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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1925

362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 19

Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 5

In the Licensing Court, yesterday, an application for the transfer of the license of the Agriculture Hotel from Walter Hames Barrington to Joseph…

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Burning Bag Saturated with Kerosene. Attempt to Burn Hotel

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 16

An attempt was made to set fire to the Wentworth Hotel at Flemington early on 7th inst. About 1.15 a.m. Watchman…

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Hotel with 10,000 Rooms. London Venture with Novel Features

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 8

A hotel with ten thousand rooms which will cost about a quarter of a million, is to be erected in London,…

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Pyrmont Robbery. Hotelkeeper's Loss. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 5

Mr. Guy Taylor, licensee of the Woolbrokers' Arms Hotel Pyrmont, upon returned home yesterday afternoon, discovered that £200 in notes…

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Omnibus Licenses. Granted Under Old Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 7

R. F. Millane, on behalf of the Highway Motor Service, Melbourne, was granted five omnibus licenses under an Act of William the Fourth…

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Hotelkeeper's Loss £200 and Gold Watch Stolen. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

Guy Taylor, licensee of the Woolbrokers' Arms Hotel, Pyrmont, upon returning home yesterday afternoon, discovered £200 in notes and silver…

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Trouble at Hotel Leads to Court Proceedings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

Some trouble, in which the police intervened, occurred at the Cessnock Hotel yesterday evening, and there was an echo of it in the Police Court…

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Omnibus Licenses. Granted Under Old Act

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 16

R. F Millane on behalf of the Highway Motor Service. Melbourne, was granted five omnibus licenses under an Act of William the Fourth…

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Pyrmont Robbery. Hotelkeeper's Loss

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 13

Mr. Guy Taylor, licensee of the Woolbrokers' Arms Hotel, Pyrmont upon return home on Sunday afternoon discovered that £200 in notes…

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Sold Liquor. Without a License. Two Women Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 11

A constable purchased beer at the Roma Cafe in Pitt Street last night A a result, Florence Hum bries, care prop[?]ieness, and Elsie Eames,…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 9

In the Licensing Court, an application for the transfer of the license of the Agricultural Hotel from Walter James Barrington to Joseph…

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License Cancelled. Drove Car While Intoxicated Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day, Leander Lang was fined £10 on a charge of having driven a motor car while intoxicated…

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Wireless Dealers Must be Licensed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 4

It is the intention of the Postal Department to take action at an early date against shopkeepers who are selling wireless apparatus without…

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Motorist's License Cancelled

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

At the Central Court to-day Leander Lange was fined £10 on a charge of having driven a motor car while intoxicated…

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Hotel Closing. a Victorian Request

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 6

A deputation, from the Anti-liquor League and the churches urged Mr. Allan, State Premier, to close liquor bars on Saturday afternoons, Good…

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Dried Fruit. Licenses for Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 3

Senator Wilson, Minister for Markets, stated that a proclamation has been issued by the Governor-General prohibiting the exportation of dried…

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Hotel Closing. a Victorian Request

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 6

A deputation from the Anti-liquor League and the churches urged Mr. Allan, State Premier, to close liquor bars on Saturday afternoons. Good…

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Publicans' Announcements of 75 Years Ago. Taken From the "Maitland Mercury."

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 4

A Publican's Advt. of Ye Olden Time: The following appeared, over the name of John McDougall: St. Patrick's Day at the "Governor…

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Wireless. Licenses in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 4

Since the Postal Department instituted legal proceedings against listeners in who had failed to pay the license fees the number of licenses issued in…

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A "White" Hotel

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 7

The been strike in Hobart has been partially relieved by the owner of one hotel, a free house, who secured a large stock of beer, deciding to act…

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