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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1917

194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 10

Northern Territory Hotels. Profit of £1127

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 3

Accounts for nine months of the hotel businesses in the Northern Territory taken over by the Commonwealth indicate that a profit was realised of £1127. Satisfactory as this…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Assessment of Hotels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 3

Several appeals against the municipal valuations were dealt with at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday by Mr. W. J. N. Fincham, P.M. Special interest…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 4

In the Licensing Court at the West Maitland Courthouse to-day, before Messrs. W. J. N. Fincham, P. M., and J. W. Birkenhead, L.M., Francis Moore, licensee of the…

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Licensing Court. Abatement of Hotel Rents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 April 1917 · page 4

The special court under the Liquor Amendment Act for the purpose of hearing applications for the abatement of rent on licensed premises, adjourned from March 19. was held…

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Special Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 4

The special licensing court under the Liquor Amendment Act for the purpose of hearing applications for the abatement of rent on licensed premises was…

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Tele Licensing Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 2

George Hooper, [?] of the Kurri Kurri Hotel, was charged with keeping the bar open for the sale of [?] during prohibited hours. Frederick W. Garth was charged…

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Licensing Count

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 3

At the Licensing Court on Thursday before Mr. R.H.V. Allnutt P.M. and Mr. A. Simmons J.P. the licensing inspector (Senior-sergeant Nanearrow) submitted his quarterly…

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Local News. the "Argus." There will be no publication of the "Argus" on Tuesday next, April 10th. Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 4

At a sitting of the Licensing Court on Thursday, before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., and Mr A. Simmons, T.P., Senior-Sergeant Nancarrow, Licensing…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 7

(Before Messrs. W. J. N. Fincham, Elias Bowden, and J. W. Birenhead, [?] Booth licenses were granted to J. C. Mc[?] for Maitland show and Maitland races…

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Kurri. Hotels Drainage Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

For some years the drainage from the Kurri and Chelmsford Hotels has been a source of trouble and it is stated that, at times conditions are so bad as to constitute a…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. W. J. N. Fincham, Elias Bowden, and J. W. Birkenhead, L.Ms.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 5

Booth licenses were granted to J. C. McIntyre for Maitland show and Maitland races, and to James Atwater for the Cessnock races. George Hooper, for whom Mr. W. J…

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Special Licensing Court. Abatement of Rents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 3

The Police Magistrate, Mr. W.J.N. Fincham yesterday further considered applications for abatement of hotel rents. CLUB HOUSE HOTEL…

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Is a Hotel a Factory ? Problem for Judge Backhouse

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 7

The Sydney District Court was held up by the difficulty experienced in finding a satisfactory definition for a hotel under the Workmen's Compensation Act. The case…

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Hotel License Transferred

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

At a sitting of the Licensing Court on Thursday, before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Said Mr P. Eldershaw, C.P.S., a transfer of the license of the Perey…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 3

At the licensing Court on Thursday, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P. M., and Mr. P. Eldershaw, C. P. S., a transfer of the license of the Percy Hotel was granted…

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The Percy Hotel

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

This well-known hostelry, which has been so successfully conducted during the past four years by Mr J. R. Cockbaine, has changed hands, and has been…

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Abatement of Hotel Rent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 4

The Police Magistrate (Mr. W. J. M. Fincham) gave his reserved decision to-day in the application by Daniel Roarty, licensee of the Caledonian Hotel, for abatement of…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 4

At the Licensing Court, before Messrs. J. W. Birkenhead and Elias Bowden, [?] Ms., William Collier made application for the re-newal of the license of the [?]…

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Burlars in Country Hotel. Twelve Persons Robbed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 6

Burglars visited Mr T. M'Cormack's Club Hotel at Wellington a few nights ago, and twelve of the inmates were robbed of their money, watches and…

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Country Licensing Matter. Magistrate Removed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 3

The report at Judge Bevan, acting as a Royal Commission to inquire into certain charges against Phillip [?] a member of the Nambueea Licensing Bench, has been…

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