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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1906

201 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 11

Hotel Collapse. Sixty Killed, Eighty Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 3

From Stuttgart, on 5th April, the correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:— A terrible disaster occurred at the "housewarming" of a new hotel in the…

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Letter to the Editor. Licensing Act Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 8

Sir,—If your correspondent is surprised at the decision of the Local Licensing Bench, his surprise cannot equal that of myself and other members of the public who read the latter portion of his letter…

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Maitland Licensing Court. Assessment of Hotels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 8

A special meeting of the Licensing Bench was held the West Maitland courthouse this morning for the purpose of dealing with renewals of licenses, etc. Mr. E. A. L…

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Colonial Wine Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 8

Major Edward Walker, of Harper's Hill, and Sarah Anne Allen, of Ellalong, were granted renewals of their colonial wine licenses…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs Fletcher and Irwin, L.M's)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 3

Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted to M. W. McNamee, Court House Hotel, Dungog; Mrs Hill, Royal Hotel, Dungog; J. J…

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Maitland Licensing Court. Assessment of Hotels

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 10

A special meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the West Maitland courthouse on Monday for the purpose of dealing with renewals of licenses, etc. Mr. E. A. L…

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Colonial Wine Licenses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 10

Major Edward Walker, of Harper's Hill, and Sarah Anne Allen, of Ellalong, were granted renewals of their colonial wine licenses…

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Singleton Licensing Court Tuesday, July 3Rd

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

(Before Mr E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M.) Mr W. J. Cragg appeared' in Support of. an application of the transfer of the license of the Porcy Hotel from James…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1906 · page 5

William Maloney applied for the transfer of hs license of the prince of Wales Hotel, Greta, to Thomas Scully.—Mr. W. J. Enright appeared in support of the application, which was grated…

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Licensing Court.—tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 3

(Before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M. (Chairman), R. Faulkner, and C. W. Doyle, L.Ms.) The quarterly report of the licensing…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 3

William George Moore, license of the Royal Hotel, applied for permission under Section 89 of the New Liquor Act, to make material alterations to his licensed premises so as to bring them within…

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Quarterly Licensing Court Tuesday, July 10th, 1906

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 4

(Before Messrs E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., R. Faulkner, and C. W. Doyle, Js.P.) WINE LICENSES…

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Maitland Licensing Court

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 3

At the Licensing Court, West Maitland, on Thursday, a renewal of a colonial [?] license was granted to Mrs. Margaret O’Brien, Bishop’s Bridge. Roland J…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 5

Joseph Bridge was granted a renewal of his colonial wine license at Ellalong…

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Hotel Thieves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 5

Possibly the good American housekeeper" numbers among her acquaintances someone who boasts that she could set her table complete with "souvenirs" from the various…

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Local and General Sale of an Hotel Business

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 4

Mr. Harry Atkinson, the popular and energetic licensee of the Belmore, Hotel, has disposed of the goodwill of the business to Mr. James Beattie, brother-in-law of Mr. J. F…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 3

The Licensing Inspector's quarterly report was read and received, the document disclosing, generally speaking a satisfactory state of affairs…

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Licensing Court

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 2

The Quarterly Licensing Court which was to have been held at the local Court House on Friday last had to be adjourned, only one Licensing Magistrate,…

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Transfer of a License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1906 · page 5

Robert Robertson applied for the transfer of the license of the Railway Hotel, Kurri Kurri, to James S. B. Browning. which was granted…

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Licensing Court. Breach of the Liquor Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1906 · page 5

Three young men were charged with having been found on the licensed premises of the Commercial Hotel, Branxton. on the 14th instant, during pro-hibited hours, namely, at 11.15 p.m…

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