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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1904

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Singleton Licensing Court. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 5

MR C. w. DOYLE, J.P, has been gazetted a 'member of the Singleton Licensing Court, vice Mr St. Thomas Loder deceused…

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Brewers' Licenses. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 3

BEFORE the Full Court to day the question was raised as to whether, since the passing of the Commonwealth Act, the State had the power to…

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The Licensing Law

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 2

The curious nature of the decisions of licensing courts is again attracting attention. In one of our newest and most select suburbs, for instance, a…

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Cricket. Morpeth District Veterans v. Licensed Victuallers (Maitland District.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 4

The above teams met at Morpeth on Wednesday last, the game resulting in a win for the Veterans on the first innings, by 128 runs. Luncheon was provided on the ground, the day's…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 2

Booth Licence.— An application by Richard Wood, of East Greta, for a booth licence on the Albion Ground on Thursday, for St. Patrick's Day Sports, was granted…

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Meeting of Licensed Victuallers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 2

On Monday evening a meeting of the licensed victuallers of Singleton was held in the Mechanics' Institute committee room. There was a full attendance, all the…

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Unfortunate Publicans

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 2

THE city publican is often the envy of his bush friends. They see the bran spanking new architecture of his hotel, and the gorgeous painting on…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, March 20Th, 1904. (Before Mr E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Mr R. Faulkner, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 2

A RENEWAL of a publican's license was granted to F. J. Dorrington, of Broke, and a transfer of publican's license was granted from W. S. Benson, of…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 2

Transfer of License,—An application for [?] transfer of the Licence of the Wentworth Hotel, [?]hop's Bridge, from Richard Moore to James. [?] of Sydney, was [?]ranted. Mr. W. J. Enright…

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In a Sydney Hotel

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 5

A well-known masher, who wears an eye glass, affects the law as an amusement, and the stage as a profession and is in some matters…

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Maitland Licensing Court. Thursday, April 7, 1904. (Before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Robert Scobie and Henry Crothers, L.Ms.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 2

The Quarterly Licensing Court was held at the courthouse, West Maitland, this morning. Hawker's License.—John Smith, of West Maitland made application for, and was granted, a hawker's…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Sharpe, P.M. R. Faulkner, and C. W. Doyle, Ls. M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 6

Police Objection Withdrawn.—George Carey applied for a renewal of his colonial wine license for premises at Whittingham. The Sergeant of Police objected to the…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 12Th, 1904. (Before Messrs E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., R. Faulkner and C. Doyle, Js.P.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 2

GEORGE CAREY applied for a renewal of a wine license at Whittingham. Mr Cragg appeared in support of the application…

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The Japanese Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 5

In his new book, "Queer Things About Japan," Mr. Douglas Sladen gives a chatty description of life in a native hotel. It is when you go to a native inn that you…

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Dungog Licensing Court. Friday, April 15. Before G. Atkin, Esq. P.M., and Thos Irwin, Esq., J.P.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

Arthur Contant Aucher's application for a publican's license at Brookfield was withdrawn by the applicant, with the consent of the Bench…

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St. Petersburg Hotel Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 3

Twenty arrests have been made in St. Petersburg in connection with the explosion in the Hotel Nord, in the Newsky Prospect, where M. Kazanoff was blown to pieces…

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The Vert Latest. London. Wednesday afternoon. the Fatal Explosion at the Hotel Du Nord

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 3

The Victim' of the mysterious and terrible explosion at the Hotel du Nord, in the Newsky Prospect, St. Petersburg, is still unidentified. An examination reveals the fact…

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The Licensing Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 3

Mr. A. Akers-Douglas, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, following the recommendations of the Royal Commission, last evening introduced into the House of Commons a new Licensing…

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Trouble at Woolloomooloo. Hotel Proprietor Shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 3

A tragedy occurred in Woolloomooloo last night Mr. Costello, proprietor of the Clipper's Arms Hotel, at the corner of Bourke-street and O'Brienlane, being shot in the forehead. Owing to the…

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Closing Hotels at Ten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 7

The justices of Glasgow and Edinburgh are once more seeking to enforce the sobriety of their fellow-citizens by act of Parliament. For many years there has been…

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