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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1887

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Local Option and the Licensing Act.) (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1887 · page 7

SIR,—As a public citizen I deem it my duty to expose the injustice of the Waratah, Licensing Bench, held on the 12th inst., in refusing a license for a…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Lochhead and Morgan, J's.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1887 · page 3

Robert Craig of the Glebe applied for a conditional publican's license for an hotel in Robertson-street Carrington, to contain 12 public rooms, and…

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Local Option and the Licensing Bench. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1887 · page 7

SIR,—In to-day's issue I notice a leter signed "Justice," referring in anything but complimentary terms to the recent action of the Licensing…

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Great Northern Licensed Victuallers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1887 · page 5

YESTERDAY afternoon a special meeting of the above body was held at Mr. W. Sidney's Terminus Hotel, Scott-street. Mr. H. Buchanan (president) occupied the chair…

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Curiosities of the Licensing Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 8

REFERRING to the working of the Act in Melbourne, a correspondent has the following: A case came before the Metropolitan Licensing Court on Monday, in…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 7

A LICENSING COURT was held yesterday, the presiding magistrates being Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., W. K. Lochhead, and Dr. Morgan…

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Licensing Court. Alleged Sly Grog Selling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1887 · page 7

A LICENSING COURT was held yesterday, the presiding magistrates being Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., W. K. Loch-head, and Dr. Morgan…

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Jefferis on Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1887 · page 8

PREVIOUS to delivering his sermon on "National Righteousness" at the Congregational Church, Pitt-street, Sydney, the Rev. Dr. Jefferis referred to the…

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Newcastle Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 6

A LICENSING COURT was held at the court house yesterday, before Mr. J. Mair, P.M., and Mr. W. K. Lochhead, licensing magistrates…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. James Mair, P.M., W. K. Lochhead, and Dr. C. W. Morgan, J's.P.) Alleged Breach of the Licensing Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 3

M.R. WALTER SYDNEY, of the Terminus Hotel, was summoned under the Licensing Act for refusing to supply food to a traveller…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Jas. Mair, P.M., W. K Lochhead, J.P., and Dr. C. W. Morgan, J.p.) Transfer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1887 · page 3

THE license of the Oxford, Hotel, Hunter-street, was transferred from Mr. William Kelly to Mr. Richard Richards, there being no police…

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Licensed Victuallers' Meeting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1887 · page 5

A MONSTER meeting of licensed victuallers and others opposed to the new duties imposed by the Government was held at the Town Hall to-night…

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Great Northern Licensed Victuallers Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above association was held on Thursday evening in Latham's Excelsior Hall, Wolfe-street, for the purpose of taking into consideration the financial…

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Waratah Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 10

AT the above Court on Wednesday Mr. Perrott, P.M., presided. There was an application for a license for a house at Lower Hexham…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, April 14. (Before Messrs. Jas. Mair, P.M., W. K. Lochhead, and Dr. C. W. Morgan, Js.P.) Applications for Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 3

MESSRS. Readett and Windeyer applied for a publican's license to be granted to Mr. Wm. Taylor, of Stockton, for a hotel, to be known as the Look-out Hotel, Stockton. A petition…

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Meeting of Licensed Victuallers. Raising the Price of Drink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1887 · page 3

A MEETING of the Licensed Victuallers Association was held at Latham's Hall, Newcomen-street, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the ballot sent…

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Publicans' Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1887 · page 5

A MEETING of the general committee of the Great Northern Licensed Victuallers' Association was held yesterday afternoon at the Yacht Club Hotel, the president (Mr. H…

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Waratah. Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1887 · page 8

On Wednesday, before Mr. Perrott, P.M., and Messrs. R. Turton and T. Croudace, J.'sP.— John Dixon applied for a publican's license…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Jas. Mair, P.M., W. K. Lochhead, and Dr. C. W. Morgan, J's.P.) TRANSFER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 6

MR. GORRICK applied for the transfer of the license of the Star and Garter Hotel, Watt-street, from George Alward to Robert M'Greery…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Friday, April 22. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., W. K. Lochhead and Dr. C. W. Morgan, Js.P.) TRANSFER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 2

The license of the Star and Garter Hotel was transferred from George Alward to Robert M'Grecry. The billiard and bagatelle license was also transferred to and from…

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