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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1883

34 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2

The Licensing Act. (From Wednesday's Evening News.) Important Ministerial Statement

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1883 · page 2

A deputation consisting of Mr. R. A. Fremlin, M.P., and Mr. D. Ager waited this morning upon Mr. Cohen, Minister of Justice, to lay certain facts under his notice for the…

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Second Sheet to The Maitland Mercury Saturday, February 24, 1883. Amending the Licensing Act

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 4

PENDING the receipt of counsel from a deputation of temperance people, the Government delayed the final consideration of its amendment of the Licensing Act. If the bill,…

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Selling Liquor on Steamers. (Daily Telegraph, Feb. 24.) Supreme Court. Friday, Feb. 24.—In Chambers. (Before Mr. Justice Wind[?]yer.) THE S.S. Morp[?]th License Case. Lenthall V. EVATT

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 5

Inspector Lenthall appealed under 45 Vic. No. 4 Sec., from the decision of Messrs. Buchanan and Addison, S.Ms., because they refused to state a test case for the opinion of…

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The Milwaukee Hotel Fire

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1883 · page 6

The United States papers give further details of the fire at the Newhall House Hotel, Milwaukee, on January 10. The fire started, apparently, on the third floor of the building,…

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The Licensing Act Amendment Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1883 · page 5

We are indebted to the Hon. [?]. E. Cohen, Minister of Justice, for a copy of this bill, which we give in full:- A BILL TO AMEND THE "LICENSING…

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The Maitland Mercury Tuesday, March 20, 1883. the Licensing Act Amendment Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1883 · page 4

It will not be denied that the Licensing Act Amendment Bill, of which we printed the full text last Saturday, opens up a number of very debatable questions. In fact, though it is a…

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Maitland Licensing Court. Special Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1883 · page 3

A special licensing meeting was held at the Court-house, West Maitland, on Saturday forenoon, before Messrs. Abbott, P.M., P. Green and R. Scobie, Js.P., the licensing…

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The Licensing Act Amendment Bill. Public Meeting at West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1883 · page 4

A numerously-attended public meeting was held in the School of Arts, West Maitland, on Tuesday evening, "to protest against the proposed alterations which permit public-houses…

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Original Correspondence. Mr. Pritchard and the Licensed Victuallers. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 2

SIR,—I was present at and have since read your report of the meeting held at the School of Arts, called for the purpose of hearing the opinion of the public of Maitland…

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The Licensing Act Amendment Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 6

We give the three principal speeches on this measure, from the Herald's full report—the Premier's, as representing the Government, that of Sir Henry Parkes, as representing the…

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Mr. Pritchard and the Licensed Victuallers. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 7

SIR,—A letter appears in your last Saturday's issue under the above title, by a Mr. F. B. Manning, reflecting upon my utterances at a meeting held re Licensing Amendment Act…

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The Maitland Mercury Thursday, April 12, 1883. the Premier on the Licensing Act

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 4

FEW will deny that, as Mr. Stuart says, the Licensing Act has corrected abuses which were rank in connexion with the licensing system. Some other scandals have no doubt…

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The Licensing Act Amendment Bill. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 6

SIR,—The design of the Licensing Act Amendment Bill, now before the Legislature of the country, to tamper with the Licensing Act of 1882, is one calling for grave and serious consideration of all classes of…

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Raymond Terrace Licensing Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1883 · page 4

On Friday, the 20th instant, a quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court, Raymond Terrace, was held in the court house, at that place, for the consideration of applications…

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Licensing Court. Monday, April [?], 1883. (Before ,J. N. Brooks, P.M, and G. T. Loder J.P.) [?]

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 April 1883 · page 2

THOMAS [?] was changed with selling spirituous [?] on the 3rd April, at Warkworth, without Exciting the holder of a publications' license. Senior-Servant Webb condeemed the prescution…

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Patrick's [?] Licensing Court. Wednesday, April 26. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P. M., and S. B. Dight, J.p.) Colonial Wine Licenses

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1883 · page 1

Philip Arthur of Bridgaan, applied for a colonial wine license. There was an that objection that Arthur was unknown to the police, and that a…

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Patrick's Plains Licensing Court. Monday, April 30. (Before Messrs. J.N. Brooks, P.M. and G. Leder, J.p.) Sunday [?]

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 May 1883 · page 3

Will[?] was charged [?] April 22. Mr. [?]…

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[?]e Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, May 10, 1883. the Licensing Act Amendment Act

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1883 · page 4

THE principal changes effected in the Licensing law by the Act assented to at the prorogation are these. The Metropolitan Licensing District may be divided, like any other…

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