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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1868

7 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

Application for Licenses

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1868 · page 2

Hugh Walker applied for a publican's license for a new house in Blane-street. The application was refused by a majority of the Bench. The sitting magistrate were Messrs. Scott, Parnell, Rancland…

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Adjourned Annual Licensing Meeting. Before their Worships the Police magistrate, and [?]. [?]Hannell and Stokes. Application for a Transfer of License

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 2

Edward William Connolly, appeared before the court, to make application for a transfer of the license of one Robert Young, landlord of the Cottage of content in to himself. The following objection to the transfer had…

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Police Intelligence. Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 6Th, 1865. Before II. Scott, Es[?]., P. M., and J. Hannell, Esq., J. P. Breach of the publicans ' act

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 2

Robert Young appeared to answer a charge of employing an unlicensed person to sell li[?] in his licensed house, the "Cottage of Content," at Newcastle, on the 28th of April last…

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Letters to the Editor. the Late Licensing Meeting. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1868 · page 3

Sir- Witt: your permission, I should like to offer a few remarks on the late licensing meeting. I think that the thanks of the whole community the publicans not excepted, for they more than any other glass of…

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The Proposed Incorporation of Bullook Island Meeting of Owners at the Royal Hotel

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 11 August 1868 · page 3

On Sunday evening last, a meeting of the owners of land on Bullock Island, was held in the large room at back of the Royal Hotel, Blane-street, (late Co-operative store) to take…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday, OCT. 6, 1868. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M., and J. Hannell, Esq., J.P. Breach of Publican's Act

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 8 October 1868 · page 2

Richard Hughes was summoned to the Bench, for allowing disorderly conduct in his licensed house, on the 30the ultimo. The evidence not being sufficient to substantiate the charge, the case dismissed…

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The Proposed Floating Bath. Meeting at the Great Northern Hotel

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 31 October 1868 · page 3

On Monday evening last, the adjourned meeting anent the proposal to establish a Houting bath in the harbuor, was held at the Great Northern. Hotel. The attendance was very…

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