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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1882

72 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 4

John Davies, C.m.g., M.p., and Publicans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1882 · page 4

MR DAVIES' severe strictures on the licensed victuallers as a class were as unkind as they were uncalled for, and certainly not calculated to forward the cause of…

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Newcastle Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1882 · page 3

A LICENSING Court was held yesterday, by Mr. Mair, P.M, and Dr. Morgan, J.P. James M'Connell, landlord of the Limerick Hotel, Bolton-street, pleaded not guilty to…

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Mr. J. Davies's Appointment to the Licensing Bench. Public Meeting of Citizens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1882 · page 3

ON Tuesday night a public meeting was held at the Masonic Hall, Sydney, to protest against the appointment of Mr. John Davies to the Licensing Bench. The hall…

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Correspondence Total Abstainers on the Licensing Bench. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1882 · page 6

SIR,—I have noticed in your paper recently two very strongly-worded sub-leaders on, or rather against, the appointment of Mr. J. Davies to the Licensing…

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Flyfaker's Hotel. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1882 · page 3

SIR,—Determined for a long walk on Sunday morning, I turned my steps towards the suburbs, and soon found myself on a good country road—bush on…

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Important Licensing Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Bench of Judges have decided that in licensing cases the onus of proof as to lodgers rests with the defendant, not with the informant…

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Publicans and Mr. Munro, M.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 August 1882 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Attention has been called to the fact that handbills have been circulated in the town and posted in hotels, asking the public to…

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Licensed Victuallers' Trade Protective Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1882 · page 2

LAST night a very large gathering of Licensed Victuallers of Newcastle and surrounding districts, was held at the Great Northern Hotel; over thirty holders of…

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A Hint to Newcastle Publicans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1882 · page 2

A FEW months ago many holders of publican's licenses in the Newcastle district were called upon to show cause at the police court why they should not comply with the…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1882 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon a committee meeting of members of the Newcastle branch of the Licensed Victuallers' Trade Protective Association was held at Coleman's Star and…

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Buchanan's Criterion Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 December 1882 · page 3

FOLLOWING the exciting proceedings of electioneering during the afternoon, an interesting gathering met at the Criterion Hotel during the evening. The occasion…

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Buchanan's Criterion Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 December 1882 · page 3

AFTER some delays, over which the contractor, Mr. Dobie, had no control, the new buildings of the Newcastle Permanent Building and Investment Society…

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