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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1922

218 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 11

Gun License Act. Many Evasions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 3

Gun licenses expired on December 31, and all persons possessing firearms now without a license are illegally doing so. There were about…

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Gun Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

The operations of the Gun License Act are causing at the present time an enormous amount of worl and much worry at petty sessions offices. All…

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Hotel Changes Hands

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

Having taken over the Exchange Hotel, Largs, Mr. Edward Ward notifies residents of that locality that only the best brands, of wine, spirits,…

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Licensing Bill. Amending Existing Act. Minister's Proposals. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 9

The sudden stoppage of the Parliamentary session prevented the introduction of the Licensing Amendment Bill, which is designed to remove…

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A Clerical Clash Bishop Refuses License

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 1

A report from Adelaide states that the Bishop of Adelaide has refused to renew the license of Rev. G. W. Schofield, who has been for some time in…

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Hotelkeeper Charged. Cases Dismissed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 6

Ernest Gold up, licensee of the Royal, George Hotel, King-street, Sydney, was proceed against at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on live…

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Licensing Law. Injustice to Publican

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 16

In a case heard at Goulburn, in which an hotelkeeper was charged with allowing a man on his premises for an unlawful purpose, Mr. Arnott. P.M.,…

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Hotelkeeper Charged. Cases Dismissed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 3

Ernest Goldup. licensee of the Royal George Hotel, King-street, Sydney, was proceeded against at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on five…

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Licensing Court. (Before Major Crane and Mr. E. Bowden,[?]Ms.) Hotel Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 4

William Stanley Lees was granted the transfer of his license of the Royal Hotel, Morpeth to Albert Hass[?], and John Meredith of his license of the…

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Cessnock Police Court Without a Gun License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 4

Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, Matthew Rorke was fined 10s and 8s costs for having a gun in his…

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Licensing Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 2

Before Messrs. E. C. Lukey and H. H. MacDougal, L.M's., an application was made by R. W. Gleeson under section 22 of the Act to have…

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Licensing Court. (Before Major Crane and Mr. E. Bowden, L.Ms.) Hotel Licenses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 16

William Stanley Lees was granted the transfer of his license of the Royal Hotel, Morpeth, to Albert Hassack, and John Meredith of his license of the…

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Cessnock Police Court Without a Gun License

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 3

Before Major F.W.C. Crane, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court Tuesday, Matthew Rorke was fined 10s and 8s costs for having a gun in his…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

In the Licensing Court held at the West Maitland Courthouse, application was made by Mr W. J. Enright, on behalf of the Public Trustee, to…

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Police Court Wednesday, January 25. (Before Major Crane, P.m.) on Licensed Premises

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 2

Andrew Paterson was charged with being found on licensed premises of Budden's Hotel during prohibited hours…

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Bobbery at a Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 4

When the painters at work on [?]encley's Metropolitan. Hotel commenced work this morning, they found that during the night a hundred-weight of…

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At the Licensing Court. Complimentary Remarks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 4

Before Mr. E. Bowman, J.P., at the Licensing Court on Thursday, the license of Baton's Hotel was transferred from H. R. Flanders to…

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Fire in Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 4

The West Maitland Fire Brigade received a call to the Sportsman's Arms Hold, High-street, at 8.30 last evening. A fire had occurred in a store…

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The Licensing of Motor Cars. Obligations of Motor Men

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 6

The health inspector produced a lengthy list of motor drivers who had paid their fee and had applied for license to ply for hire, but neglected to…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 2

William P. Fennely, licensee of the Mctropolitan Hotel, applied for a renewal of his hotel license, and for permission to dispense with the…

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