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Hotels & licensing, 1852

2 stories in Hunter Valley's papers

Publicans' Licenses

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1852 · page 2

Yesterday was the annual licensing day, and the bench met in petty sessions for the purpose of considering the applications for publicans' licenses for the year commencing 1st July next…

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Hunter River District News. [From Our Correspondents.] Singleton.—licensing Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1852 · page 2

Tuesday being licensing day at Singleton, there was a goodly muster of publicans and others round the Court-house. The magistrates piesent were Captain William Russell, and…

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