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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1902

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Hotel Robbery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon what appears to have been a well-planned robbery, was committed at Mr. Joseph Cannon's Hotel, Darby-street. The licensee, who was in the…

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Summons Division. Licensing Prosecutions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

Sub-Inspector M'Vane summoned Hugh Cobb, of the Durham Hotel, Islington, on a charge of keeping his promise open for the sale of liquor at ten minutes to twelve…

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Licensing Prosecution. Information Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 7

Sub-Inspector M'Vane summoned Annie Rapson, licensee of the Reserve Hotel, Islington, on an information charging her with selling liquor on Sunday, September…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, September 18. (Before Messrs. Love and King, L.Ms.) Transfer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 September 1902 · page 7

William Quintrell applied for his license for the Brickmakers' Arms Hotel, Merewether, to be transferred to Bethia Wyper. The application was granted…

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Municipal Hotel Property. a Temperance Protest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 5

At the City Council meeting last evening Alderman Charleston presented a petition signed by 517 ratepayers protesting against the council leasing the property,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, September 25. (Before Messrs. Love and King, L.Ms.) Renewals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 7

The following renewals of licenses were granted:—Edwin Casey, Travellers' Rest Hotel, Hexham; William J. Thomas, Miners' Arms Hotel, Young…

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Wallsend Licensing Area. Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 7

At the conclusion of the Wallsend Council meeting on Monday night, a conference of municipal and progress committee representatives was held. The…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Quarterly Meeting. Thursday, October 2. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love and J. L. King, L.Ms.) Transfers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 3

The following transfers of licenses were granted:—John Morrison to Thomas Donnison, Oxford Hotel, Newcastle; William Holmes to John Atkinson,…

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An Inn Which Has Been Licensed for Nearly Six Centuries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 5

The oldest inn in the world is "Yo Olde Seven Stars." It is situated in Manchester, and has hold a license continuously since 1356. Five centuries ago the mall…

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Licensed Victuallers' Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 6

The ball held under the auspices of the local branch of the Licesed Victuallers' Association in the King's Hall, Perkin-street, last evening, was a gratifying…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, October 9. (Before Messrs. Love and Martin, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 7

W. J. Horne was granted a renewal of his colonial wine license for premises at Plattsburg. The colonial wine and spirit licenses…

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Stockton. General Washington Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

A grand hall and supper will take place at the above hotel on Boxing Night, December 26. Parties will be conveyed from the Market Wharf and back free of charge…

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Booth Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1902 · page 3

Thomas Atkinson was granted a licence for the leger booth, and A. G. Jewell for the grandstand booth at the Newcastle races…

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Hotel Robbery. an Arrest Made

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1902 · page 5

Detective M'Hattie, accompanied by Sergeant Brown, of West Maitland, yesterday morning arrested a young man alleged to have been concerned in the recent robbery,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, October 23. (Before Messrs. Love and Martin, L.Ms.) Renewals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 7

The following publicans were granted renewals of their licenses:—Andrew Drummond, Post Office Hotel, Plattsburg; George Smith, Commercial Hotel,…

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Licensing Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 3

The license of the Brighton Hotel, Scott-street, Newcastle, was transferred from Benjamin H. Relity to Frederick George Haines…

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Licensing Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 November 1902 · page 7

James Wilson's license for the Carrington Club Hotel, Carrington, was renewed. John Atkinson and Alexander Jewell…

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Licensing Court at Wallsend. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 5

The afternoon the deputation from Wallsend and the surrounding district which waited on the Minister for Works, also waited on Mr. Wise the…

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Licensing Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 7

Thomas Nash, of the Toronto Hotel, Toronto, was granted music permits for the 15th, 19th, 26th and 29th instant. William Griffith, of the Northumberland…

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Ancient Alehouse License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 3

The George Inn, in the village of Norton St. Philip, Somerset, is supposed to be the oldest licensed village ale-house in England, the license dating from 1307. The…

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