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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1903

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire. 20 Persons Killed LONDON, Saturday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 2

THE Clifton Hotel at Cedar Rapids, lowa, was destroyed by fire last night. Twenty persons were killed, and 10 injured…

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The New English Licensing Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 2

AT the beginning of the current year there came into operation in England a law dealing with the sale and consumption of liquor marked by notable stringency. That is the…

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Selling Beer Without a License Two Ganymades Fired. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 2

A YOUNG woman residing at Crownstreet, and also a married woman residing in Bourke-street, were to-day fined £30 each for selling beer…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

It ia notified in another portion of this issue that the Quarterly Licencing Court for the district of Morrurnndi, will be held at the local Court House at 11 a.m. on Wednesday…

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The New English Licensing Act

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 13

At the beginning of the current year there came into operation in England a law dealing with the sale and consumption of liquor marked by notable stringency. That is the…

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Hotel Sensation. Horsewhipping Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4

A SENSATIONAL incident took place at one of the Lismore hotels on Thursday afternoon. The proprietress of another Hotel having heard that a…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 3

BOOTH LICENSES.—Henry Atkinson, of West Maitland, and William Thompson, of Homeville, were granted licenses for publicans' booths on the Albion Ground, at the miners' demonstration, next…

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Our Singleton Letter. the Caledonia Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 2

A man personally popular, who moves with the times, and carefully studies the interests of his patrons always commands success. To those attributes, no doubt, the strides made by Mr. Manus…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 2

TRANSFER.—An application for the transfer of the license of the Commercial Hotel, Largs, from Robert Moodie to Walter Allison, was granted…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 1

TRANSFER.—An application for the transfer of the license of the commercial Hotel, Largs, form Robert Moodie to Walter Allison, was granted…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1903 · page 2

The members of the laconsing Bench present were—Messrs W.B.Smith (chairman). R. Scobie and H. Crothurs. HEDDON-GRETA HOTEL—Patrick Ginnanonpplied…

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Condobolin. Hotel Destroyed by Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 3

Rodger's Occidental Hotel was burnt down this morning…

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Compensation for Liquor Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 3

Sir William Hart-Dyke, M.P., for Dartford Division of Kent, is introducing a bill in the House of Commons to restrict the discretion of Justices in cancelling licenses ponding the framing of a scheme…

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Singleton Licensing Court Tuesday March 31St. (Before Mr W. B. Smith, PM. Mesers R. Faulkner, and St. Thomas Loder, J's.P.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 1

AN application for a renewal of a wine licences to George Carey, of Wh[?]gham, was granted, as was [?] of Richard J. M'Co[?]ker, for…

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Publicans and Half-castes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 3

Justice Pring in Chambers to-day had before him an appeal against the magistrates' conviction in a case heard at Central Tilba. It appeared that a publican supplied there was proceeded against on a charge of…

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Wine License Refused

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 6

In the Licensing Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. W. B. Smith, P.M., chairman, Robert Faulkner, and St. Thomas Loder, L.M's., John Drane applied for a colonial wine license…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 3

The members of the court present were Mr. W. B. Smith (chairman) and Mr. H. Crothers. TRANSFER OF A LICENSE.—An application for the transfer of license of Settlers' Arms Hotel, Morpeth,…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr W. B. Smith. P.M., and Messrs A. C. Robinson, St. Thos. Loder, and B. Faulkner, Js.P,) Application for Wine License

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 2

JOHN DRANE applied for a wine license at Camberwell. Mr Shaw appeared for the applicant, and stated that he had held a license for the sale of colonial wine for 32…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1903 · page 2

BOOTH LICENSES.—William Thompson, of the Caledonian Hotel, Homeville, and Eliza Edwards, of the Cross Keys Hotel, West Maitland, were granted licenses for booths at the H.R.A. and H…

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licensing Court

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 5

At a special sitting of the Liceusing Court on Thursday last, before Mr. W. A. Wilson, L.M., a transfer of the license of the Club Hotel, Haydonton, from Mr. Thomas…

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