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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1875

17 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

A Big (?) Hotel

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 2 January 1875 · page 6

The latest American progress in building will be the Mammoth Hotel, soon to be erected in Chicago. This enormous hotel is to have a frontage of three English miles, and a depth…

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Mr. Joseph Horne's Northumberland Hotel

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 20 February 1875 · page 7

It will be seen by advertisement elsewhere that Mr. Horne has succeeded to the above hotel. As Mr. Horne is well known in Wallsend, his numerous friends and the public generally will have an…

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Bagatelle License

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1875 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland police-court yesterday, granted a bagatelle license to Thomas Harmon, of the Travellers' Rest Inn, Greta…

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New Hotel in Plattsburg

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 3

At the Newcastle Police Court, yesterday (Tuesday) Mr. David Jones was granted a license for the "Tattersal's Hotel," Plattsburg. By advertisement elsewhere, it will be seen that Mr. Jones opens his…

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Mr. D. Jones' Hotel, Plattsburg

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 17 March 1875 · page 3

Mr. D. Jones celebrated the opening of his hotel—known as Tattersall's—on Friday evening last by a grand supper. A large company sat down at the appointed hour, and many were the compliments…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Monday, 31st May. Licenses at Railway Stations

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 5 June 1875 · page 4

Mr. Lackey laid on the table copies of correspondence relating to the gra[?]ing of wine and spirit licenses for railway stations. THE PRESS AND PARLIAMENT…

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Publicans' Licenses

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 7

At the Newcastle police court on Tuesday, John Watkins, of Wallsend, and Henry Buckanan, of Brookstown, applied for publicans licenses.—Mr. Watkin's application was refused, in consequence of it being alleged that the…

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Publicans' Licenses

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 19 June 1875 · page 2

At the police court Maitland, on Tuesday, publicans' licenses were granted to William Scully, for the Sportsman's Arms, Greta, and to John Donohue, for the Sportsman's Arms, Branxton, on the application of Mr…

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Waratah Police Court. a Special Court of Petty Sessions was held yesterday (Tuesday), for the purpose of hearing applications for publicans' licenses, of which notice had been previously given. The magistrates present were A. A. P. Tighe, Esq., P.M., J. Fletcher, and J. J. Hill, Esqs., J.P.'s. Applications for Publications' Licenses

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 14 July 1875 · page 2

John Punton applied for a license for a house in Plattsburg, Wallsend, known as the Blue Bell Inn.— Mr. G. Wallace appeared for the applicant.—Senior-sergeant Conway opposed the granting of the license on…

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Hotels.—Still they come!

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 17 July 1875 · page 7

During the past few weeks the business of hotel keeping has been considerably augmented in Wallsend and Plattsburg, and the total number in the two townships is now fifteen, whereas about twelve months ago there…

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Wilcox's Australian Hotel

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 25 August 1875 · page 3

It will be seen by advertisement that Mr. Wilcox will provide a grand supper at his hotel, Metcalf-street, on Friday evening, when he expects to meet his friends and acquaintances in great force.—A quoit match for £10…

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Wilcox's Australian Hotel

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 1 September 1875 · page 3

A grand supper was held at the above hotel, Wallsend, on Friday evening last to inaugurate the opening of the hotel by Mr. Wilcox. The friends and well-wishers of that gentleman responded in a most liberal manner…

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Sommerville's Hotel, Wallsend

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 1 September 1875 · page 2

It being pay Saturday there was quite a plethora of amusement at this hotel. Two skittle matches advertised to be played between G. Robertson and A. Alexander, for £2 aside, and between H. Millar and…

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Mr. Trotter's Hotel

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 15 September 1875 · page 3

We have been shown an elegant plan for the improvement of the above hotel, which, when finished, will not only add to the comfort and convenience of the hotel, but will be an important addition to the street in which…

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Licensed Victuallers Picnic

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 27 November 1875 · page 2

The annual picnic of the Licensed Victuallers of Sydney came off at Clontarf, Middle Harbour, on Wednesday, with complete success. The steamer Broadbane conveyed nearly 500 people to the…

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Great Northern Hotel

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 18 December 1875 · page 2

LAST evening (Friday) an auspicious ceremony in the matter of hotel opening, took place in Wallsend. It was the formal opening of Mr. Edward Lorey's Great Northern Hotel,—which event was celebrated by a…

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Sale of Mr. R. Johnson's Commercial Hotel

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 22 December 1875 · page 2

This favourite hotel was submitted for sale by auction on Tuesday, by Mr. Thomas Alnwick. There was not so large an attendance of persons likely to purchase this sort of property, as we…

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