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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1891

49 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3

Publicans' Sign Boards

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 8

An Oxford publican, who lived near the pound, kumorously had it over his door, "Ale sold by the pound." Some years since, a man who lived in a country…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Tuesday, 13Th January. (Before Mr J. N. Brooks, P.M., Or. R. Road and Capt. Loder, J's.P.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 3

MARGARET J. MORAN, Sedgefield, applied for a renewal of wine license. Mr W. W. Robbinson appeared in support of the application, which was opposed…

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The Singleton Hotels

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 2

The report of the Licensing Inspector (Senior-Sergeant Moylan), was laid before the Benoh on Tuesday. Following are the…

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Reserve from License Cancelled

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 3

Part of No. 8918, county of Bullen, parish of Wylie, within Maryland holding, area about 179 acres…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, January 22, 1891. Before Messrs. W. F. Parker, P.M., and F. A. Parbury, J.P., Licensing Magistrates

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 2

HENRY THALMBERG applied for a certificate granting a wine license for a house situated at Stewards's Brook. Mr. J. E. M'Intyre appeared for…

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Reserve from License Cancelled

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 4

Part of No. 8918, county of Bullen, parish of Wylie, within Maryland holding, area about 170 acres…

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Reserve from License Cancelled

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 6

Part of No. 8918, county of Bullen, parish of Wylie, within Maryland holding, area about 179[?] acres…

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Reserve from License Cancelled

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 4

Part of No. 8918, county of Bullen, parish of Wylie, within Maryland holding, area about 179 acres…

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Reserve from License Cancelled

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 6

Part of No. 8918, county of Bullen, parish of Wylie, within Maryland holding, area about 179 acres…

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Reserve from License Cancelled

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 3

Part of No. 8918, county of Bullen, parish of Wylie, within Maryland holding, area about 179 acres…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 16. Licensing Jurisdiction. (Before Mr. Brooks, L.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1891 · page 8

BILLIARD LICENSE.—Application was made by Mr.Thompson, on behalf of John Francis Barry, for a billiard license for premises situate in Highstreet, West Maitland, known as the Commercial…

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Sticking-up an Hotel. Plucky Action of a Woman

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 4

THE police authorities have received information that a man named Flanngan made an attempt to stick-up the Ten Mile Point Hotel, on the morning of…

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New Billiard Room at the Commercial Hotel

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 7

Mr. J. F. Barry, the energetic and popular proprietor of the well-known Commercial Hotel, who has recently obtained a seven years' extension of his lease, has just completed extensive…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Brooks, L.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1891 · page 8

ALTERATIONS TO A LICENSED HOUSE.—Edward Freeman, licensee of the Queen's Arms Hotel, was granted leave to make alterations and additions to his house in accordance with plans produced, on…

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Licensing Courts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1891 · page 2

A supplement to the Gazette, dated Tuesday, March 5, contains the following particulars of the appointment of Licensing Courts:— ARMIDALE LICENSING DISTRICT…

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The Shearing Trouble. Hotels Closed at Capella

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1891 · page 1

CLERMONT, Friday night.—News from Capella to-day states that after the police closed the hotel there on Thursday night between 100 and 200…

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Singleton Licensing Court. TUESDAY, 14th APRIL. (Before Mr G. T. Loder and DR R. Road, J's.P.) THANSFER

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1891 · page 2

THE transfer of the license of the Agricultural Hotel, South Singleton, was granted from John M'Inernay to John Edward Wallace…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, May 7, 1891. (Before Mr. W. F. Parker and Mr. F. A. Parbury Licensing Magistrates.)

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 2

UPON the application of William Irwin Gardner for alicense for a house at Aberdeen being again called on Mr. Shaw for the applicant asked for permission…

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Singleton Licensing Court. Tuesday, June 9Th. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooke, P.M., G. T. Loder and R. Read, J's.P.) RENEWALS

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1891 · page 2

The following renewals of publicans licenses were granted:—John J. Doherty Red Lion Hotel; Thomas Bells, Railway Hotel; Robert Clarke, Bridge Hotel; Ann…

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Local Option in Victoria. 12 Hotels Closed in a Dat. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Friday evening

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 June 1891 · page 2

IN Melbourne 12 hotels out of 22 in one suburb have closed up to-day in pursuance of the local option vote…

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