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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1916

314 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 16

Appeal Dismissed. Sealing Beer Without a License

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 2

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions, Judge Murray gave his reserved judgment in the appeal of Henry Percy Tattersall against a conviction, for selling beer without a license…

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Referendum Day Will the Hotels Close?

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 5

It has not yet been decided whether June 10, Rerefendum Day, will be conducted with closed hotels and wine bars, or otherwise. A doubt appears to have…

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Teetotal Race Meeting. Checkmating the Publican

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 3

The Gilgandra Jockey Club, at its annual races in June, intends to run a teetotal meeting. For a couple of years back the price given by the…

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Closing of Hotels. the Eight O'clock Order

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 5

Shortly after the military encampment was established on the Show Ground, all hotels within a radius of five miles were required to close at six o'clock, but subsequently…

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Hotels to Close All Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 3

Some doubt having arisen as to the position of hotelkeepers with regard to June 10, on which date, the liquor referendum will be taken, the matter was referred to the Crown Law Department for…

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Hotels and the Military Camp

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 4

The now order issued under the War Precautions Act, dealing with the closing of hotels within a radius of 6½ miles of the Rutherford military camp, is more definite…

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Collectors' Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 6

Collectors' licenses were granted to Thos Broderick and Richard Cooper…

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Licensing Co rt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 4

At the Licensing Court held at the West Maitland Courthouse this morning, the bench was occupied by Mr. W.J.N. Fincham, P.M. Alfred J. Lindsay…

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Referendum. Hotels Close on Polling Day. Voting Instructions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 4

It is stated by the Under-Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Office that hotels are to close on Saturday, June 10, all day, us in the case of a Sunday…

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Hotels to Close on Polling Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 1

In accordance with the terms of the Liquor Referndum Act, hotels will be compelled to remain closed all day on Saturday, June 10. The idea that…

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Closing of Hotels. the Eight O'clock Order

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 7

Shortly after the military encampment was established on the Show Ground all hotels within a radius of five miles were required to close at six o'clock, but subsequently…

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Hotels Close on Polling Day

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 2

Under the terms of the Liquor Referendum Act, hotels must remain closed all day on Saturday, June 10…

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Hotels to Close on Polling Day

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 1

In accordance with the terms of the Liquor Referendum Act, hotels will be compelled to remain closed all day on Saturday, June 10. The…

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Licensing Court. Application for New Hotel at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 4

The adjourned inquiry under section 81 of the Liquor Act into a petition by James Johnson, through his representative, A. W. Tinkler, for a publican's Heense for…

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Paying Below the Award. Hotelkeeper Fined

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 3

For failing to pay a female servant in his employ the award late of 25/ for week, Martin G. Sayers, a hotelkeeper at the Glebe, was proceeded against…

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Closing of Hotels. Question of Assessment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 3

The Newcastle Licensing Bench gave their decision in the application of William Lechard, [?] of the Centennial Hotel, for a renewal of the license, in which the license…

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Cessnock Licensing Inquiry. Decision Reserved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 3

The inquiry under section 81 of the Liquor Act was concluded at the West Maitland Licensing Court last evening by Messrs. W. J. N. Fincham and E. Bowden, [?]…

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Hotel Trading

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 5

"I am opposed to any further curtailment of the hours of hotel trading. To do so would only promote sly-grog selling, and transfer from the licensed…

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Lady Servants in Hotels

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

Hotelkeepers who, on account of the attraction of big tips, have rarely found it difficult to get servants, are now finding that the making of…

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Early Closing of Hotels. To the Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 6

Sir,—As June 10th is quickly approaching, let me put some few facts before the people who are going to decide an issue which their…

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