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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1916

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, May 18. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale and C. Hibble, L.Ms.) Renewals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 7

Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted Alexander Ward, Prince of Wales Hotel, Merewether; Robert Everson, Adamstown Hotel, Adamstown; Geo…

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Early Closing of Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 3

Sir,—The trade has issued a manifesto through its secretary, and is admitting that public opinion generally is in favour of some curtailment of trading hours…

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Early Closing of Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 9

Sir,—Mr. J. J. Williams takes what I presume is, honest exception to some of the statements made by me at the recent meeting in Newcastle. Honest criticism is…

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Early Closing of Hotels. Meetings in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 6

Meetings in advocacy of six o'clock and nine o'clock closing of hotel bars were held in Newcastle on Saturday night. The advocates of six o'clock hold their…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, May 25. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and C. H. Gale, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted as follows:— John J. Johnson Cosmopolitan Hotel, Carrington: William Carroll, Duke of Edinburgh Hotel…

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Cessnock Licensing Inquiry. Application for New License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 6

An inquiry Under section 81 of the Liquor Act was held at the West Maitland Licensing Court, yesterday, by Messrs. W. J. N. Fincham and E. Bowden, L.Ms.,…

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Hotels to Close All Day. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 4

Some doubt having arisen as to the position of hotelkeepers with regard to June 10, on which date the liquor referendum will be taken, the matter was…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, June 1. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., and Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 7

Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted as follows: G. Messenger, Criterion Hotel, Carrington; G. Hyde, Criterion Hotel, Newcastle; F. Garnham, Newmarket…

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Hotel Early Closing. Question of Assessment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 4

An interesting position arose at the Newcastle Licensing Court yesterday, when an application was made by William Leonard, licensee of the Centennial Hotel,…

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Sarly Closing of Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 6

Mr. M. O'Hagen, who is touring the district in advocacy of 9 o'clock closing of hotels, will address the electors from the balcony of M'Naughton's Hotel, Wickham,…

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Hotel Referendum. Mr. O'hagen at Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 5

Saturday saw the commencement of the last week of the campaign in connection with the closing hour of hotels, and both sides put renewed energy into…

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Hotel Closing Hour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 5

There was a good attendance at a meeting in Shortland Park, Newcastle held yesterday afternoon, under the auspices of the Northern Division of the…

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Hotel Referendum. the Battle of the Parties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 6

The hotel referendum issue is being strenuously fought by both parties in the Newcastle district. The last few days of the fight are…

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Hotel Closing Hour. Address by Mr. F. W. Finlayson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 5

An address in support of six o'clock closing was delivered by Mr. F. W. Finlayson, M.H.R., at a meeting held yesterday afternoon, between one and two o'clock,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, June 8. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian (Chairman) and T. H. Gale and C. Hibble, L.Ms.) Centennial Hotel Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 7

The Bench gave their decision in the application of William Leonard, licenses of the Centennial Hotel. Newcastle, for a renewal of the license. In which the licenses had…

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Hotel Referendum. Polling To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

To-day will see the close of the campaign which has been fought with so much vigour by both parties in connection with the referendum on the closing hour of…

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Maitland District. Cessnock Licensing Inquiry. Application for New License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 6

The inquiry under section 81 of the Liquor Act was concluded at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday, by Messrs. W. J. N. Fincham and E. Bowden,…

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Hotel Referendum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 4

The referendum which was taken on Saturday in regard to the hour at which hotels shall close will settle for some time a question which has…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg. Hotel Referendum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 3

In the completed returns of the polling in the Wallsend electorate the votes for six o'clock are shown to be 3444, of which 101 were recorded at the Cardiff booth…

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Fire at Wickham. Criterion Hotel Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 4

At five minutes to two o'clock yesterday morning headquarters fire station received a call to a fire at the Criterion Hotel, Bishopgate-street, Wickham, of which Mr…

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