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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1909

193 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 10

The Royal Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1909 · page 2

In our advertising columns, Mr. W. G. Moore, a former popular proprietor, announces that he has retaken the Royal Hotel, and hopes to see his old customers black…

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License or No License. the Publican's Side. State Supervision v. Sly Grog and Secret Drinking

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 August 1909 · page 4

Mr W. A. G. Lloyd, lecturer on behalf of the Liquor Trades Defence Union, visited Singleton on Friday last,and addressed a meeting from the balcony of…

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Hotelkeepers' Defence Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the hotelkeepers of the Upper Hunter Electorate, convened by Mr. H. R. Flanders, was held in the School of Arts, Aberdeen, on Saturday afternoon. Mr…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 2

Edmund Page, licensee of the Grand Central Hotel, applied for, and was granted a pet lican's booth license for the Maitland rases, to be held at Rutherford on September 1…

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Kosciusko's Snowfields. The Hotel Kosciusko's First Season

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 4

THE winter of 1909, and with it the first season of the "Hotel Kosciusko," is drawing to a close. The hotel's first season has been a most…

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Criterion Hotel, Limited

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 4

It is proposed to form the well-known popular, and old-established Criterion Hoel, Newcastle, into a limited liability company, and the prospectus is advertised in…

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Licensing Duties. Important Amendments. London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 5

The British Government has amended its licensing scheme, considerably reducing the duties on hotel, restaurant, and theatre off-licenses, and making clubs pay 6d in the…

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The Failure of No-license. the Liquor Problem

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 6

Mr. W. A. Lloyd, official lecturer for the Liquor Trades' Defence Union of New South Wales, delivered an interesting address on "The Failure of No-License," from the…

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Card Playing in Hotels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 4

It may not be generally known, but it is the fact nevertheless, that in accordance with the provisions of the Liquor Act, any person found playing cards in an hotel is liable to…

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Licensing Duties

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 3

The Government's amended licensing scheme considerably reduces the duties on hotels,restaurants, theatres, and offlicenses. It also makes the charges…

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Britain's Licensing Bill. Objections to Grocers Licenses. London. Tuesday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 5

Strong disapproval is expressed by temperance bodies to the amendment by Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the Licensing Bill, allowing grocers to…

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Card Playing in Hotels

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 2

There is one provision in the Liquor Act which is not so well known as it might be, viz., that anyone found playing cards in a hotel is liable to…

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Latest Cables. English Licensing Law. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 2

The English Temperance bodies express strong dissapproval of the Amended Licensing Scheme allowing grocers to selll quart bottles of whiskey…

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Late News by Cable. British License Duties. Concessions to Irish Publicans. London, Sept. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 5

In Committee of Ways and Means in the House of Commons, Budget resolutions regarding licenses were submitted. Mr. J.E. Redmond, Leader of the…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 3

Edmund page, licensee of the Grand Central Hotel, was granted two booth licenses for the Heddon—Greta races…

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Sale of an Hotel. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 2

Mr Mayman. the well-known city hotel-keeper, has disposed of his business with the object of entering the political field in the interests of Labor…

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Strange Poisoning Case. At the Hotel Arcadia

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 1

It was briefly reported in our last issue that a mini had died on Friday in a Pitt-street, Sydney, hotel under peeu liar circumstances. It now transpires…

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Vehicular Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 5

Several vehicles were licensed by the cessnock shire council yesterday, including a new cab, which will ply for hire in the town and district…

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Licensing Duties

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1909 · page 3

As the House Commons, in Committee on [?] license Bill. the discussion on clause 30. [?] to the valuation of licensed premise. [?] and the clause was passed. The…

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Closing of an Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

In accordance with the determination of the Special Licensing Court which satat East Maitland on June 18, 1908, to deal with the question of the reduction of licenses, the license of the Governor…

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