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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1889

46 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 3

The Burning of the Niagara Hotel. the Inquest

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 2

The inquest on the fire which destroyed the Niagara Hotel on the night of the 24th ult. was held on Monday last at the Carriers' Arms Hotel. Mr E. Steers watched the…

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Suicide at a Hotel

The Corowa Free Press · Saturday 5 January 1889 · page 4

MR. MARTIN, [?] held an inquiry. on Monday, at the Miners [?] Black Dog Creek, into the death of a [?] August Schmidt. who was found [?]…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Tuesday, January 15. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 2

William Tindale applied for a wine and spirit license for premises situated 100 yards distant from the Riverine Brewery. It was stated that the former certificate had been…

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The Refusal of Gannon's License. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 January 1889 · page 2

SIR,—I am 82 years of age, and a resident in New South Wales, chiefly in this district, for the past 45 years. I challenge any one to gainsay my irreproachable character as a…

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Corowa Quarterly Licensing Court. Tuesday, 29Th January. (Before Mr. A. K. Beveridge, Chairman)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 February 1889 · page 1

Messrs. McGinnis and Prosser, for whom Mr. Nicholson appeared, were granted a conditional certificate for a wholesale wine and spirit license, for premises situated at…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Tuesday, February 12. (Before the Police Magistrate [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 2

John Gray applied for a [?] for a public house situated at Murray Down [?] opposite Swan Hill. Mr Gillott appeared for the applicant, and the…

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Terrible Boiler Explosion in the United States. Destruction of the Central Hotel, Hartford. Fifty Lives Lost. London, February 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1889 · page 18

A terrible boiler explosion has occurred in Hartford, Connecticut, resulting in the destruction of the Central Hotel.. Fifty of the inmates were killed, many of them being…

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Destructive Fire in Melbourne. Hosie’s Hotel and Cafe Partly Gutted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1889 · page 26

At about 2.45 on Monday afternoon the alarm was given in the city that a fire had broken oat in the neighbourhood of Flinders and Elizabeth streets. Large volumes of…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Tuesday, February 19. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 3

The transfer of a wine and spirit mer[?]bants license Moulamein from Thomas Linton to Richard [?] was granted. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22…

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Mackenzie's Royal Hotel

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 March 1889 · page 2

Oh, did you not hear of MACKENZIE? If not, I must tell you his game. With music he'll drive you to frenzy, With tunes of the old Scottish name…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Saturday, March 9.(Before the Licensing Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 3

Catherine Collins, of the Bridge Hotel, was granted a booth license for the Hibernian Sports, on Monday next, 18th inst…

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New South Wales Government Gazette. Spirit Merchant's Licenses Issued

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 March 1889 · page 3

District of Corowa, to D. H. K. M'Guinness and G. Pressor trading as M'Guinness and Co. APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES UNDER…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Saturday, March 23. (Before the [?] Magistrate

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 2

The transfer of the [?] of the Austra[?] Club Hotel from Frank Sparrow to [?] was granted on the application of Mr [?] appeared for both parties…

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The Roto Hotel Burned. Hillston

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 April 1889 · page 2

A fire occurred at the Roto Hotel early on Sunday morning, which resulted in its total destruction. The hotel was occupied by Mr W. G. Hornick. The origin of the fire is…

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Traveller. Facts About Iceland. a Happy Country Which Is a Terra Incognita to Many. A Nation That has Preserved Its Identity For More Than a Thousand Years, Where Doors Are Never Locked And Hotels are Unknown

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 1

There is a nation in existence that has preserved its identity for more than a thousand years, whose leading families claim an ancestry so remote that it is almost…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 2

Booth licenses and permits to have mus[?] and dancing on their licensed premises at Moulamein, on the 12th last., were granted to D. Hanna of the Sportsman’s Arms Hotel, and Michael Warren of…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Monday April 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 3

The billiard license at the Australian Club Hotel was transferred from Frank Sparrow to C. Finney. Mr Gillott appeared for both parties…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Thursday, April 25.(Before the Police Magistrate and Dr. Noyes, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 3

On the application of Mr Gillott a publican’s license was granted to John Gray for premises situated on Murray Downs to be known as Gray’s Inn. An application from C. Finney, of the Australian…

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Burning of the Roto Hotel. the Inquest

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 2

An inquest into the cause of the fire which destroyed the Roto Hotel, was held by Mr J. E. Pearce, on the 23rd inst., at the site of the fire…

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Traveller. Facts About Iceland. a Happy Country Which Is a Terra Incognita to Many. A Nation That Has Preserved Its Identity For More Than a Thousand Years, Where Doors Are Never Locked And Hotels are Unknown

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 2

There is a nation in existence that has preserved its identity for more than a thousand years, whose leading families claim an ancestry so remote that it is almost…

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