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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1917

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

Licensing Act Anomaly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 4

Under the new Liquor Act a publican may be fined £100 for selling a glass of ginger beer, but if he supplies a glass of whisky the penalty os only £20. This curios…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 4

The transfer of the license of the Northumberland Hotel, Cessnock, from William Ward to William J, Collier was granted…

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Licensing Act Anomaly

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

Under the new Liquor Act a publican may be fined £100 for selling a glass of ginger beer, if he supplies a glass of whisky the…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

At the Licensing Court on Thursday, William Wake was granted a renewal of his license for the Sedgefield Hotel, Sedgefield. Renewals of hawker's license were granted…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

The transfer of the license of the Northumberland Hotel, Cessnock, from William Ward to William J. Collier was granted…

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Hotel License Fees

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 2

At a sitting of the Licensing Court on Thursday next, application will be made by Mr A. B. Shaw (representing the Licensed Victuallers' Association)…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday, Robert Austin Elliott Applied for an auctioneers license. He stated that he was to sell casually for messrs. H. York and Son at the…

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Licensing Laws. in South Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 2

Strong protests against alleged infringe-ments of the Heensing laws were made by a large and [?] deputation which walted on Mr. J. Vaughan,…

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Singleton Letter. Licensing Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 3

The Licensing Bench, including Mr. W. H. Fincham, P.M., and Messrs. A. Simmons and W. Bailey, Js.P., had a number of ap-plications before it on Thursday for…

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Thursday, January 11. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P M.). Hotel Sanitary Conveniences

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 3

John Baptiste Beisler, licensee of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel. pleaded guilty to a charge of not keeping the sanitary conveniences of the hotel in a sanitary condition…

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Auctioneer's License

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 4

At the local Licensing Court on Thursday Robert Austin Elliott applied for an auctioneer's license. He stated that he was to sell casually for York and…

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Hotel Cecil Commandeered. For War Purposes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 2

London, Wednesday.—There was a remarkable scene yesterday at the Hotel Cecil, in London, which has been commandeered by the Government for…

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Quarterly Licensing Court Thursday, January 11th. (Before Mr W. H. Fincham, P.M., and Messrs A. Simmons and J. Bailey, J's.P.) Inspector's Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 3

The Licensing Inspector's report on hotels and wine businesses in the district was submitted by Senior-Sergeant Nancarrow. Two of the hotels were…

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Fire at an Hotel. Charge Against Licensee's Wife

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

An inquest concerning the fire that [?]curred at the Terminus Hotel, Shapparton, early on the morning of December 29, when a leger named Patrick Mackie was burnt…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, January 16, 1917. (Before Messrs. E. Bowman, chairman, J. C. White, and C. H. Cox, M's, L.B.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 2

The following applications were made under section 7 of the Liquor Amendment Act, 1916, for abatement of licensing fee:…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

At a meeting of the Licensing Court, comprised of licensing Magistrates E. Bowman, J. C. White, and E. H. Cox, the following applications were made under section 7 of…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

James Owers, for whom Mr. H. M. Cohen appeared applied for the renewal of the license of the Carrington Hotel, West Maitland. Applicant said that since the…

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Licensing Laws. in South Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 9

Strong protests against alleged infringements of the licensing laws were made by a large and representative deputation which waited on Mr. J. Vaughan…

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