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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

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Devastating Fire the Long Expected Comes to Pass. Thoms' Hotel and Store and Souden's and Morris' Gutted

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4

About 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve as the residents of West Wyalong wete about to celebrate the incoming of a new-born year, their…

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Hotels Closed in Victoria

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 7

The Licenses Reduction Board during the first six months of the new system, closed 65 hotels in the city and country, and allowed…

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A Hotel Christmas. the New Entertainment. a Fresh Departure

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 8

The "Daily Mail" of 25th December writes:— The Yuletide of 1907 will be remembered as "an hotel Christmas." Both in…

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London Hotels. No More Wanted. an Expert's Views

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 6

The opening of the Wafdorf Hotel in Aldwych on 29th January practically completes (with the "Strand" exceptions of the "Piccadilly" hotels)…

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Licensing Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

The License of the Victoria Hotel Wyalong was transferred from R. King to J. Beasley…

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Licensing Stud Horses

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 5

A good many people consider (writes "V.S.", in the "Horse Illustrated") that it is the duty of those who possess the power to remove dangers to a great…

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Local Option at Bu[?] Two Hotels for 5000 PEOPLE

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 2

Considerable indignation is expressed at Bulli at the action of the Local Option Court in closing the three old hotels, viz—Darcy's…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, April 15Th. (Before Mr C. Jennings, P.M., and Mr J. G. Lackey, L.M.)

Western Champion · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 13

An application from James Freeman, Tattersalls Hotel, for a booth license in connection with the Hospital Demonstration on the Show Ground…

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The English Licensing Bill. Humorous Side of It. Rather Grim

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 6

To any acquainted with English history there is something grimly humorous, and yet not a little tragic, in the outery now being raised on behalf of…

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'A Look Round.' Thom's Big Hotel

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 2

On Thursday we climbed up to the highest pain: on the new building that is being erected to the order of Thom Bros. Just before our visit the…

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A Warning to Hotel-keepers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

William James J[?] of the Albury Hotel, was fined £5 for a branch of the Liquor Act. The proceedings against him arose out of…

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Licensing Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

Renewals of licenses granted— M. Butler and F. Marshall, Barmedman; and C. Hanson and Jas Bullman, West Wyalong…

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Licensing Court

Western Champion · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 12

At a special sitting of the Licensing Court on Wednesday (before Messrs C Jennings P.M., and H H Balcombe, L.M.) the following renewals were…

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Sale of Hotel Property

Western Champion · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 12

We learn that Mr James Freeman, the popular licensee of Tattersall's hotel, has purchased that fine hostelry from Mr D Toohey The sale was…

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Interesting Hotel Case. a Conviction Quashed

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2

ORANGE Tuesday.—James Stibbard, [?]ensee of the Central Hotel, Orange appealed at the close of the Quarter Sessions to-night against his conviction in the Orange…

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Ths Failure of No-License."

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 4

Mr W. A. Lloyd spoke to a fair audiance in the Oddfe[?] [?] night, on the wreck and [?] and crime that are likely to effect any…

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Reduction of Hotels

Western Champion · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 13

We are authoritatively informed that Judge Docker, chairman of the Local Option Court for Ashburnham, has intimated hia intention of reducing…

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Doomed Hotels

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 4

The Special Local Option Courts established to carry into effect the rate of the people regarding the licensing question at the last election,…

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Reduction of Hotels

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 4

We are authoritively informed that Judge Docker, chairman of the Local Option Court for Ashburham, has intimated his intention of reducing the number of hotel…

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An Artful Burglar. Uses Morphia Dust. Hotelkeeper's Experience

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 3

A new terror is added to burglary (writes "Lloyd's Weekly" of 26th April) is added by the use of "morphia dust"— a horrible practice, it appears, copied…

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