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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1870

3 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Fire at the Australian Arms Hotel

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1870 · page 5

But a short time since we were called upon to chronicle one of the most dastardly attempts at anon that had ever been perpetrated in this district. It is now our painful duty to report the occurrence of a fire at Mr. George Woollett's…

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Magisterial Inquiry. Fire at the Australian Arms Hotel

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1870 · page 8

AN inquiry was held, before Mr. R. Dawson, Police Magistrate, at the Court-house, on Monday afternoon, into the cause of the fire at the Australian Arms Hotel, on Sunday night last…

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Destruction of the Old Star and Garter Hotel, Richmond

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 7

THE Old Star and Garter Hotel, so long known as a resort of convivial parties from London, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour on the morning of Wednesday…

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