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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1891

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Summons Cases. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, and W. H. Shaw, Js.P.) Breach of the Licensing Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 6

John Donnison, licensee of the Harbour View Hotel, was charged with having kept his premises open for the sale of liquor after hours, on the…

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Publicans and the Budget Speech

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Friday,—A meeting of publicans has been held in London, at which Mr. Goschen's Budget was denounced on the ground that it contained none of the…

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Publican and Barmaid. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1891 · page 5

DAVID HYNDMAN, license of a hotel at Sandhurst, who was charged with having tried to assault his barmaid several times, in the course of which he injured her, has been…

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Compensation for Publicans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The House of Commons has, by a majority or sixty-one, affirmed the principle of granting compensation to publicans whose licenses have been…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Palace Hotel Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 5

William Pilley, charged with conspiracy in connection with the Palace Hotel fires, was acquitted by the jury, which, however, added a rider, saying they would be glad if…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Palace Hotel Fires

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

The whole of the pending charges in connection with the Palace Hotel fires have been withdrawn. A petition forwarded for the release of Oliver Twist, will probably be…

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Deputations of Publicans. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 5

A LARGE deputation, representing the licensed Victuallers' Association, waited on the Minister for Justice to-day, to bring under his notice certain matters in connection with the…

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Licensing Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 6

The application of William Curry for a conditional license for premises proposed to be erected in the North Ward, Adamstown, was granted…

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Licensing Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1891 · page 8

SUB-INSPECTOR LYNCH is now busily engaged in making the annual inspection of hotels in the district, with a view of reporting thereon at the yearly sitting of the…

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Licenses Owned by Brewers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1891 · page 8

AN interesting discussion took place recently, when the Cheshire Court of Quarter Sessions appointed a committee to examine into the present…

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Licensing Business. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin and W. H. Shaw, Js.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1891 · page 6

Applications for the transfers of the license of the Hunt Club Hotel from Henry Locke to James Fraser, and of the Cricketers' Arms from Robert…

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Alleged Criminal Assault. Case Against a Publican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 3

William Charles Harvey, age 24, an hotelkeeper, was charged with having, on June 14 last, criminally assaulted one Jessie Tripney without her consent…

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Hotels at Merewether. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1891 · page 8

Sir,—Be it known to all men that we, the people of Merewether, require no more hotels, and will be sorry, indeed, if the licenses are granted to the…

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Licensing Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1891 · page 6

William M'Donald, licensee of the Northumberland Inn, was granted a booth license for the Newcastle racecourse on the 11th instant. George…

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Licensing Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 7

The usual quarterly sitting of the Licensing Bench was held, and the following business was dealt with:— Renewal of Publicans' Licenses…

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G. Northern Licensed Victullers' Association. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 6

THE annual meeting of the members of the Great Northern Licensed Victuallers' Association took place yesterday afternoon at the Rouse Hotel,…

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Licensing Court. Selling after Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1891 · page 7

Mary Jane Heydon, licensee of the Castlemaine Hotel, in Hunter-street West, was charged with having kept her premises open for the sale of…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 July 1891 · page 6

George Lindsay, licensee of the Crystal Palace Hotel, applied to have his license transferred to Albert Beaumont.—There being no police…

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Objection to Prosecution. a Publican Assaults an Inspector. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 5

THOMAS M'GUIEE, a publican, was summoned to-day for assaulting Police-Inspector Driscoll on Saturday, at the races. M'Guire and a friend named Walshe, a Hamilton…

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Licensing Court. Transferred

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

On the application of the parties, a transfer of the license of Walsh's Family Hotel, at Carrington, was granted, from John Jackson to George…

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