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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

282 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 15

Special Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 3

The matter in which John Champion presented a petition in favour of the opening by him of a new hotel at Aberdare, was proceeded with after our report closed…

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Reduction of Licenses

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

Mr P. E. Eldershaw, C.P.S. at Singleton Court House, has received notification of his appointment as Registrar of a Special Local Option Court, to be held…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 7

Booth licenses were granted to James M'Grogan, Royal Hotel, and Henry Moore, Tradesman's Arms, for the three days of the approaching Singleton Show,…

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Local and General. Transfer of Hotel License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 August 1908 · page 2

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning Mr. W. J. Emright appeared in support of an application by Edward Paul Nowland for the transfer of the license of the…

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Special Licensing Court. Application for Hotel at Aberdare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 5

The adjourned Special Licensing Court, consisting of Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., Elias Bowden, and John Rourke, L.Ms., continued its sittings at the West…

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A Mysterious Hotel Guest August 29

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 4

A sensational incident has been reported to the police in connection with the Sevenoaks murder. During last week a man put up at…

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Special Licensing Court. Application for Hotel at Aberdare. Refusal Recommended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 4

The adjourned Special Licensing Court, consisting of Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, P. M., Elias Bowden, and John Rourke, L.Ms., continued its sittings at the West…

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License for Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 4

The Special Licensing Court, consisting of Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., Elias Bowden, and John Rourke, L.Ms., sat at the West Maitland Courthouse this…

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Publican's License Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 2

At the Courthouse, West Maitland, this morning. before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., Alfred Ernest Howard obtained the transfer of the license of the Mount Vincent Hotel, Mulbring, to John Henry…

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Special Licensing Court. Requirments of Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 4

The adjourned Special Licensing Court, consisting of Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., Elias Bowden, and John Rourke, L.,Ms., continued its sittings at the West…

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Butchers' Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 2

At the Newcastle Police Court yesterday a butcher was fined for running a cutting cart in the municipality without being licensed to do so, and another butcher was…

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Transfer of Hotel License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 4

The necessary papers having been Presented the transfer of the license of the Exchange Hotel from Edward Paul Nowland, to Helena Lilian Ann Lawless was confirmed…

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Selling Without License. Man Fined £50. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

At the police court to-day a man was fined £50 for exposing for sale in a shed in a lane at Wolloomooloo beer and spirits without a license. The accused…

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Special Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

The special licensing court, in relation to the reduction of hotels in the Singleton district, will sit at Singleton on the 15th instant. The following will…

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Transfer of Hotel License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 4

Sitting at the West Maitland Courthouse, the Police Magistrate (Mr. T. H. Wilkinson) granted an application for the transfer of the license of the Grand Central Hotel from Catherine Davis to…

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Hotels to Close

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 5

The Local Option Court decided to close live hotels in Bellingen…

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Grand Central Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 4

The Grand Central Hotel in West Maitland, conducted for so many years by Mrs. Davies, has changed hands, the new proprietor being Mr. Edmund Page, who recently…

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Special Licensing Court. Requirements of Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1908 · page 3

The adjourned sittings of the Special Licensing Court, consisting of Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., Elias Bowden, and John Rourke, L.Ms., were continued at the West…

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Breach of the Licensing Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1908 · page 3

Edward Paul Nowland was charged with having permitted persons to be unlawfully on the licensed premises of the Exchange Hotel during prohibited hours on August…

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Special Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 1

A Special Court, constituted under Section 70 or the Liquor Amendment Act of 1905, lor the electorate of Singleton, commences its sitting to-day at the Court…

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