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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1901

121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 7

Quarterly Licensing Bill

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 2

Persons having business before the forthcoming Licensing Court are reminded that a Quarterly Licensing Court for the district of Murrurundi will be held at the local Court…

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Liability of Hotelkeepers

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 2

In the Sydney District Court on Friday week Judge Backhouse delivered his reserved judgment in the action in which William Gallagher sued to recover £100 from Arthur…

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The Hotel Habit

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 2

TWENTY-FIVE years ago London had probably the worst hotels of any great capitals of the world. To day it has become a fashionable craze. People…

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Publicans and Poker Machines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1901 · page 3

A large number of publicans were fined to-day for breaches of the lotteries act by means of poker machines…

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An Interesting Letter. Doncaster Hotel, Harden, N.S.W., June, 15, 1901

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 7

Messrs. H. H. Warner and Co., Ltd., Melbourne Sirs,—I have much pleasure in testifying to the benefit I have received from the use of Warner's Safe Cure…

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A Licensing Magistrate at the Gay Gordons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1901 · page 3

At the Paddington Police Court, James Gowan (33) hotel keeper, John Quiun (23) clerk, George Major (21) signwriter, and May Gowan (27) married, were charged with in company stealing a gent's double…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott. P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1901 · page 3

THE EXCELSIOR.—Thomas A. Dwyer applied for permission to change the name of the Excelsior Hotel (of which he is licenses) to the Royal Hotel.— Permission was granted…

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The Price of Liquor. The Tariff Rouses the Publicans. [By Telegraph.] Sydey

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 3

A MASS meeting of publicans has been called for Wednesday to consider and deal with the price of liquor…

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A Licensing Magistrate at the Gay Gordons

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 16

At the Paddington Police Court, James Gowan (33) hotelkeeper, John Quinn (23) clerk, George Major (24) signwriter, and May Gowan (27) married, were charged with in company stealing agent's double…

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Disastrous Fire at Quirindi. the Central Hotel and Four Shops Gutted. Quirindi

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 2

A most disastrous fire occurred at Quirindi about a quarter to three o'clock this morning, by which the Central Hotel, occupied by Mr…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 October 1901 · page 2

At the Licensing Court, before the P M and St. Thomas Loder. J.P. a renewal of publicans license was granted to Patrick Henry, of the Sedgefield Hotel. A renewal…

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Tee Caledonia Hotel. a Modern House of Call

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 5

ONE of the oldest and at one time most popular hotels of the town of Singleton is tho Caledonia. Of late years it has been neglected. Nobody…

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Fire in New Zealand. Hotel Destroyed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 November 1901 · page 2

ONE of those disastrous fires which have recently been so frequent in New Zealand occurred early on Monday in Wellington, when the Oriental Hotel,…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1901 · page 6

AUCTIONEERS' LICENSES.—District licenses were granted to the following auctioneers:— William Ash, Henry Bailey, Frank Andrew Bennett, Patrick Bucke, Thomas Kershaw…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 November 1901 · page 3

James Boyle was granted permission to run a booth at the sports at the Showground on December. 7th…

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Local and General News. Auctioneers' Licenses

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 2

The annual meeting of Justices for the consideration of applications for auctioneers' licenses for this district took place at the Local Court House on Tuesday last, the…

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Publicans Boware!

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 December 1901 · page 2

Old-age pensioners in Singleton have been served with drink. Publicans should not forgot that this is a very serious offence, and liable to a penalty of £10…

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Licensing Court

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 2

It is announced in our advertising columns that a quarterly [?]ng court for the district of Mur[?]di will be held at the Court Hours on Saturday, 18th January…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 December 1901 · page 2

BOOTH LICENSE.—Francis Blake license of the Commercial Hotel, Branxton, was granted a booth license for a race meeting to be held on the racecourse, Branxton, on the 26th last…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. G. F. Scott (Chairman), R. Scobie, and E. E. Wright, L.Ms.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 December 1901 · page 8

BILLIARD LICENSES.-Renewals of billiard licenses were granted to Frederick Cridge, John F. Barry, John Walsh, and Henry Atkinson, of West Maitland; and to Francis Blake, of Branxton…

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