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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1906

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Cow in an Hotel

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 2

A sensational incident occurred on Wednesday at the Kenmore Hotel. It appears that Mr. George Tuttlebee was driving five bullocks and one cow along the road, when the cow suddenly singled out…

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Doncaster Hotel License Granted

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 2

A LICENSING court sat at the Court House, Young, on Tuesday, the presiding magistrates being Messrs. H. Byrnes, P. M. J. Forsythe, and G. S…

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Sampling Wolfe's Schnapps Alleged Malicious Damage. a Publican Fined

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 1

A CASE of some interest was heard before Mr Macfarlane, S.M., yesterday at the Water Summons Court, in which Wm, Henry Bullmer, of Moses…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Tuesday, January 30, 1906. Before F. P. Meares, E. q., P.M., G. S. Whiteman and J. Forsythe, E.qs., J's.P Application for License

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 5

James Barnes applied for a publican's license for promises situate at Harden and to be known as the Doncaster Hotel, a conditional license granted on 2nd October…

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Shocking Murder in a City Hotel. Woman Stabbed to Death by a Boy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 6

It is doubtful whether the annals of crime in New South Wales contain a more shocking murder than that perpetrated at the Royal Hotel, George-street, between King and…

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Royal Hotel Tragedy. Quinlan Before the Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 2

There was considerable stir on Friday in the vicinity of the Water Police Court, in anticipation of the appearance of the youth Thomas John Quinlan, who is under arrest to answer a charge of…

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Religious Reports. Church of England. Licensing of Deaconesses

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 2

An interesting ceremony took place in St. Saviour's Cathedral on Friday afternoon, when his Lordship the Bishop grave to the new deaconesses their licenses to work in…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 2

A SITTING of the above was held this morning before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher and Dr. Handcock. RENEWAL AND ASSESSMENT…

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Licensing Court. Monday, February 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and C. H. Roberts and Dr. Handcock. Richard Magee, of Mandelson's Hotel, applied through Mr. E. A. Betts for renewal of…

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The Royal Hotel Tragedy. Mrs. Gregory Murdered. Police Arrest a Lift-boy. He Confesses to Thecrime

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 3

The mystery surrounding the death of Mrs. Mercy Gregory, found stabbed early on Thursday morning in her bedroom at the Royal Hotel,…

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The Latest. SYDNEY, Thursday. the Royal Hotel Tragedy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 2

The inquest on Mrs. Gregory was resumed to-day. Mr. Byrne, landlord of the Royal Hotel, gave evidence. He said he believed at first it was a case of suicide, and made no special…

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Sampling Wolfe's Schnapps. Alleged Malicious Damage a Publican Fined

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 4

A case of some interest was heard before Mr. Mac[?]ne, S.M., yesterday (says the S. M Herald, of January 23), at the Water Summons Court, is which…

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The Royal Hotel Tragedy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 6

The inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Mercy Gregory, the victim of the tragedy at the Royal Hotel on February 1, was continued on Thursday, and adjourned until Friday. A man…

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Royal Hotel Tragedy. Story of the Crime

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 4

The inquest concerning Mrs. Mercy Gregory. who was stabbed to death, was concluded on Friday. Detective Walker, recalled, stated that on the…

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The Hotel Tragedy Verdict of Wilful Murder

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 4

ON Friday, at the Coroner's Court, the City Coroner (Mr. A. N. Barnett) resumed the inquest on the body of Mrs. Mercy Gregory, whose death, resulting from knife wounds,…

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Licensed Victuallers Organising

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 3

THE Licensed Victuallers' Association is losing no time in preparing for the promised conflict at the next general election, with the prohibition and temperance parties. Mr…

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The Hotel Tragedy. Story of the Crime. Verdict of Wilful Murder

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 2

On Friday at the Coroner’s Court, Sydney the City Coroner. (Mr. A. N. Barnet) presumed, the inquest on the body of Mrs. Mercy Gregory, whose…

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The Hotel Tragedy in Sydney a Mother’s Appeal. Mrs. Quinlan’s Life Story. Terrible Struggle for Bread. Pathetic Plea for Her Son

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 2

THE following pathetic letter has been received by the Editor of Tub Daily TELEGRAPH, from Mrs. Quinlan, the mother of the 15-year-old lad, Tommy Qui[?]lan, now under committal for the,…

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The Licensing Act. What You Mustn’t Do

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 2

Before Mr. Butler, P.M., on the local Bench on Tuesday morning three cases were called, all for breaches of the new Licensing Act, and they are of importance…

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Murderous Attack on a Hotelkeeper

Goulburn Herald · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 3

MR. JOHN FOLLEY, licensee of the GILLENBAT hotel, near Narrandera, was the victim of a murderous attack on Wednesday night. He was locking up the premises, and hearing a…

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