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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1921

319 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 16

Man's Death. Thrown Out of Hotel

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 7

The manager of the Gresham Hotel, Leslie Welch, was charged in Brisbane with unlawfully killing John Hogan. Constable Norton, in his evidence,…

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Indian Rioting Effect of Higher License Fees

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 6

Allahabad, Wednesday.—A Madras message states that a strike has occurred among hotelkeepers and carriage-drivers, as the result of the increase in license…

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Hotel Accommodation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 4

At the quarterly Licensing Court to-day, the licensing inspector, in his report recommended that additional accommodation be provided at the Family…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 2

An adjourned sitting of the Licensing Court was held this morning, to deal with the case of Thomas Joseph McNamara, licensee of the Rose Inn…

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New Hotel at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

A commencement has been made by the contractor with the work of building the new Royal Qak Hotel at the corner of vincent and shape streets…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 6

An adjourned sitting of the Licensing Court was held on Tuesday morning to deal with the case of Thomas Joseph McNamara. license of the Rose…

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Telephone to Sedgefield Hotel

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 2

The Deputy Postmaster-General writes as follows to Mr W. M. Fleming, M.H.R. for Robertson:—"Sir,-Adverting to my communication of 31st March,…

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Reduction of Licenses. Compensation in Sydney Electorate. Total of £35,830

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 2

The Licenses Reduction Board, which recently decreed that 16 hotels in the electorate of Sydney should be closed, has fixed the amount of compensation…

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An Hotel Deal. Sw[?] Sentenced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 16

John Henry We[?] guilty at the [?] to [?] Charles…

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Reduction of Licenses. Compensation in Sydney Electorate. Total of £35,830

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 14

The Licenses Reduction Board, which recently decreed that 16 hotels in the electorate of Sydney should be closed, has fixed the amount of compensation…

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A Chinaman's License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 4

Ah Sum, a Chinese hawker, appeared at the West Maitland Police Court this morning charged with failing to products his license, when called upon…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 4

Messrs. G. Atkin, P.M., elias Bowden and J. W. Birkenhead, L.Ms., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court this morning. The…

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Fire at the Exchange Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 4

Some little excitement was created at the Exchange Hotel last evening, about 7.30 when some papers, which were lying on a couple of chairs,…

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Hotel License Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 4

Before Messrs. J. W. Birkenhead and EElias Bowden, L.Ms., at the West Maitland Licensing Court this morning the license of the Windsor…

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Unpaid Hotel Bill Interesting Case at Mudgee

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 3

An interesting question was raised at the Mudgee police court, when three men—Phillip Carron, James M'Gregor, and William Ryan—were charged,…

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Unpaid Hotel Bill. Interesting Case at Mudgee

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 6

An interesting case was raised at the Mudgee police court, when three men—Phillip Carron, James M'Gregor, and William Ryan—were charged, before Mr…

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Old Hotel Closed. Question of Compensation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 4

The Old Rose Inn on the Mudgee road, one of the landmarks of Merriwa, which has been known to travellers between Muswellbrook,…

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No License Poll. West Australian Vote

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 3

Additional local option figures received in connection with the West Australian Local Option poll were:—Three in favour of continuance, six for…

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Our Telegrams. Hotel Safe Robbed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 5

A daring robbery took place at the Palace Hotel Watson's Bay, yesterday. A thief found the key of the safe, which he opened, and stole £200…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

A sitting. of the West Maitland Licensing Court, was held to-day, the bench being occupied by Messrs, G. Atkin, P.M., and J. W. Birkenhead,…

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