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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1905

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Licensing Court— Tuesday. (Before Mr. B. A. L. Sharpe, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

Auctioneer's License.— An application was made by Samuel Amos Brooker for an auctioneer's license for the district of Gresford. Mr. McDonald appeared for the applicant. The Police Magistrate…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 3

Transfer of a License.—On the application of Mary Kickham, the license of the Exchange Hotel was transferred to Thomas Atkinson. Hawker's License—Ah Tong applied for and was…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 2

It it notified by advertisment in another column that the Quarterly Licensing Court for the Licensing District of Murrurundi will be held at the local Court House on…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, January 3[?] (Before Mr E. A. L. Sharp, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 4

Application for an announcer's license was made by Mr M'Donald on behalf of Samuel Amos Brooker for the [?]srries of Gresford…

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Curiosities of American Hotels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 3

A hotel is a public place. Man or woman may enter, shake off the dust of the streets, occupy the lounges or saloons, and no one inquires their business, provided that they are of the class…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 8

Brilliard License.—David Johnson applied for and was granted a billiard license for preunses situated in Rawson-street, Kurri Kurri…

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"Economies Op No License."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 3

Mr. A. Brutnell, the well-known temperance reformer, delivered the first of a series of three lectures, under the auspices of the District Lodge of the Independent Order of…

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Newcastle. Publican Heavily Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 3

At the Wallsend police Court to-dny a hotelkeeper named Price was fined 10, in one case and £3 in another for having supplied drunken persons with liquor…

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Singleton Licensing Court. Thursday, January 10Th. (Before Mr E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 3

In a deterred application by S. A. Brocker for special auctioncer's license for the Patrson District, in which Mr Shaw appeared, the license…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 4

Transfer.—The license of the Criterion Hotel, Weston, was transferred from James Jones to John Iambie, and the transfer of the billiard license of the same hotel from jones to Lambie was also…

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A Witch of the Woods. Chapter Xxvi. Another Visit to Ingram's Hotel

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 9

"Him and Mr. Cummings have become friendly," Benton continued, "and they had an hour together upstairs to-night. He's never given no name to me, except Mr. Albert, and I can tell that he's been a…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. E.A. L. Sharpe P.M. (chairman), Robert Scolie, and Henry Crothers, Js'.P

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 3

The Adjourned quarterly Licensing Court was held at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. Hotel at Abermair.—Henry Chapple Hector, of…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney, a Hotelkeeper's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 5

An inquest was held to-day on the body of James McGregor, late licensee of the White Swan Hotel. 'Charles Wallace was present in custody. The coroner returned a verdict…

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The Sketcher. Selling Drink Without a License. Daring Ways Ok Defrauding the Revenue

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 3

Inland revenue officers (says an English paper) compute that, merely by the filicit selling of intoxicating liquors, the State is robbed of thousands of pounds every…

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The Licensing Act. Man Fined for Telling a Lie

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 4

A case under the Liquor Act of a somewhat unusual character came before Mr. King, DSM, at the Central Police Court last week. It…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 2

Transfer of a License.—John Champion applied for the transfer of the license of the Heddon-Greta Hotel to George Champion, which was granted. Music Permit.—James Atkiuson, lieeusee of the…

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A New Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 3

The now hotel, situated on the corner of Aberdare and Hall-streets, Weston, and built by Messrs. Pilgrin Bros., of West Maitland is now almost completed and will be opened…

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Supplying Li[?]u[?]r to Drunks a Warning to Publicans

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

During the hearing of a charse of drunkenness and dieordrley conduct at the Central Police Coart, Sydney, on Thursday, the presiding magistrate…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 3

Transfer.—Francis Moore applied for the transfer of the license of the Wentworth Hotel, Bishop's Bridge, to James Dayton Pritehard. Mr. T.A. Hill appeared for applicant. There was no police…

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The Licensing Law. Deputation to the Chip Secretary Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 5

A deputation from the Women's Christian Temperance Union interviewed the Chief Secretary to-day, and proposed the abolition of barmaids, curlier closing of hotels, and prohibition, of the…

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