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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1886

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The Great Northern Hotel. Lord Carrington's Expression of Opinion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1886 · page 5

HIS Excellency the Governor, on behalf of the Hon. Lady Carrington and himself, has complimented Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Watt in the highest terms on the splendid…

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The Liabilities of Publicans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1886 · page 3

IN the Balmain Police Court the other day before Mr. Marsh, S.M., Eugene M'Carthy was summoned to answer a charge that be, being the holder of a…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1886 · page 2

An application was made by John Peate, to transfer the license of the Universal Hotel, Hamilton, to Henry Oscar Teale, and was granted…

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Hotel Robbery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 5

Laird's Hotel, at Grafton, has been robbed of £300…

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Waratah. Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1886 · page 8

Yesterday, before Mr. Perrott. P.M., Joseph Tranter was charged with keeping his licensed house open as prohibited hours at Lambton, on Sunday, the 23rd instant…

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Publicans Fined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 5

Three publicans have been fined—two £10 and one 15s—for selling adulterated spirits…

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Great Northern Licensed Victuallers Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 6

A SPECIAL committee meeting of the above was held last evening in the Great Northern Hotel. Present—Messrs. W. Sydney, president, in the chair; A. Watt…

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The Tighe's Hill Licensing Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1886 · page 5

The Hen. James Fletcher. M.L.A., introduced the deputation from Newcastle to the Minister for Justice to day, re the Prtohford licensing case at Tighe's Hill…

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The Destructiln of the Wairoa Hotel (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 June 1886 · page 8

THE full force of the catastrophe has been felt at Wairoa, where out of nearly 150 houses, European and Maori, only two are standing. The…

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CORRESPONDENCE. The Pitchford Licensing Case. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1886 · page 8

SIR,—Will you kindly find room in the columns of your journal for a few remarks, with reference to the attempt of a few individuals, to convene a meeting of the…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs, James Mair, P.M., W.K. Lochhe[?]d, and Dr. Morgan, J's.P.) Applications for Renewal of Wine Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1886 · page 7

Thomas Burnage, Market-street, Newcastle. Granted. Margaret Roper, Stockton. Granted. ADJOURNED CASES…

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The Pitchford Licensing Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1886 · page 6

A public meeting was held on Saturday night in the School of Arts, Tighe's Hill, Mr. Fuller in the chair. The meeting was very orderly…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Before Messrs. James Mair, P.M., Dr. Morgan, and W. K. Lochhead, Js.P. the Limerick Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1886 · page 6

THE Licensing Bench sat at noon yesterday, and transferred Mr. James M'Connell's license of the Limerick Hotel, Bolton-street, Newcastle, to…

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Amalgamated Licensed Victuallers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1886 · page 5

A deputation from the Amalgamated Licensed Victuallers Association waited on the Premier to-day. A draft bill was presented, asking that the closing time of…

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CORRESPONDENCE. The Pitchford License Case. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1886 · page 7

SIR,—Permit me through your valuable columns to call attention to a paragraph which appeared in a recent issue, with reference to a few persons…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Tuesday, 29Th June. (Before Mr. James Mair, P.M., Dr. Morgan, and W.K. Lochhead, J's.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 2

An adjourned Licensing Court was held at 11 o'clock. The first case was that of William Brown, Clyde Hotel. The objection…

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The Pitchford Licensing Case. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 6

SIR,—Gazing out of my obscr[?] and looking over the local press during the pa's week I hive come across reports of various meetings, and correspondence, in re the…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, July 1. (Before Mr. James Mair, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1886 · page 7

AN application was made for the transfer of the license of the Hunt Club Hotel from Mr. M. Moroney to Mr. George Hudson, and of the Rouse…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., Dr. Morgan, J.P., and W. K. Lochhead, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 7

A licensing court was held yesterday at 11 o'clock. CONDITIONAL LICENSE CONFIRMED. An application by David Inglis for…

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Serious Conflagration. Destruction of an Hotel. TAMWORTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 5

At about 4 o'clock this morning a disastrous fire broke out at the Caledonian Hotel, which was almost completely gutted of its contents, only a portion of…

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