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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1910

248 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 13

Quarterly Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1910 · page 4

At the quarterly Licensing Court held at the West Maitland Courthouse this morning, before Messrs. J. McKensey, P.M., and John Rourke Katherine M'Carthy was granted a renewal of a…

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A Half-holiday Case. Interesting to Country Hotel-Keepers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 2

A case of some interest to hotelkeepers was heard at the Bega court, when Margaret Hume was proceeded against for not granting Emma Robinson, an…

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Why Mr Wade Lost. Licensed Victuallers' President's Opinion

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 2

"Why did Mr Wade and his party lose?" said Mr J. B. Sutton, the president of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association, to a pressman."Yes, of…

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Licensing Reform in Canada. Revolutionary Advance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1910 · page 2

During recent years the agitation against the liquor trade has taken a wide sweep in Canada says the Toronto correspondent of the "London Times"). There has been no such revolutionary…

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Auctioneers' Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1910 · page 4

Persons wishing to obtain renewals of their auctioneer's licenses would do well to make a note of the fact that their applications should be lodged with the proper authorities on or before Nov.2nd…

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No-license

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1910 · page 2

ONE feature of the election has been the set-back administered to the no-license movement. Although its champions have worked harder…

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A Village Hotel in Connaught

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1910 · page 7

I sought my supper and bed at O'Flannagan's, which, in the usual style of the West country Hotels, was half-inn, half- draper's shop. It was Friday, and as I was an…

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Newcastle Publicans Fined. For Selling Adulterated Liquor

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 November 1910 · page 4

At the Newcastle Police Court on Monday, nine local, publicans were fined for-selling spirits which were below the standard strength. The following were…

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License or No-license?

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 November 1910 · page 2

Anew platform has been drawn up by the New South Wales Alliance. The Chief planks are State option, and a clear-cut issue between lieeuse and…

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Hotelkeeper's Suicide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 5

George Senhouse, aged 31, license of the Crecy Hotel, Darlinghurst, drank a [?]uanbity of strychnine last night, and died this morning. Deceased before swallowing the…

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Wanted—a License

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 3

An ambitions young man, imagined that a "police become" would convert [?] into a full-hedged poet for advice:—"Believing that I possess a faculty for…

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Newcastle Publicans Fined. For Selling Adulterated Liquor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 5

At the Newcastle Police Court on Monday, nine local publicans were fined for selling spirits which were below the standard strength. The following were…

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Honeymoon Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 4

An hotel designed exclusively for newly married couples, to be known as "Newly-Wed Hotel." is the latest American novelty. The new institution will be due to…

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Licensing Reform in Canada. Revolutionary Advance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 9

During recent years the agitation against the liquor trade has taken a wide sweep in Canade, (says the Toronto cor espondent of the "London Times"). There has been no such revolutionary…

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Suicide of a Publican. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 4

George William Senhouse, aged 31, a pnbli[?], residing at Waverley, took strychnine last night, and this morning…

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Rich Uncle in America Hotelkeeper's Legacy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 5

"Deceased left seven million dollars. Have no information as to amount of your share." The above cablegram was received last week by Mrs. Gow, the wife of the…

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Hotel Transfer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 November 1910 · page 2

The Railway Hotel will to-day be transferred by the present licensee Mr H. W. Atkinson, to Mrs Benson, who has purchased the hotel. Mrs Benson's' into…

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A Bird's Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 November 1910 · page 4

Although there is, perhaps, tendency nowadays to house our pets in more comfortable quarters than was once thought necessary, the limit of luxury in birdcages has surely been…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 3

At the Licensing Court on Thursday, Mr. C. H. Gale granted a transfer of the license of the Railway Hotel, Singleton, from H. W. Atkinson, to Mrs. Mary…

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Rich Uncle in America. Hotelkeeper's Legacy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 7

"Deceased left seven million dollars. Have no information as to amount of your share." The above cablegram was received last week by Mrs. Gow, the wife of the…

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