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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

282 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 15

Special Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 June 1908 · page 2

His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge and Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson and W. Le Brun Brown, P. M's., who have been for some days busily engaged making a personal inspection of the hotels in the Maitland…

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Special Licensing Court. Reduction of Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 5

The Special Licensing Court, consisting of His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge and Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, and W. Le Brun Brown. P.M.S, appointed under the Liquor…

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Fire at the Percy Hotel

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 2

On Sunday morning the Percy Hotel had a narrow escape from destruction by fire. Portly before 6 a.m. the proprietor, Mr A. E. Ball, whose bedroom…

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Colonial Wine Licenses. Eelah Wine Depot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 5

Mr. John Kennedy appeared for Mrs. Bambach, the holder of a Colonial Wine license at West Maitland. Mary Elizabeth Bambch, carrying on…

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Special Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 5

The Special Licensing Court, comprising His Honor Judge Fitzhardiage, and Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson and W. Le Brun Brown, P.M.'s, took the following evidence…

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Special Licensing Court. Reduction of Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1908 · page 3

The Special Licensing Court, consisting of his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, and Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson and W. Le Brun Brown, P.Ms., appointed to inquire into the…

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Colonial Wine Licenses. Lackey's, West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1908 · page 3

Mr. Jas. H. F. Waller called further evidence regarding the colonial wine license of John Maitland Lackey. The licensee deposed that outside of West…

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Special Licensing Court. Renewal of Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 5

A Special Licensing Court, presided over by Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., and John Rourke and Elias Bowden., L.M.'s, was held at the Courthouse, East Maitland,…

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Reduction of Licenses

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 5

A Special Licensing Court, Judge Fitzhardinge presiding, has been sitting at Maitland during the week. On Thursday afternoon his Honor…

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Special Licensing Court. Reduction of Licenses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 5

The Special Licensing Court, consisting of His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge and Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, and W. Le Brun Brown, P.M.'s, appointed under the Liquor…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Saturday. Special Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 5

The Special Licensing Court to-day decided to close have hotels in Camden electorate. This completed the business of the Court so far as the metropolitan licensing district is…

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Hotel Fire Panic in New York. Guests Perish at Windows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 12

America has boon furnished with yet another object-lesson in tho folly of tolerating "fire-traps" in big towns by the total destruction of the Aveline Hotel at Fort Wayne, with the loss…

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An Old I[?] License

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 3

The “Nepean Times” (Penrith) has been permitted [?] at the [?] issued to [?] Horse [?] Hotel [?]…

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Alleged Breach of Promise Widow Sues Hotelkeeper

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 3

An action for damages for alleged breach of promise of marriage was beard in No. 2 Jury Court. Sydney, on Wednesday. The plaintiff was…

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Special Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 3

A renewal of hotel license was applied for by Mr Cragg on behalf of A. E. Ball, the licensee of the Percy Hotel. In reply to Senior-Sergeant Whitfield, Mr…

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Special Licensing Court. Renewals of Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 3

A Special Licensing Court, for the renewal of licenses, was held at the courthouse, West Maitland, this morning, the bench being occupied by Messrs. Elias Bowden and J…

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Slaughtering Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

Those interested in the butchering trade should make a note of the fact that their licenses will expire by the end of th month, and that it is therefore necessary for them to forthwith make…

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An Old Inn License

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 4

The Nepean Times (Penrith) has been permitted to look at the license issued to the Black Horse Prince Hotel (now Black Horse), Richmond, dated 1819…

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Hotel Accommodation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 2

Mr. James Warren Scobie, the well-known architect, is at present engaged preparing plans for several new hotels in the Maitland district and for extensive additions and material alterations to…

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Special Licensing Court. Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 3

The Special Licensing Court—Judge hardinge and Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson and W. Le Brun Brown, P.Ms.—again sat at the Courthouse, Paterson, to-day to inquire…

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