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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1914

191 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 10

Ragtime at the Wentworth. Licensce Fined. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

The licensee of the Wentworth Hotel was fined £1 for allowing ragtime dancing on the premises without having a dancing license…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

Two general stage carriage licenses for motor vehicles, were duly gran[?] [?] [?] [?]k…

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Hotelkeeper's Abode. License Liable to Cancellation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 6

It does not appear to be generally known that under the New South Wales Liquor Act 1912, a publican stands a chance of having his license cancelled if he abandons his…

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Recent Motor Collision Car Driver Fined £5. and Has His License Suspended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 5

At the West Maitland Police Court to-day before the Police Magistrate. Clarence Roy Barton was charged with having, on December 20, committed a…

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Recent Maitland Motor Collision. Car Driver Fined £5. and Has His License Suspended

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 2

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate, Clarence Roy Bartrop was charged with having, on December 20, committed a…

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Hotelkeeper's Abode. License Liable to Cancellation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 7

It does not appear to be generally known that under the New South Wales Liquor Act 1912. a publican stands a chance, of having his license cancelled if he abandons his…

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State As Publican. Alcoholism in Russia

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 3

The best minds in Russia stand aghast at the ravages wrought in Russian society by the abuse of vodka, the national spiritous drink of the lower orders. The Government…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

At the licensing court on Thursday, before Messrs R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., and A. Simmons. J.P., E. H. Ball applied for permission to makde alterations and additions to…

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Recent Motor Collision Car Driver Fined £5. and Has His License Suspended

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 7

At the West Maitland Police Court on Thursday, before the Police Magistrate. Clarence Roy Bartrop was charged with having, on December 20,; committed a…

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Licenses Granted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

At the Police Court on Thursday, before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., a collector's license was granted to William Vile, and hawkers' licenses were…

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Local News. Publican's Booth at Sports

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

The right of the publican's booth for Anniversary Day Sports, on the showground, will be submitted at auction at the Co-operative Society's Union…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and J W Birkenhead, L.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 2

David Coleman was granted a hawker (cart) Heonse. A transfer of the He[?]ns[?] of the Commercial Hotel was granted to Jane Barry, with…

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Licensing Anomaly. Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 5

A deadlock occurred in the Licensing Court, before Major Grane, chairman of the Licensing Bench. Both the lay members of the court were absent owing to illness of…

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Hotel at Neath. Conditional License Granted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 7

In the Licensing Court, held at the West Maitland Courthouse this morning, before Messrs, C. H. Gale, P. M., Elias Bowden, and J. W. Birkenhead, L.Ms., Edwin James…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

(Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., Eilas Bowden, and J. W. Birkenhead, L.Ms.) The licensing inspector (Sub-Inspector Somervaille) submitted his quarterly…

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Hotel Robbers Foiled

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

Berlin, Monday.;— Two Englishmen, reputed to bo possessing jewels worth £20,000, were staying at a Munich hotel. Russian and Norwegian thieves took an…

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License Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

In the licensing court at West Maitland this morning, Robert Sucker applied to the police magistrate (Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.) for the transfer of the license of the Imperial…

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Interesting Hotel Case a Dubbo License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 5

A licensing case heard at Dubbo last week is particularly interesting. It appears that the 1907 local option poll in the Macquarie electorate resulted in the Fitzroy…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Elias Bowden, L.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 7

Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted to John William Genge, Carrington Hotel license fee, £25),' and George Herbert Watts, East Greta Hotel…

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