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Hotels & licensing, 1914

191 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 10

Interesting Hotel Case a Dubbo License

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 7

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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Man's Fatal Fall. From Top-storey of Carrington Hotel. Death Ensues Shortly Afterwards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 5

At 4.30 this morning the attention of one if the inmates of the Carrington Motel, who was sleeping on the balcony, was attracted by the sound of it thud in the direction of the…

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Local and General. Auctioneers' Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 4

The question whether a person, whose [?] extends from another State into New South Wales, but who has no permanent residence in this State, can get an auctioneer's…

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A New Hotel. Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 5

At the Licensing Court, consisting of Messrs. F. Potts, P.M., H. Flett, and Hoctor Gollan. Mrs. Hannah McMahon's application for the transfer of a license was…

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Man's Fatal Fall. From Top-storey of Carrington Hotel

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 7

At 4.30 on Tuesday last the attention of one of the inmates of the Carrington Hotel, who was sleeping on the balcony, was attracted by the sound of a thud in the direction of the…

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An Auctioneer's License

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 8

The question whether a person whose business extends from another State into New South Wales, but who has no permanent residence in this State, can get an auctioneer's…

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A Dirty Hotel

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 4

At Newcastle, last week, the police proceeded against the licensee of the Exchange Hotel for not keeping his licensed premises from offensive matter…

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Drunken Persons in Hotels. Reasonable Force Only to Be Used

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 1

Under the powers conferred by the Liquor Act, 1912, any licensee may refuse to admit into, and may turn out of his licensed premises, any person…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 7

(Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Elias Bowden, L.M.). Richard Wood was granted a renewal of the license of the Station Hotel, Kurri…

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Hotel License Cancelled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 5

Before the Licensing Court yesterday, Ernest Albert Hayter-Cullen, licensce of the Royal Hotel, George-street, Sydney, was proceeded against by Sub-inspector…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 10
Also in Singleton Argus

At the Licensing Court on Thursday, before Mr. G.Messon, P.M., a transfer was granted of the license of the White Swan Hotel from Benjamin Jones to Alfred James…

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Four Hotel Thieves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 7

In consequence of a number of thefts at the leading hotels in Paris recently, the police were put on the alert, and they have now captured four of an international gang…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 7

An application for the transfer of the license of the Royal Hotel from James A. Noble to Allan Weddorburn Frimley was granted…

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An Electric Hotel in Paris

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

M. Georgia Knap proposes to erect, in Peris, an hotel, which will be a marvel of electrc-mechanics. In this hotel, for which the name…

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An Electric Hotel in Paris

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 3

M. Georgia Knap proposes to erect, in Paris, an hotel, which will be a marvel of electro-mechanics. In this hotel, for which the name…

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Interesting to Hotel-keepers. Local Option Puzzle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 7

One of the peculiar possibilities of local option was illustrated by a case heard in the Wagga Licensing Court. James Dennis applied for a license for the Squatters…

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Neath Hotel. Appeal Withdrawn

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

At the Maitland Quarter Sessions, in connection with the appeal lodged against the decision of the Maitland Licensing Court in granting a…

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Local and General New Publican

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

It is reported that Mr G. Anyon, at one time licenses of the Court House Hotel, Dungog, is about to take over the Bank Hotel. He and…

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