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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1888

29 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2

The Leakage Into the Crown Hotel

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 January 1888 · page 2

Mr Duncan, the builder, supplies us with the following detailed account of the stoppage of the leak into the Crown Hotel cellar: The following is a full report of the cause of the…

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Attempted Murder of a Publican

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 27

A seaman named Kellass Watson made a deliberate attempt to murder Thos. Parker, the landlord of the Blue Anchor Hotel, George-street, Sydney, on Friday night. The two…

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Victorian Government Gazette. Licenses Approved. John Coyle, 14a., Chiltern West. Applications Recused

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 January 1888 · page 3

Jos. Tobin, 20a., Chiltern West, David Hamilton, 20a., Carlyle; Wm. L. Boyd, 100a., Gooramadda; Jno. M'Aneny, 100s., Gooramadda: Jno. Baxter,. Barnawartha:…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Wednesday, January 18. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 3

A booth license was granted to Mrs Collins of the Bridge Hotel for use at the racecourse on the 26th inst A similar license was granted to F. Sparrow of…

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Destruction of Simmon's Hotel, Oxley, by Fire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 February 1888 · page 2

News was received in Hay on Monday that Sommons' Hotle, Oxley, was totally destroyed by fire. The rising township of Oxley contains two hotels, Slatter's and Simmons'. The fire broke out after…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 3.(Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 2

Booth licenses were granted 10 [?] and David Hanna of Moulamein, for use Moulamein races on the 10th inst. [?] have music and dancing on their [?]…

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Deniliquin Quarterly Licensing Court. Wednesday, April 18. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs Noyes and Officer, J’s. P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 3

The Inspector (Sergeant Devine) read the quarterly report, which was approved, and the Court adjourned…

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Burning of an Hotel

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 27

A disastrous fire occurred at 20 minutes to 12 on Saturday night at Violet Town, by which Lane’s Hotel was totally destroyed. The fire originated near the premises, the…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Tuesday, May, 8. (Before the P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 2

A transfer of the license of the Goonambil Hotel from Thomas Hogan to James Smith was granted. An auctioneer's license was also granted…

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The Hay Publicans

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 May 1888 · page 2

OUR attention has been directed to some references the reverse of complimentary, made by a writer in the Narandera Ensign, about the hotelkeepers of Hay. We may say that…

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A Hotel Incident

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 May 1888 · page 3

Some of our hotels in the smaller Bakota towns are not all they should be. And a few years ago they were worse than they are now…

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Moving a Hotel

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 May 1888 · page 8

A most extraordinary engineering feat was successfully carried out on April 3 at Coney Island, New York. A huge building, called the Brighton Beach Hotel, was…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, 29Th May, 1888. Pastoral Leases: Occupation Licenses

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 June 1888 · page 4

Mr Waddell asked the Secretary for Lands—(1.) Will he, in cases where pastoral leases or occupation licenses have been fixed at the minimum and…

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A Hotel Incident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1888 · page 1

Some of our hotels in the smaller Dakota towns are not all they should be. And a few years ago they were worse than they are now…

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Suspected Murder of a Woman. Arrest of a Publican

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1888 · page 25

Benjamin Sheridan, a publican at Devenish, near Benalla, has been arrested on a charge of murder. It appears that the prisoner and a Mrs. Ellen M’Grath, who has been living with…

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Important to Publicans

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 June 1888 · page 4

A case of considerable interest to publicans (says the "Evening News") was heard in the Redfern Small Debts Court recently. Michael Foran sued…

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Deniliquin Annual Licensing Court. Thursday, June 21.(Before the Police Magistrate and Dr. Noyes, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 3

The following renewals were granted:—James Holliday Wilson, Royal Hotel, Deniliquin ; Wm. Austin, Exchange Hotel, Deniliquin ; E. Hoskins, White Lion Hotel, Deniliquin; John Dickson,…

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The Country. Hillston. Hillston Licensing Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 July 1888 · page 4

On the 18th inst. the following applications were granted by the P.M:—Robert Elliott, billiard license, Royal Hotel, Mossigiel; Jones and Lincoln, brewers license, Hillston…

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Moving a Hotel in America

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 4

Brighton Beach is situated on Coney Island, which lies off the south-west coast of Long Island, and in a favorite summer resort of New Yorkers. The…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Tuesday, July 10. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 2

An extension of the license of the Au[?] Club Hotel to the De[?] on the [?] and 18 h instant was granted to F. Sparrow. A similar application was granted to W.J. [?]…

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