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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1919

208 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 11

Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 2

A transfer of the license of the Courthouse Hotel has been granted to Mrs. Margaret Burke, the license having been previously held by her late husband (Mr…

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Hotelkeeper's Daughters Shot. Assailant Commits Suicide

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 2

Early on Sunday morning Herbert Barnett, aged about 30, entered the Commercial Hotel, Port Adelaide, and, going to a bedroom occupied by Eileen Wise,…

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Auctioneers' Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 3

Auctioneers should remember that November 4 is the last day for lodging of applications for licenses…

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Hotel License Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 November 1919 · page 4

At the Licensing Court held at the West Maitland Courthouse this morning, before Mr. A. O. Butler, D.S.M., the license of the Morpeth Hotel, Morepth, was transferred…

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Publican's Booth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 4

Mr. J. Enright this afternoon summered to auction the right to conduct a publican's booth at St. Patrick sports on November 17. Eight-Hours Day. It was purchased by…

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Midnight Man Hunt. Revolvers and Electric Torches on a Hotel Roof. the Blood Trail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 2

All affray between police and armed burglars took place at two one morning recently in the heart of Paris, in the Rue Daunou, a narrow street close to the Place…

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Transfer of Wine License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 November 1919 · page 4

An application for the transfer of a wine license at Bishop's Bridge from Margaret O'Brien to Ernest Albert Griffiths came before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. at the West…

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Licensing Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 November 1919 · page 4

Several licensing matters were dealt with by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., at the West Maitland Courthouse to-day. Sidney Howard Holwell was granted a second-hand dealer's and collector's…

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Liport Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Hosiery Manufacturers' Association, strong exception was taken to the action of the Commonwealth Government in imposing upon manufacturers…

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Burglary at Hotel Rawson

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 4

The Hotel Rawson, Newcastle, had a visit from thieves on Sunday night. The safe was opened with keys procured from a wardrobe, and £100 and…

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Midnight Man Hunt. Revolvers and Electric Torches on a Hotel Roof. the Blood Trail

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 10

An affray between police and armed burglars took place at two one morning recently in the heart of Paris, in the Rue Daunou, a narrow street close to the Place…

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High Court Finding. Closing Hotels During Influenza Outbreak

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 5

The High Court decided yesterday that the State had no power to close hotels during the influenza outbreak. The case, which was decided, arose out…

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Robbery in Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 4

Mr. F. Smith, an insurance agent boarding at the Exchange Hotel, reported to the police this morning the loss or a gold watch and chain, bronze medal, and silver watch…

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Cessnock Wine License. Appeal Against Court's Order. Evidence Supplemented

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 4

Harold Herbert Biggers and others appealed before His Honor Acting-Judge Browning at the Quarter Session. at East Maitland, to-day against a order of the West Maitland…

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Hotelkeepers Warned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1919 · page 4

A warning to hotelkeepers to be on the alert for suspicious characters has been issued by the local police authorities. This is in consequence of the operations of what is…

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Hotels and the Epidemic Closing Declared Wrongful. Decision of High Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 3

The High Court at Sydney has decided that the State had no power to close the hotels during the influenza outbreak, and quashed the conviction of a hotelkeeper…

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Hotel License Transferred

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 6

Sitting as a Licensing Bench on Thursday, Messrs A. Simmons and W. Bailey, J.'s P., heard an application for the transfer of the Percy Hotel from Alex…

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High Court Finding. Closing Hotels During Influenza Outbreak

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 10

The High Court decided on Friday that the State had no power to close hotels during the influenza outbreak. The case, which was decided, arose out…

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Cessnock Wine License. Appeal Against Court's Order. Evidence Supplemented

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 6

Harold Herbert Biggers and others appealed before Hid Honor Acting-Judge [?] at the Quarter Sessions, at East Maitland, on Tuesday against an order of the Maitland…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 6

A sitting of the Licensing Court was held on Thursday, when Messrs. A Simmons and W. Bailey, Js. P. heard an application for the transfer of the Percy Hotel from Alex…

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