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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1898

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Novel Licensing Case. Keeping Liquer for the Boorders

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

A NOVEL and interesting case under the Licensing Act has occupied the attention of Messrs E. Jones, P. M. and Mr G. B. G. King, J.P., licensing…

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Our Singleton Letter. Licensing Court. Tuesday, June 14. (Before Messrs. C. H. Dight and Robert Faulkner L.M's.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 5

PUBLICAN'S LICENSER.—The following licenses were renewed : William Foster, White Swan hotel, Singleton; William Budden, Percy hotel, Singleton; J. A. Burness, Caledonia hotel, Singleton :…

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Wollombi and Cessnock Courts. Wollombi Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. G. F. Scott, L.M., and G. Chapman, J.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 3

RENEWAL OF COLONIAL WINE LICENSE.—Sarah Anne Allen applied for a renewal of her colonial wine license for premises at Ellalong. The application was grunted…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 2

A SPECIAL licensing court will be held in the local Court House, on Friday, 24th instant…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday. June 14Th. (Before Messrs C. H. Dight and R. Faulkner, L. M's.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 4

THE following publicans licenses were renewed:- William Foster, White Swan Hotel; William Budden, Percy Hotel; J. A. Burness, Caledonia…

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Reform of the Licensing Law. Deputation to the Premier. the Churches and Temperance Bodies Unite. Mr. Reld Speaks Plainly. He Favours Compensation. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 3

A large and influential deputation of delegates from the eight religious denominations in New South Wales, as represented by the eight established churches, and eleven temperance organisations…

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Licensing Court. TUESDAY, 14th JUNE, 1898. (Before Mr. W. A. WILSON, chairman, and Dr. Rufus Bell, L.M.'s.)

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

The following renewals of the publicans' and colonial wine licenses were granted:— Publicans' Licenses—Robert Hussey, Commercial Hotel; Matthew T. Rooney, White…

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Licensing Court. Friday, June 24, 1898, (Before Messrs. C. E. Doyle and R. T. Keys, L.M's.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 2

The following publican's licenses were renewed, there being no objection by the Licensing Inspector.—Mrs, Barklay, W. Fuller, Fuller, T. O'Leary,…

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Licensing Court

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Court House on Tuesday last before Dr. Rufus Bell (chairman), an Mr. B Haydon, L.M's. The…

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Reform of the Licensing Law

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 12

A large and influential deputation of delegates from the eight religious denominations in New South Wales, as represented by the eight established churches, and eleven temperance organisations,…

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Our Singleton Letter. Licensing Court.—tuesday July 5. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M..(Chairman), C. H. Dight, and Robt Faulkner L.M.'s.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 2

TRANSFERS.—The transfers of the following licensee were granted: Red Lion Hotel from C. E. Howard to William McDonald Caledonia Hotel from J. A. Burness to F. W. Hawkins ; Percy Hotel…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, July 5

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 July 1898 · page 2

A renewal of his colonial wine license was granted to Adam Brindle, of Gungal…

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A Hotelkeeper in Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 July 1898 · page 3

A city publican was brought before the Court to-day charged with having obtained £250 from Alfred Saunders, the well-known jeweller, George-street, with intent to defraud. It is alleged he…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 4

ON Tuesday, before the Police Magistrate (Mr G. F. Scott), Messrs. C. H. Dight and Robert Faulkner, L.M's, the following licenses were…

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The Volunteer Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 3

The fact that two old established hotels in West Maitland recently suspended operations would seem to indicate that the lines of local licensed vignerons have not been cast in pleasant or profitable places;…

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The Volunteer Hotel

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 8

The fact that two old established hotels in West Maitland recently suspended operations would seem to indicate that the lines of local licensed vignerons have not been cast in pleasant or profitable places;…

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Terrible Attack on Hotel-keeper's Wife

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 4

Mrs. C. Fairclough; wife of the proprietor of the Car[?]rvon Hotel, Port Arthur. Tas.. has passed through some of the severest sufferings over inflicted upon…

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Catastrophe in Tasmania. Fire in a Hotel. Six Men Burned to Death

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 July 1898 · page 1

A CATASTROPHE occurred at Gormanston about 2 o'clock on Monday morning. Lynch's Criterion Hotel, containing 19 rooms, was burned to the…

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Catastrophe in Tasmania Fire in a Hotel. Six Men Burned to Death

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 4

A CATASTROPHE occurred at Germanston about 2 o'clock on Monday morning. Lynch's Criterion Hotel, containing 19 rooms, was burned to the…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 3

Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., this morning, Mr. Thomas Selden of the Imperial Hotel, who granted an extension of his license to have a booth on the Redbournberry Racecourse on the 80th instant, on…

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