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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1917

175 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 9

Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 7

Alexander Frew, and Thomas Dalton were granted booth licenses for the Newcastle races on June 4th…

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Hotels and Rationing. Hotels and Rationing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 8

A new terror is stalking among the guests at small private hotels and boarding houses in England. He (often it is She) is the "gobbler." Although the…

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Closing of Hotels. Military Regulations. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 5

Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, stated to-day that the war precautions regulations dealing with the sale of intoxicating liquor had been amended to…

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Our Sydney Letter. a Noteworthy Case.—a Warning to Hotelkeepers.—the P.L.L. and Its New Agenda Paper.—something About Opium.—when a Married Man Is a Bachelor.—the Call for Recruits.—the Times Are Pressing. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 4

Mr. R. D. Meagher, on whom as we known, the representatives of the people of New South Wales conferred the highest honour in their gift, that of the…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, May 31. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and C. F. Butler, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 6

There were numerous applications by hotelkeepers' for renewals of licenses, and in some cases reassessments were asked for. The following reductions were…

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Serving Prohibited Person. Newcastle Publican Fined. Flouting the Court's Orders

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 1

At Newcastle Police Court, this morning, before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.m., John Probert, licensee of the Pacific Hotel. Newcastle, Pleaded not guilty to a…

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Three Convictions. Important Licensing Case

Northern Times · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 5

Mrs. Tana Barry, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, West Maitland appeared before the Maitland Licensing Court, composed of Messrs. C. H…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, June 7. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and C. Hibble, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 7

There were further applications for renewa's of publicans' licenses, and in some cases for reassessments. On the basis laid down last week by the magistrates,…

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Cessnock Hotel

Northern Times · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2

Mr. George Miller, well and favourably known at Cessnock has eased the Cessnock Hotel from Mr. James A[?]twater, and…

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West Maitland Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 6

Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., J. W. Birkenhead, and Elias Bowden, L.Ms., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, June 14. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and C. F. Butler; L.Ms.) Transfers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 7

The publican's license held by Joseph Robson, Miner's exchange Hotel, Hamilton, was transferred to William George Absalom. The application by Robson for…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 3

An adjournment until Thursday was agreed upon in the case of Robert John Tucker, to whose application for the renewal of a publican's license the police objected on the…

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Breaches of Liquor Act. Hotelkeeper Fined

Northern Times · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 5

At Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., George William Gotten, licensee of the Cricketers' Arms Hotel…

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Licenses for Drinkers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 15

Why not license the drinker, so that if he drank too much his license would be endorsed or withdrawn…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, June 28. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and C. F. Butler, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 7

Renewals, of licenses were granted to William George Haslom, Miners' Exchange Hotel, Hamilton; F. R. Black, Criterion Hotel, Newcastle. The application of W. A…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 9

The license of the Pacific Hotel, Newcastle, was transferred from John Probert to Peter Roxburgh…

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Publicans and Prohibited Persons

Northern Times · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 3

In imposing a [?] of 2s 6d on "a first offender" for drunkeness, at Newcastle Court this morning. Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., referred to the fact that…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Adrian and Hibble, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 3

The license of the Boatrowers' Hotel, Stockton, which was hold by the late George Pike, was transferred to Agnes Pike, widow and executrix of the deceased…

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Summons Division. Licensing Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 2

Joseph Robson, formerly licensce of the Miners Exchange Hotel, Hamilton was charged with having permitted James Carr to be on the premises on Sunday,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, July 12. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 7

The transfer of the license of the Masonic Hotel, Newcastle, from Ellen Crosby to John G. Rawlinson, was granted…

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