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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1884

46 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 3

Mr. Gladstone and the Licensing Laws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1884 · page 3

Resolutions in favour of local control by licensing boards adopted at a meeting of delegates from all the leading temperance organization (held on November 7, in the offices of the Church of England Temperance…

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Important Sporting Case. Can the A.j.c. License Bookmakers?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 3

An important case was heard at the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Tuesday before Mr. Addison, S.M., in which the Hon. James White prosecuted George A. Davis…

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Fatal Fire at an Hotel. Two Men Burned to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.—A fire occurred at the Kaipara Hotel, Wellington, when two men were burned to death…

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The Premier on the Licensing Laws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A deputation from the Licensed Victuallers' Association waited on the Premier to-day, asking the removal of some of the restrictive clauses…

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Newcastle Hotelkeepers Reware

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1884 · page 3

THROUGH the courtesy of Inspector Thorpe we are able to pub Newcastle hotelkeepers and citizens generally on their guard against a batch of rascals who are at…

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The Hotel Basher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1884 · page 8

THE "hotel basher" (the Pastoral Times observes) seems to have obtained a footing in Denilquin. On Thursday night a theft was perpetrated at the Royal Hotel. Mr…

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A Cold-blooded Crime. Brutal Assault and Murder of a Woman in a Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1884 · page 4

JOLIET, Ill., Dec. 19, 1883.—A shocking crime occurred about 2 o'clock this morning at the Auburn House, in this city. At the time-stated the boarders and guests on…

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How a "Lamb" Swindled a Publican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 4

AN interesting case of downright swindling, which shows how easily even the usually wide-a wake bush publican may be sometimes got at by a scheming…

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The Tragedy at Clliffe's Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—James Coonan has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment for shooting Mr. Olliffe's barmaid, and two years for stealing revolvers…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. a Nice Publican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1884 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A publican at Geelong has been fined £50 for using tobacco juice in his bar for colouring brandy…

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A Hint to Publicans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 5

A SOMEWHAT laughable incident (says the Melbourne Age) occurred at the Victorian Custom-house on Friday, which only tends to show the natural cuteness of the son of…

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Australian Wine Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In Mr. Dalley's opinion, all sellers of Australian wines, except growers, are obliged to take out a wine and spirit license…

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Tobacco Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Tobacco licenses commence to-day…

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Horrible Tragedy Near Lambton a Hotelkeeper Found Down an Abandoned Shaft with His Skull Sliced to Pieces by a Tomahawk. a Mysterious Affair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1884 · page 5

YESTERDAY afternoon mounted-sergeant Vizzard, of Lambton, rude into Newcastle and reported to Inspector Thorpe, particulars of tragic discovery that had been made that morning, at the…

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A Crimping Publican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—John Dunn, of the New York Hotel, Lower George-street, who was convicted of crimping, has been refused the renewal of his publican's license…

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Hotel Transfers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 8

THE following transfers of local hotel proprietorship have been granted this week:—M. J. Maroney, Bluebell Hotel, Market-square. to D. Maroney; J. Connell, Vale of Avoca Hotel, Hunter-street, to M…

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Raid Upon Publicans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1884 · page 3

A CLEVER raid upon publicans who sell within illegal hours was made on Sunday by a professional informer. He and a constable in plain clothes went the rounds,…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1884 · page 2

MR. J. N. BROOKS, P. M., and Dr. Morgan. J. P., presided at the Newcastle District Quarterly Licensing Court yesterday. Inspector Thorpe attended, but against…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wholesale Raid on Publicans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 5

Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M. and Dr. Morgan, J.P., presided at the later sittings of the Newcastle Police Court yesterday. George Hardy, licensee of the White Horse Hotel; Daniel Friend, Galatea Hotel;…

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The Licensing Act and the Informer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1884 · page 3

IN reference to the recent cases against Newcastle publicans for Sunday selling, discovered by the informer Orlando, the Maitland Mercury has the following…

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