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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1879

24 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2

Correspondence. Wickham Slaughter House Licenses. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1879 · page 4

Sir,—Those among your readers who have read your report of the last meeting of the Wickham Council, will have no doubt noticed that the Mayor did not answer the charges brought…

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New Publican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1879 · page 2

IT will be seen by our advertising column that Captain Kelly (late commander of the steamship Waratah) has taken a new hote in Bridge-street, Sydney, called "The…

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Temperance Hotel at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1879 · page 2

WE have much pleasure in drawing the attention of those of our readers who prefer to quaff the "cup which cheers, but not inebriates" to the fact that Hamilton has…

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Annual Licensing Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1879 · page 2

THE annual meeting of Majestry's Justices, resident in and acting for the Newcastle division of the police district of Newcastle, for taking into consideration applications (in…

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The Liquor Licensing Regulations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1879 · page 2

A DEPUTATION, principally composed of leaders in the total abstinence movement, headed by two members of Parliament, waited upon the Premier…

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Licensing Brawl in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1879 · page 2

AN array of twenty, four magistrates sat at the Central Police Court on Tuesday (says the E. News), to adjudicate in the matter of one Edward M'Donald's application for the…

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Great Northern Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1879 · page 2

THE alterations and improvements at this hotel are proceeding with undiminished vigour, and a visitor is almost astonished at the wonderful change for the better he notices…

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Liquor Licensing Law

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1879 · page 2

A DEPUTATION, consisting of the Hon. W. J. Foster, Mr. Roseby, M.L.A., Mr. P. R. Holdsworth, Mr. W. B. James, Mr. Russell, Mr. Alfred Allen, Mr. Price, Mr. Wade, Mr…

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The Sale of Liquor Licensing Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1879 · page 4

THE reception afforded to the last deputation which waited upon the Colonial Secretary respecting the desirability of introducing, during the…

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Publicans and Sinners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1879 · page 2

BY our police report, it will be seen that two publicans were fined for dispensing liquids at an unlawful hour, viz., on Sunday evening last, and that two unfortunate wights, recent…

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Mark Twain's Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 2

HAVING lately opened a hashery, I send you these my rules and regulations—This This house will be considered strictly intemperate. None but the brave deserve…

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Robert Burns Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 5

WE notice that this well known and old-established hostelry, situated at the corner of Ada and Stewart-streets, Charlestown, is to be disposed of by public auction on…

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The Great Northern Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 8

THIS fine hotel has of late undergone improvements of such an extensive and elaborate character, involving an immense outlay in time and money, that we deem it of sufficient…

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The Publicans and the Police. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1879 · page 3

SIR,—Some short time ago I noticed in the columns of your journal a letter complaining of the beastly eights that were to be seen on the Sabbath day, in and around Newcastle,…

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Fire at the Newmarket Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1879 · page 2

ABOUT four o'clock yesterday morning Constable Burns, while on his beat, discovered smoke issuing from the bar of the Newmarket Hotel, and upon looking through a small…

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The Great Northern Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1879 · page 2

THE extensive alterations, additions, and improvements now being effected at the Great Northern, bid fair to render it the premier hotel of the colony; for there is…

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The Late Fire at the Newmarket Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1879 · page 2

IN our notice of the above, we omitted to refer to the presence of Mr. Webb, the Fire Brigade Superintendent, who was quickly on the scene and gave such directions, as…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Great Northern Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1879 · page 2

THE above hotel will be closed from 6 o'clock this evening until the same hour on Saturday, in consequence of the observance of the Jewish festival of the Atonement…

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Gunpowder Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1879 · page 2

WE remind our readers that this being the month to renew all licenses issued under the Gunpowder Act, 40 Vic. No. 1, vendors of and persons storing explosives, they are…

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Victoria Theatre Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 4

A MOST pleasing change has taken place the above favourite theatre since the of Mr. W. J. Dawson , who resumed [?] some few weeks back. It has became…

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