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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1891

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Lambton Police Court. Wednesday, 31St December. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.). Slaughtering Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 8

APPLICATIONS for slaughtering licenses were made and granted as follows:—Arthur Bush, New Lambton; George Rudge, Charlestown; S. Burns, S. O. Greenland, William Arnold,…

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Victoria. Attack on a Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 2

About midnight on Wednesday Mr. Buttrey, landlord of the Oxford Hotel, Oxford-street, Collingwood, opened the side door in answer to a knock, when a mob of about 15…

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Waratah Quarterly Licensing Court. Wednesday, 7Th January. (Before Messrs. R. T. Perrott, P.M., R. Turton, J.P., and T. [?]roudace, J.p.) Publicans' Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 3

APPLICATION was made by Charles Johnson for a publican's license for premises situate near the railway station, Wallsend. Mr. T. Cronin appeared for the applicant…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, January 8. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Martin and Shaw, Js.P.) Renewals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 7

THE application of Robert Moody, of the Beach Hotel, Merewether, to transfer his license to Henry Neens, of Greta, was accepted, the police…

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The Waratah Licensing Court. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 6

Sir,—Having taken an active interest in the licensing question, and having had considerable experience in the metropolis in opposing licenses…

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Licensing Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 2

The application for the transfer of the license of the Imperial Hotel, Darby-street, from Charles Hawkins to Mark Murphy, of Lambton, was granted…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, January 14. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Booth Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 3

BOOTH licenses were granted to Joseph Howell, Queen's Head Hotel, Plattsburg, and Thomas Watson, Commercial Hotel, Plattsburg, to be used on…

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Licensing Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 6

The applications of James R. Young, of the Crosskeys Hotel, Carrington, for a renewal of his license; of Fredk. Chambers, for the issue of…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, January 21. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Publican's Transfer Refused

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 6

Application was made for the transfer of the license of the Waratah Hotel, Maitland-road, from Aaron Ball to Owen Elding. Licensing-Inspector Sergeant Grennan…

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Licensing Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 7

Hugh Cobb, licensee of the Britannia Inn, Junction, was granted a music permit for the 23rd instant…

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Licensing Bench. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Martin and Shaw, Js.P.) Music hath Charms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1891 · page 7

Richard Thomas, licensee of the Royal Oak Hotel, Tighe's Hill, pleaded guilty, through his attorney (Mr. Moore), to a charge of permitting…

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Licensing Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 6

The application of Timothy Griffith, for a conditional publican's license, was postponed for a week, owing to no plans of the proposed…

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Licensing Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 6

The application of Timothy Griffiths, for a conditional publican's license at North Stockton, was, at the request of Mr. C. W. Readett, who appeared for the applicant,…

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A Great Venture. The Natatorium Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 6

SYDNEY is becoming famous for its fine hotels, just as a few years ago it was noted for its lack of accommodation for the better part of the travelling community. Among…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of the above was held yesterday forenoon in Mr. Nilson's Blue Bell Hotel, under the presidency of Mr. Thomas Tudor, president. Amongst the various…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, February 12Th, 1891. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. W. H. Shaw, J.P.) Wine License Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 6

AN application for the transfer of a colonial wine license for premises at Ridge-street, Merewether, from James Mason to John Clyde, was granted, there being no objection…

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"Tied" Licensed Houses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1891 · page 3

No slight alarm has been caused to brewers and owners of "tied" houses in Aston, a suburb of Birmingham, by the decision of the justices of the…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, 18Th February. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Breach of the Licensing Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1891 · page 7

DAVID JONES, licensee of the Victoria Hotel, Plattsburg, was charged with permitting music in the bar parlour of his hotel, and having it open as a public resort without…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Palace Hotel Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 5

Oswald Twist, after a trial lasting five days, charged with setting fire to the Palace Hotel, was acquitted by the jury, who added a rider to the effect that undue influence had been…

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Queensland Shearing Trouble. the Carriers, Undecided. Hotels at Clermont Closed. Shearers Called Upon to Lay Down Their Arms. BRISBANE, Monday Afternoon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1891 · page 5

No startling development has taken place at Clermont. It is rumoured that a proclamation will be issued by the Governor-in-council, calling upon the unionist…

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