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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1916

170 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 9

Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 6

Messrs. W. J. N. Fincham, E. Bowden, and W. J. Birkenhead, L.Ms., occupied the bench at the Maitland Licensing Court yesterday…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, June 15. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 7

The transfer of the publican's, additional bar, and billiard licenses of the Centennial Hotel, from William Leonard to Ruby Bonas, was adjourned until June 22, and…

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Hotels and License Fees. Question of Reduction. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 5

The suggestion that the license fees of hotels he reduced because of the curtailment of hours which will shortly come into operation, was put before the Premier…

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Queensland Licensing Law. State Hotels. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 5

Replying to a deputation of Rechabites to-day, Mr. Hunter, the Acting Premier, said the Government intended to establish three State hotels. The Government…

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Hotel License Fees. Effect of Early Closing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 7

Mr. F. G. Adrian (chairman) and Messrs, C. H. Gale and C. Hibble, in the Newcastle Licensing Court, yesterday, had before them 85 applications for renewals of…

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Hotelkeepers' Troubles. Deputation to Mr. Hall. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 6

Mr. Donnison, president of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, this afternoon headed a deputation from that body to ask the Attorney-General for a reduction…

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Our Sydney Letter. Distinguished Visitors.—inter-empire Taxation.—professor Mac-callum on Texts.—a Matrimonial Item.—the State's Wine Industry.—post Offices in Hotels.—finding a Name. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1916 · page 4

The present Japanese visit is unusually noteworthy. "Warships" is purposely omitted, ships being but ships. The Japanese visit is of certain representatives of the…

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Maitland Licensing Court. License Fees Reduced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 8

Messrs. W. J. N. Fineham, E. Bowden, and J. W. Birkenhead, P.Ms., occupied the Bench at the Maitland Licensing Court, yesterday. Inspector Waker was in…

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Preparing for Six O'clock. Hotelkeeper's Application

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 4

There was an interesting discussion in the Newcastle Licensing Court yesterday. It arose on an application made by Lena M'Laren, licensee of the Victoria Theatre…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, June 29. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian (Chairman), and C. H. Gale, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 7

Booth licenses were granted to George William Goffet and John Hassel Sperring for the Newcastle races on July 8. The following application were also…

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Wickham Hotel Fire. an Open Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 10

At the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, Mr. C. Hilbble, the district coroner, concluded his inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a fire at the Criterion…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, July 13. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian, S.M., and C. Hibble, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 2

Alexander Frew, licensee of the Rhondda Hotel. Rhondda, was granted a publican's license for the Leger, and grandstand, in connection with the Boolaroo races, to be held on…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., and Mr. C. F Butler S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 3

G. W. Goffett, Cricketers' Arms Hotel. Cook's Hill, was granted booth licenses for the Leger stand at the Newcastle races on August 5th and 9th…

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Stoppage of Drink Licenses. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1916 · page 5

A memorial extensively signed by distinguished men and women not connected with temperance bodies urgies the Government to withdraw all drink licences…

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Early Closing of Hotels. Club Exemptions Withdrawn. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 July 1916 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Executive Council on Saturday, the issue of a proclamation was authorised to take away from clubs the exemptions they have…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, July 27. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian (Chairman), and C. F. Butler, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 2

A renewal of the licence of the Argenton Hotel, Argenton, was granted Christopher A. Thomas. A. transfer of the licence of the Royal Hotel, Minmi, and of a billiard licence…

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The Hotelkeepers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 12

It might be thought that if ever the publican showed a solid front to the enemy, it is at a time when the said enemy is trying to wipe him out in…

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Hotel Closing Hours. Bishop of Kalgoorlie's Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 8

During the campaign which preceded the referendum on the closing hour of hotels in this State, somewhat free use was made of a quotation from a speech…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian (Chairman) and C. Hibble L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 7

The applications of John Probert for on additional bar license for the Pacific Hotel, Newcastle, and of Laurence D. Mount for alterations to the Central Hotel,…

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Hotelkeeper Enlists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 4

"We congratulate you on enlisting, and wish you a safe return," said Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., who, with Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., at the Licensing Court granted nine…

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