Prime Minister), in moving the seconds reading of the Licensing Bill in the House of Commons yesterday, declared that the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Late Cable News. [Reut[?]r's Messages.] the Licensing Bill. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 4

Cardinal Logue and nearly all the Roman Ca[?] [?] in Ireland urge the Nationalists to actively support the [?] Bill…

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Breaches of the Licensing Act

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 5

A. Buchanan, Kent Stephan, William Yutely, J. Arthur, W. Finch, and T. Ready were each fined 15s., with 6s, costs, for breaclues of the Liquor…

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The Licensing Bill. Debate on Second Reading Adj[?] [Reuier[?] Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 4

The debate on the motion for the second reading of the Licensing Bill was again adjourned yesterday. Mr. Walter Long (Opposition) argued…

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Publican Commits Suicide. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2

William Ireton, the licensee of the Metropole Hotel, William-street, committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself to a bed pest…

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New South Wales. a Publican Fined. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 4

Frederick Henlein, licensee of the Supreme Court Hotel, was yesterday fined £7, with 6s. costs, on information alleging that he allowed females of bad…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 2.30 p.m. Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] the Licensing Bill. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 8

In the House of Commons on April 28. Mr. J. Cave (Conservative member for Kingston, Surr[?]y), moved an amendment to the Licensing Bill…

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The Licensing Bill. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 4

Lord Robert Cecil, K.C., Conservative member for Marylebone East, in the House of Commons, yesterday presented the London petition of 600,000…

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Watered Whisky. Adelaide Publicans Fined. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 4

Two city publicans were fined at the Adelaide Police Court to-day for selling watered whisky. contrary to the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 8

In the Licensing Court to-day renewals of publicans' licenses for 12 months were granted to the following applicants.—William Burns, license[?] of…

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