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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1902

130 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 7

Forbes. an Hotel Burned Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 December 1902 · page 3

The Railway Hotel, Forbes, was destroyed by fire last night. The outbreak was due to the bursting of a kerosene lamp. The adjoining shop was also gutted…

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Charge Against a Publican

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 December 1902 · page 3

The inquest on tho body of Maud Marsh, a bar-maid of n Southward hotel, whose proprietor, George Chapman, is charged with murdering ber, was resumed yesterday. The ocidonco of the analyst…

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The Suspected Publican

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 5

The inquest on the body of Maud Marsh, a barmaid in a Southwark Hotel, was concluded yesterday. The Jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against George chapman. the proprietor of the hotel…

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Selling Beer Without a License. a Smart Fine. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 5

AT the police court, to-day, James Wyndham, restaurant keepar, Erakine [?]set, was fined £100 or nine months imprisonment, for selling ten bottles…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 December 1902 · page 4

The members of the Licensing Bouch present were Mr. W. B. Smith (chairman). Mr. R. Scoble, and Mr. H. Crothers. BILLILARD LICENSES.— Renewals of billiard licenses…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, December 23Rd. (Before Messrs. Ed. Bowman and C. E Doyle, L.M's)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 December 1902 · page 2

Renewals of hotel and billiard licenses were granted to Mr. E. Davis (Railway Hotel), and Mr. Dudley Weldon (Royal Hotel)…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday. Decedber 29[?]

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 December 1902 · page 6

A RENEW[?] of a publican's license was granted [?] Hag[?] Agnes Herne, for the Singleton Hotel, Etizabeth street, there being no police…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 December 1902 · page 3

The members of the Licensing Bench present were—Mr. W. B. Smith (chairman), Mr. R. Scobie, and Mr. H. Crothers. BILLIARD LICENSES.—Renewals of billiard licenses…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 December 1902 · page 2

BILLIARD LICENSE.—Henry Atkinson, of the Belmore Hotel, was granted a renewal of has billiard license…

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Hotelkeeper's Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 December 1902 · page 4

A TRAGEDY took place in the Selborne Hotel, Adelaide, on Saturday morning, when Mr Walter A. Langley, the lessee, shot, himself dead with a rifle…

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