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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1914

191 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 10

Music License

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 4

At a sitting of the Licensing Court on Thursday, Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., presiding, a music license was granted to James Rogers for to-night…

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Remarkable Divorce Case. Alleged Ceremony at a Hotel. Disputed Marriage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 5

A case of unusual character was heard yesterday by Mr. Justice Gordon, in the Divorce Court, Sydney. Albert Royston Hole, of Woollahra, clerk, petitioned for an order…

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Matrimonial Muddle. Alleged Ceremony at an Hotel. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 5

The peculiar case was continued to-day in the Sydney Divorce Court in which Albert Royston Hole, clerk, of Woolahra, petitioned for an order enjoining upon…

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New York's Hotels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 2

The giant New York hotel is comp[?] community in itself, the popu[?]ntion which measures up to a town of no size. A 1200-room house, for exa[?]…

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Licensing Reform in Quebec

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

In pursuance of a consistent progressive policy, the Provincial Legislature of Quebec are now considering a measure which has as one of its…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 2

The adjourned quarterly sitting of the above was hold in the Courthouse last Wednesday afternoon, Messrs F. Bowman, and J. C. White…

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Licensing Refobm in Quebec

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 3

In pursuance of a consistent progressive policy, the Provincial Legislature of Quebec are now considering a measure which has as one of its…

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Unnecessary Force by Publican. Man Awarded £15 Damages

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 1

Robert Meikle, of Spring Vale (Vic.), a gardener, was, at the Melbourne Country Court awarded £15 damages against Michael O'Dea, licensee of the…

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Man Jumps Overboard. Demented. Mudgee Hotelkeeper's Death. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 5

A sensational affair occurred on board the steamer Themistocles, which arrived at Sydney from London, via ports. It appears that a man, H. Franey, 38 years of age,…

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Liquor and No-license. Evading the Act. a New Zealand Custom

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 5

Some idea of the way in which the [?]license edict is evaded was told during the hearing of a ease at lnvercargill (N.K.), which has been "dry" for several years…

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Licensing Court. Applications for New Publicans' Licenses. Fatal Legal Objections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 5

Four applications for a publican's license at Greta, and one for a conditional license at Branxton, came before the Maitland Licensing Bench, consisting, of Mr. .C. H. Gale…

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Licensing Court. Applications for New Publicans' Licenses. Point Over-ruled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 4

Further evidence was taken to-day by the West Maitland Licensing Bench, consisting of Messrs. C. H. Gale (chairman), Elias Bowden, and J. W. Birkenhead, L/ Ms., with…

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Man Jumps Overboard. Mudgee Hotelkeepers Death. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 6

A sensational affair occurred on board the steamer Themistocles, which arrived at Sydney from London, via ports. It appears that a man, H. Franey, 38 years of age…

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Liquor and No-license. a New Zealand Custom

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 7

Some idea of the way in which the no-license edict is evaded was told during the hearing of a case at Invercargill (N.Z.), which has been "dry" for several years…

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Application for Hotel Near Branxton Railway Station. License Refused

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 4

Before the Maitland Licensing Bench last week, James Martin Carey, of Rix's Creek, applied for a conditional publican's license at Branxton…

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Licensing Court. Application for Conditional License. at Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 4

The Maitland Licensing Bench, consisting of Messrs. C. H. Gale, P. M., Elias Bowden and J. W. Birkenhead, L.Ms., to-day inquired into an application lodged by…

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Licensing Court. Application for Conditional License. at Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 4

As a matter of convenience, and in the hope of finally disposing of the matter, the Maitland Licensing Bench, consisting of Messrs…

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Local and General. Quarterly Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 4

The Quarterly Licensing Court for the licensing district of Maitland will be held at the Courthouse, West Maitland, on Thursday, July 23…

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Greta Licensing Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 4

At the conclusion of evidence in the Greta licensing case yesterday, argument followed by counsel with respect to the application of regulation 10, of the Liquor Act, to the…

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